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Online: Marginal Revolution, Kottke.org, and Cool Tools (by Kevin Kelly, here
Ferriss, Timothy • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Thesis antithesis synthesis.
Matt Haig • The Midnight Library: The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and worldwide phenomenon
I went through several cycles of “I think I know what I really think and I’m ready to write,” followed by “No, having started writing, I’m unsatisfied with my answer on this point and think a bit more investigation could change it.” So I kept alternating between writing and reading, but was always reading with the aim of getting back to writing.
Holden Karnofsky • Learning by Writing
We understand Peter as applying a very serious philosophical and indeed even moral test to people.
Tyler Cowen • Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
Passive voice obscures reality.
Eliezer Yudkowsky • Rationality
I noticed this after spotting my favorite bloggers—including Paul Graham, Angela Jiang, and Derek Sivers—post erratically whereas the writers I often regret reading publish as much as they can.)
Julian Shapiro • Highlights: Three New Books 🍌
high-variance.
Eliezer Yudkowsky • Inadequate Equilibria
- Call it out.
Susan David • Emotional Agility
Online: Marginal Revolution, Kottke.org, and Cool Tools (by Kevin Kelly, here).