Ethan
I love the main concept of domain driven design as explained in this book. Create a core part of your data model that reflects how the business operates within its domain. However the writing of the book was less than ideal with too much repetition throughout and too academic of a tone. It is an ambitious book which tries to organize the code at a higher level of abstraction than classic design patterns. Well worth reading; highly recommended. I did do some initial thoughts on how to apply the book to my ongoing work, and it's not easy to apply it. Requires a lot of thought. But the way it's causing me to change my perspective on the codebase is also beneficial.
Mildly entertaining. I did like the book Sapiens so I had pretty high expectations. Not very enlightening given I already have consumed media about LLMs and their future. If you want to really learn about the future of AI may I recommend listening to a podcast hosting the ceo of open Ai. In my experience I've learned more from those than this book. This book has all kind of details that seem irrelevant. At various points after I engaged the mental energy to understand the author's points, I found them to be shallow and uninformative.
Couldn't finish it. Didn't like his writing style. Didn't like the audible narrator's style. Didn't like his arguments. Didn't like the way he laid out his arguments. I will follow up by listening to analyses of neitzche since I'm sure at a higher level it's interesting, but I don't think I'd bother with directly reading his prose.
This book actually spoke to me. Especially the first 1/3rd or so. Then it became repetitive and long winded. There's a massive difference between an impact player and a well meaning participant, on the organization, team, and product. There are always opportunities to step up, think bigger, and cause multiples more to get done. But sometimes the key thing is to have the mindset to think on that level, and this book helps provide that.
Pleasant book, very well written. At this point it is a standard denunciation of PC culture without much new to add. Easy for me to agree with almost everything in here. Nice to see someone presenting these ideas so clearly, because I sure wouldn't want to, nor would I be able to say it so eloquently.
I definitely preferred the first book. I don't think I will continue with the series. Lots of battling and dramatic moments and not knowing who's on whose side etc. the part I liked about the first one was the descriptions of the different worlds and the details on how the society works. This one had less focus on that, and more on political drama and backstabbing and snobbery etc.
Similar to books by Mark Hyman and Peter Attia, except less introspective and egotistical, and even more practical and straightforward. Did a great job not going into endless detail about subjects not relevant to all readers. Seemed pretty comprehensive on his outlook, but maybe not. I will look to see if the author has more info that is worth reading. This audiobook was WAY better than his Joe Rogan interview which unfortunately had too much Joe.
Well structured, not overly verbose, decent content, easy to understand. Seems like a leadership training workshop kind of thing. Calls out different aspects of personality and breaks them down into subgroups, provides relatable example problematic scenarios for each subgroup, and suggests reasonable digestible ways to avoid the problems.
Way too long but talks some real solid sense. Would perhaps be more effective if it was less bitter. I left not entirely convinced by all his points and I didn't make it all the way to the end before getting too bored to continue, but on the whole it was worth reading. Powerful when it brings a magnifying glass straight up to many taboo topics and says many things that our society has tacitly learned to leave unsaid.
The book is not all that deep, but it does bring some depth to a set of lyrics that is not that deep. It is well organized i to grand themes. My favorite parts were the master of puppets breakdown, and when it describes how the lyrics correspond to Hetfield's life and experiences with Christianity. Kind of reads like an essay one would write for school. Really underscored how much of my appreciation for this band is for their skills in arrangement, riffs, and vibes; not lyrics or poetry. Enjoyed the book though, and recommend checking it out if you grew up with Metallica.
Pretty good for a business book. Practical tips on the right attitude to have as an employee. Be the one who gets stuff done quickly and with a positive attitude. Come up with ways to make life easier and spread them to your colleagues. Figure out what your niche is and stick to it. Build up a network of top people that can rely on you and you can rely on them. Do not defend your niche, in fact, onboard as many people as possible into it and make their onboarding process as simple as possible.
