Pomodoro Breaks

This article from the British Journal for the History of Philosophy compares the writings of 17th-century philosophers Poulain de la Barre and Simone de Beauvoir, focusing on their analyses of women's subjugation. Both authors viewed women's oppression as a complex process involving both force and the internalization of prejudice. The article examines how societal structures and ingrained biases c...

Both sources examine Georg Lukács's theories of reification and totality. The first article analyzes Lukács's concept of totality, exploring critiques from various thinkers and arguing that postmodern revenge films allegorically represent Lukács's totalizing process. The second article focuses on Lukács's theory of reification, contrasting reified and dereified social practices and applying this f...

Strategic thinking is a cognitive process applied to achieve a goal or set of goals. It involves analyzing the current situation, anticipating possibilities, and formulating plans to achieve desired outcomes. It's about thinking ahead, considering various factors and their interdependencies, and making informed decisions to maximize the chances of success. It's a crucial skill for leaders, manager...

Rory Sutherland's Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense explores the limitations of purely logical, data-driven decision-making. Sutherland argues that seemingly irrational solutions often outperform logical ones because they better address human psychology and perception. The book uses numerous case studies from advertising and other fields to illustrate how seemingly illog...

I'll Have What She's Having  explores how social learning shapes human behaviour, examining diverse examples from mate selection and economic decision-making to spreading ideas and cultural trends. The authors use social diffusion and cascade models to analyse these phenomena, highlighting the interplay between individual choices and social influence. They emphasize the significance of copying in...

The talk covers a wide range of topics in global finance, including an overview of financial securities and derivatives, international diversification strategies, the 2007-2008 financial crisis, the trading ecosystem, asset pricing models, modern portfolio theory, hedge funds, mutual funds, ETFs, stochastic calculus, options pricing, futures and forwards, and alternative investments. 

This is the second edition of George Koenigsaecker's book, Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation , which focuses on building a Lean culture within organizations rather than just implementing Lean tools. The book uses real-world examples from companies like Toyota to illustrate how Lean principles drive improved financial performance. It emphasizes leadership tools and soft skills necessary fo...

This book examines uncertainty across philosophy, social sciences, and risk research, proposing a new taxonomy encompassing ontological, epistemological, linguistic-communicative, and teleological uncertainty. The book explores uncertainty's role in shaping human action, social institutions, and modernity's challenges. Klinke argues for a "reinvigorated Enlightenment" acknowledging uncertainty's i...

" The Engineering Leadership Playbook " by Raphael Neves is a practical guide for engineering leaders seeking to move beyond traditional, technically focused management. The book advocates for a human-centred approach, recognizing that people are the driving force behind business success. It emphasizes that effective leaders must lead by example, demonstrate desired behaviours and set ambitious bu...

Organic business growth is governed by its natural laws—underlying truths that set the stage for growth and innovation, much like Einstein's law of relativity accounts for the movement of objects in the space-time continuum. The most fundamental law is that uncertainty is the only certainty. Dominating forces are ambiguity and change; the processes at work involve exploration, invention, and exper...

Scott Riley's Mindful Design: A Survival Guide for Responsible Product Designers (second edition) is a guide to human-centred design. It explores design thinking principles, covering UI/UX, psychology, HCI, and ergonomics. The book emphasizes mindful design practices, considering users' attention, perception, learning, and motivation. Riley integrates psychological research with design pro...

Business Anthropology: The Basics by Dewaal Malefyt Timothy is an accessible and engaging intro­ductory text organized around key issues in the field. It introduces readers to applying anthropological theory and practice to real-world examples in the industry. It will assist students in developing awareness, skills, and perspectives to help address real-life situations they encounter in the world.