Topic
Modern
66 entries on OurWord tagged Modern.
Learning and growthAnders EricssonAnders Ericsson (1993 · the violin study) — Method over hours. A psychologist who spent a…Family and relationshipsArlie HochschildArlie Hochschild (1983 · UC Berkeley) — Work nobody counts. A sociologist who twice gave…Body and daily lifeArthur KleinmanArthur Kleinman (1941– · Harvard) — Curing fails, care does not. A Harvard medical…Body and daily lifeAtomic HabitsAtomic Habits (2018 · James Clear) — Change the system, not the goal. James Clear's book…Family and relationshipsAttachment TheoryAttachment Theory (1950s–1970s · Bowlby and Ainsworth) — The early template. Bowlby…Body and daily lifeBJ FoggBJ Fogg (2019 · Stanford Behavior Design Lab) — Too small to fail. Founder of the…Mind and feelingBrené BrownBrené Brown (2010 · University of Houston) — Shame and guilt. A social work researcher…Family and relationshipsC.S. LewisC.S. Lewis (1898–1963 · Oxford) — The notebooks after she died. A writer and professor at…Body and daily lifeCal NewportCal Newport (2016 · Georgetown University) — Concentration is scarce. A computer science…Learning and growthCarol DweckCarol Dweck (2006 · Stanford) — Ability can grow. The Stanford psychologist behind the…Reading peopleChris VossChris Voss (2016 · Never Split the Difference) — Label it first. A former lead…Body and daily lifeChristina MaslachChristina Maslach (1946– · UC Berkeley) — Burnout is the job. Burnout became measurable…Starting and buildingChu ShijianChu Shijian (1928–2019 · Yunnan) — Up the mountain at seventy-four. A man from Yunnan who…Family and relationshipsCrucial ConversationsCrucial Conversations (2002 · Patterson, Grenny, McMillan and Switzler) — Safety first.…Starting and buildingDuan YongpingDuan Yongping (Contemporary · 1961–) — The stop-doing list. Founder of BBK, and the…Learning and growthEdward DeciEdward Deci (United States · 1942–) — Intrinsic motivation. American psychologist, born…Starting and buildingElon MuskElon Musk (Contemporary · 1971–) — First principles. Co-founder of PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX…Family and relationshipsEsther PerelEsther Perel (1958– · Belgium and New York) — Flat isn't broken. Thirty years of couples…Learning and growthExcellent SheepExcellent Sheep (2014 · William Deresiewicz) — Can clear, can't choose. A critique of…How the world worksFinite and Infinite GamesFinite and Infinite Games (1986 · James P. Carse) — Win, or keep playing. A slim book by…Learning and growthGarry KasparovGarry Kasparov (1963– · Baku) — After losing to the machine. World chess champion for…Money and riskGary BeckerGary Becker (United States · 1930-2014) — Human capital. The economist who spent a career…How the world worksGuns, Germs, and SteelGuns, Germs, and Steel (1997 · Jared Diamond) — Environment, not race. Diamond's 1997…Power and organisationHannah ArendtHannah Arendt (1906–1975 · Germany to America) — Not thinking. Political thinker. In 1961…Learning and growthHaruki MurakamiHaruki Murakami (Japan · 1949–) — Writing as physical work. He ran a jazz bar into his…Learning and growthHerbert SimonHerbert Simon (United States · 1916-2001) — Bounded rationality. American social…Money and riskHoward MarksHoward Marks (United States · 1946–) — Second-level thinking. Founder of Oaktree Capital…Reading peopleInfluenceInfluence (1984 · Robert Cialdini) — Triggers. Cialdini spent three years undercover…Starting and buildingJeff BezosJeff Bezos (United States · 1964–) — The flywheel. Left a Wall Street job in 1994 to sell…Starting and buildingJensen HuangJensen Huang (Contemporary · 1963–) — Zero-billion markets. Founder and chief executive…Mind and feelingJohn CacioppoJohn Cacioppo (1951–2018 · University of Chicago) — Loneliness is a signal. A founder of…Family and relationshipsJohn GottmanJohn Gottman (1994 · University of Washington) — Four fatal signals. A psychologist who…Body and daily lifeJohn RateyJohn Ratey (2008 · Harvard Medical School) — Move, then think. A professor of