Made to Stick

By Chip Heath and Dan Heath (2007) Pages: 290, Final verdict: Great-read Why do some ideas thrive while others die? “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on”, Mark Twain said. Urban legends or conspiracy theories circulate fast, unlike many more... Read more

Personal Development

The Well-Educated Mind

The Well-Educated Mind [https://amzn.to/2J90L8t], by Susan Wise Bauer (2003) Pages: 432,Final verdict: Great-readI have realised a strange paradox recently. Even though the mankind reached the highest literacy rate ever in history (on average), the influence of ads, mass media, gerrymandering, conspirators or populism have risen with... Read more

Education

Justice: What's the right thing to do?

By Michael J. Sandel (2010) Pages: 290, Final verdict: Great-read On December 9, 2015, I read the article on the New York Times about the affirmative action case [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/us/politics/supreme-court-to-revisit-case-that-may-alter-affirmative-action.html?ref=topics&_r=0] at the US Supreme Court. Abigail Fisher,... Read more

Personal Development

Ivan Bielik

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Made to Stick

The Well-Educated Mind

Justice: What's the right thing to do?