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Whiskeyjack RIP

It's pretty self explanatory

Hey, I wanted to propose a mindset for thinking about what you should learn, instead of a particular skill or domain. Thinking about what you should learn to benefit your employer …

You never forget the Judge.

Seconded, this is one of the best fiction books I have ever read

Player Of Games is amazing

Read Revelation Space by Reynolds and Pandora's Star by Hamilton if you feel like you exhausted SciFi. Also check out The Diamond Age by Stephenson and Altered Carbon by Morgan if …

I'm happy to see Naval mentioned a bunch, bummed that no one has mentioned the 'After On' podcast by Rob Reid [1]. Rob Reid interviews Naval, ep. 44 & 45, the 2 part interview/disc…

Ties to Warren Buffet, someone probably smarter than me ;) "Criticize generally, praise specifically" or "Praise by name, criticize by category". In my experience the biggest probl…

I don't know which translation you read, but maybe give the Gregory Hayes version a chance. It is more recent and more straightforward, less stylized in terms of phrasing. I felt t…

Dune. A camp counselor gave it to me when I was 11, and it changed the course of my life. Opened my mind to thinking about fear, courage, family, sacrifice, Empire, and the scope o…

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. It's about how to listen to people in the right way. You have to set up communication systems that allow you to dial in to…

A book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a scholar, trader, and philosopher. He wrote a book called Antifragile, link is below. He coined the term 'Black Swan' as well. Antifragile things …

Worked on this for years, I'll be here to reply to comments today.

This is more a question, in terms of Sci-Fi are people familiar with China Miéville? Perdido Street Station, Embassytown, and The City and the City are classics, Perdido Street Sta…