The Discipline of Organizing: Professional Edition

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Cal Newport

Deep Work argues that the ability to focus without distraction on cognitively demanding tasks is a rare and increasingly valuable skill—and one that can be deliberately trained to produce better work in less time.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Robert M. Pirsig

A cross-country motorcycle trip exploring the split between rational, technological thinking and lived, human experience.