The book is pushing hard down the 'academic' route of writing, which isn't really my goal. I'm finding myself skip-reading large chunks of text that provide context to the points...
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2023 Reading Goal
5% complete! Andrew Williams has read 1 of 20 books.
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How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking by Sönke Ahrens
An informational book that describes and advocates for the note taking system of the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann. The author's …
Andrew Williams wants to read Ignition! by John D. Clark
Ignition! by John D. Clark
John D Clark’s seminal and widely regarded 1972 book chronicling the history of rocket fuel written in his signature tongue …
Andrew Williams wants to read Agency by William Gibson
Andrew Williams wants to read The Peripheral by William Gibson
The Peripheral by William Gibson
Depending on her veteran brother's benefits in a city where jobs outside the drug trade are rare, Flynne assists her …
Andrew Williams set a goal to read 20 books in 2023
Andrew Williams wants to read Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg
Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg
Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrency. Crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of …
Andrew Williams wants to read Computers as Theatre by Brenda Laurel
Andrew Williams wants to read My Tiny Life by Julian Dibbell
An informational book that describes and advocates for the note taking system of the German …
Here’s the unfortunate thing—most people believe motivation is the true engine of behavior change. Words like “rewards” and “incentives” get thrown around with such regularity that most people think you can create whatever habits you want if you find the right carrot to dangle in front of yourself. This kind of thinking is understandable, but it also happens to be wrong.
— Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by B. J. Fogg, Doug Abrams
Andrew Williams started reading Neuromancer
Neuromancer
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece—a classic that ranks as …
An informational book that describes and advocates for the note taking system of the German …
Not sure how much further this can go, as the book has already covered the key concepts of a Zettlekasten already…
Andrew Williams wants to read American Kingpin by Nick Bilton
American Kingpin by Nick Bilton
In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old libertarian programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a clandestine Web …
Andrew Williams wants to read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …