Not so usual design book recommendations

And why you should include these titles in your letter to Santa this year

As the year is ending and the holiday season with all its festivities is just around the corner, it’s time to write a letter to Santa. Or, if you don’t believe in Santa, hop onto Amazon and add a few titles to the basket by yourself.

Here are a few surprising books I’d love to recommend you read next year. Some may not look like titles a UX or product designer would suggest to their peers, but they are super insightful. Ready to learn something new?

You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy

I read this book more than a year ago, and it was the most surprising and inspiring title on this entire list. We used to have an informal book club with a group of colleagues at work, and Kate Murphy’s title was one of our choices for Q2 of 2023. Why have we picked a non-design, non-technology, and non-business title for the book club?

Listening is a critical skill that has been increasingly neglected in our modern, technology-driven world. People are more focused on speaking and being heard than genuinely…