I run multiple Claude Code instances daily for everything from throwaway scripts to production systems. This guide covers the patterns, commands, and workflow optimizations I've developed - including how to use CC effectively with existing codebases, manage parallel agents, and avoid common pitfalls.

Adler changed how I think about reading. He argues convincingly against speed-reading fads and surface-level skimming—something I once got caught up in—and instead lays out clear techniques for actively engaging with books. His advice on systematically breaking down a book’s arguments, spotting key ideas, and practical reading techniques is especially valuable.

After hearing so much about this book in AI circles, it didn't quite match the hype. Bostrom's philosophical background shows as he lists every possible superintelligence scenario, building complex logical structures that often feel like they support predetermined conclusions about inevitable doom. While the constant catastrophe focus gets exhausting and feels disconnected from actual AI development, the book deserves credit for legitimizing AI safety research and raising important questions. Chapters 14-15 on practical governance and preparation stand out with genuinely useful insights.

I enjoyed this book. It’s a great, informative deep dive into JS. I don’t always agree with the opinions that are presented, but it’s super refreshing to hear them, as they are often nuanced and reasonable—and they help me question my own beliefs. It’s a fantastic resource for developers looking to truly understand JavaScript’s inner workings.

Hamming's book is a masterclass in intellectual ambition and the pursuit of excellence. It's not just about science or engineering—it's a philosophy for living a meaningful life through deliberate effort and focus on important problems.

A brilliant exploration of timeless human patterns. Housel masterfully shows how understanding what never changes is more valuable than predicting specific events.

Dawkins presents a compelling case for evolution by natural selection, dismantling arguments for design while explaining how complexity can emerge without a designer. His analogies are brilliant, particularly the "blind watchmaker" itself and the biomorphs program. The book thoroughly addresses common misconceptions about evolution and offers clear explanations of complex evolutionary concepts. A foundational text for understanding how the incredible diversity and complexity of life arose through natural processes.

Filled with practical advice and frameworks for making better decisions.

A fascinating look at how Jim Simons and Renaissance Technologies revolutionized investing through mathematics and data science. Highly recommended for anyone interested in quantitative finance, systematic trading, or how unconventional approaches can lead to extraordinary success.

I learned a ton from this book. There were some great explanations for most of the concepts. I feel like the book succeeded at doing what the authors set out to do. The book was somewhat scattered in focus. There was a great depth on some topics, while others had multiple explanations and surface-level explorations at various parts of the book. But they make up for this by covering a lot of ground. I simply skipped what felt redundant or uninteresting to me. In some regards it felt somewhat dated (3rd edition, release 2020), but I've noticed that the Github repository for the 4th edition is actively being worked on. I hope that, in the new edition, they switch to TypeScript and properly annotate the code examples.

It's an incredibly interesting book - and overall great read. It's hard to put down, but rewards careful reading, so I took my time with it.

A detailed look at the DeepSeek-R1 model, and how to run it locally.

This book is a good, well-organized guide to building large language models (LLMs). It walks you through everything, from transformer basics to a working GPT-like model. The explanations are clear, and the code examples are helpful. You'll learn the steps, from pretraining to fine-tuning for instruction and classification tasks. The book covers important concepts like tokenization, embeddings, and the self-attention mechanism. It’s good at explaining each part's purpose and how it fits into the whole. The step-by-step implementation of each component is a plus. However, the book could go deeper. It doesn't always explain why things are the way they are, or the mathematical intuition. It focuses on the how, but I'd liked to see more on the mathematical underpinnings and reasoning behind some choices. I get why this could be considered beyond the scope of the book.

This is a fantastic book. It's great at what it tried to do: give a hands-on introduction to ML. That is, you get a good breadth on the ML field. However, part of the way through, I started missing depth. It doesn't shy away from introducing technical concepts using the mathematical underpinnings, but does not go into some of the (rather interesting) details. I really appreciated that the author included so many links to relevant papers. Some sections give a fascinating history lesson on the relevant field. As a final note, the associated GitHub repository is fantastic. What a great resource to include. Has helped me many times (e.g., due to outdated dependencies-Géron keeps it updated!).

