Book Review: Best of Quora 2010-2012
I received this book in the mail as a part of my “Top Writer 2012” package (along with a sweet t-shirt). I only ju
Summary of Thinking, Fast and Slow
PART 1: TWO SYSTEMS 1: The Characters of the story (System 1 & 2) 2: Attention and Effort 3: The Lazy Controller 4: The As
On Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers
Outliers was the first Malcolm Gladwell book that I read and enjoyed from cover to cover. I believe the central idea of the bo
Thoughts on reading Mastery, by Robert Greene
I deeply enjoyed Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power. It’s not like he’s saying anything new, but something
Ray Bradbury – The Martian Chronicles
I bought The Martian Chronicles at a library book sale. I’ve been to 3 sales so far. I believe I bought it in either th
Freakonomics
Freakonomics- Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner I first read Freakonomics when I was still in secondary school, and I t
Wuthering Heights and the folly of vengeance
I choose to start with Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, partially because it was a text that I choose to do when retaki
Book Recommendation: Soul Made Flesh
Today’s Recommendation: Soul Made Flesh: The Discovery of the Brain–and How it Changed the World It’s a fasc
Charlie Brown’s ‘Cyclopedia
I used to read a lot as a kid, though it never occurred to me that I was. If I ever seem more intelligent than anybody else, i
The Love Of Reading
My most memorable reading happened on my bed in my parent’s room- I had a little table lamp of sorts that I’d put
The Death And Life Of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs
I borrowed this one from a friend who’s interested in architecture. I didn’t completely appreciate it as I was fli
The Black Swan, by Nassim Taleb
This is one of those life-changers. It doesn’t work as a casual read, because it’s most likely going to challenge
Charlie Brown’s ‘Cyclopedia
I used to read a lot as a kid, though it never occurred to me that it was anything unusual. If I ever seem more intelligent th
The Book Project
Books have always been a huge part of my life. I haven’t always been reading, though- I read a lot as a child, and then
The Depth Of Complexity
Most things that are interesting are simultaneously complex. Cities are complex. Living organisms are complex. Complexity cove
Evolution of Co-operation, by Robert Axelrod
The Evolution of Cooperation Summary of: The Evolution of Cooperation “The objective of this enterprise is to develop a
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers is essentially a description of the ecology behind success. Gladwell points out, rightly, th
Self-Directed Learning (aka intensive reading)
I’ve been procrastinating about this for far, far too long. Now that I’ve hit the midway point of the 90 Week Proj
The 48 Laws Of Power
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers Law 1 Never Outshine the Master Always make those above you feel comfo
On Self-Help books.
I have a lot of self-help books. It used to be a bit of an obsession. I’m pretty sure I have at least 10-20 of them lyin
The importance of re-reading books
I think it’s very important to re-read books. I think it’s very difficult if not impossible for anybody to distill
Books: The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins
Synopsis The book contains ten chapters. The first few build a case that there is almost certainly no God, while the rest disc
notes from 4 hour body
Ginger & Sauerkraut for muscle experimentalists keep theoreticians honest- Michio Kaku Separation of expertise means both