bookshelf

a curated collection of books that shaped my thinking. these aren't just reads—they're mental models, frameworks, and lenses that help me navigate complexity.

product & design

  • Shape Up

    by Basecamp

    how to stop running in circles and ship work that matters. the anti-agile manifesto.

  • Don't Make Me Think

    by Steve Krug

    the bible of web usability. if you design interfaces, this is required reading.

engineering & systems

  • Clean Code

    by Robert C. Martin

    writing code that humans can actually understand. timeless principles that scale.

  • Designing Data-Intensive Applications

    by Martin Kleppmann

    the definitive guide to building scalable systems. changed how i think about databases.

thinking & strategy

  • Thinking in Systems

    by Donella Meadows

    how to see the forest and the trees. systems thinking is a superpower.

  • Zero to One

    by Peter Thiel

    not about startups—about thinking different. the contrarian's playbook.

ai & future

  • The Alignment Problem

    by Brian Christian

    the most important problem in AI. ethics meets engineering.

  • Human + Machine

    by Paul R. Daugherty & H. James Wilson

    how to augment human potential with AI. practical and profound.

more coming soon...