Nature's nuances : the wonders and subtleties of the natural world -- Health and healing : self-care and well-being, both personal and public -- There's a word for that : terms and concepts that help explain our world -- Motivation and inspiration : collected wisdom and insight you can apply anytime -- Blind spots : how our brains, eyes, and experiences mislead us -- Starry-eyed surprises : the sky, space and our place in it -- Business and bytes : technology and economics in our professional and personal lives -- Thinking about thinking : our minds at work, and how to improve them -- The big picture : reframing our personal perspectives -- Life's little manuals : helpful hacks and handy tips to make every day a better one.
Summary:
"In Big Ideas, Little Pictures, Jono Hey explains complex concepts through a combination of simple sketches and straightforward, easy-to-understand text. It's a fun, engaging approach to grasping challenging information, that's perhaps most clearly stated by one of his readers: "I love seeing difficult concepts displayed in an understandable way. Democratizing knowledge. There are a lot of podcasts that I listen to: Stuff You Should Know or TED Talks but they each take up 30 minutes. With Sketchplanations - BOOM - in one picture I can get the gist of an idea and then your supporting text clarifies it even further." In addition to making you smarter and better informed in less time, Big Ideas, Little Pictures is also a light-hearted, witty gift-the perfect display piece for anyone who wants something that can be picked up and flipped through at any point, with the assurance that they going to come across something to pique their interest, with topics ranging from the difference between an Americano and a Long Black coffee to Survivorship Bias, the Abilene Paradox and so much more. Perfect for children as well as adults, Big Ideas, Little Pictures opens up a world of fascinating facts at a glance"--Amazon.com.
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