Anyone read a book that helps with headaches? I get lot of them and I meditate too. I sleep well, and eat well too.
Not a book, but I've had recent success with eating a diet high in omega 3 and low in omega 6.
Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
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Re: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
#632The Book of The New Sun by Gene Wolfe. Yes, its fiction and its even science fiction to some extent but what a ride! It's probably not for everyone but it has a cult following.
The moment where the key insight (spoiler) that you need to really grasp what's going on happens is extremely satisfying. I think that feeling is part of why it has such longevity, despite some of the flaws in Wolfe's writing.
Re: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
#633The new Graeber, Dawn of Everything Completely tears apart recent trendy anthro books like Sapiens for ignoring both old and very new research and tries to set a new framework for understanding humanity’s potential
I'm interested in anything that tears Sapiens apart, partly because I loved that book so much and need something to temper my enthusiasm.
You will have a taste for it within the first 2-3 chapters, it engages with the colonialist legacy that led to Sapiens and other similar works from the start
Re: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
#634Haven't read a single book in years. I wish I had the time to just lean back and enjoy. If I'd to choose now, I'd be going for The Expanse by James S. A. Corey.
Re: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
#635I solely read non-fiction and try to break out of the coding/business book bubble :D
A few of my favorites this year:
- Immune: A book about how our Immune system works..amazing to learn about it
- Calling Bullshit: A book about how to lie with data. (has quite some overlap with thinking fast, thinking slow)
- Quiet: Figured out due to this book that introvert/extrovert is no black/white scale and that I indeed have introvert tendencies in me
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Re: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
#636“How to change your mind” by Michael Pollen. I read a lot of books, and this is one that caused a change in my life. The succinct summary is that psychedelics are misunderstood and there is more and more research showing their potential, especially in the treatment of trauma. I had a difficult childhood. It’s something I still struggle with personal interactions because of this, even after years of therapy. After rea…
Thanks for sharing this. I too had a difficult childhood (doesn't everyone?) and I have struggled with depression and debilitating anxiety.
12 years ago I started meditation, and after 10 years of seemingly nothing happening I began to get it. It's been 2 years and the depression/anxiety are just like shadows that are still there but do not affect me.
I am very curious about psychedelics, but afraid to ruin all the work I put in ... But what if it helps me even more! :)
Not sure what to do, but thanks again for posting your experience. It helps. Peace and Love to you brother.
PS: I meditate 2 to 3 hours a day. It took me 5 years just to get a regular habit, then 5 more to get to an hour. After that things seem to go quickly.
Re: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
#637An old one, but I read "The Brothers Karamazov" by Dostoevsky. I was expecting it to be dense and difficult to read, but I found it incredibly engaging - easily the best book that I have read, ever.
+1 I recently read a The Idiot as well, another incredible work of his.
Sweet! Also, I think I follow you on Github! Your context tree weighting blog post is and has perfect depth. Thanks for writing it!
Re: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
#638The Social Construction of Reality[1]. This book helped me in my personal life coming to terms with my identity. But it also helped me understand the art of discourse much more deeply. It gives the tools to easily and quickly identify implicit assumptions in arguments and drill down into why and how they are made. It also makes it very clear that people in general construct very poor arguments. You may already believ…
You would probably also be interested in The Construction of Social Reality by John Searle (1997), which is not exactly a reply to or an extension of Berger and Luckmann but a parallel work rooted in philosophy rather than sociology.
Thank you for the recommendation. I've also recently read Ásta's Categories We Live By which references Searle quite a bit. So it definitely tracks with the line I've been going down :)
Re: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
#639Re: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?
#640The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs, by Tim Freke (Original scriptures by Hermes Trismegistus)
I've been through a lot in the past 40 years. It makes you see life through a different perspective. If you like reading about the deeper meaning of life, this may be something for you. This book is worth its weight in gold.