Reading list

UX & Product Design

Books that changed how I thought about design and working in tech. I honestly don’t know where I’d be if I hadn’t read these.

Sprint – Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

Amazing book, full of useful workshop exercises – and a formula for design ideation and iteration. 🔗

Shape Up – Ryan Singer

This is a great book on building digital products. Tons of wisdom from a decade on the ground in a bootstrapped startup. Shame about the politics of the author. 🔗

How to make sense of any mess – Abby Covert

Best thing I’ve ever read on Information Architecture, sense-making in general, and navigating stakeholder politics to get good work done. 🔗

Lean UX – Jeff Gothelf

Everything you ever wanted to know about building a successful product, fast. 🔗

Not a book, but I can’t wait till she writes one:

OOUX – Sofia Prater

Redefined the whole way I think about and practice interaction design. Can’t recommend this enough. 🔗

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Finally, one from me:

How to get started with UX

For anyone interested in design! 🔗

Meditation, mindfulness, and bodywork

I co-host a podcast on meditation with Jasmine Che – Awake-in. Here are some of the books that have changed my life, and opened up new perspectives.

Meditation made easy – Lorin Roche

This sounds like a beginners title, but it’s so much more! Lorin is the perfect antidote to the solemn, religious attitude to meditation that I grew up in (via Goenka’s Vipassana tradition). Lorin points the way to a meditation that is as natural as sitting watching the sun set with your best friend. 🔗

Why we sleep – Matthew Walker

Just an amazing read on the science, and importance of sleep. This book might just change your life! 🔗

Mastering the core teachings of the Buddha – Daniel Ingram

Ingram is one of a kind, and this book is the perfect reflection of his personality. Insanely detailed, highly technical, but grounded in compassion. Please ignore the terrible graphic design! 🔗