psychiatry…Starting and buildingKevin KellyKevin Kelly (2008 · founding editor of Wired) — True fans. Founding editor of Wired. In…Mind and feelingKristin NeffKristin Neff (2003 · University of Texas) — Self-compassion. The psychologist who in 2003…Reading peopleMaria KonnikovaMaria Konnikova (2016 · The Confidence Game) — Why we fall for it. A writer with a…How the world worksMark GranovetterMark Granovetter (1973 · American Journal of Sociology) — Weak ties. A sociologist whose…Starting and buildingMichael PorterMichael Porter (United States · 1947–) — Competitive strategy. American scholar, born in…Body and daily lifeMihaly CsikszentmihalyiMihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1990 · University of Chicago) — Flow. The psychologist who named…Family and relationshipsMurray BowenMurray Bowen (1978 · Family systems theory) — Differentiation. The psychiatrist who…Money and riskNassim TalebNassim Taleb (1960– · Lebanon and New York) — Antifragile. Lebanese, an options trader…Starting and buildingNaval RavikantNaval Ravikant (Contemporary · 1974–) — Leverage. Co-founder of AngelList and an early…Reading peopleNonviolent CommunicationNonviolent Communication (1999 · Marshall Rosenberg) — Observation first. Rosenberg was a…How the world worksNorbert WienerNorbert Wiener (1894–1964 · United States) — He warned them first. The founder of…Starting and buildingPaul GrahamPaul Graham (United States · 1964–) — Do things that do not scale. A Lisp hacker who…Starting and buildingPeter ThielPeter Thiel (Contemporary · 1967–) — Zero to one. Co-founded PayPal, was the first…Body and daily lifeRat ParkRat Park (1978 · Simon Fraser University) — Look at the cage. A set of experiments from…Money and riskRay DalioRay Dalio (Contemporary · 1949–) — Principles. Founder of Bridgewater Associates, for…Body and daily lifeRobert SapolskyRobert Sapolsky (1994 · Stanford) — Stress is a mismatch. A neuroendocrinologist who…Family and relationshipsRuth Schwartz CowanRuth Schwartz Cowan (United States · 1941-) — Household technology. American historian of…How the world worksSapiensSapiens (2011 · Yuval Noah Harari) — Fictions. An Israeli historian's account of sixty…Money and riskScarcityScarcity (2013 · Mullainathan and Shafir) — Bandwidth. A behavioural economist and a…Body and daily lifeShi TieshengShi Tiesheng (1951–2010 · Beijing) — Illness is the job, writing the sideline. A writer.…Starting and buildingSteve JobsSteve Jobs (Contemporary · 1955–2011) — Subtract. Co-founded Apple, was pushed out of it…Starting and buildingTaiichi OhnoTaiichi Ohno (1912–1990 · Toyota, Japan) — Ask why five times. The principal architect of…Money and riskTechnological RevolutionsTechnological Revolutions (2002 · Carlota Perez) — The bubble pays for the build. Carlota…Starting and buildingThe Innovator's DilemmaThe Innovator's Dilemma (1997 · Clayton Christensen) — Disruption. Clayton Christensen…Learning and growthThe Last Hot-Metal EditionThe Last Hot-Metal Edition (New York · 1978) — A trade erased. On 1 July 1978 the New…How the world worksThe Sovereign IndividualThe Sovereign Individual (1997 · Davidson and Rees-Mogg) — Exit. Published in 1997…How the world worksThinking in SystemsThinking in Systems (2008 · Donella Meadows) — Leverage. A book about why good people…Learning and growthThinking, Fast and SlowThinking, Fast and Slow (2011 · Daniel Kahneman) — Fast mind, slow mind. Daniel…Family and relationshipsThomas GordonThomas Gordon (1962 · Parent Effectiveness Training) — The I-message. A student of Carl…Family and relationshipsVirginia SatirVirginia Satir (1964 · A founder of family therapy) — Under the iceberg. One of the…Starting and buildingWang XingWang Xing (Contemporary · 1979–) — Nine losses, one win. Founder of Meituan. Before it he…How the world worksWhy Nations FailWhy Nations Fail (2012 · Acemoglu and Robinson) — Institutions. Daron Acemoglu and James…Starting and buildingZhang YimingZhang Yiming (Contemporary · 1983–) — Delayed gratification. Founder of ByteDance, the…