The book combines Schwarzenegger's personal experiences with actionable advice, making it both entertaining and useful.

"Just Keep Buying" by Nick Maggiulli is a solid personal finance book that emphasizes the importance of consistent investing over time. The central mantra—"Just Keep Buying"—advocates for regularly purchasing income-producing assets like stocks and real estate without worrying about market timing. I appreciated the practical advice on focusing on increasing income rather than just cutting expenses and the helpful summaries of various asset classes. However, some concepts felt somewhat obvious or already familiar to me. It's a good resource for reinforcing sound financial principles, especially for those new to investing.

On how pattern recognition and mental models build expertise.

The book started off well, but it lost me as it went on. The advanced sections fell flat, and it was a bit too all-over-the-place for what I was looking for. By the end, I felt I’d have gotten more from just reading the FastAPI docs.

This book is a great resource for anyone looking to learn more about identity and access management, and it's a must-read for anyone looking to implement Keycloak in their applications.

While obviously dated in terms of advice, it's a rather enjoyable and entertaining read. The writing is great—and you take a thing or two with you.

Great read! The history and future of chips are both very exciting topics.

Like the previous book, Let's Go, this has been a great learning experience. The author, Alex Edwards, is great at explaining and teaching Go. I particularly enjoyed this book for the more advanced topics and deep dives.

The Adam Beresford translation is rather accessible: it’s both easy to read and has helpful notes. This book was interesting. I particularly appreciate the practical approach that Aristotle takes and advocates for. Some parts were too exhaustive to me. Others were hard to put away. Especially the first few “books” and latter half of the final one. A somewhat interesting measure of this book’s success is how often I was unsurprised at the arguments, or otherwise thought “well, of course!”

An interesting read that offers a glimpse into the mind of Tesla and how he viewed the world. Tesla was remarkable. However, towards the end, the book became a bit too rambling for my taste, venturing into topics far outside the scope of my interest.

Great book on TS! I consider myself rather experienced with TypeScript. I've used it a lot in my work, and have even completed a lot of type challenges in TypeScript, but I still learned a lot!

Generally enjoyable read. Author had some great takes. The explanations were fine.

This book is fiction based on fact. It's a real page-turner for sure. I really enjoyed it.

A curated list of key papers on machine learning, neural networks, transformers, and distributed systems.

I enjoyed this book. It certainly wasn’t perfect, but I would still recommend it, especially to new programmers. At times it felt like they didn’t have enough to say to cover the length of the book (violating DRY… ;)), so I skimmed those parts. Especially towards the end.

A short book with simple bits of wisdom.

Walter Isaacson is a great writer. I enjoyed this book and noted a some very useful takeaways.

This is a terrific book for learning Go. It's very practical and hands-on, while still providing a good amount of theory and background. I bought this book because I wanted to learn Go, and perhaps pick up some best practices and fill in gaps about backend web development. I think it did a great job at that.

The book provides nice insights into how 37Signals build software. There are great lessons to learn about shipping products, fast. It is very opinionated, which helps get the points across.

Great book. The book is straightforward and provides easy-to-follow advice for improving your health.

Great explanations. Good depth. Somewhat narrow in scope, but that’s perfect for this kind of book. If you’ve studied Computer Science, this is a fast read - even with doing the exercises & implementing the algorithms.

Good book. The authors discuss various mental models and concepts to help people make better decisions and understand the world around them. Low ROI for me as I've already read so much about mental models. If you don't know a ton of them, I'd highly recommend this book as an entry point.

