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Reading notes

What I've been reading.

Books I've finished, with a short synopsis and what I actually took away from each one.

Management books Clear
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts A professional poker player with a phd in psychology explains how poker helped her in life as well.  The big ideas that I took from the book ( and other ideas I reminded myself ... Annie Duke · management · read 2026 Shape Up  How they ship products and features at Basecamp.  • Shaped vs unshaped work • setting appetites instead of estimates • Designing at the right level of abstraction • Conception ... Ryan Singer · management · read 2021 So good they can't ignore you  Go through 4 rules:      1. Don't follow your passion:          Passion comes afterwards   2. "Be so Good they ignore you":       Invest in your career capital.  Do this by hav... Cal Newport · management · read 2020