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This book pushes back against the idea that hyper specialization and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice at one discipline are the keys to success in the modern w...

The good This is the classic book that popularized the concept of positioning. There are a few nice insights here: Positioning exis...

The good Well written. I ready it straight through on one flight. Interesting story that spans hundreds of years across large swaths of the galaxy. Some c...

John Irving has a gift for creating unique, memorable, interesting characters and books that feel alive… But the strong religious theme in this one didn’t resonat...

On January 10, 2019, I weighed in at 223 lbs. On October 20, I weighed in at 173 lbs. That’s 50 pounds lost (22.7 kg) in 10 months.

The good Great writing, as is always the case with Ishiguro. Dark, dystopian, frighteningly real premise that keeps you thinking for a long time. Wonderfu...

The good Thrawn is a fantastic character. Some sort of combination of Sherlock Holmes, Hannibal Lector, and Captain Pickard. Brilliant, ruthless, cunning...

Did not finish. Heard a lot of good things about this, and I like the art style, but the content is not my type of book. Some kind of strange world with winged pe...

An interesting read that argues that deliberate practice is the single most important factor in elite performance—far more important than genetics, “god-given” ta...

Did not finish. I found it really difficult to get into a book set within the world of Greek mythology. There are gods, demi gods, nymphs, all with poorly defined...