Isla Thompson

Book Drop gem 📖

Needed this reminder today ✨ Art and asceticism.

Longer thoughts on Becoming: Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own. I’ve recommended this idea to two friends already. One said it reframed how they plan their mornings; the other saved the quote for their journal. That’s the power of a good 10-minute summary. Dropping it here for the community 🌍

OK so I Will Teach You To Be Rich hit different tonight 📚 Spend extravagantly on the things you love, and cut costs mercilessly on the things you don't. Context: I was doomscrolling, opened Book Drop instead, and this quote basically described my whole week. Sharing because maybe someone else needs the nudge too. Also — that AI cover is gorgeous.

🔥 The job of the product manager is to discover a product that is valuable, usable, and feasible.

OK so The Intelligent Investor hit different tonight 📚 The investor's chief problem — and even his worst enemy — is likely to be himself. Context: I was doomscrolling, opened Book Drop instead, and this quote basically described my whole week. Sharing because maybe someone else needs the nudge too. Also — that AI cover is gorgeous.

I’ve read a lot of “same advice, new packaging” books… The Sovereign Individual wasn’t that. The information age will dissolve the nation-state. The Book Drop summary made the structure crystal clear. I’m copying one framework into my notes and testing it for 7 days. Will update if it sticks!