Peter Attia takes a deep dive into the complexities of longevity, healthspan, and how to take proactive steps towards living a better, healthier, and longer life. We're introduced to the concept of Medicine 3.0, which emphasizes prevention over treatment, and stresses the importance of daily lifestyle improvements to prevent chronic diseases. What sets Attia's book apart is his comprehensive approach to tackling health from all angles, providing the reader with an arsenal of information and strategies to increase both lifespan and healthspan. This is a fantastic book, and I highly recommend it.

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I enjoyed reading Shoe Dog.

I can appreciate Camus' stance. The work is the reward. The book was interesting, but I was mostly eager to read the last chapter - about the myth and his exposition thereof.

This is one of the better books I've read on programming. It presents functional programming topics in a very simple way. The downsides are the massive amount of repetition, writing things wrong (sometimes for many pages) before deriving the correct answer, and the lack of depth. I would recommend this book to any novice programmer, but more intermediate or advanced programmers might find it too simplistic and repetitive.

This book probably wasn't for me. I didn't particularly resonate with the sports aspects, which made up ~70% of the book. The rest was great.

This book is a fantastic introduction to effective running training. I learnt a lot about what is important when training, how to think about training and how to train. It also dispelled some common misconceptions about running. I've transferred the skills I've gained to other physical activities, and that's helped me a lot.

Good book on software design. The book discusses the importance of simplicity and consistency in code design, and argues that the best way to reduce complexity is to modularize code so that each module has a well-defined purpose. It also advocates for taking time to make proactive design improvements, rather than waiting until a system is overwhelmed by complexity.

Overall a great book. Gives a new definition of Software Engineering, and discusses the importance of learning and discovery, and managing complexity.

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The framework seems very well thought out and effective. But I didn't feel like the authors respected my time as they described the same concepts multiple times in different parts of the book. The first ~100 pages were an introduction that introduced every concept, which was then used in the latter half to denote more actionable steps. At the same time, this also drilled in the ideas—so most readers would probably 'get' the book.

OK personal development book. I wouldn't read it again. These short notes suffice as summary.

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Enjoyable read. Lift up and create value for others without expecting anything in return.

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I enjoyed this book because it wasn't someone with no skin in the game telling me how to study. It's deeply practical. This book is the result of interviews of A-students—it shares what they do in an actionable study approach.

I enjoyed reading this book quite a bit. Benjamin Franklin is an interesting man—there is a lot to learn from him.

All right read due to a few interesting points made throughout. One can appreciate Thoreau's enjoyment of nature, however the many details of it can sometimes become a bore.

Here's the guy behind Reddit and Hipmunk who has been in Y Combinator telling you how to do startups. Interesting read.

This book attempts to help you solve two important problems for entrepreneurs: It wants to help you get more clients and more cash. <br /> The book is short, but very dense in knowledge. I learned a tremendous amount from it. Most of it is probably basics, but I didn't know them, so it was of huge value to me.

Brilliant.

It was fine. There are lots of good nuggets.

I quite liked it.

There is much to be learned from the book. Both religion and veganism was pushed too heavily for me. As (most) books, it's written in accordance with the author's view of the world. That is very clear here.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. Although, some parts felt a bit drawn out — especially those, in which there were drawn parallels to modern life. I prefer when that is done by the reader. However, it is an amazing piece for those who want an introduction to stoicism.

It was a great story. It's easy to get lost in. There were many great lessons in there, too. Miller was about to have a movie done about his life. In the process of (re)writing the story of his life, he realized the importance of stories.

This is the greatest book I've ever read on learning. It has helped me immensely in my Engineering studies.

Eye-opening. Great read. I was a bit surprised about the last chapters. But interesting book nonetheless.

I loved it. It impacted my ways of thinking very much. I highly recommend it.

A lot of great lessons on starting a business. Short, fun, easy, and interesting are the four words I'd use to describe this book.

The book was good. I got a 'Law of Attraction' feeling from the book, which I didn't particularly enjoy. There were some great quotes, though.

