CONSCIOUSNESS
BOOKSHELF
The most meaningful writing I’ve come across.
My favorite version of this classical work. Only an hour long, it can be replayed as often as one needs a moment of reflection. and reminds us of what's really important in life. I often listen to it while walking.
Laozi
Philosophy
One of the first books I read that had great a impact on me in the 90s. I often recommend it as a reminder to the importance of maintaining an open and curious attitude about life.
Shunryu Suzuki
Philosophy
The only book you really ever need to read on spirituality. Few, if any, other works have been able to capture who we are and our and role as human beings as comprehensively.
Neale Donald Walsch
Spirituality
If you are still on the fence about reincarnation or have questions about why souls have a human experiences, read this book.
Christian Sundberg
Spirituality
A scientific look at how mind-altering substances shaped society and how our relationship with them was deliberately erased from public discourse.
Brian C. Muraresku
History
A sobering reminder of how drugs have been used throughout history, and to what ends.
Sam Kelly
History
An easy starting point to taking a more holistic view on life. Prompting us to lift our perspective by shining a light on what has affected our motivations and collective efforts.
Yuval Noah Harari
History
We can learn a great deal from this fascinating perspective on how forests function like societies, where trees communicate, support one another, and rely on shared networks for survival.
Peter Wohlleben
Nature
Although offering few solutions beyond pledges for change, this demystifying book offers a clear and thorough understanding of how we arrived at our current economic system.
Robert B. Reich
Economics
A timely and thought-provoking book on how society has been structured around meaningless work to sustain an artificial economy, built on the completely unnecessary illusion of scarcity.
David Graeber
Economics
The IDEO-background of my product design teacher inspired me to read this book, paving the way for my interest in service design.
Tim Brown
Design
A sharp, well-documented breakdown of how air travel became dehumanising by design. Offering rare clarity on what’s broken and how we’ve been conditioned to accept the status quo.
Ganesh Sitaraman
Economics
A brilliant look at how most of today’s economic and environmental problems stem from the enclosure movement, which severed most people’s access to land, food, and shared resources.
Jason Hickel
Economics
A grounded and wide-angled analysis of what’s gone wrong with capitalism and how rethinking it could restore it to serve human wellbeing. Thoughtful, clear, and refreshingly pragmatic.
Paul Collier
Economy
A compelling blueprint for how we might rethink consumption to stay within planetary boundaries. Clear, actionable, and really worth reading.
Kate Raworth
Economics
This list is continuously updated as I learn and evolve. While I strive for accuracy, some details—such as links or descriptions—may occasionally contain errors.