Things I wrote
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Caro reflects deeply on his work, what makes it successful, and why truth matters and writing matters. He's best known for his in depth writing on Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson, but what he's really writing about, as he readily says, is power.
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My bottom line is even if you aren't interested in managing people, this book is well worth reading.
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In Vivian, Gilbert creates a fascinating character and I loved following her life because it didn't go at all where I expected.
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Thinking about how we treat other people, the costs associated with our choices, both seen and unseen is something I think a lot about these days.
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Odell isn't actually calling for us to do nothing, she's calling for us to be deliberate with our attention, to focus it on the things we care about and that matter.