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Ryan Holiday - 366 days of stoic (journal)
Also reading that. One per day. I would say one every 5 or 6 meditations I find very valuable stuff.
Alchemy by Rory Sutherland. "Why is Red Bull so popular, though everyone—everyone!—hates the taste? Humans are, in a word, irrational, basing decisions as much on subtle external signals (that little blue can) as on objective qualities (flavor, price, quality). The surrounding world, meanwhile, is irreducibly complex and random. This means future success can’t be projected on any accounting spreadsheet. To strike gol…
Ryan Holiday - 366 days of stoic (journal)
All through school I never had much of an interest in biology or genetics. I think if I’d read this earlier it may have changed my mind.
Planning on reading the Blind Watchmaker at some point.
Spurred on by reading the former I thought I’d listen to A Brief History of Time. Wow that is a whole different kettle of fish. I had to stop because I realized it wasn’t the right format (Audiobook), for me at least.
I am finally reading "The Subtle art of not giving a f*ck". First 3 chapters in. Good read and more importantly, it's very well written.
I can really recommend The Kingkiller Chronicle. It is an outstanding piece of fantasy. The way of magic is developed / presented in a way you really can feel how it could be possible. A great piece of art by Patrick Rothfuss. The last book (of three) is currently in the making. I am really looking forward to read the first two books again once the last part is published. I want to know more about The Doors of Stone…
Just finished the second book of this series. I agree with the parent comment - strongly recommend. I also finished book 10 of the Malazan series. Imagine Dan Carlin (Hardcore History podcast) and Quentin Tarantino took both the red pill and the blue pill that Morpheus offered Neo and ground both the pills together, snorted it, shook hands and agreed to create something better than Game of Thrones. I imagine they wou…
I thought they were pretty good, but I'm enjoying GoT more.
PS Does anybody use Goodreads anymore?
I recently finished The Three-Body Problem, and I think it is the best book I have read in years. It held my attention all the way through and I am now starting the sequel.
150 pages into The Fountainhead at the moment. So far, I can highly recommend it.
Ayn Rand... Please don't