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Books That Have Made Me
My notes to you from my Kindle
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Although I loved paper-and-ink books all my life, I now love Kindle books more. One of the many advantages I get from reading on my Kindle (I've got a Kindle Oasis) is that, while I am reading, I can easily select and save salient sentences or paragraphs into a document on my computer. Later, if needed, I easily and quickly give myself a refresher course of what I thought important in reading the book.
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Sharing these clippings with you
Also, I can share these clippings with you. Yes, you could read the entire book like I did. And you might decide to after perusing the parts that I thought especially juicy or valuable.
This link will be updated with new book notes from time to time.
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You also might want to check out my book recommendations on Amazon. And the book titles further down on the page in Acknowledgements.
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My eclectic life (and mind)
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When I was fourteen years old, I decided to put together my "philosophy of life" eclectically. I would explore many different thoughts, belief systems, perspectives, and life arguments somewhat regardless of whether I thought they might align strongly with what I already believed. Thinking for myself, as my mother had taught me to do from age five (or earlier), I would adopt (at least provisionally) new ideas and approaches as they seemed to fit and make sense and let go of the rest. I would also question in what circumstances the ideas may apply and may not apply.
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A few of the continual flow of books that have and are making me, in reverse chronological order of my reading:
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The Singularity is Nearer: when we merge with AI​
—Ray Kurzweil
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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
—Will Guidara
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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting up a Generation for Failure
—Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
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Sacred Inquiry: Questions That Can Transform Your Life (May, 2024)
—Adyashanti
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How Leadership (Actually) Works (May, 2024)
—Larry Yatch
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Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure (April, 2024)
—Tim Harford
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Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from their Mistakes—But Some Do (April, 2024)
—Matthew Syed
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I Never Thought of It that Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times (March, 2024)
—Monica Guzman
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Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts
—Deepak Malhotra
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How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
—Dr. Michael Greger
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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World
—David Deutsch
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Same as Ever: a Guide to What Never Changes
—Morgan Housel
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—Stewart Brand
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Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power
—Carolyn Elliott, PhD
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Decisions about Decisions: Practical Reason in Ordinary Life
—Cass R. Sunstein
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Selfless: The Social Creation of “You”
—Brian Lowery, PhD
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Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization
—K Eric Drexler
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The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
—Michael Easter
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Whole Earth: the Many Lives of Stewart Brand
—John Markoff
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Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully
—Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett
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Against Empathy: the case for rational compassion
—Paul Bloom
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The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning
—Paul Bloom
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Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey
—A.J. Jacobs
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—A.J. Jacobs
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How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
—Derek Sivers
Magic Words: What to Say to Get Your Way
—Jonah Burger
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Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters
—Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn
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Elbow Room: the Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting
—Daniel Dennett
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The 100: a Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
—Michael H. Hart
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Hiroo Onoda: our teacher? (No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War)
—Hiroo Onoda
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Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired
—Till Roennberg
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Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent you Want to Be
—Dr. Becky Kennedy
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Quit: the Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
—Annie Duke
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How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices
—Annie Duke
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The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
—Will Buckingham
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Sum: Forty tales from the Afterlives
—David Eagleman
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Whole Body Vibration: the Future of Good Health
—Becky Chambers
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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
—David Eagleman
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Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People's Minds
—Howard Gardner
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The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life
—Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
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Originals: How Non-conformists Move the World
—Adam Grant
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—Ray Dalio
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Resurrecting Jesus: Embodying the Spirit of a Revolutionary Mystic
—Adyashanti
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The End of Heart Disease: The Live to Eat Plan to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
—Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
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The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind
—Jonah Berger
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—Tony Robbins
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The Science and Technology of Growing Young
—Sergey Young
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The Leader's Checklist: 16 Mission-Critical Principles
—Michael Useem
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Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
—Dr. Bejamin Hardy
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The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
—Erik Brynjolfsson
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—Ambrose Bierce
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The Power of Regret: How Looking Back Moves Us Forward
—by Daniel Pink
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Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scare, Why It Matters
—by Steven Pinker
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The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit—Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness
—Craig Wright
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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
—by Jonathan Haidt
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How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine...for Now
—by Stanislas Dehaene
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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
—by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
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Making Numbers Count: the Art and Science of Communicating Numbers
—Chip Heath and Karla Starr (I read this in January of 2022)
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Noise: a Flaw in Human Judgment
—Daniel Kahneman (I read this in December, 2021)
A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work
—Juliet Funt (I read this in November of 2021)
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The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
—Annie Murphy Paul (I read this in October of 2021)
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Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
—Annie Duke (I read this in September of 2021)
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Second Edition: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change
—Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, and Kelly G. Wilson (I read this in September of 2021)
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Maxims for Thinking Analytically: The wisdom of legendary Harvard Professor Richard Zeckhauser
—Dan Levy (I read this in August of 2021)
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"The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't"
—Julia Galef (I read this in August of 2021)
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Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life
—Todd B. Kashdan (I read this in October of 2020)
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
—Douglas Stone (I read this in April of 2020)
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How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss
—Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM (I read this in February of 2020)
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The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter
—Martin Gibala and Christopher Shulgan (I read this in June of 2018)
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The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms
—Vishen Lakhiani (I read this in December of 2017)
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