Dec 17, 2022Wade’s BookshelfBelow are the books I’ve read over the past few years. In order of reading, with my comments. = good * = great ** = particularly great 2022 The Splendid and the Vile — Story of London during the Blitz in WWII. Main sources are diaries from the period. Entertaining, inspiring. …Book Recommendations8 min readBook Recommendations8 min read
Feb 1, 2021My experience taking MIT’s Data, Economics, and Development Policy programThis essay summarizes my experience, focusing on what to expect and how to prepare. — I’ve taken all 7-courses in the DEDP (Data, Economics, and Development Policy) program. I learned a lot, including a few things I’d have done differently. I wanted to share my experience in case it helps others considering the course. For context, I took the program while working full-time as a…MIT5 min readMIT5 min read
Jun 23, 2018Summarizing Measure What Matters by John DoerrIf you do things, you’ve probably faced indecision. Just this week I was trying to decide if I should write this summary or do some research for work. I still don’t know if I made the right call, probably because I don’t have a goal-setting system (yet). …4 min read4 min read
