A wonderful re-read. This will definitely be my "Bible" on money matters for the long haul.A wonderful re-read. This will definitely be my "Bible" on money matters for the long haul....more
Easy to read, with some great insights. It's a reliable antidote to chaos in relationships. Easy to read, with some great insights. It's a reliable antidote to chaos in relationships. ...more
A worthwhile read. Some sections however were hard to take in. It's a story of a dysfunctional family, exacerbated by an alcoholic dad. The father (myA worthwhile read. Some sections however were hard to take in. It's a story of a dysfunctional family, exacerbated by an alcoholic dad. The father (my favourite character) clearly had merits and demerits, and my empathy for him was a sine wave function throughout the book. Perhaps it's because I put on these rose-coloured glasses when it came to him, because of his love for math and science, and his affection for his "Mountain Got", but I find it difficult to pass judgement on him.
Well, that was a fascinating read. I picked out the book because it had been recommended by both Bill Gates and Jack Dorsey.
The basic premise of the bWell, that was a fascinating read. I picked out the book because it had been recommended by both Bill Gates and Jack Dorsey.
The basic premise of the book is that with the ever increasing complexity in different domains (Medicine, Airline industry, Construction, Finance etc), relying on our expertise in these fields may not be enough. Human memory and attention is susceptible to lapses. Making use of a short, simple, clear and relevant checklist can protect us from our faulty brains.
I'll personally adopt the use of checklists in certain areas of my life.
This book is mediocre in every which way. The signal to noise ratio is shockingly low. It's ironic that book is about essentialism, yet the author falThis book is mediocre in every which way. The signal to noise ratio is shockingly low. It's ironic that book is about essentialism, yet the author falls flat when it comes to succinct communication. This content doesn't warrant a book. A short blog post could have done the trick. I lost count of the number of times I encountered the phrase "Trivial many from the vital few"...more
This is a heartbreaking story of injustice, despair, contentment in the midst of objectively difficult circumstances, hope in the face of defeat and fThis is a heartbreaking story of injustice, despair, contentment in the midst of objectively difficult circumstances, hope in the face of defeat and forgiveness. It reminds us that though we've made great progress as a civilization, there's much work to be done on racial prejudice, intolerance and ethics.
This exchange was heartbreaking:
“You know, I don’t care whether you did or didn’t do it. In fact, I believe you didn’t do it. But it doesn’t matter. If you didn’t do it, one of your brothers did. And you’re going to take the rap. You want to know why?”
I just shook my head.
“I can give you five reasons why they are going to convict you. Do you want to know what they are?”
I shook my head, no, but he continued.
“Number one, you’re black. Number two, a white man gonna say you shot him. Number three, you’re gonna have a white district attorney. Number four, you’re gonna have a white judge. And number five, you’re gonna have an all-white jury.”
He paused and smiled at me then.
“You know what that spell?”
I shook my head, but I knew what he was saying. You couldn’t be raised in the South and not know what he was saying. My whole body went numb, like I was under an ice-cold shower in the middle of winter.
“Conviction. Conviction. Conviction. Conviction. Conviction.” He pointed to each finger on his left hand and then he held up the number five and turned his palm toward me.""...more
I was deeply skeptical about reading this book after a quick overview. I was ready to lump it in with the mostly useless and contradictory self-help gI was deeply skeptical about reading this book after a quick overview. I was ready to lump it in with the mostly useless and contradictory self-help genre that's riddled with pseudoscience, and that totally ignore talent, luck, environment, and genetics as important variables for success...smile more, love more, hate less, don't give up, it's gonna be okay, it's all in your head, what you think you become, you can be anything you want to be, watch the power of your words, blah blah blah, nah, nah, nah...
This one was a rare exception though. I like the fact that the author relied heavily on Philosophy and Science to give credence to his views. His arguments were drawn from biology, neuroscience and psychology.
Essentially you need to make your desired habits obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying. Meanwhile, you want to cluster your bad habits to be invisible, unattractive, hard, and unsatisfying.
The notion of "Aggregation of marginal gains" employed by Dave Brailsford on British cycling left an impression on me....more
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