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My 2020 Book list
I consumed 32 books and lecture series in 2020. Here is the list and what I thought of each book.
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Designing Your Life
7/10 - I like the techniques proposed in this book, but it feels like the authors are trying to sell me on something throughout the book, which was a bit off-putting.
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The Time Paradox
8/10 - This book has a very useful mental model, and it has helped me identify and artculate things that I like and dislike about myself and other people.
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Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers
8/10 - This book spoke to me, and I found it both cathartic and inspiring to read. But it didn't pack the same punch as Your Music and People
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Your Music and People by Derek Sivers
10/10 - This is now on my yearly reading list. This book is relevant to anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur or an artist of any sort. Super concise. Very articulate
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Breath by James Nestor
8/10 - There was a lot of interesting information in this book, and it provides a good overview of many techniques for breathing
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My philosophy of book reviews
I read a lot of books, and wanted a different way of talking about them.
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On the utility of generalists
I recently moved from a larger company to a smaller company, and noticed some differences in where and how generalists were useful.
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On Remote Work
Remote work is a big topic during COVID, and as someone who has worked mostly remotely for almost 10 years, I wanted to write down my thoughts.
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Project graveyards as guideposts
I was inspired recently to think about old, dead projects as guideposts based on another idea: reasearch graveyards