In the past, I've sent monthly updates, but I haven't been publishing enough in the past several months for that. So you're getting a quarterly update instead for now. This quarter, I posted only 1 book summary and 1 blog post: Book summaries Essentialism by Greg McKeown (23 mins). This can be a useful read, if you're feeling a bit overwhelmed and hoping to get your priorities straight heading into 2026. You've probably heard much of the advice before, but I still find I need the reminder...

I know it's been a while since my last update. Somewhat ironically, reading and summarising Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown played a role in that. The book helped me see how my commitments had accumulated over time, so I decided to put this summary on the backburner as I focused on other priorities. While reading and learning are still “Essential” for me, publishing two summaries a month (an arbitrary, self-imposed target) is not. Anyway, as usual, the key...

I'm back! I took July and August off because of a move, but this month I managed to get out 1 book summary and 2 blog posts: Book summaries How Asia Works by Joe Studwell (30 mins) — argues that the East Asian economies of Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China became developmental success stories with a 3-part formula involving agriculture, manufacturing, and the financial system. Blog posts How Asia Works with causal diagrams (5 mins) — tries to distil Joe Studwell's theory into a diagram. How AI...