--- title: "Working From Home Reading List: 12 Titles to Inspire" description: "In our reality of self-isolation you may be looking for some inspiring reads. Here's a reading list of our top picks that you may find interesting: enjoy!" image: https://go.smarteye.se/hubfs/12%20titles%20to%20read.png --- ![](https://go.smarteye.se/hubfs/Affectiva%20March%202017%20Theme/Images/trigger.png) # BLOG [Artificial Intelligence](https://go.smarteye.se/topic/artificial-intelligence) [Emotion AI](https://go.smarteye.se/topic/emotion-ai) [AI](https://go.smarteye.se/topic/ai) # Working From Home Reading List: 12 Titles to Inspire ![](https://go.smarteye.se/hubfs/Headshot.jpeg) [Ashley McManus](https://go.smarteye.se/author/ashley-mcmanus) 04.02.20 - Share - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://go.smarteye.se/working-from-home-reading-list-12-titles-to-inspire) - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Working+From+Home+Reading+List%3A+12+Titles+to+Inspire&url=https://go.smarteye.se/working-from-home-reading-list-12-titles-to-inspire&via=) - [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://go.smarteye.se/working-from-home-reading-list-12-titles-to-inspire&title=Working+From+Home+Reading+List%3A+12+Titles+to+Inspire&summary=In+our+reality+of+self-isolation+you+may+be+looking+for+some+inspiring+reads.+Here%27s+a+reading+list+of+our+top+picks+that+you+may+find+interesting%3A+enjoy%21) - [mailto:?body=https://go.smarteye.se/working-from-home-reading-list-12-titles-to-inspire](mailto:?body=https://go.smarteye.se/working-from-home-reading-list-12-titles-to-inspire) ![12 titles to read](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/12%20titles%20to%20read.png?width=600&name=12%20titles%20to%20read.png) With self-isolation, quarantine and working from home now an everyday reality, it can be challenging to stay motivated as we adapt to this "new normal". Now that you may have some free time on your hands (and have already watched all of our [top AI content](https://go.smarteye.se/our-ai-favorites-to-peruse-at-home) picks last week), we thought you would like some recommendations for your next great read. So here's a reading list of our top picks to get you inspired this month. Enjoy!   ##### [![Girl Decoded](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Girl%20Decoded%20cover%20image-1.jpg?width=127&name=Girl%20Decoded%20cover%20image-1.jpg)](https://ranaelkaliouby.com/girldecoded/)**#1 Girl Decoded, by Dr. Rana el Kaliouby ** In her memoir, Affectiva Co-Founder and CEO depicts her quest to reclaim our humanity by bringing emotional intelligence to technology. [Read more and order here](https://ranaelkaliouby.com/girldecoded/)   ##### **![futureminds](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/futureminds.jpg?width=127&name=futureminds.jpg)#2 Future Minds: The Rise of Intelligence from the Big Bang to the End of the Universe, by Richard Yonck ** A deep dive into the many ways our world is becoming intelligent and how this will impact our businesses, our lives, and our planet in the years ahead. [Order here](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1948924382/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1948924382/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2)   ##### **![thebignine](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/thebignine.jpg?width=127&name=thebignine.jpg)#3 The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity, by Amy Webb ** A call-to-arms about the broken nature of artificial intelligence, and the powerful corporations that are turning the human-machine relationship on its head. [Order here](https://www.amazon.com/Big-Nine-Thinking-Machines-Humanity/dp/1541773756)   ##### **![bravenotperfect](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/bravenotperfect.jpg?width=127&name=bravenotperfect.jpg)#4 Brave, Not Perfect, by Reshma Saujani** Drawing on hundreds of interviews with girls and women from around the country, Saujani shares an array of powerful insights to make bravery a lifelong habit and enable us to be the authors of our biggest, boldest, and most joyful life. [Read more and order here](https://reshmasaujani.com/) ##### **![thesleeprevolution](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/thesleeprevolution.jpg?width=127&name=thesleeprevolution.jpg)#5 The Sleep Revolution, by Arianna Huffington ** The Co-founder and editor in chief of The Huffington Post shows how our cultural dismissal of sleep as time wasted compromises our health and our decision-making and undermines our work and personal lives in this New York Times bestseller. [Read more and order here](http://ariannahuffington.com/books/the-sleep-revolution-tr/the-sleep-revolution-hc)   ##### **![giveandtake](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/giveandtake.jpg?width=127&name=giveandtake.jpg)#6 Give and Take, by Adam Grant** This read highlights what effective networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation, and leadership skills have in common. Learn an approach to success that has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities. [Read more and order here](https://www.adamgrant.net/give-and-take)   ##### **![theinevitable](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/theinevitable.jpg?width=127&name=theinevitable.jpg)#7 The Inevitable, by Kevin Kelly** From one of the leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our lives. [Read more and order here](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317372/the-inevitable-by-kevin-kelly/)   ##### **![thefutureisfasterthanyouthink](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/thefutureisfasterthanyouthink.jpg?width=127&name=thefutureisfasterthanyouthink.jpg)#8 The Future Is Faster Than You Think, by Peter Diamandis ** In this gripping and insightful roadmap to our near future, Diamandis and Kotler investigate how wave after wave of exponentially accelerating technologies will impact both our daily lives and society as a whole.  [Read more and order here](https://futurefasterbook.com/)   ##### **![stumblingonhappiness](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/stumblingonhappiness.jpg?width=127&name=stumblingonhappiness.jpg)#9 Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert  ** Using cutting-edge research, much of it original, Gilbert shakes, cajoles, persuades, tricks, and jokes us into accepting the fact that happiness is not really what or where we thought it was. [Read more and order here](https://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/index.html)   ##### **![thesecondmachineage](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/thesecondmachineage.jpg?width=127&name=thesecondmachineage.jpg)#10 The Second Machine Age, by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee** This is the book that explains the new age we’re quickly heading into and shows why we should be optimistic about it, yet also discusses the challenges it will bring. [Read more and order here](https://www.amazon.com/Second-Machine-Age-Prosperity-Technologies/dp/0393350649) ##### **![life30](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/life30.jpg?width=127&name=life30.jpg)#11 Life 3.0, by Max Tegmark** Taking us to the heart of the latest thinking about AI, Max Tegmark, the MIT professor whose work has helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial, separates myths from reality, utopias from dystopias, to explore the next phase of our existence. [Read more and order here](https://www.amazon.com/Life-3-0-Being-Artificial-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B07474JB3Q) ##### **![theobstacleistheway](https://go.smarteye.se/hs-fs/hubfs/theobstacleistheway.jpg?width=127&name=theobstacleistheway.jpg)#12 The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday** Ryan Holiday shows how some of the most successful people in history have applied stoicism to overcome difficult situations. Their embrace of these principles ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck. 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