7 books I have loved reading in 2024 so far:
I would highly recommend them if you're looking for new books to add to your reading list.
One lesson from each book π§΅
I would highly recommend them if you're looking for new books to add to your reading list.
One lesson from each book π§΅
From Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke:
Pleasure and Pain are Co-Located:
Pleasure and pain are processed in overlapping brain regions and work via an opponent-process mechanism; they work like a balance.
It wants to remain level, in equilibrium. It does not want to be tipped for very long to one side or another.
Pleasure and Pain are Co-Located:
Pleasure and pain are processed in overlapping brain regions and work via an opponent-process mechanism; they work like a balance.
It wants to remain level, in equilibrium. It does not want to be tipped for very long to one side or another.
From The Parasitic Mind by Gad Saad:
There is only one truth, and we find it through the scientific method.
Scientific truths and natural laws exist independent of researchers' identities.
There is only one truth, and we find it through the scientific method.
Scientific truths and natural laws exist independent of researchers' identities.
From Slow Productivity by Cal Newport:
The slow productivity is based on the following three principles:
- Do fewer things.
- Work at a natural pace.
- Obsess over quality.
The slow productivity is based on the following three principles:
- Do fewer things.
- Work at a natural pace.
- Obsess over quality.
From Read Write Own by @cdixon:
Network design is destiny.
Who controls a given network is the central question when analyzing power on the internet.
The best long-term solution is to build new networks from the ground up that wonβt lead to concentrations of power for the simple reason that they canβt.
Network design is destiny.
Who controls a given network is the central question when analyzing power on the internet.
The best long-term solution is to build new networks from the ground up that wonβt lead to concentrations of power for the simple reason that they canβt.
From The Chip War by @crmiller1:
AI has become a lot more "general purpose" today than was conceivable a decade ago, largely thanks to new, more powerful chips.
AI has become a lot more "general purpose" today than was conceivable a decade ago, largely thanks to new, more powerful chips.
From Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier:
The purpose of childhood is to allow kids to take risks - things that involve getting all kinds of hurts - and to practice the skills they will need as adults while they are still safely under their parents' roofs.
The purpose of childhood is to allow kids to take risks - things that involve getting all kinds of hurts - and to practice the skills they will need as adults while they are still safely under their parents' roofs.
From The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt:
There are four reforms that are so important that would provide a foundation for healthier childhood on the digital age:
- No smartphones before high school.
- No social media before 16.
- Phone-free schools.
- Far more unsupervised play and childhood independence.
There are four reforms that are so important that would provide a foundation for healthier childhood on the digital age:
- No smartphones before high school.
- No social media before 16.
- Phone-free schools.
- Far more unsupervised play and childhood independence.
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