Book list
I once heard that we are the average of the people we hang out with and the books we’ve read. I’m not going to show you my friend’s portfolios, but I do have a list of books I can definitely recommend. They can give you some insights into the way I think, let me know if you have some recommended books yourself!
I wanted to share the summaries that I’ve made of these books, but this is unfortunately not possible due to copyright laws, you can always contact me to discuss any of these books.
Range: why generalists triumph in a specialized world – David Epstein
Het snapgevoel (the feeling of understanding) – Herman de Regt, Hans Dooremalen
The war of art: Winning the inner creative battle – Steven Pressfield, Robert McKee
Show your work!: 10 ways to share your creativity and get discovered – Austin Kleon
The elephant in the brain: hidden motives in everyday life – Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson
Essentialism: the disciplined pursuit of less – Greg McKeown
The botany of desire: A plant’s-eye view of the world – Michael Pollan
The 7 habits of highly effective people – Stephen R. Covey
Biomimicry: innovation inspired by nature – Janine M. Benyus
Delft Design Guide: Design strategies and methods
Hoe moeilijk kan het zijn? – Jasper van kuijk
Homo deus: A history of Tomorrow – Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens: A brief history of humankind – Yuval Noah Harari
Spiral dynamics: Mastering values, leadership and change – Beck & Cowan
Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Levels of human existence – Clare W. Graves
Kunnen we praten – Joris Luyendijk
The psychobiotic revolution – Anderson, Cryan, Dinan
The beauty of everyday things – Soetsu Yanagi, Michael Brase
Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
Steve jobs – Walter Isaacson
Kunstmatig van nature (naturally artificial) – Jos de Mul
Freakonomics – Steven D. Levitt
Cradle to cradle – McDonough & Braungart
Het heelal in ons (the universe in us) – Neil Shubin
De vis in ons (the fish in us)
– Neil Shubin
Find your focus zone – Lucy Jo Palladino
The omnivore’s dilemma – Michael Pollan
Opportunity – Eben Pagan
Smarter Faster Better – Charles Duhigg
The power of habit – Charles Duhig
Universal principles of design – William Lidwell
The do it yourself lobotomy: open your mind to greater creative thinking – Tom Monahan
The fountainhead – Ayn Rand
De mooie voedselmachine (gut) – Giulia Enders
Wij zijn ons brein – Dick Zwaab
Thinking fast and slow – Daniel Kahneman
Super normal: sensations of the ordinary – Naoto Fukusawa, Jasper Morrison
Brave new world – Aldous Huxley
Elon musk – Ashlee Vance
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality – Ken Wilbers
What technology wants – Kevin Kelly (currently reading)