I've read this book twice now. There is a lot to be learned from it — and not just about habits. I believe it was this book that taught me about systems thinking, which I have benefited from countless times by now. Although this is a book about habits — and perhaps one of the best on the topic — you'll learn much more than that.

This is the first book I've read on running. It was great. McDougall told a great story. I highly recommend this book if you're into running.

This book is fantastic for those getting into the world of personal knowledge management (PKM). Recommended for any knowledge worker looking to up their game.

Great book on copy writing. The cover made me skeptical, but the contents convinced me. It does exactly what it promises.

Teaches the reader great principles for clean coding. A bit too much focus on Java.

Joy to read. Teaches the reader the fundamentals of programming. Great for beginners.

Fantastic book. I'm excited to read the entire series.

The book makes some great points. Highly enlightening. If you are any kind of knowledge-worker — especially a software engineer — you should read it. If not for any other reason than to form your own opinions about the ones presented.

The Handbook (Enchiridion) alone is worth 10 stars. Epictetus influenced Marcus Aurelius profoundly. I think that fact alone speaks volumes.

Has some gems.

I think that Jocko Willink and Leif Babin nailed this book. The layout of the chapters makes the principles easy to understand and learn from, and also makes the book an enjoyment to read from cover to cover.

The ways of thinking about the world (and media) presented in this book is great. Being critical of what we see and hear is an important skill to have. Discerning truth from the barrage of misinformation that we're presented with. This book helps gives a few tips on how to do that better.

Jon wrote a great book. He mixed great advice with humor, which made it both interesting and easy to read. The book provides a new (and better) way of thinking about your goals.

The first time I (tried) to read it, I was instantly put off. The second time, I couldn't put it down. Perhaps I wasn't in the right mindset the first time around. But this book is very interesting. Highly recommended.

Discusses how we often attribute occurrences and the likes to determinism, when it should have been attributed to luck. Also lots of discussion on heuristics and biases - how our mental shortcuts fool us, in relation to randomness. While enjoyable and a book that can teach you a lot, I prefer Taleb's other books.

A healthy read for productivity-geeks like myself. I whole-heartedly recommend this book. As with any book, it has its flaws, but I enjoyed it very much.

While I'm generally a fan of synthesizing ideas into a simple and concise format, that is not what's happening. It feels as if they're taking the great ideas others have had and just... showcasing them, pointing, and saying "look at this". This is a book, not Twitter. The book is too absolute in the advice given. “You need x, you need to do y” and so on. This does not make for a great reading experience. I would not recommend this book.

An amazing story told by an expert storyteller. I just had to grab the Audiobook version. Listening to Matthew tell the story was 110% worth it. I read the book while listening.

It's not talent that leads us to achievement. It's persistence (grit).

It's a fun introduction to various theories, but with limited depth, focusing on breadth instead. The first half or so is great, but it gets slow towards the end.

Practical wisdom in an easy-to-read book. You'll breeze right through and learn a lot in the process.

Dennis has practiced what he's preaching. There's no extras to buy. Just practical advice to implement if you want to become rich. Easier said than done. Getting rich isn't easy. But if you want it, you'll have to work for it.

Amazing book densely packed with wisdom. Highly recommended for those who want to learn and understand better.

Not only is the book very well told — telling the story of Marcus as he grew up — but it is an incredible introduction to putting the stoic principles to action in your own life. Robertson guides one in applying the methods that Marcus used to overcome adversity and live a stoic life. If the Meditations is the theory book, then this book is the practical field-guide.

I did not think this book would be as good as it was. My expectations rose as I saw authors I respect giving it positive reviews. There are some powerful techniques in this book — and every one of those are well-reasoned and explained. Many of them I knew, but didn't know the full power of, until I read this book. I'd recommend checking out my notes on Tiny Habits as well — they have some connecting elements. Highly recommended book.

It's important to learn how our mind works. This books helps you understand why we do the things we do. I highly recommend it - especially if you haven't read anything like it.

