Reading notes
What I've been reading.
Books I've finished, with a short synopsis and what I actually took away from each one.
Science books
Clear
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
The book is what the title says.
A scientific journalist looks at a lot of anecdotes and research around generalists and their strength.
Fun anecdotes and examples are:
- Ser...
Finite and Infinite Games
In life, there are many finite games - games where there's a winner, voluntarily join and taken seriously - and one infinite game, that is fun to play.
In 100 paragraphs, we'r...
Super Forecasting
The Ten Commandments of Superforecasting
1. Focus your time and effort on forecasts that will prove rewarding.
2. Unpack problems to expose assumptions, catch mistakes, and corr...
Numbers don't lie
Vaclac Smil, a mathematician/environment specialists analyses 71 themes in a very short manner related to math/engineering/social sciences/environment.
Ruby Under a Microscope
It's a book that explains how is ruby working and what are, as a programming language, it's particularities.
Originals
"How non-conformists change the world"
Individual actions:
1. Question the defaults
2. Triple the number of ideas you create
3. Immerse yourself in a new domain
4. Procras...
The Effective Engineer
What's an Effective Engineer?
• They are the people who get things done. Effective Engineers produce results.
Adopt the Right Mindsets
Focus on High Leverage Activities
• Lev...