Category: book
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DC Peeps
When most people visit Washington, they learn about the history of the US, the politicians that led the way, and the structures that have been built to honor them. What they don’t learn about is the people that built the city, nor do they see the amazing neighborhoods we locals live our lives in. They…
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Breath Work
Our breathing changes when we’re working on the computer → https://www.npr.org/2024/06/10/1247296780/screen-apnea-why-screens-cause-shallow-breathing We all think that breathing just happens without thinking. This is true, but that doesn’t always mean it’s good breathing, and you notice this once you start paying attention to it. I’ve read the book mentioned in this article, and it’s fascinating (eg. improper…
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Leonardo Book
A great biography of Leonardo de Vinci, written by Walter Isaacson → https://www.amazon.com/Leonardo-Vinci-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1501139150/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 It took me 6 on-and-off years to read this book, but I finally finished it today. It’s not a page turner, nor the greatest book I’ve ever read, but the entire time I was reading it I was saying to myself “I’m…
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Pathless Path
A great book about living a non-standard life → https://pathlesspath.com/ Turns out I’m not the only one who has asked “isn’t there another way?” when thinking about work life. Paul Millerd not only thought it, he did something about it. He was recently a guest on one of my fave podcasts, How I Write, so…
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Tyler GOAT
A new book about the top economists in history, that you can download for free, or examine via an AI chatbot → https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/10/goat-who-is-the-greatest-economist-of-all-time-and-why-does-it-matter.html When an amazing economist writes a book about amazing economists and then enables you to consume it using amazing new technology, it’s hard for the outcome to not be amazing.
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Shantaram
An amazing book about an escaped Australian convict finding his way, and humanity, in the slums & streets of Bombay, India → https://amzn.to/49g3N4b I only want to recommend my absolute favorite books ever here, and this is definitely one of them, probably in my top five. I haven’t read it in awhile, but I’m sure…
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Sapiens
I love it when people ask me for book recommendations. My answer changes pretty much every time, but this one comes up more than most → https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari-ebook/dp/B00ICN066A/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0 I know some people have issues with this book, and the author, but perhaps no book has made me think more than this one. So, treat it as…
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