05Books

Books & Notes

A few that stuck.

Doughnut Economics book cover

Doughnut Economics

Kate Raworth

This is the book behind my essay on why growth is the wrong finish line. Raworth asks the question economics forgot to keep asking: what is the economy actually for?

Rich Dad Poor Dad book cover

Rich Dad Poor Dad

Robert T. Kiyosaki

The first book that made me question what school never taught me about money. The asset-versus-liability idea is simple enough to feel obvious, and that is exactly why it sticks: once you see it, you cannot unsee it. Read it early, argue with it as you grow, but read it.

The Psychology of Money book cover

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

This one quietly rewired how I think about decisions. Housel's point — that doing well with money has little to do with how smart you are and everything to do with how you behave — felt like permission to be human. I came away kinder to my own mistakes and more suspicious of my own certainty.