Letters to My Kids
Book Review: Metabolical
A good book about the perils of sugar and ultra-processed food. Metabolical offers Dr Robert Lustig's insights about what makes for a healthy diet.
Letters to My Kids
Letters to my kids. What I wish I knew when I was 18 (or sooner) in navigating life.
Letters to My Kids
Book Review: No Rules Rules
No Rules Rules explains Reed Hastings’s thinking on how Netflix’s culture is one of its key advantages in its performance, with a focus on talent density
Letters to My Kids
Adverse Optimization: The Anxious Generation
The advent of the smartphone has a huge impact on development for kids. In this post, I argue that it’s “adverse optimization” that is causing the disproportionate harm. I am less certain on the best way forward at the individual and societal level, and outline some contours of the debate.
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Book Review: Into Thin Air
Climbing Mt Everest is an ordeal. Krakauer documents one of the deadliest climbs and what happened in May of 1996. A fascinating read that tells you about humanity along the way.
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800 books
A habit of reading is a great key-stone habit for self improvement. It could be just the most important habit you ever form. In this post I share the lessons on this reading journey so far.
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Having (and Raising) Kids
The identity of being a parent is one of the deepest ones many people have. In this post I cover the decision to have kids, how to expect the first one, and how to think about raising kids.
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Stoicism
Stoicism offers us a way to live our life in accordince to our values. It asks us to accept that not everything is in our control and for the discipline to master our emotions.
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Book Review: The Precipice
Existential risk is typically a hard topic to reason about. Toby Ord's work makes it much more tractable and highlights "why now" very clearly.
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Values: How Will You Measure Your Life?
Neglecting your values can lead to many of life's most destructive traps, especially for the outwardly successful. Clayton Christensen helps us think about what matters.
Management
Negotiation: Never Split the Difference
In life you will need to spend some of your time negotiating. It's a skill that pays in the long run. Never Split The Difference is a great starting point.
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Understanding Science
If we don't take it upon ourselves to understand science, others will do it for us. And their motives and incentives may not be in our best interest.
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Book Review: A Short History of Nearly Everything
The story of science is a fascinating one. Bill Bryson brings this to us in A Short History of Nearly Everything.