Great book. The introduction is fantastic. I'm fascinated by how Amazon had stayed true to their values; and how well it turned out (so far). In all honesty, you can read 80% of the book for free on <a href="https://ir.aboutamazon.com/annual-reports-proxies-and-shareholder-letters/default.aspx" target="_blank">Amazon's own site</a>, because the shareholder letters are free to the public.

The book presents some good ideas on getting your products finished and out there. The book is 125 pages long but can be easily summarized (as seen below). It feels like a collection of ideas for blog posts. I'd probably not recommend you read it — instead, just read my summary or notes on it. I do, however, like the ideas presented. Most of them I already knew very well and use daily. They work.

Completely agree with the message of the book. It did, however, feel a bit dragged out. Other than that; great book.

Fantastic book. It is a very short and approachable introduction to Stoicism.

These letters have had a profound impact on philosophy and can guide all of us lead a better life.

Fun and easy read. The SEAL, David Goggins, wrote his own book; "Can't Hurt Me". Both books have their merits, but I'd recommend David's book every time - by a landslide.

A bit too political for my tastes, but a lot of it was incredibly interesting.

Lying is a rather short, but good book. Sam Harris makes some good arguments against lying. We all know that it is morally bad to lie, but exactly how much? Are small, white lies fine? According to Sam Harris, the answer is no. Lies are never acceptable.

Perhaps one of the and most comprehensive yet succinct books on learning I have read. The first many chapters of this book presented learning studies and summarized the latest research on learning.<br /><br />The very last chapter presents practical strategies for applying optimal learning strategies.

The book reads like a cookbook of tactics you can employ to get more energy, focus better, and find a daily focus.

The book expands on what is said in the speech. You can find the speech on YouTube. I'd recommend simply listening to that rather than reading the book, although it is short. The speech is much clearer and conciser.

Probably the only book that I've ever read where I almost shed a tear.

The book is easily digested. I had just read Peak, so I didn't think that it brought anything new to the table when I read it. Good for those who knows little about mastery.

Want to learn how to attain mastery? This is the book for you.

It was quite the experience to dive into the thoughts of Marcus Aurelius, and comparing them to the modern ways of thinking and then seeing how true they still stand truly astound me. This is perhaps the book that has influenced me the most, out of those I've read.

Discusses the importance of having a growth mindset. You can be better. Your abilities aren't fixed.

I like the principles and what they describe the Netflix culture to be. I kind of enjoyed the book, but I found it slightly boring at times due to some of the stories.

Timeless wisdom from Seneca.

I didn't like this book. It felt like a very generic (and formularic) self-help book.

This is the book to read if you want to learn how to become extraordinary at any skill.

A fantastic book with an immense amount of wisdom. If you wish to learn the mental models of one of the greatest thinkers of our time, this is the book for you.

I loved the first part (personal principles). I feel as if the second part is just the first part, but for business. Great book nonetheless. Impacted my ways of thinking.

You don't have to specialize to be the best. Great read.

Beautiful explanation of various theories and concepts. Loved the book. The first few chapters brings you up to speed; from the beginning, and all the way to quantum.

Great description of Scrum. Provides reasoning and background for the elements of Scrum, which I'm a huge fan of.

It certainly lives up to the name.

This book, along with Steal Like an Artist, really dispelled a lot of my misbeliefs about being a content creator online. Incredibly helpful. I think that it's a great read.

Great book.

The book, in my opinion, was a bit long. It is very easily summarized in the first rule alone. Still, the argument that it makes is solid. You don't 'find' your passion. You create it.

Not life changing. Nor did it impact me very much. But it was interesting to read nonetheless.

You've probably heard about Simon Sinek. This book discusses the importance of why, and tells us why we should start with asking ourselves 'why'.

I loved this book. But not in the way that someone might enjoy a book based on how good it is. Mostly because what Austin Kleon addresses in it is something I've struggled with myself. It helped me overcome some of those struggles.

An amazing biography by Isaacson. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the life of Steve Jobs. What a fascinating man.

