Books
Reading is one of my oldest hobbies. Here I review my favorites, and sometimes the not-favorites. Titles link to the full review.
| Quick review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Die with Zero Bill Perkins, 2026 | As an immigrant raised on the fear of losing it all, this challenged my whole savings reflex. | |
| Raising Mentally Strong Kids 2025 | One of the better parenting books I have read recently. | |
| The Courage to Be Disliked Ichiro Kishimi, 2025 | A lot of it felt like common sense in a Western context. I want to re-read it. | |
| The Highly Sensitive Parent Elaine Aron, 2023 | How I found out HSP is a thing. My kids’ screaming was making my arms tingle. | |
| It's What I Do Lynsey Addario, 2022 | Probably in my top 10. I kept picturing myself in her situations and doubting I could handle them. | |
| Developer Hegemony Erik Dietrich, 2019 | At the executive level it is political skill that matters, not new technologies. | |
| The E-Myth Revisited Michael E. Gerber, 2017 | Most people start a business to create a job for themselves. The goal should be to eliminate that job. | |
| The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson, 2017 | Not about caring less, but about caring for the things that matter. He is a bit verbose. | |
| The War of Art Steven Pressfield, 2016 | The hard part is sitting down. And: you have a right to your labor, not to its fruits. | |
| How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big Scott Adams, 2014 | Try, try again. You will fail at most things, and passion grows as the project grows. | |
| The 4-Hour Body Tim Ferriss, 2011 | Rest days were the thing I never knew mattered. Also the bike shed effect. |