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What does Facebook know about me? Part 1

What does Facebook know about me? Part 1

It is quite easy to join the “Delete Facebook” bandwagon especially when it is challenging to understand Privacy in the digital world.

The positive thing to come out of the Cambridge Analytica brouhaha is that many more people are asking questions.

These questions are essential.

Users of social platforms need to understand that they have ownership of their personal information or personal data.

S…

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Countdown to GDPR

Over the past few months, I’ve been consulting on and delivering GDPR projects. It has been quite the whirlwind.

The confusion about how to comply and what steps to take is worrisome.

In response to this , I lead workshops to discuss GDPR at length and show business steps they can take to ensure GDPR compliance.

Recently, I spoke at WordCamp London about how this and the enlightening questions…

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Book 100 of Year 2017 – “​ Happiness” by Harvard Business Reviews

Happiness is not the absence of suffering; it’s the ability to rebound from it.

Official Title – Happiness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 176 pages

Reading Time – 2 hours

Style/ Plot – ​This book is a collection of articles that show research, study and personal experiences of deciphering happiness.

From stories about illnesses to how workplace complacency, the writers of the 7 articles featured show that perhaps happiness is not the…

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Book 96 of Year 2017 – “​ Everywoman” by ​ Jess Phillips

No one is perfect; some people are just better at appearing so than others.

Official Title – Everywoman: One Woman’s Truth About Speaking the Truth

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 256 pages

Reading Time – 6 hours

Style/ Plot – ​This book is so painfully honest about the many challenges and stereotypes women face. I like how Jess writes in a forceful way but at the same time admitting her insecurities and showing how she outshines despite them.

You will not agree with…

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Book 94 of Year 2017 – “Nobody cares who you are” by Larry Acquaviva

Sometimes there are things in life that unfold like a dream...

Official Title – Nobody Cares Who You Are: The Life & Times of Aceman, A Widespread Panic Roadie 

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 308 pages

Reading Time – 5.5 hours

Style/ Plot – This is one of the best written autobiographies I’ve read in recent times. Larry takes the reader through various aspects of his life from growing up in a large family in Detroit, to his parents divorce and fights he…

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Book 93 of Year 2017 – “Cyber Crisis” by William Keiper

Digital technology is neither inherently safe nor unsafe, good nor bad.

Official Title – Cyber Crisis: It’s Personal Now

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 90 pages

Reading Time – 1.5 hours

Style/ Plot – When I saw the title of this book, I knew I had to read it. We live in the Information Age and many of us are clueless about how to conduct and protect ourselves in this digital age.

In this bite size book, William does a fantastic job of educating and equipping…

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Book 91 of Year 2017 – “Emmeline” by JR Manawa

Official Title – Emmeline

Genre – Fiction

Book Length – 171 pages

Reading Time – 2.5 hours

Style/ Plot – Initially the book had a slow start…or maybe I’m just no longer used to reading urban fantasy books.

What’s so special about 31st Dec? Why did she decide to drink like a fool on the eve of her birthday? Why did her friends allow her drink that much?

I started getting curious. What actually…

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Book 90 of Year 2017 – “The power of your brain” by Stan Toler

"Make your words count as you talk to people"

Official Title – The Power of Your Brain: Harnessing the Potential of a Renewed Mind

Genre – Non fiction

Book Length – 178 pages

Reading Time – 3 hours

Style/ Plot – Finding yourself stuck in a negative thought pattern can be a challenge. It creates a state of mental disorder and anxiety.

In this book, Stan provides a 4 step process to enable the reader renew their minds and maintain a state of…

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Book 89 of Year 2017 – “The good of giving up” by Aaron Damiani

Character is a slowly forming thing.

Official Title – The Good of Giving Up: Discovering the Freedom of Lent

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 191 pages

Reading Time – 4 hours

Style/ Plot – Aaron talks about lent and its place in the Christian faith. He took the time to show the research made on the history of lent, why it has a firm place in Christianity and ways Christians can actively participant in the practice of giving up food…

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Book 88 of Year 2017 – “The Simplest Way to Change the World” by Dustin Willis and Brandon Clements

Hospitality presents a wonderful way to get to know other people

Official Title – The Simplest Way to Change the World: Biblical Hospitality as a Way of Life

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 172 pages

Reading Time – 3.5 hours

Style/ Plot – This book talks about how our homes can be leveraged and optimised to incrementally change the world around us by hosting those in close proximity (i.e. Opening up our homes for hospitable purposes).

Initially I did not…

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Book 87 of Year 2017 – “Dream Big, Think Small” by Jeff Manion

Greatness is rarely achieved by doing great things but by doing good things repetitively.

Official Title – Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 224 pages

Reading Time – 4 hours

Style/ Plot – I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as it provides a Christian view of steadfastly being faithful in the little things to yield great outcomes.

Jeff explains how important it is to embrace consistent discipline in daily…

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Book 86 of Year 2017 – “Sleep wise” by Daniel Jin Blum

Sleep is the foundational element fuelling our health.

Official Title – Sleep Wise: How to Feel Better, Work Smarter, and Build Resilience

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 352 pages

Reading Time – 6 hours

Style/ Plot – As you can tell, Daniel writes about the art of sleeping effectively to maximise output and rejuvenate ourselves.

He provides insight to what we steps we need to take to sleep better. He also provides exercises that help one…

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Book 85 of Year 2017 – “Divine Direction” by Craig Groeschel

Successful people often joke that they spent years becoming an overnight success.

Official Title – Divine Direction: 7 Decisions That Will Change Your Life

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 240 pages

Reading Time – 4 hours

Style/ Plot – Reading this book put me in a state of constant thinking. I enjoy the way Craig wrote about the importance of taking little steps, being dedicated and exercising discipline with those steps and improving gradually.

As this book is based on the…

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Book 84 of Year 2017 – “White working class” by Joan C. Williams

Official Title – White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 192 pages

Reading Time – 3 hours

Style/ Plot – Joan writes about the various reasons the American White working class demographic feel alienated especially in the wake of the 2016 elections.

She defines who the working class is (US citizens earning less than $20,000 per annum). The aim…

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Book 83 of Year 2017 – “Valley of the gods” by Alexandra Wolfe

The first issue was that technology was improving faster than educators could teach it.

Official Title – Valley of the Gods: A Silicon Valley Story

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 320 pages

Reading Time – 7 hours

Style/ Plot – This was a very fascinating read for me and I was glued till the end (even though it sometimes felt like there were too many stories at a time).

Alexandra writes about Silicon Valley and what makes it tick. She first takes the reader through the Thiel…

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Book 82 of Year 2017 – “Should rich nations help the poor” by David Hulme

David starts with defining what determines if a country is poor and the history of aid

Official Title – Should Rich Nations Help the Poor? (Global Futures) 

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 136 pages

Reading Time – 3 hours

Style/ Plot – This was a very interesting book as David took the time to explore whether or not rich nations should help poorer nations.

He starts with defining what determines if a country is poor and the history of aid given to nations.

David states that the…

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Book 81 of Year 2017 – “48-hour Start up” by Fraser Doherty

The 48-Hour Start-Up is an experiment in focus.

Official Title – 48-Hour Start-up: From idea to launch in 1 weekend

Genre – Non Fiction

Book Length – 224 pages

Reading Time – 5 hours

Style/ Plot – Fraser does a good job of taking the reader through his journey as an entrepreneur. I like how he differentiates between “wanterpreneurs” and entrepreneurs and how one can take the step from wishing to doing.

He provides a “cheat sheet” of ways to…

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