I generally like Ryan's works. This one was no exception. It was a positive surprise to see stillness examined through other schools of philosophy than Stoicisim, too.

In some ways, I really enjoyed this book. In others, not so much. I've never been much for storytelling. But that's why I read this book. I think it's an important ability to have. It helps present your point of view and your stories to other people. It helps you become more engaging. That's not a bad quality to have.

I read the John Minford translation. It was an enjoyable read. I skipped the commentary most of the time, though. I would rather read it myself, and seek commentary if I wanted to expand upon some parts.

I was actually hoping for something different, but I can see why it became what it did. Slightly interesting read.

This book essentially synthesizes and collects wisdom from other books, and presents the authors take. If you haven't read any of the most popular Personal Development books, this one would be a great start, as it connects many of the dots between them. However, if you have read some of them, there's a lot of repetition.

A much needed collection of Naval's wisdom. I learned - and relearned - a lot. Highly recommended. It's not just something you read and forget about. It's something you think about for a very long time. This is a free book. I hope that you read it for yourself.

Great insights into writing online.

An interesting read.

It's fine. A bit too opinionated. Does contain a few great snippets.

Raises some great points. Felt slightly repetetive and dull at times.

Altucher's perspective is interesting. I think that this books has some gems. But also some coal. I haven't read any of his other books (yet), but it felt as if the core message of those books also was the core message of this book.

I have been experimenting with fasting for a long time. I read this book to understand it better. Very simple and approachable. It explains fasting well.

It had some great ideas. Unfortunately, these were all borrowed. This should not have been a book. Not even a blog post. A tweet or two, at best. Not recommended.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich is short and hard to put down. It is a classic. A reminder that we will all die some day. It is like having Ivan's life flashing before your eyes, slowing down upon the moments of his death.

The main ideas of this book are very insightful. I am going to adopt (most of) the principles myself. There are a few things in this book that I do not agree with — as with any book, really — but besides those, I rather enjoyed the book. If you are building a business (or want to learn something about it), I recommend this book.

The Everything Store gives a great insight into Amazon, as well as a peek at Jeff Bezos' mind. Although there are some areas which I wished the book went deeper on (and some I wished it didn't), I highly recommend this book.

This is an example of a book that should have been a blog post. You could probably read my notes and have learned what this book has to offer.

Good.

Great book on mental models. I like the style of it.

Great book on mental models. I didn't find this book as interesting as its predecessor, but I think it's a good read.

The book starts out as a story, kind of like an autobiography, but then takes experiences from his life and gives advice based on those.

These principles can be applied to anything. I don't even play Tennis. I still loved the book.

This is a fantastic book. I highly recommend <a href="/books/the-e-myth-revisited/">The E-Myth Revisited</a> as well.

Simple and concise.

This is one of the first books I read on Stoicism (and philosophy in general). It has massively influenced me throughout the years. Highly recommended.

This book is a large collection of briefly described models. As it is with such books, every reader will love some parts, like others, and not care about the rest. While that describes my experience with the book, I think it had a good love/uninterested ratio.

Great book. I was unsure if I'd like the format, but it turned out great. There were many lessons packed in the book; some implicit, some explicit. These were paced well throughout the book, making the book enjoyable and instructive.

Great tips on acquiring more agency in your life.

An all-right book. It had good parts.

I believe that there is a lot to learn from the book. While the book discusses methods that I don’t particularly agree with; deception, for example, there is still a lot of great and important points within the pages.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a very sobering read. Highly recommended if you want to learn about how we think about money — and better ways to do so.

Great read. It is interesting to try to follow the arguments presented by the various characters, then seeing whether you agree, disagree, or otherwise have an opinion yourself. Participate in the dialogue.

The Richest Man in Babylon is a good book with a solid message. However, I found it to be slightly repetitive and dragged out at times, hence the rating. It is short, accessible, and simple. Recommended for those who wants to learn more about personal finances.

