Rigo

This books is exclusively aphorisms. Dont expect any information beyond you finding the meaning to the quotes themselves. There are some great quotes here that you should take actively abide by but there are some significant themes (finance) that constantly reappear that detract from the overall meaning.

Speaking as an avid finance reader, you are not going to find anything that is ground breaking. In fact, given the title, I expected more of a psychological take on the mind games that happen while investing. While the book did offer this to some extent (different heuristics) if felt that it was sorely lacking in terms of personality and how direct experiences could have shaped our decision making. Rather, it was focused on the pitfalls of the most notable stock market experiences that entire cohorts faced.

The majority of the book is more focused on the history of the stock market and bubbles. While these are important and are crafted fairly well, I think that it misses the mark for those that purchased this book on title alone. There was not enough discussion about global diversification, monte carlo simulations, or tax optimization.

Advice (And what you will find in most books of this nature) Invest in low cost well diversified index funds).

I think this is a fairly well developed book with several actionable steps for anyone who wants to get into stock analysis. There are multiple fully fleshed out arguments with enough examples that allow you to create your own understanding of trends and possible events that will follow. I loved the historical context and several of the logical chains of events.

That being said, as someone who has dipped their toes in finance, I think that there is some level of skepticism that is needed when thinking that you have insider knowledge that can allow you to outperform the market. Especially, in an age of super/quantum computing. You are competing against both the knowledge and the speeds that such capabilities provide. Outsized returns are increasingly concentrated as a result. Margins become thinner and the human effect of price discovery is diminished.

I think that this listen is solid for anyone interested in higher education and the systems that govern it. I appreciated the nuance by which the subject was broached, I would have liked a more structured counterargument (this assumes that there is one). The only trepidation that I would have with recommending this listen to someone would be that the information is freely accessible in the podcast. Based on what other reviewers have said, there is nothing new added to this “book”.

It was ok. Decent overview of the history. It seemed like they were really trying to push their respective product more than they were explaining to the reader why the idiosyncratic risks exist for each asset class.

I felt that is was an ok book. To me that is saying a lot considering that I had heard several people in the discipline of rhetoric use this book as a reference or go-to material. At least in the electronic version the interjecting text boxes to provide either examples or additional superfluous details were so cumbersome that it detracted from the reading. Furthermore on a content level a significant portion of the book was intuitive in nature (don't ruin your ethos, talk to what others want, make sure to listen , etc.)

There was also a couple of portions of the book that I think are problematic in nature. These would be the focus of rhetoric above all and concepts like truthiness. Granted, there are two sections of the book that work to remedy this concern but given that at one point the author condones lying so long as the ends justify the means, I am hesitant to use this as a blanket recommendation.

I will say that there are certain sections of the book that are actually very useful. These would be concepts of tensing, concessions, and reframing.

I was not the biggest fan of this book. Quite a bit of what it was asking the reader seemed excessive (calculating every dollar (including random money that you may have found at some point). Also, I felt that some of the suggestion on how to cut costs (just buy a house closer to work or get a different job) were a little unrealistic. I was not the biggest fan of equating money to life energy. The later parts of the book we the only redeeming thing about it in my eyes. More specifically, the discussion about bogelheads. I think that this, and largely only this, information would be useful to other readers. This is a book more geared toward someone who has no clue what their financial situation is reader than someone who is looking for better understanding finances and their utility/importance.

A solid book highlighting the different systems at play for emotions. A key component of the books clarifying the current anthropomorphization that we ascribe to animals. This is most prevalent in animals that are 1.Cute 2. Resemble human affect. Additionally, the opening section of the book does a fairly good job at explaining how emotions come to be.

Ok. I'm going to be honest. I do not know why this book is lauded as one of the best in the “self help” genre. It reads very similar to plenty of other books and more importantly doesnt have a unique take to it. I find it very difficult to recommend

I think this is one of those books that is slightly overrated. It is often touted as seminal work in the world of behavioral economics. It, however, doesnt delve into the underpinnings of human cognition to the extent that I would have liked. Yes, there are plenty of example for you to fill in the blanks in but it doesnt do it justice in terms of why things are the way they are and how/why we allowed it to get to this point.

It is nice to read about the change that is happening before our eyes as it relates to how we identify politically. This book addresses quite a few key issues that make the very act of bipartisanship impossible. For a book written in 2017 its material has aged rather well. Many of the logical arguments are important to recognize that they are issues that must be resolved in order to look forward socially rather than politically. I will, however, say that the beginning of the book is a chore to read. While I understand its necessity in laying the groundwork for the upcoming argument, I feel as though it could be shorter as I got the point quite early on.

Wonderful commentary on the issues that surround moral obligations and economic gains. Seeing the juxtaposition between what we are told and what happens is something that the public should always be aware of.

I will say that as a novice in this field of science, the better part of the first half is focused on our understanding of gravity came to be. This then leads into general relativity, space-time, and both of these concepts intersect at quantum gravity. This means that the vast majority of the book is accessible to people who have no experience in the field. I did expect this book to be a little bit more opaque (I don't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing) but it never really seemed to impact the validity of combining two seemingly irreconcilable yet, fundamental parts of physics. I do appreciate the modeling of spin networks and explaining why they are important. Overall, I think that this is a fairly good introductory book to quantum gravity and some of its implications for better understanding it.

This is a fairly standard book of AI and its implications on the human condition. There are several components of the book that are interesting in a hypothetical sense. However, the problem with them is that they are too spaced out and, more importantly, too few and far between. I would say that roughly 60% of the book is unnecessary information.

I loved this book for several reasons and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in some of the neuroscience behind how and why we learn the way that we do. It does discuss some of the mechanisms that align with AI and machine learning but that is not the focus of the text (despite what the title may have you believe). It sparked several different ideas and challenged a lot of misconceptions (Babies do have object permanence:https://www.devcogneuro.com/Publications/Diamond_MITchapter.pdf)

Most importantly it rekindled a passion that I have to education in the formative years (k-5) Regardless of if my life takes me in that direction at some point I do think that text like this should be a required reading for anyone who better wants to understand how and why we learn the way that we do.

I wouldn't say there is anything groundbreaking here but it definitely does a good job reinforcing several foundational pedagogical principles.