The Science of Being Human
Biology was one of my favourite subjects in school and “The Science of Being Human: Why We Behave, Think and Feel the Way We Do” is a joy to read (at least to me).
Category Archives: Book Reviews
The 4-Hour Workweek
It took me forever to finish The 4-Hour Workweek because I can’t get over the nagging suspicion that Tim Ferriss is an overrated “lifehacks” aggregator. The author is clever to put a passage that addresses doubters at the beginning of the book. But by the end of the book, my suspicion is more or less… Read More »
The Ultimate Question 2.0
What’s interesting about The Ultimate Question 2.0 is that the authors didn’t just highlight everything good about the Net Promoter system.
Section 31: Control
Section 31: Control details the grim prospects of an artificial superintelligence (ASI) running amok due to a lack of, well, control.
Talking to Strangers
There’s no doubting Malcolm Gladwell’s storytelling prowess, but if you have read his previous works, you will find this a bit formulaic.
Hustle: The Power to Charge Your Life with Money, Meaning, and Momentum
In Hustle, the authors spent so much time trying to convince you why you should hustle that it gets old after a while. The repetition could be because the book is co-authored by three guys (Neil Patel, Patrick Vlaskovits, Jonas Koffler) and they had no idea they were circling back to the same points again… Read More »