These hit home:

• The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz: She founded +Acumen and is changing the world by empowering talent to go out and make an impact. People are more capable of making a difference than money is. Her story is inspiring to say the least. The sister (awesome as she is) sent this over as a birthday gift, and it played a significant role in changing things for the better.
• The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Heidt: This book rattled almost everything I thought to true. It is a must-read for all of us so we can understand ourselves better, i.e. understand how our mind is the best at justifying everything our gut believes. So is there a way to train your intuition? Put this book at the top of your list.
• Humankind by Rutger Bregman: Game-changing book that takes on Harari and Pinker, but more important is based on a premise that is surprisingly a surprise: humans are largely good people.
• Sapiens, Homo Deus & 21 Lessons by Yuval Noah Harari: Read all of Harari. Add it to the top of your reading lists, please. These books span 14 billion years. Yea, you read right, BILLION. A mesmerizing take on history and what to expect from the future that combines science with psychology with history with perspective in an unbiased take on this matrix we live in. Simply amazing, and game-changing – all of them.
• Incognito by David Eagleman: Thought you were in control? Think again. An honest, fun take on how much control we think we have of ourselves versus how much we really do. Be good to your subconscious.
• Thinking Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman: The master of them all, the one ring to rule them all. This is the book of books, the blueprint to figuring it all out. Will not sell/donate/give/burn/throw/eat this away. Ever.
• Doing Good Better by William Macaskill: Effective Altruism. I’m not being efficient but the title and the description are exactly what this book is all about. A fascinating take on not only doing the most amount of good possible but also a valiant attempt at trying to quantify the oh-so-subjective world of social impact. QALY, baby
• Blink by Malcolm Gladwell: Anything by Gladwell, really. This one’s my favourite and science, psychology and economics don’t get sexier than this. It’s all about when to use your gut, and when not to.
• Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Vance Ashlee: All the Musk haters need to read this and then have an opinion. This guy is a legend, and if you take some of his eccentricities as dominating inputs of your opinion, you’re missing the big picture.
• The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Heidt: This is probably the most important book of the decade. This is definitely the most important book today for college students, soon-to-be college students and new parents.
• Poor Economics & Good Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo: Both are amazing, unbiased, data-driven takes on what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to poverty alleviation. The books of these Nobel prize winners are a testament to us being smarter today about fighting poverty – just need to take what we have learnt, and apply it. RCTs FTW.
• Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth: I wish I studied this book during university. And because I didn’t, I probably need to read it again. Raworth throws down the gauntlet to all economists and basically any functioning or living thing that is associated with the economy.
• Grit by Angela Duckworth: I wasn’t in awe after reading this book, but it turns out that what I took from it has probably helped me the most. Also, I keep coming back to it in conversations. Outside of just good old “grit,” having a “big goal” to apply grit to is crucial to optimize your chances of success.
• The Social Entrepreneur’s Playbook by  Ian C. MacMillan and James D. Thompson: If you are thinking of starting a social enterprise or have just started one, buy this book and keep it by your bed, and hope all the raw knowledge it radiates seeps into your brain.
• Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover: I wept multiple times. My blood boiled at other times, and I wanted to yell and cringe and curse and howl. All the while, I was mesmerised at the finesse with which Tara paints the picture of her absolutely tumultuous yet successful life.

I went through a barren reading spell for a part of my life. Wish I could get that time back. Never again.