Recommended Reading List for 2021

My reading habit started 20 years ago when I was in university. I was very hungry for knowledge and I enjoy learning new things.

So, as 2021 comes to a close soon, here is a list of books that I would like to share with you. I've read most of them and some of them are on my reading list for 2022.

1. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass Sunstein. This is perhaps the best book that I read this year as it challenges our conventional way of making judgment and expanding on Daniel's previous book (Thinking, Fast and Slow). It is not easy to understand every topic but you will certainly feel better informed after reading the book.
2. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthrough We Need by Bill Gates. The author presents what he learned in over a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address global warming and recommends strategies to tackle it. I believe every business leader (or everyone) needs to know how their organisations are creating impact (positive or negative) in the world, and we can do to make it better.
3. The New Long Life: A Framework for Fluorishing in a Changing World by Andrew Scott and Lynda Gratton. This is a great "practical guide" book that follows up on the author's bestseller, The 100-Year Life. As we live longer and stay healthier, we need a new way of living (and working). My upcoming Jobhunting book is based on the premise and assumptions of the 100-Year Life as well.
4. How I Learned to Understand the World: A Memoir by Hans Rosling, with Fanny H?rgestam. This book is a great read and there are many touching moments in Hans' life. Hans died in 2017 and thanks to his children, his brilliant work continues. His previous book, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong Abvout the World -- and Why Things are Better Than You Think is a wonderful book as well!
5. Nudge: The Final Edition by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. You will notice that this book has a similar author as Noise. The authors updated their previous edition with many new content since it was published in 2009. The phrase "choice architecture" is invented by the authors with the objective of helping us to make better decisions for ourselves, our families and our society.