The Upleveler #7

All previous editions can be found here including our pieces on curiosity, the use of improv, and what you might be missing about stories.

It's an eclectic list

1. "Dongri To Dubai: Six Decades of Mumbai Mafia" by S.Hussain Zaidi: what you see in movies about the underworld may not be all that far-fetched!
2. "Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World": helping knowledge workers find flow and high impact, all before 5 pm each day.
3. "The Military Despatches of a 17th Century Indian General" by J.N.Sarkar: Even then, a large number of the conversations were about bureaucracy, maintaining supply and momentum, and 'keeping the  employees' happy. Not so much about battle.
4. "Measure What Matters" by John Doerr: all about OKRs, the goal-setting system that Google swears by.
5. "University of Berkshire Hathaway" by Daniel Pecaut and Corey Wrenn: a compilation of notes from the annual shareholders meetings of Berkshire Hathaway.
6. "The Power of Moments" by Chip and Dan Heath: why some moments stand out in memory.
7. "Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles: India through 50 years of advertising": a slice of history through the lens of people trying to sell us and our parents stuff we didn't always need.