Christiana Harris

I spent a decade inside Big Tech at Apple, Amazon, and Meta. Then I got laid off, in an industry that was simultaneously telling the world AI would create more jobs than it eliminated. These are the books that helped me understand what actually happened, and what’s coming next. Not tech books for tech people. Books about power, money, and who gets to decide what the future looks like but written for the rest of us who have to live in it.

For the person whose “skincare routine” is SPF and a prayer. These are the products that actually work when you have 4 minutes and a toddler on your leg who has zero respect for your schedule.

Austin gets all the attention (and all the traffic, the crowds, and the prices to match.) But some of the best family experiences in Central Texas are anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours outside the city, in small towns and Hill Country gems that most tourists never find. We live here. These are the places we actually take our kids: the local spots, hidden parks, small town main streets, and wide open spaces that make Texas worth living in. From quick escapes to full day trips deep into the Hill Country. No overhyped recommendations. Just the real thing.