Books, tools and courses we recommend
A curated, opinionated list. Everything here has either been used by Charlotte or vetted against what UK adults actually need when they're changing careers, starting a business, or upskilling. No filler, no pay-to-play placements.
Books
Read-once, return-to-often. Each one earned its place by being more useful than the next two on the same shelf.
Designing Your Life, by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Stanford d.school's career-design workbook. Practical exercises, not vague advice.
Affiliate (not yet earning)Company of One, by Paul Jarvis
Case for staying solo and profitable instead of scaling. Antidote to hustle-culture business advice.
Affiliate (not yet earning)Working Identity, by Herminia Ibarra
Harvard prof's research on how people actually change careers. Less linear than you'd think.
Affiliate (not yet earning)80,000 Hours, by Benjamin Todd
Hard data on which careers actually pay off in money + meaning. UK + global.
Affiliate (not yet earning)AI 2041, by Kai-Fu Lee
Plain-English read on which jobs AI eats and which ones it makes more valuable.
Tools
Free or near-free; we use these ourselves where it makes sense.