Design
2023 Reading Challenge
This year I made change to the theme only, and buy no more book: Reading Theme: UX & Design Thinking. Narrow to fewer subjects: philosophy, psychology, French, UX. Clear some
October 4, 2023
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Biology
2022 Reading Challenge
My reading strategy in 2021 worked so far, so I just made some tweaks: Reading Theme: Attention. Narrow to fewer subjects: philosophy, psychology, linguistics (less classics, more Latin), UX. Clear
March 23, 2023
Philosophy
Philosophy
The Great Conversation Plato Aristotle Lucretius On the Nature of Things (translated by H.A.J. Munro) Epictetus The Discourses (translated by George Long) Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (translated by George Long) Plotinus The Six Enneads (translated by Stephen
April 23, 2023
Fiction
Great Books of the Western World
The original editors had three criteria for including a book in the series: the book must be relevant to contemporary matters, and not only important in its historical context; it must be rewarding to re-read; and it must be a part of “the great conversation about the great ideas”, relevant to at least 25 of the 102 great ideas identified by the editors. The books were not chosen on the basis of ethnic and cultural inclusiveness, historical influence, or the editors’ agreement with the views expressed by the authors.
April 23, 2023
Biology
2021 Reading Challenge
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 gave me a rare chance to start a reading journal. In the hindsight, I could do better by planning ahead and sticking to filtering rules.
𝕹arrow my subjects to a few: 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 (𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺), 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 (𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯, 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩), 𝘜𝘟 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯
𝕻rioritize mental model books over informative or entertaining ones.
𝕮reate long-term reading list: Gʀᴇᴀᴛ Bᴏᴏᴋs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Wᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ Wᴏʀʟᴅ, Cʟᴀssɪᴄ Lɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs, Sʜᴀᴋᴇsᴘᴇᴀʀᴇ
March 23, 2023