Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Skip This Language: English Summary A great writer and a contrarian thinker that rambles on. It’s light on advice for a budding contrarian or young individual. Key Takeaways To be added on a reread. See notes below. What I got out of it Summary Notes […]
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Optional Books Language: English Summary Great writers are professionals who show up every day. Everyone who struggles is an amateur that waits for inspiration. Writing is a craft and a job. View it that way and everything becomes easier. Key Takeaways To be added on
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Optional Books Language: English Summary Stephen King’s “On Writing” is more enjoyable, practical and insightful. Key Takeaways To be added on a reread. See notes below. What I got out of it To be added on a reread. See notes below. Summary Notes What Writing
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Optional Books Language: English Summary Interesting to read about Paris in the 1920s but not very engaging or practical. There are more interesting biographies out there. Key Takeaways To be added on a reread. See notes below. What I got out of it To be
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Must Read Language: English Summary Bryson has written a fascinating, enthralling, accessible book on the history of the natural sciences, covering topics as diverse as cosmology, quantum physics, paleontology and chemistry. Complement it with Sapiens (anthropology), The Lessons of History (society, politics, economy) and Genome
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Optional Books Language: English Summary Take Awareness, personify it in Zorba, wrap it in an early 19th-century Greek setting and have him talk with and share experiences with a literate everyday man. A novel with philosophical components that’s easy and entertaining to read. The writing
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Recommended Reading Language: English Summary A great, practical philosophy book that makes you look at life, circumstances and others differently. Great for beginners. My advice: read one chapter (1~3 pages) per day. Key Takeaways To be added on a reread. See notes below. What I
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Recommended Reading Language: English Summary This massive 1200-page biography has won every award imaginable and for good reason. Robert Moses shaped the physical nature of New York for 40+ years and his influence is felt around the world. This book covers his ascent, control and
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Recommended Reading Language: English Summary The book covers many common questions and struggles we have in life and is 100% written in Q&A format. One of the easier philosophy books to get into. Key Takeaways To be added on a reread. See notes below. What
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Optional Reading Language: English Summary The classic book on becoming a better reader that could’ve been half as long. The system Adler outlines to “read better” works best with non-fiction. This book changed my reading list: I no longer read books written in the last
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Recommended Reading Language: English Summary The first half covers Sadhguru’s journey to becoming a yoga guru, the second half covers the body, mind and energy/spirit. Part biography, part philosophy. Each philosophical chapter has a practical exercise at the end. Key Takeaways To be added on
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Optional Books Language: English Summary This book of divination is the foundation on which Chinese philosophy (Confucianism, Taoism, among others) is built. Like the Tao Te Ching, its depth is insane. There’s a lot to learn but only for those really interested in the topic.
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