Invisible Women is the story of what happens when we forget to account for half of humanity. It is an exposé of how the gender data gap harms women when life proceeds, more or less as normal. It explores many walks of life, including in urban planning, politics and the workplace.

I read this with my book club last month and it opened my eyes to how the default systems in society are often harmful to women.

I loved the prequel to this book, ‘50 Things that Made the Modern Economy’. It explored the unsung inventions which have profoundly affected our modern world and it ranks amongst my favourite books of all time. I have high hopes for this sequel!

Clive had a deadly form of cancer, but fortunately there was a new drug to treat it. Imagine his anger when he was told the treatment was too expensive. He’d entered a world where unique human lives are given a value in a mathematical formula. So how much should we spend to extend or save a life? And are some lives worth more than others?

Hugh Jackman on best decisions, daily routines, the 85% rule, favorite exercises, mind training, and much more.

Hugh comes across as one of the most genuine and likeable guests I’ve ever heard on a podcast!

John Collison is the Co-Founder of the digital payments company Stripe. He started Stripe with his brother Patrick when he was just 19 years old, and has grown it to, at last valuation, a $36B business.

This conversation covers conglomerates, the internet economy, the power of writing, and why board members are like Pokémon characters, each with different powers.

Diamonds represent value, in all its multiple meanings: values, as in ethics, and value as in actual price. But what are these rocks actually worth? The ethics and costs of diamond rings have shifted with society, from their artificial scarcity perpetuated by DeBeers to their artificial creation in labs.

See the video below for more info on this topic.

I highlight and add notes whilst reading non-fiction on Kindle. This is awesome for retaining the info I read. I also revisit and review a random selection of these daily in Readwise. Readwise recently released a feature to easily export these in a digestible format.

Here is the collection of every highlight I’ve taken over the past few years: Explore all highlights.

I’m a big Ryan Holiday fan. His yearly birthday posts which reflect on his learnings always contain a few great tips. My favourites here include: