What I am reading right now...

I often get asked for book recommendations so I thought I would begin sharing quick reviews on books from my reading list. Here's what I am reading right now:

1. "The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self, and Relationship", by David Whyte is a beautifully written book that gives us some perspective on how to integrate these three competing worlds that play such an important part in all our lives. Whyte is sometimes referred to by the unfortunate title of "corporate poet". What he is is a wonderful writer. The book encourages us to reimagine how we can integrate these "three marriages" peacefully into our lives.
2. "Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Mind", by John Kaag. I didn't know much about philosopher William James before picking this up but Kaag has a very approachable writing style (which is not always the case when philosophy professors write books). The book is filled with a lot of humour and personal confessions to help you understand the major themes of James' work. A quick and really enjoyable read. Highly recommend Kaag's book on Nietzsche also.
3. "Your Brain Is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time", by Dean Buonomano. This book is written for the layperson, so if you are even slightly interested in some of the broader questions of how we use the laws of physics to understand time, than I highly recommend this book. Like Kaag, Buonomano writes in a very approachable way and makes some very complicated material (mostly) easier to understand.
4. "Willful: How We Choose What We Do", by Richard Robb. It isn't often that you read an economics or business book that presents a legitimately new idea but I think Robb has done so here. Moving beyond describing the world using rational classical economic theory and behavioural economics, Robb suggests another reason we make the choices we do: simply "for-itself". I know, it doesn't like much, but the implications are pretty profound. This Chicago-school economist weaves in many real-world experiences and examples to make his theory come alive. Very interesting.