Learning How to Learn
Barbara Oakley & Terrence Sejnowski. Learning, focused/diffuse thinking and practical approaches to procrastination.
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Procrastination, learning & focus
Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now
Jane B. Burka & Lenora M. Yuen. Practical treatment of avoidance and delay.
Bookshop.org UK ↗The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg. Useful background on habits and cue-routine-reward patterns.
Bookshop.org UK ↗Deep Work
Cal Newport. Sustained concentration and reducing distraction.
Bookshop.org UK ↗Intentional: How to Finish What You Start
Chris Bailey. Turning intentions into completed action.
Bookshop.org UK ↗AI
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
Ethan Mollick. Practical discussion of working with generative AI while keeping judgement and responsibility human.
Bookshop.org UK ↗Food, microbiome & fermentation
Super Gut
Dr William Davis. Source/credit for the prolonged probiotic cultured-dairy approach explored in the fermentation project. Treat health claims as claims to be checked, not as automatic clinical guidance.
Bookshop.org UK ↗The Art of Fermentation
Sandor Ellix Katz. Broad fermentation reference and useful process background.
Bookshop.org UK ↗Jobs & careers
What Color Is Your Parachute? Job-Hunter's Workbook
Richard N. Bolles. Practical workbook for identifying interests, transferable skills and useful job-search directions.
Bookshop.org UK ↗Meeting people, conversation & confidence
The Fine Art of Small Talk
Debra Fine. Concrete ways to start, continue and finish conversations while helping the other person feel included.
Bookshop.org UK ↗Quiet
Susan Cain. A useful counterweight to the idea that meeting people requires performing extroversion.
Bookshop.org UK ↗Nonviolent Communication
Marshall B. Rosenberg. Listening, expressing needs and handling disagreement without pressure.
Bookshop.org UK ↗The Art of Gathering
Priya Parker. Why people gather and how to make an occasion more welcoming and purposeful.
Bookshop.org UK ↗The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook
Martin M. Antony & Richard P. Swinson. Structured exercises for adults who want more than general encouragement. Educational support, not a replacement for professional care.
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