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May 5, 2025May 5, 2025Book Summary

Book Summary: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

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This summary of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker offers practical advice on how […]

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025Book Summary

Book Summary: The Art of Learning by Joshua Waitzkin

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Joshua Waitzkin was a chess prodigy who won 8 National Championships before the age of 20. He later took up Tai Chi […]

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025Book post

Criticisms of The Art of Logic

[Estimated time: 11 mins] As I explained in my summary of The Art of Logic, I generally enjoyed the book except for […]

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025Book Summary

Book Summary: The Art of Logic by Eugenia Cheng

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My latest summary is for The Art of Logic: How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn’t by Eugenia Cheng, which […]

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

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In The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness, Morgan Housel explains why success with money has more to […]

November 7, 2024November 10, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky

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This summary of Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck by Eliezer Yudkowsky sets out two competing views on the question: […]

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio

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In Principles: Life and Work, Ray Dalio reflects on his life and career, setting out the principles that helped him succeed and […]

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef

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In The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t, Julia Galef argues that we don’t need to deceive […]

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024Uncategorized

Calculating the Selfish Return to Education

In The Case Against Education, Bryan Caplan walks through detailed calculations on the expected selfish or private return to education for different […]

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024Book post

Getting Things Done vs Deep Work

Getting Things Done and Deep Work are both highly influential books in the productivity space. David Allen first published his Getting Things […]

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