Stewart Butterfield
Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Slack, a popular workplace communication platform. He previously co-founded Flickr, which was acquired by Yahoo. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in management, leadership, and understanding different perspectives.
Books Recommended by Stewart Butterfield 13
Play Anything
"@kalvepuri Whoa! That’s a great book. I actually blurbed it. Cool to see you reading it — I was hoping it would get an audience. How did you find out about it? (CC @ibogost)"
tweet View source ↗"Shows how play serves as a fundamental tool for examining the world around us."
How to Change Your Mind
"Two recent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ books from the last couple of weeks: 'How to Change Your Mind' by Michael Pollan (audiobook with him narrating was great) and 'The Courage to Be Disliked' by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (also listened vs read; recommended)."
tweet View source ↗"A great overview of research into the therapeutic uses of psychedelics."
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The Courage to Be Disliked
"Two recent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ books from the last couple of weeks: 'How to Change Your Mind' by Michael Pollan (audiobook with him narrating was great) and 'The Courage to Be Disliked' by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (also listened vs read; recommended)."
tweet View source ↗"Will cause keen self-reflection!"
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Hillbilly Elegy
"Human, perceptive, loving, well-told."
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Leadership and Self-Deception
"Most useful [book] I've ever read on either leadership or management [principles]."
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Crucial Conversations
"Most useful [book] I've ever read on either leadership or management [technique]."
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Team of Rivals
"Among the best historical books I've ever read (take that, Herodotus)."
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The Dream Machine
"I recommended it to [Patrick Collison] as 'something I thought he'd be really interested in.'"
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Charged
"Well-written, persuasive & thoughtful, but illustrating a profoundly disheartening story."
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Devil's Harbor
"One of my oldest & best friend's first novel was just released. Perfect vacation thriller."
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Death Rattle
"I got drawn deep into Death Rattle, the latest novel by one of my oldest friends."
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The Making of a Manager
"An excellent, approachable and comprehensive guide for those making the transition into management."
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The Rise and Fall of American Growth
"I'm reading this book and I can already tell I am going to be so annoying about it afterwards. Sorry in advance."
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