Reading Notes

Reading Notes document what I am learning from a specific source: its main ideas, questions it raises, points of disagreement, connections to my work, and claims that need further evidence.

Their canonical home is based on source dependence. A note may inform both Building and Human Transformation and may therefore appear in both topical publication hubs, while remaining one page here.

Organizations, Decisions & Long-Term Building

Human Learning, Philosophy & Leadership

  • از هستی تا راهبری — A reading of Being and Time in dialogue with Speaking Being and the author’s experience of leadership, language, and human action.

  • یادگیری کلنگر — A critical interdisciplinary review of holistic learning, ways of being, Heidegger, and the possibility of evidence-aware leadership education.

  • تائو تِ چینگ — Notes on the Tao Te Ching, simplicity, effortless action, Eastern philosophy, life, and leadership.

  • قدرت عادت — Notes on habit loops, keystone habits, and behavior change in individuals, organizations, and societies.

Source Types

A Reading Note may be based on:

  • a book or chapter;
  • a research paper or review;
  • a lecture, course, or recorded talk;
  • an official technical or institutional document;
  • another identifiable long-form source.

Editorial Standard

Each note should distinguish among:

  • the source author’s argument;
  • direct quotation;
  • my summary;
  • my interpretation or disagreement;
  • a practical implication;
  • questions that require additional evidence.

A Reading Note is not a substitute for the original source and should link to it whenever possible.


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