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Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
5.0
<<<2024 Review>>>
Hope Jahren is such a good writer and cool person and scientist, and I want to be like her. Not entirely, but badass like her. It's a refreshing read. I am happy I reread this!
Definitely learned more over the past years of what it really means to be a scientist, and my enthusiastic review of 2021 is a bit outdated. This book is just one insight into what it looks like to do research, it can also look differently. But still fascinating.
Also, trees are fun.
<<<2021 Review>>>
Finally done with this beautiful book.
Hope Jahren is a talented writer and a great scientist. The best autobiography I ever read.
This book took me to various experiences a researcher is likely to experience during their career. It gave wonderful insights into day to day life, traits that are good to have, the smaller and bigger challenges, and the joy (or disappointment) that comes from the process and the results.
If you still wonder if being a full time scientist is something for you, and you don't have the resources to shadow in a lab, or travel to research sites, there is an easier way: read this book!
For me, I now know that this is what I am supposed to be doing for the rest of my life 😍
Hope Jahren is such a good writer and cool person and scientist, and I want to be like her. Not entirely, but badass like her. It's a refreshing read. I am happy I reread this!
Definitely learned more over the past years of what it really means to be a scientist, and my enthusiastic review of 2021 is a bit outdated. This book is just one insight into what it looks like to do research, it can also look differently. But still fascinating.
Also, trees are fun.
<<<2021 Review>>>
Finally done with this beautiful book.
Hope Jahren is a talented writer and a great scientist. The best autobiography I ever read.
This book took me to various experiences a researcher is likely to experience during their career. It gave wonderful insights into day to day life, traits that are good to have, the smaller and bigger challenges, and the joy (or disappointment) that comes from the process and the results.
If you still wonder if being a full time scientist is something for you, and you don't have the resources to shadow in a lab, or travel to research sites, there is an easier way: read this book!
For me, I now know that this is what I am supposed to be doing for the rest of my life 😍
What to Expect When You're Expecting, 5th Edition by Heidi Murkoff
Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.
Lost the pregnancy, guess the rest of the book won't be as relevant for me now. Maybe for the next one, if there is ever going to be one. But definitely very technical and dense, and not just to read for fun or solidarity, I guess.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
4.0
<<< 2024 Review >>>
April Re-Read. An easy philosophical no-bullsh*t self-help book. Love Mark Manson's writing style. It's a nice, refreshing read that calls you out on your stupidity and makes you rethink some of your life choices and values. Fun.
(Oh, and why is it so expensive? This book is only available in hard cover in the US and costs $28. Good thing I got it second hand and don't usually spend money on the digital books I have.)
<<< 2019 Review >>>
(no review here, just wanted to say that I listened to it as an audiobook back then and it was good)
April Re-Read. An easy philosophical no-bullsh*t self-help book. Love Mark Manson's writing style. It's a nice, refreshing read that calls you out on your stupidity and makes you rethink some of your life choices and values. Fun.
(Oh, and why is it so expensive? This book is only available in hard cover in the US and costs $28. Good thing I got it second hand and don't usually spend money on the digital books I have.)
<<< 2019 Review >>>
(no review here, just wanted to say that I listened to it as an audiobook back then and it was good)
How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love by Logan Ury
3.0
Very interesting to see behavioral science applied to the field of dating. I recognize a lot of these strategies from my uni class and the books I read, so it was just fun to see how it can be applied.
I think it's a good rational book, helpful for people who like to look at science insights for their daily life. But only touches on lots of interesting topics, would recommend reading some other books on the topic of love and relationships as well.
I think it's a good rational book, helpful for people who like to look at science insights for their daily life. But only touches on lots of interesting topics, would recommend reading some other books on the topic of love and relationships as well.
Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum
3.0
Lots of disability representation and Own Voice author. Still had this on my list from last year's Storygraph genre challenge and this is set in Chicago. Nice read.
The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
4.0
This was on my list for a long time, definitely lives up to its hype. Depicts the cruelty and hopelessness of the 2nd world war as a Jew and its aftermath, somehow.
Recommend.
Recommend.
Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal
4.0
It has a lot of valuable ideas in here. Yes, most of this is already known by the public and especially by a cognitive science student like me.
But still, I like how this book is set up and the whole premise that each one of us needs to do some self-experiments to figure out what works for us.
I think I will go back to this book occasionally for extra inspiration and just reference when talking about doing things with my friends.
