Books

The best introduction to design, by one of the greatest design minds in our generation. It talks about design, the designer, and its relationship to the world.

The seminal book about product management. A must read for anyone who's designing digital products.

Everybody is creative, and developing confidence in it is a key to better work and better life. And also the key to developing seniority as a product designer.

Designers usually start their careers thinking that the job is to simplify everything. This is a compelling essay about why it is not.

We have an important role in shaping society through the products we create. This is a deep reflection on that, and what is our role.

The first book every leader should read. A practical guide for the job, written from a designer's perspective.

A treasure to keep on your bookmarks. Any time you feel stuck, tired or in need of advice, there's help here.

A thoughtful analysis of what good product leadership is. Must read if you lead a team working on digital products.

Research-based perspectives on the dogmas and axyomas of leadership. A management guide for free-thinking leaders.

The story of a brazilian leader pioneering democratic leadership and decentralized organizations. All that on a factory, during the 80s.

A practical book to help take control of your time and focus. It's the kind of book you read once, highlight, and keep on your desk.

The story of how Basecamp works as a calm company, where stuff gets done without the need for moder-day office crazyness.

Also from the people at Basecamp, a guide on how to work remote from a company that has been doing it for over a decade.

A first-hand perspective of a transgender woman, understanding herself and the world around her. She is also the leader of one of my favorite bands, Against Me!

A short but convincing speech on why we should all be feminists. Take a look at my book list. How many women do you see?

A modern perspective on sotic philosophy, focusing on your worst enemy: the ego. And how to keep it in check.

A peek inside the head of the roman emperor and stoic philosopher. The closest perspective to ancient stoicism we still have.

A surgeon discovers he has cancer and a couple months to live, and decides to write about it. A shift in perspective and a powerful memento mori.

"Perhaps the reader is astonished by the frankness with which I expose and emphasize my mediocrity; let him remember that frankness is the virtue most appropriate to a defunct."

"This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question."

"Now any dogma, based primarily on faith and emotionalism, is a dangerous weapon to use on others, since it is almost impossible to guarantee that the weapon will never be turned on the user."

The story of two slave children, and how life twists and turns before it comes to a close.

A boring job and a cancer diagnose with a few months to live is what Baudouin has. His brother Luc is there to help him. Only available in Portuguese and French.

A real perspective of life on Jerusalem. It shows how one of the most sacred places in the world is on normal days.