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Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella H. Meadows
5.0
Guideline to navigate through this nonlinear world.
The Journey by James Norbury
4.0
It was a pleasant 20 mins. Panda and tiny dragons remind me of Disney movies haha. The graphics are aesthetically descriptive. Lost in life, need a quick break to get back on your feet? Sit down, have a cup of tea and read this.
What I take away from this book is probably when the panda said it was nothing wrong to enjoy the fruits of life but not to let them consume you.
What I take away from this book is probably when the panda said it was nothing wrong to enjoy the fruits of life but not to let them consume you.
On the Improvement of Understanding by Baruch Spinoza
1.0
Philosophy is indeed the product of humans thinking too much.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
5.0
This book is like a drama written by a very smart person. Both of which (drama and wit), I am very attracted to.
However, as someone put this to words better than mine, "at some point, it felt like she was in love with her own voice". I was bored with the lengthy description of the surroundings. Nonetheless, I was amazed by how observance Donna was. She was indeed deeply literate.
We also have to appreciate that The Secret History is the result of 8-year of hard work of this literature genius. I can't wait to start The Little Friend.
However, as someone put this to words better than mine, "at some point, it felt like she was in love with her own voice". I was bored with the lengthy description of the surroundings. Nonetheless, I was amazed by how observance Donna was. She was indeed deeply literate.
We also have to appreciate that The Secret History is the result of 8-year of hard work of this literature genius. I can't wait to start The Little Friend.
Master Your Emotions: A Practical Guide to Overcome Negativity and Better Manage Your Feelings by Thibaut Meurisse
3.0
The book itself is easy to read and has calming effects. I admit reading this for self-smoothing. It feels like a long blog post more than a book.
On Solitude by Michel de Montaigne
3.0
It's like a man's thoughts when he is in solitude. He explicitly said that in the book as well. Nice ideas. Somewhat hard to understand for me, which I think because of the gap counted by centuries.
I enjoy this more than Man Alone With Himself (also from Penguin Books but not the same series. I deliberately chose ones under this "solitude" theme) mainly because the other one only has disparate sentences as if the author captured his thoughts sporadically in 1 sentence every now and then then put them into a book. At least in this one, there are topics. You know how annoying it is trying to understand another person's mind without context. That's how I feel about Man Alone With Himself!
I enjoy this more than Man Alone With Himself (also from Penguin Books but not the same series. I deliberately chose ones under this "solitude" theme) mainly because the other one only has disparate sentences as if the author captured his thoughts sporadically in 1 sentence every now and then then put them into a book. At least in this one, there are topics. You know how annoying it is trying to understand another person's mind without context. That's how I feel about Man Alone With Himself!
Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray by Sabine Hossenfelder
3.0
Contrary to what I prepared myself for, it's not a tough read at all. I finished in a day.
I caught off guard when I realized this book was about physics, not math. Then I told my friend while we were chatting. He asked me "physics is math, no?". I thought he had a good point. But then I read from the book "physics isn't math. It's choosing the right math". I smiled and sent him the answer to his question.
This book is from a self-aware physicist about the struggles of physics in making the next breakthrough.
I love it.
I caught off guard when I realized this book was about physics, not math. Then I told my friend while we were chatting. He asked me "physics is math, no?". I thought he had a good point. But then I read from the book "physics isn't math. It's choosing the right math". I smiled and sent him the answer to his question.
This book is from a self-aware physicist about the struggles of physics in making the next breakthrough.
I love it.