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The Unseen

Though artists generally aren't aware of it, that end work is a by-product of a greater desire. We aren't creating to produce or sell material products. The act of creation is an attempt to enter a mysterious realm. A longing to transcend. What we create allows us to share glimpses of an inner land-scape, one that is beyond our understanding. Art is our portal to the unseen world.

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This is a reference list of the books I've read (physical and eBooks) and listened to, which over time may wind up being linked to reflections or quotes in this commonplace book. 

The entry details are based on the Modern Language Association's 2021 standard for citation (MLA), and will be tidied up over time to adhere to the standard for parenthetical and narrative styles. 

User-controlled groupings and filters will also be added to over time, as will new books I read.

Places We Swim Sydney

Places We Swim book cover
A city guide for water-loving people
Caroline Clements, Dillon Seitchik-Reardon
Wed, 07/10/2020
1st ed.
Hardie Grant Explore
https://amzn.asia/d/eyimEsI
Read
0

Numbers Don't Lie

Numbers Don't Lie book cover
71 Things You Need to Know About the World
Vaclav Smil
Thu, 01/10/2020
Penguin Audio
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Numbers-Dont-Lie-Audiobook/0241990947?action_code…
Listenned
0

Rationality

Rationality book cover
What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Steven Pinker
Sun, 20/09/2020
Penguin
https://amzn.asia/d/3SpuY0q
Philosophy
Culture
Read
4

How I Built This

How I Built This book cover
The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs
Guy Raz
Tue, 15/09/2020
Macmillan
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/How-I-Built-This-Audiobook/1529026334?action_code…
Listenned
0

Making Sense

Making Sense book cover
Conversations on Consciousness, Morality and the Future of Humanity
Sam Harris
Tue, 18/08/2020
CORGIE ADULT
https://amzn.asia/d/1yVZwzu
Read
Listenned
4

The Great Mental Models Volume 1

The Great Mental Models Volume 1 book cover
General Thinking Concepts
Farnam Street, Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien
Mon, 10/08/2020
Cornerstone Press
https://amzn.asia/d/1n2eXT1
Read
Listenned
Commonplaced
5

Tools of Titans

Tools of Titans book cover
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Tim Ferriss
Tue, 02/06/2020
Audible Studios
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Tools-of-Titans-Audiobook/B082VL93B8?action_code=…
Listenned
0

Indistractable

 Indistractable book cover
How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Nir Eyal
Tue, 28/04/2020
Bloomsbury
https://amzn.asia/d/iDEzuyU
Health
Culture
Read
3

Become a Professional Inventor

Become a Professional Inventor book cover
The Insider's Guide to Companies Looking for Ideas
Stephen Key
Tue, 14/04/2020
inventRight, LLC
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Become-a-Professional-Inventor-The-Insiders-Guide…
Listenned
0

The Great Mental Models, Volume 2

The Great Mental Models, Volume 2 book cover
Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Farnam Street, Shane Parrish
Fri, 27/03/2020
Latticework Publishing
https://amzn.asia/d/atgoiFF
Science
Read
Listenned
5

Boundless

Boundless book cover
Upgrade Your Brain, Optimize Your Body & Defy Aging
Ben Greenfield
Tue, 18/02/2020
Victory Belt
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Boundless-Upgrade-Your-Brain-Optimize-Your-Body-D…
Listenned
0

How to Be a Leader

How to Be a Leader book cover
An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership
Plutarch, Jeffrey Beneker
Mon, 13/01/2020
Princeton University
https://amzn.asia/d/cscnRGD
Read
0

The Great Mental Models Volume 2

The Great Mental Models Volume 2 book cover
Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
Farnam Street, Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien
Wed, 01/01/2020
Penguin Audio
Read
Listenned
0

Mapping Cloud Nine

Mapping Cloud Nine book cover
Neuroscience, Flow, and the Upper Possibility Space of Human Experience
Steven Kotler
Tue, 05/11/2019
Sounds True
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Mapping-Cloud-Nine-Audiobook/1683643852?action_co…
Health
Listenned
1

The Blank Slate

The Blank Slate book cover
The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Steven Pinker
Thu, 31/10/2019
Penguin Audio
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Blank-Slate-Audiobook/0141992328?action_code=…
Listenned
0

What You Do Is Who You Are

What You Do Is Who You Are book cover
How to Create Your Business Culture
Ben Horowitz
Tue, 29/10/2019
William Collins
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/What-You-Do-Is-Who-You-Are-Audiobook/0008356149?a…
Listenned
0

Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Age of Surveillance Capitalism book cover
The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
Shoshana Zuboff
Tue, 15/10/2019
Profile Trade
https://amzn.asia/d/japRCCZ
Business
Culture
Read
Commonplaced
5

Stillness Is the Key

Stillness Is the Key book cover
Ryan Holiday
Thu, 10/10/2019
Profile Audio
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Stillness-Is-the-Key-Audiobook/1782836292?action_…
Read
Listenned
Commonplaced
0

More From Less

More From Less book cover
The surprising story of how we learned to prosper using fewer resources – and what happens next
Andrew McAfee
Tue, 08/10/2019
Scribner Book COmpany
https://amzn.asia/d/9waXp9r
Read
0

Human Compatible

Human Compaitble book cover
AI and the Problem of Control
Stuart Russell
Tue, 08/10/2019
Penguin Audio
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Human-Compatible-Audiobook/0141991690?action_code…
Listenned
0
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