My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design.

I almost gave up on the book immediately, but then I'd find a sentence that perked my interest, then read a little more.

An easy way to learn about [Stoicism] and recognize why this resonates.

Main complaint seems to be 'this is a layman's description of not-new ideas'. I'm just fine with that.

Takes some of those same ideas about motivations and rewards and extrapolates them in a little bit.

A fantastic book [...] that was great inspiration to me.

A wonderful book about a naval [Admiral] that was running one of the worst performing U.S. nuclear submarines and turned it around to be the best performing U.S. submarine.

A good one.

It’s amazing how much of the abusive ideology revealed in his account of the miners is still present in today’s gig economy.

Telling the story of how TV, newspapers, and now the internet has reverted to the old partisan ways of the original media outlets.

Don't think I've ever bought a book so quickly after seeing it released!

Treating humans as ends in themselves, not means to an end is perhaps the defining characteristic of humanism.

Perhaps my favorite novel of all time.

Much celebrated.

[This book and "Political Order and Political Decay" is] a fantastic two-part book.

Traces back nation states all the way back to 4,000 years B.C. and goes through all the case studies of the rise of China and so forth.

[The author]'s funny, he's straight forward (even when sarcastic), he's INTERESTING.

A great book [...], which is even more specific about nurturing and supporting kids and so forth.

Another great book on philosophy in the current age.

Probably one of the first primers I read on [improving my photography].

Outlines all the scientific research on why incentive systems don't work.

One of my all-time top ten favorite books. Applies well in both business and politics.

Classic Danish play from the 19th century [...] Surprisingly relevant for today.

You're not here for a complete story, a narrative, but to bathe yourself in [the author]'s mind.

A funny mix of stories, but it's worth the trip for the historical account of scientific management alone.

Essentially a victory lap of the original essay and the response it provoked.

[The author] has touched on the idea that certain types of mental illness can be looked at in part as the sane reaction to an insane world.