I really liked this book. I think it tells a great story.

I didn't like the book as much as I thought I would. It felt boring at times. But it does contain some great wisdom on shaping yourself — and what one should aspire to. Below are some of my highlights.

Basically; small (positive) actions that add up over time. Your habits compound. While I did enjoy the book at the time, after revisiting it later it seems repetitive and full of platitudes. There definitely is good knowledge in there - the main idea, in my opinion, is solid.

I quite liked the book. Learned a lot from those Alex talked to - and it was entertaining to read at the same time.

I found the story, as compared to it's predecessor, quite boring. However, I still learned a lot from reading it, so it was worth my while. Good book, but nowhere near as good as The Phoenix Project.

Good book about what being an artist entails and how to overcome the resistance that you inevitably will meet. The first 2/3 was fine. The last 1/3 was confusing and boring. Don't read that part. It's already a short book, but I feel like it could be much shorter.

I did not like Grant's previous book, Originals, very much. So I didn't have very high expectations for this one. Nevertheless, the subject matters to me, and this book has received some good ratings, so I thought I'd give it a shot. It was good. I learned a lot of things that I didn't know. Some things I thought I knew I learned were wrong. This is what I love in good books - they challenge your beliefs. They make you think. Rethink. My critique of this book is that the examples feel too drawn out. This made the book cumbersome to read because I was bored sometimes. It was like a rollercoaster of thinking. Either way, I got through it, and I'm happy I did.

I found it tedious and long to get through. But I can still appreciate it for what it is. It just wasn't for me. Yet I still think that the core content, had it been in shorter book, would have interested me very much. It's a great psychology book. Probably one of the best. But I wasn't interested in all the technical details that this book had to offer, hence the low rating. Still, the core concepts are very interesting and gives great insight into how our mind works.

Good book, but felt too drawn out for me.

Amazing speech. Highly recommended. You can also find it on YouTube.

Great book about habits. Somewhat on par, for me, with Atomic Habits. But very different in style.

I loved this book. Especially the first part - about his bodybuilding days. One of the greatest immigrant stories ever told; and it's real.

Great advice given by various people.

A bit long. Could have been a great article or post-series. But it gives some great points on learning. It feels like an amazing starting point for learning, but it could be built upon with other great strategies that one might discover for themselves.

OK book, but wasn't interesting for the first few chapters. I maybe got something out of 20/160 pages. But if you haven't read about learning before, it's fantastic.

Great read. Absolutely delivers on the promise of explaining why we get fat, and what to do about it. Eye-opening in some ways; though I already have heard of similar accounts.

This is a great biography. I especially loved the audiobooks. It's a well-told story.

Good enough book. It got pretty good towards the end. I didn't particularly like the stories, as they seemed to be very filler-like, but were probably important for the analogies. You can easily skip the stories, though.

I liked the core message. To love oneself and to aspire to be better. If you have read any book or article about that, you already know what this book says. I think that my notes summarize the book; even if I didn't try to. There is a lot about 'the source energy' in the book, something which usually would make me put down a book instantly. But this was a gift, so I kept going. It's OK. There's much better books to read. Just read my notes and move on.

It's a decent book. I used it for self-reflection and found some value.

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I reached my goal of reading 54 books last year. What a journey it was. I’ve read some great books last year. So let's talk about them.

The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method that helps you boost your productivity and get more done in less time.

If you can’t explain something to someone who knows little to nothing about it, you don’t understand it yourself.

Recently having finished “The Prince” by Niccolò Machiavelli, I believe that there is a lot to learn from the book. While the book discusses methods that I don’t particularly agree with; deception, for example, there is still a lot of great and important points within the pages.

How do we apply the leadership principles that U.S Navy SEALs use to lead our own lives?

You can improve by these huge amounts yearly if you only make these small improvements daily.

You can lose everything. Your job, your wealth, your friends, and even your home. But will never lose your knowledge.