“Carry On” wins a GRAMMY- My Personal Reflections

“Carry On” wins a GRAMMY- My Personal Reflections

“A good day is waking up! It’s awakening to the world and realizing the possibility that every day brings.” These are the hopeful words of John Lewis. And what a day it is! 😊🙏🏽 I’m proud that the book I was blessed to write with #JohnLewis won the #Grammy in Best...

Book Notes #3: “Will” (By Will Smith)

This is a good book. I grew up watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Will Smith’s blockbuster movies debuted when I came of age and actually enjoyed going to theaters. I’ve loosely followed Will’s career. Reading his memoir gave me a better...

Book Notes #2: “Bull* Jobs” (By David Graeber)

I like books that fundamentally question society — what it is and what it can be. Some of the best books I’ve ever read are by sociologists and anthropologists because they’re trained to observe and critique how humans and societies actually work....
Why I started reading books again

Why I started reading books again

This may sound silly. But I started reading books again. I stopped for a while, like 18 months. I was tired of reading and especially writing books. I wrote my father’s biography Close the Loop, and it exhausted me. I wrote it quickly, but it took a while to get to...

You don’t like me? Why I’m fine with that

I recently read a fascinating book, which helped me reexamine my overall disposition. Key takeaways: happiness takes courage, don’t worry what others think (but don’t engage in wrongdoing). The Courage to Be Disliked By Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga...