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There are 4 posts filed in Book notes (this is page 1 of 1).

Digital Minimalism has valuable lessons on technology and the good life, but was also a bit disappointing

This post is about the book’s really good core ideas, and then a brief section on where they were weaker. I originally wrote this a year ago when I first read the post, but I’ve sat on publishing it. It makes some good points, so I’m doing so! I recently read Digital Minimalism by Cal […]

in Book notes | July 27, 2020 | 1,277 Words

Lessons in Stoicism: book notes, and commentary

My to-read list is long, and books can wait years to get read. I select a mix of interests, and try to make sure my reading is well rounded. It’s thus fairly unusual that I read Lessons in Stoicism quickly after finding it. I find the subject matter (modern takes on Stoicism) interesting but it’s […]

in Book notes | July 27, 2020 | 2,410 Words

Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard, book notes and commentary

I read, and thoroughly enjoyed, Let My People Go Surfing, by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, on a trip to Japan two years ago. This was the same trip where I read Deep Work for the first time, so clearly I chose my reading list well. Indeed, I chose these two books because I was about to […]

in Book notes | November 19, 2018 | 1,488 Words

Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares: book notes and comments

I read Traction, a classic startup marketing book, at the start of this year. I’d previously seen and loosely embraced some of its ideas, but have happily fully embraced its thinking and marketing philosophy with Ellipsis since. It’s pretty simple, but really good. There are already a ton of book summaries and notes on the […]

in Book notes | July 6, 2018 | 835 Words

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