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Business School professor Christian Stadler names his "best ten business books of 2021 (forbes.com/sites/christia)". A good list, including "The Data Detective (assoc-redirect.amazon.com/g/r/https://ww)" (US/Can readers can pre-order the paperback, out 1 Feb).
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Michael Bungay Stanier's "How To Begin (assoc-redirect.amazon.com/g/r/https://ww)" is out tomorrow. Classic self-help, about setting and achieving worthy goals. If you suspect you need to read this book you are probably right.
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Dave Morris offers sharp advice as to how to sketch out an idea for a story (fabledlands.blogspot.com/2020/10/over-c). Aspiring novelists and scriptwriters, pay attention!
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My colleagues at Pushkin have released a superbly rich audiobook, Miracle and Wonder (pushkin.fm/audiobook/mira).
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It consists of interviews with Paul Simon, new performances of his best and most interesting songs, and typically intriguing analysis by Malcolm Gladwell about why Paul Simon is so enduringly creative. I loved it.
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On video, my FT colleague Martin Sandbu presents the case for a universal basic income (ft.com/video/253004a4).
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In my book, Messy (timharford.com/books/messy/), I argued that Erwin Rommel, Tyson Fury, Donald Trump and Magnus Carlsen had one thing in common.
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They would rather make a flawed move that put their opponent off balance than make a perfect move that left their opponent feeling more comfortable. New evidence here (statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2021/12/08/obj) that Carlsen is still doing it, and it's still working for him.
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I am exploring other, less combative, themes from Messy as part of an event with the Orchestra of the Age of Englightenment; come along either in London (oae.co.uk/event/bach-the) or Oxford (oae.co.uk/event/schooled) on Sunday 30th January 2022. It will be awesome!
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