An inimitable feature binding every Seth Godin book is the unravelling of intractable problems using startlingly simple solutions and fundamental ideas. The Knot: problems can be solved (the knot) is no exception to the norm. There are numerous occasions in life where we find ourselves in a frustrating bind unable to decide amongst competing choices and contradictory alternatives. How do we then extricate ourselves from such entanglements? Godin’s slim book (has there ever been a Godin book that is otherwise?) begins with a riveting story involving Alexander the Great (before he became great that is). Riding into a small city in Central Turkey, Alexander is intrigued by the sight of an ox tied to a post with a complicated knot. Apocrypha held that many tried, but in vain to untie the knot. Whoever succeeded would become great, according to a prevailing legend. Alexander approached the rope and completely ignoring the knot, pulled out a pin at the centre, and instantly understanding the entanglements. From then on, the matter of untying the knot became a rudimentary chore.
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Stop Dead – Katrín Júlíusdóttir
The world owes a huge debt of gratitude to Katrín Júlíusdóttir for abdicating a thriving political career and instead assume the profession of penning mystery novels. Since leaving politics in 2016, the former Minister of Finance and Economy in Iceland, has admirably reinvented herself as an author of prominence. Her latest book, Stop Dead is not exception to the norm. A racy thriller set in some of the bleak and windswept remote corners of Iceland, Stop Dead is a one sitting breathless read.
SISYPHUS
(Photo by Vicky Sim on Unsplash) Big obstinate stonesDoes not reduce the load weight.But makes you stronger.
Gödel and the Incomplete Proof : Conversations on Truth, Mystery, and the Answers Beyond Reason – Samuel E. Navarro
Neti Neti' — 'not this, not this' — from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad mirrors Gödel's incompleteness theorems perfectly. Brahman cannot be captured by finite description. Neither can mathematical truth. Ancient rishis and a 20th century mathematician pointing at the same void. Every theme, every counterpoint, every dissonance longs for harmony. Even if we never hear the final chord, it exists — not in the air perhaps, but in the mind of the Composer.' Imaginary Bach to Gödel Gödel proved that in any mathematical system, there are true statements that cannot be proven within that system. Samuel Navarro asks: does the same apply to faith, beauty, and purpose? 'Gödel and the Incomplete Proof' — the most important question mathematics never meant to ask.
SPONTANEOUS
(Photo by Vinicius "amnx" Amano on Unsplash) Smoky Bourbon glassPearly Laughter becomes herForever in time.
Incorruptible – Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great – Eric Ries
Incorruptible is a hard hitting, genuine and iconoclastic handbook hoping to usher in a tectonic shift in organisational culture, management, and operations. While not a singularly new concept, it is a curated distillation of unconventional yet productive practices that have been the hallmark of a handful of organisations marking themselves for preservation in perpetuity!
BLACK & WHITE
(Photo by Amir Doreh on Unsplash) Slender fingers flyThe Piano becomes herIt's never enough
The Ossians – Doug Johnstone
The Ossians, is a breezy, nervous and enervating read that leaves the reader not just in a state of excited exhaustion but also permitting her to introspect and reflect upon the weird and wonderful mindset of mankind.
PHONE BOOK
(Photo by Waldemar Brandt on Unsplash) Worn out yellow pagesBridging boundaries of timeSolemn silent guides.
REDUX
(Photo by Ian Parker on Unsplash) Don’t play on a loop Songs capturing the pure soul You destroy value..