Reviews and Comments

While Determined was fairly interesting, the author tended to provide way too many examples to try and make his core argument.

They were some pretty interesting ideas around how people perceive the world, but most chapters felt incredibly repetitive. There were a few core ideas that took up 20-30% of the book, while the rest of the book was mainly examples, causing it to be a slog to go through.

Matthew Desmond does an incredible taking us through the history and causes of the poverty crisis in America. There's a systemic issue of people, especially those in privileged positions, to think of others in poverty as fundamentally their fault. Matthew demonstrates how this is absolutely untrue. We as a society need to wake up, recognize the problem before our eyes, and take responsibility that we're a contributor to this problem. As Matthew points out, we don't need to outsmart poverty, we just need to outhate it. Recommended reading for everyone.

Great for understanding how highly effective teams work together

Great for understanding how highly effective teams work together