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Ask HN: What nonfiction books do you keep rereading?
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#42The Discourses of Epictetus - This is useful to re-read frequently while thinking about any new challenges in my life, as these are powerful tools for managing hardship and generally living well.
When I say no, I feel guilty by Manuel J. Smith - a book on assertive and non-manipulative communication. This has been incredibly valuable for improving my personal relationships and work. It's also allowed me to recognize and defend myself against emotional manipulation, which is more common than I realized. For many people that is the main way they communicate- by trying to control others with guilt through manipulation.. and I used to be both unaware and extremely vulnerable to it. It is useful to re-read and practice frequently, as these are skills that require practice.
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#43Black Swan by Nassim Taleb
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#44I have meditations, letters from a stoic and discourses on rotation.
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#45Glenn Gould Reader, a collection of writings by Canadian pianist Glenn Gould
Eye, Brain, Vision by David Hubel, IMO an excellent introduction to visual neuroscience for the layperson and a really, really nice example of good scientific writing
Huygens and Barrow, Newton and Hooke by VI Arnold, for the density of ideas
Perceptrons by Minsky and Papert, mainly as an example of clear mathematical exposition
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#46Atomic Habits. It's a simple book that can be summarized in an essay, but listening to it repeatedly while driving helps me keep my life on track.
I highly recommend James Clear's first appearance on the Rich Roll podcast. Him speaking about the book is a lift.
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#47Atomic Habits. It's a simple book that can be summarized in an essay, but listening to it repeatedly while driving helps me keep my life on track.
Seems like a great idea/book, but I've never managed to make any of the advice work, despite trying pretty hard. I suspect this has something to do with having ADHD. In general there are a ton of productivity books out there that seem to be great advice, but are missing some steps that make it possible to implement for some people with ADHD.
In the same category, I also love the book "Deep Work" by Cal Newport, but also haven't gotten much real world traction from it.
Re: Ask HN: What nonfiction books do you keep rereading?
#48When I reread these, I always pick up some details that I missed in the earlier reads: - On the shortness of life - Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Growth - Show your work and Steal like an artist - Domain modeling made functional
+1 for Seneca
Re: Ask HN: What nonfiction books do you keep rereading?
#49For me is the psychology of money getting things done, first edition How to Win Friends and Influence People (Unfortunate title for one of the best books on plain common sense when it comes to interacting with people)
getting things done, first edition
Re: Ask HN: What nonfiction books do you keep rereading?
#50Atomic Habits. It's a simple book that can be summarized in an essay, but listening to it repeatedly while driving helps me keep my life on track.
Seems like a great idea/book, but I've never managed to make any of the advice work, despite trying pretty hard. I suspect this has something to do with having ADHD. In general there are a ton of productivity books out there that seem to be great advice, but are missing some steps that make it possible to implement for some people with ADHD. In the same category, I also love the book "Deep Work" by Cal Newport, but a…
Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg might be a better book for you. The key to building habits is to start with a habit that is ridiculously small and once you feel like you've got that locked in, you can add another ridiculously small habit on top of it.
e.g. To build a flossing habit, floss just one tooth a day. Once you've got into the habit of pulling out floss and flossing just one tooth, you can move onto flossing two teeth and so on.
If at any point you feel resistance to doing the bigger habit you're trying to build up, you can always revert back to doing the initial tiny habit of flossing just one tooth.