Reading list 2020

Diego Schmunis
3 min readDec 21, 2020

Twenty-Twenty! W-H-A-T A Y-E-A-R!!!

To say that this was a challenging year is an understatement. I don’t think I’ve ever been more happy and thrilled for a year to have gone by, or more excited and hopeful for a new year to commence.

I know that this was an extremely difficult, hard, long, painful, scary, sad, devastating and deadly year for so many, here in the US and around the world. I wish I could take some of this darkness away.

Compared to the challenges and sacrifices that so many others had to face and overcome - this year for me and my family was but a small inconvenience. I’m grateful to have a job, a house, food, my health and that of my family, family members and good friends still with us, and the opportunity to wake up tomorrow with a sense of hope and ready to live another day.

Let’s work to make 2021 a better year for all of us around the world. More calm, mindful and peaceful. Loving and caring. Respectful and welcoming. Accepted and accepting. More united.

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The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You’re Not by John Vorhaus

Death’s End (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 3) by Cixin Liu

The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2) by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 1) by Cixin Liu

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber

Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence by Susan Schneider

The Big Disruption by Jessica Powell

The Prestige by Christopher Priest

Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility by Patty McCord

Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong by Eric Barker

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brené Brown

Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries by Safi Bahcall

The Team that Managed Itself: A Story of Leadership by Christina Wodtke

Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope (The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It: The Results-Only Revolution by Cali Ressler

Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction by Derek Thompson

Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy by George Gilder

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell by Eric Schmidt

Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal

What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture by Ben Horowitz

The Only Skill that Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner by Jonathan A. Levi

The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient by William B. Irvine

Here’s to a better, happier, healthier, inspiring, awake, alive and united 2021!

D.

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Diego Schmunis

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