My boyfriend asked me if I wanted to watch The Dropout with him (group watch on Disney+ is such a great function!) and since I really liked Bad Blood by John Carreyrou, I decided to give it a shot. Well, turns out the show made me mad all over again about Theranos. The Dropout, which… Read More TV Series Review: The Dropout (Disney+)
So it turns out that How to be Bored was the book that I thought How to do Nothing was going to be. I picked it up because of its title and because one of my keywords for the year is ‘balance’ and I like I expected, it was an interesting exploration into why we… Read More Book Review: How to be Bored by Eva Hoffman
This was recommended to me and my classmates on our learning expedition to San Francisco, so I decided to give it a go. Imagine my surprise when in the introduction, Elizabeth Holmes (aka the lady behind Theranos) is mentioned approvingly as someone who has cracked the creator’s code and called “the next Steve Jobs”. Especially… Read More Book Review: The Creator’s Code by Amy Wilkinson
I like the original Grimm fairytales, which is to say, I like fairytales that have a bit of darkness to them. So when I heard of Nightbooks, a story where a boy is captured by a witch and forced to tell her a scary story every night, I was intrigued. Plus, it’s Wyrd and Wonder… Read More Book Review: Nightbooks by J.A. White
I haven’t read Quiet but when I heard about the idea behind Bittersweet, I was immediately intrigued. The subtitle of this book is “how sorrow and longing make us whole” and that is not really an idea that I hear about a lot. Most people, even if they are striving for contentment instead of happiness,… Read More Book Review: Bittersweet by Susan Cain
Hi friends, I am so excited to announce that my TEDx talk on SustainabiliTEA is now available on Youtube! This talk is basically the fruit of all the SustainabiliTEA posts that I’ve been writing for the past year or so, and you can watch it here: TED had some pretty strict guidelines on what I… Read More SustainabiliTEA: My TEDx Talk!
I said that I wanted to read the next Owen Archer book fairly soon, so I did! I have to say, though, The Nun’s Tale is the darkest book from Robb that I read so far! Owen Archer should be at home with his wife, Lucie, as they prepare for the arrival of their first… Read More Book Review: The Nun’s Tale by Candace Robb
I haven’t been keeping up with Wyrd & Wonder AT ALL, but I really wanted to write this post because I love fantasy but tend not to be a fan of romance – there’s too much instalove and love triangles for me! So I thought it would be fun to look for books where romance… Read More Wyrd & Wonder: 5 Fantasy Books Without Romance
Last week, I talked about the academic portion of my MBA’s specialisation track, which means that this week, it’s time for me to talk about our track’s learning expedition. The entrepreneurship track was really fortunate to be able to go to San Francisco! We weren’t a full group though – everyone who needed a US… Read More MBA Updates: Entrepreneurship Track (Part 2)
It’s been two years, but I found another book that is a better alternative to Murder by Candlelight. I previously recommended Savage Appetites, but while that was a great book, it was very narrowly focused on female fans of true crime, while A Very British Murder take a more general look at the development of… Read More Book Review: A Very British Murder by Lucy Worsley
