For me each year comes with it’s own discoveries and obsessions! 2015 it was Stoicism. 2016 was filled with New Age and miscellaneous woo woo books. (Eckhart Tolle, Bhagavad Gita, Spiral dynamics etc..) 2017 was the year of Buddhist teachings. (Siddhartha, Beginners Mind, Hardcore Zen, Marathon Monks etc..) 2018 looks like it’s going to beContinue reading “This Years Obsession Reveals itself!”
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Thoughts on: “The Expedition: A Love Story” by Bea Uusma
In 1897, three swedish scientists leaves for a polar expedition in a hydrogen balloon. Thirty years later they are found, by accident, dead on a deserted island. What happened to them and why did they die? ——- The author, Bea Uusma (@bea_uusma ), gets obsessed by the subject and spends decades trying to find outContinue reading “Thoughts on: “The Expedition: A Love Story” by Bea Uusma”
Thoughts on: ”Creativity, Inc.” by Ed Catmull
Ed Catmull decided to create the first ever computer animated feature film, it took him 20 years, but with the premiere of “Toy Story” he reached he goal. Now he turned to another challenge; to create a sustainable creative work environment. ————- This is not a “The 10 Things to Do to Be a GreatContinue reading “Thoughts on: ”Creativity, Inc.” by Ed Catmull”
Thoughts on: “Design of Everyday Things” by Don Norman
Sometimes you need something completely different. This was a palate cleanser book for me. —————————– Engineers are too logical at times, while people are not. As a game developer, you something hear people complaining: “They are playing it wrong!” when you first let people outside your project group play the game for the first time.Continue reading “Thoughts on: “Design of Everyday Things” by Don Norman”
Thoughts on: “American Kingpin” by Nick Bilton
A failed physicist libertarian created the “Amazon of drugs” on the dark web, banking on the anonymity of Bitcoin and Thor (a web anonymous browser). His name was Ross Ulbricht and the site name was “the Silk Road”. —— He wanted to challenge the government led “war on drugs”, which he saw as a hugeContinue reading “Thoughts on: “American Kingpin” by Nick Bilton”
Double review: “Good to Great” and “Autobiography of a Yogi”
Good to Great (GtG) lays out the result of a study that was set out to find the universal distinguishing characteristic of companies that went from good to great performance and sustained it for over fifteen years. —————— Autobiography of a yogi is the is the life account of Yogananda Paramahansa; the yogi than introducedContinue reading “Double review: “Good to Great” and “Autobiography of a Yogi””
Thoughts & Notes: “Overdiagnosed” by Dr. Gilbert Welch
This time I will focus on the notes! Here we go: —— 📝 Overdiagnosis occur when people get diagnosed with conditions that might never cause symptoms or death. —— 📝 A overdiagnosed patient can’t be treated, only harmed. —— 📝 Overdiagnosis started with the diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure. Which have helped aContinue reading “Thoughts & Notes: “Overdiagnosed” by Dr. Gilbert Welch”
Thoughts on: “Advice not Given” by Mark Epstein
“When we let the ego have free reign we suffer – but when we learn to let go, we are free.” —— Dr. Epstein explores where psychotherapy and Buddhism can complement each other in the persuit of mental wellness. —— The Buddha and Freud, Dr Epstein says, came to a similar conclusion. Ego is theContinue reading “Thoughts on: “Advice not Given” by Mark Epstein”
Thoughts on: “Fables of Fortune” by Richard Watts
“Fable of Fortune – What rich people have that you don’t want.” —————- Richard Watts has worked as a legal counsel for the super rich for many years. In his book he shares stories for this hidden world, showing that it might not be all roses after all. —————- This is not a psychological studyContinue reading “Thoughts on: “Fables of Fortune” by Richard Watts”
Recovering from depression induced by “Superintelligence”.
“Superintelligence” was a great and valuable read but it left me depressed. There seems to be so many dangers with AI and just so much time for us to get a grip on the control problem before It arrives. To lift myself up I started to read “How to Live: or a life of Montaigne”Continue reading “Recovering from depression induced by “Superintelligence”.”
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