12: Best of 2020: Global trends,docs,books,movies,and more..
I spent a couple of hours going through my notes of the last 9 months. In this post, I present to you the best content i’ve come across. Enjoy!
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The best books I’ve read in 2020:
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Awareness: A de Mello Spirituality Conference in His Own Words
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
The best Documentaries I’ve seen in 2020:
My absolute favorite conversations/talks/podcasts/audio of 2020:
Favorite articles/essays of 2020
In this section, I’m only including the most important pieces of writings I’ve read in 2020:
Favorite Masterclasses of 2020:
The best Stand-up performances I’ve watched in 2020:
My favorite twitter accounts of 2020:
This section includes accounts with the highest signal/noise ratio. I learned a lot from these people:
Favorite Tweets of 2020:
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Favorite Youtube Videos of 2020:
The best movies I’ve seen in 2020:
My favorite TV-shows of 2020:
If you have recommendations of your own, feel free to share them with me.
Until next time