Archives
- August 2011
- June 2011
- April 2011
- June 2010
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- November 2008
- April 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- August 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- July 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- January 2006
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
Links
Meta
Category Archives: Books
“The Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility”
I recently finished reading Stewart Brand‘s book “The Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility“. I saw it by change while perusing Waltham‘s Public Library, knew of Stewart’s work with The Clock of the Long Now and the Long … Continue reading
“Free Agent Nation: How America’s New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live”
Awhile ago I finished reading Daniel Pink‘s book “Free Agent Nation: How America’s New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live“. I found out about Daniel Pink’s work after watching a TED Talk on “The Surprising Science of Motivation“. … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged book, daniel pink, Free Agent Nation, free agents, independent contractor, self-employed, society, TED Talks, work
Leave a comment
“Who Am I?: The 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions and Define Our Personalities”
A few weeks ago I read Professor Steven Reiss‘s book “Who Am I?: The 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions and Define Our Personalities“. I found this book after watching a TED Talk given by Daniel Pink entitled “The … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged daniel pink, desires, happiness, intrinsic, motivation, personality, steven reiss, TED Talks, test, values
Leave a comment
“Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software”
With some interruption this month, I finished reading Steven Johnson‘s book “Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software“. I watched a Long Now Foundation Seminar About Long-term Thinking given by the author that I found interesting, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged CAS, complex adaptive systems, complex systems, complexity theory, emergence, science, self-organization, social web, steven johnson
Leave a comment