Some points where I disagreed, tho. Ali Abdaal is giving his best not to promote unhealthy expectations or overwork, but I think he didn't get it entirely out of his system.
Even if we are not going to do one more "productive" thing in our lives, we are okay. Totally ok!
But still, I like how this book is set up and the whole premise that each one of us needs to do some self-experiments to figure out what works for us.
I think I will go back to this book occasionally for extra inspiration and just reference when talking about doing things with my friends.
Some points where I disagreed, tho. Ali Abdaal is giving his best not to promote unhealthy expectations or overwork, but I think he didn't get it entirely out of his system.
Even if we are not going to do one more "productive" thing in our lives, we are okay. Totally ok!
Die Diversität der Ausbeutung. Zur Kritik des herrschenden Antirassismus by Eleonora Roldán Mendívil, Bafta Sarbo
4.0
Ich liebe die komplette Analyse hier drin, hat mich wirklich sehr viel weiter gebracht in meiner Antirassistischen Arbeit. Wir können Rassismus nicht ohne Klasse denken. Eigentlich alles Politische benötigt eine materialistische Analyse.
Dieses Buch scheint gerade Standardlektüre aller Bildungsmenschen in der Grünen Jugend zu sein, daher musste ich es auch lesen. Ich bin verdammt stolz auf diesen Verband, wenn dieses Buch tatsächlich unsere gesamte Analyse repräsentiert!
Keine 5 Sterne, weil ich es nicht super einfach zu lesen fand. Ich bin leider nicht so drin in der politischen Theorie und habe daher bestimmt wichtige Aspekte einfach nicht verstanden, weil ich Fachbegriffe oder Ausdrucksweisen nicht direkt einordnen kann. Vielleicht wird das besser mit der Zeit, solange suche ich nach noch einfacheren Büchern, oder lese einfach weiterhin die über:morgen, das Mitgliedermagazin der Grünen Jugend :)
Dieses Buch scheint gerade Standardlektüre aller Bildungsmenschen in der Grünen Jugend zu sein, daher musste ich es auch lesen. Ich bin verdammt stolz auf diesen Verband, wenn dieses Buch tatsächlich unsere gesamte Analyse repräsentiert!
Keine 5 Sterne, weil ich es nicht super einfach zu lesen fand. Ich bin leider nicht so drin in der politischen Theorie und habe daher bestimmt wichtige Aspekte einfach nicht verstanden, weil ich Fachbegriffe oder Ausdrucksweisen nicht direkt einordnen kann. Vielleicht wird das besser mit der Zeit, solange suche ich nach noch einfacheren Büchern, oder lese einfach weiterhin die über:morgen, das Mitgliedermagazin der Grünen Jugend :)
Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet by Taylor Lorenz
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Just not feeling it right now. Need another fiction book or something instead.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
5.0
<<< 2024 Review >>>
Third re-read of the year. Again so so so glad I picked this book up again! I remembered a lot of stories, but also felt like I could relate to the wisdom in new ways I did not consider before. Please people, go read your favorite books again :)
A longer review will hopefully follow some time.
<<< 2022 Review >>>
F*ck you, my ancestors! How could you mess up this world with your misplaced values so much?
Indigenous wisdom makes a million times more sense. For the people and the planet. Why did exploitation, competition, and hatred have to win?
So sad.
This wonderful book shows a perspective on how the world could have looked like without the genocide against the Native Americans and without the rise of individualistic and capitalistic values.
Just beautiful.
It also gives advice for how we can rethink our relationship with the living and non-living beings around us. I believe a better world is possible, I just don't know how to get there exactly.
Third re-read of the year. Again so so so glad I picked this book up again! I remembered a lot of stories, but also felt like I could relate to the wisdom in new ways I did not consider before. Please people, go read your favorite books again :)
A longer review will hopefully follow some time.
<<< 2022 Review >>>
F*ck you, my ancestors! How could you mess up this world with your misplaced values so much?
Indigenous wisdom makes a million times more sense. For the people and the planet. Why did exploitation, competition, and hatred have to win?
So sad.
This wonderful book shows a perspective on how the world could have looked like without the genocide against the Native Americans and without the rise of individualistic and capitalistic values.
Just beautiful.
It also gives advice for how we can rethink our relationship with the living and non-living beings around us. I believe a better world is possible, I just don't know how to get there exactly.