BOOKS
Feel Good Productivity - Ali Abdaal
Ali Abdaal
Is productivity about grinding and hustle? Is there something else that can help you get your important tasks done? In this book Ali Abdaal looks at the field of Positive Psychology to see how it can
The Third Door - Alex Banayan
Alex Banayan
The author supposes that there is a third door you should be taking to success after the main door, and the secondary door fail. Ultimately, this is advice for rich kids that can take as many attempt
The Bill Gates Problem - Tim Schwab
Tim Schwab
While we may think that Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation is a benevolent Billionaire philanthropist, it’s not quite so clear. This book shows how Gates has used his many dollars and foundations to
Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary is another excellent book by Andy Weir. This one follows an astronaut that wakes from a coma realizing that they have to figure out how to stop the "space algae" that is eating the
Personal Knowledge Graphs
Georg Anadiotis, Ivo Velitchkov
This is a fairly academic look at taking notes and what a personal knowledge graph is. The format of the book is a series of essays, that at times are helpful, but also spend entire chapters on defun
A City on Mars
Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith
Is there any reality to the dreams of billionaires to set up civilizations on planets outside Earth? Nope. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith started out to write a book about how to create a civilization
Not with a Bug but with a Sticker
Hyrum Anderson, Ram Shankar Siva Kumar
The authors show us just how dumb AI systems are and how overblown the claims of computer vision investors, and LLM producers really are. Don't believe the AI hype, the systems are brittle and not tha
Your Face Belongs to Us - Kashmir Hill
Kashmir Hill
Kashmir Hill takes us on a look at Clearview AI's founding and where it currently sits with it's facial recognition technology. Is it a good thing to give up privacy to catch child abusers, which act
Number Go Up - Zeke Faux
Zeke Faux
Number Go Up is a look at the crypto currency "industry" though by the end readers are left with the distinct impression that crypto is more about scamming people and a very few people earning big bu
The Climate Book - Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg
The Climate Book is a stark awakening on the climate crisis that we're in. My biggest takeaway is how little the Global North (North American and Europe) are truly doing to make a dent in the climate