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Not so usual design book recommendations

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

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Dec 12, 2024
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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…

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