Not as in depth as I would have hoped. Put names on a few concepts which I found interesting such as resulting: judging the soundness of a strategy based on what happened rather than how good it was based on available information or ulysses contracts: building ways to prevent ‘future self’ from sabotaging success in the moment.
I, too, love murderbot!
I thought I would have liked this book. I’m interested in the person and the era. However the frequent lapses into comparing Leonardo to other innovators, art critique, and other information kept making me lose my focus. It’s been sitting in the queue for about 4 months and I still haven’t had any motivation to get back to it. Bailing.
Continues to make me think that writing code is similar to the construction industry. Construction in 1870s was also very similar to what it’s like today. Interesting story, engagingly writes. Recommended by Doug Field.
How did I not read this book earlier? A rare book that avoids the trap of explaining too much and predicting too little. The foundation of other good books such as ‘superforecasting’ and ‘nudge’, easy to read through and USEFUL. Highly recommended.
Was more interested in the autobiography than the principles part, but most principles seemed either obvious or lacking evidence.
The narrator is so compelling, these books are just fun. I’m going to read every book in this series.
Learned a ton in this book. Perfect companion for a week long trip in the Greek islands. Probably a must read if you never took a course in the classics.
2026: OH MY GOD IT’S AN ALLEGORY FOR HUMANITY’S FIRST CONTACT WITH AI Original read: 2018 I…. didn’t get it. Maybe I’ll like the movie better?
It feels like this is the thesis that Pinker wanted to develop when he wrote ’the better angels of our nature.’ The fist half of the book, which dealt with how life has been getting better over time seemed both obvious, but also interesting in providing a concise overview for such a sweeping thesis. However I found the last part outlining both why the world has gotten better (hint: humanism and enlightenment principles) and what that should mean for the way we approach society today. ...