This coming October, as things are normalizing, what books are you planning (or will continue) to read? [If possible] Why?
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Iāll continue to read Non Violent Communication. Itās a pretty interesting book that shows me how to properly talk to people, with clear guidelines on what to do and what to avoid.
Iām also thinking of re-reading the first law trilogy. Iām missing me some San Dan Glokta. Iāll try to get the physical books this time round though.
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Iām still reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Itās been very slow because the book is empirical and derives concepts from the starting point of experiments. Plus Kahneman isnāt the most compelling writer, although nobody can argue with the ideas.
Next is either Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett or the Sapiens.
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Iām planning to re-read Skin in the Game by Nicholas Nassim Taleb.
It has been a while since I last read it. Iām hoping his ideas on how the world does(and should) work are going to be as interesting and fun as the last time I read them.
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Ooof. I read Daniel Kahneman. Really slow read! Iād recommend Sapiens; thoroughly enjoyed it. I want to re-read it. I hope it still reads well 
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Currently reading the Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and planning to move onto The Havoc of Choice by Wambui Koinange when Iām done
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I am actually reading that very same book. I am also thinking of reading Marcus Aureliusā Meditations
Are you also reading Kahneman? I get really annoyed at his writing style at times, but then the information he propounds is earth-shattering, if youāll pardon the hyperbole.
āMeditationsā is not bad. It has some incredible gems. Personally, I donāt ascribe very much to stoic philosophy, so the greatest thing I got from the book was the realization that Aurelius was searching for something in the same manner that I am - around 2000 years ago.
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I think that his writing style is quite playful. Try reading it one chapter a day. It is going to open your mind. Veritasium ( on youtube ) actually a summary of Thinking Fast and Slow. I donāt remember the name of the video but it should give a proper summary before you continue reading the book. It will hopefully ease up your reading experience.
Iām just giving stoicism a try
Iām gonna paste the link to the Veritasium video here.
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I was reading 4 chapters a day at some point. Iāve geared down to 1 or 2 daily at this point. Iāve got maybe 100 pages to go. I get the impression that the final section āTwo Selvesā isnāt as dense as the earlier sections.
Iāve been reading āData and Realityā after reading: https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/data-and-reality-2nd-edition/. So far itās been a good read. I like that it raises a lot of philosophical questions around data \m/\m/
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Iām reading āAtlas Shruggedā by Ayn Rand.
Itās something out of what I normally read, a friend of mine suggested it to me.
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October 11Iām reading āAtlas Shruggedā by Ayn Rand.
Itās something out of what I normally read, a
friend of mine suggested it to me.
How is it so far? I remember reading it in my
second year of uni(or thereabouts). Made me think
a certain way(no spoilers!) for a minute there. I
liked the book, but as Iāve grown older, I no
longer agree with some of the principles(if not
all) Ayn Rand advocates for. This might(?) be
something worth re-reading.
Great book. I refer to I a lot these days.
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Took me quite some time to get past the preface 
. Had to switch to the audiobook at some point.
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1984 by George Orwell.
Orwellās ability to relay emotion using words is rather intriguing. This particular read focuses on a dystopic society. I suppose Orwell most probably coined the term āBig Brotherā. Anyways Iām really keen on how humanity is always subjugated, and tyrannized by so called elitists.
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1984 by George Orwell.
Classic(and classy)!
Orwellās ability to relay emotion using words is
rather intriguing. This particular read focuses
on a dystopic society. I suppose Orwell most
probably coined the term āBig Brotherā.
He coined that word \m/\m/
Anyways
Iām really keen on how humanity is always
subjugated, and tyrannized by so called elitists.
Ah yes. But to what end? You should watch the show
āYes, Ministerā. Has alot of that themeā
subjugation & tyranny in a subtle way by people in
power happening a lot.
I like it so far. Iām still at the beginning, I skipped the Introduction and jumped right into the work.
Iām reading it in parallel with āHow Not To Be Wrongā by Jordan Ellenberg.
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