December 2005

Notes from Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

December 18, 2005

David Foster Wallace gave a magnificent commencement speech where he noted that the most important thing an education gives you is the ability to think for yourself, instead of just being on an autopilot that someone else programs: I submit...Continue reading...

Notes from Learning to Love Africa

I bought this book for my girlfriend, who studied Latin America for years before being assigned to work with Africa. I thought that a story by a native African would be an interesting contrast to her experience coming from the...Continue reading...

Notes from The Paradox of Choice

The Paradox of Choice has been on my radar for a long time (over a year), but I just recently read it. What took so long? Well, I had so many books on my shelf waiting to be read…and because...Continue reading...