WLP374 Booknotes: Because Internet

About this episode

Pilar Orti shares her insights from the book 'Because Internet' and discusses various recommended readings.

Another episode from the season: Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from: Because Internet: Understanding how language is changing by Gretchen McCulloch Listener Roberta recommends: It's Not Magic. The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders by John Amaechi and the fiction book: N o Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister. Pilar in turn recommends Roberta Sawatzky's memoir Between here and Where? Embracing life's transitions and the novel Home Stretch by Graham Norton And don't forget to check out Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams , the book! Part 2 Updates from Pilar: The interview on The Creative Penn podcast episode 831: How to Pivot Careers, Co-Write Books, And Stay Connected As A Remote Creative With Pilar Orti The importance of attending Pilates classes as a student The workflow for this show pilarwrites.com

People in this episode

Host: Pilar Orti

Guest: Roberta

Topics covered

• language change
• booknotes
• remote work
• leadership
• memoirs
• fiction

Keywords

• language
• booknotes
• remote teams
• leadership skills
• memoir
• fiction

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