Reading

Books I keep returning to — the ones that left a mark rather than just a summary. A working list, not a finished one.

• The Beginning of Infinity

  David Deutsch

  Knowledge as the most powerful force in the universe. Reread often.

• Antifragile

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  On things that gain from disorder. Changed how I think about systems.

• Letters to a Young Poet

  Rainer Maria Rilke

  For when the writing feels pointless.

• The Death and Life of Great American Cities

  Jane Jacobs

  Bottom-up beats top-down. A book about cities that is really about everything.