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Quite anecdotal throughout. Although it would be difficult to pin point specifics it felt very up in the air although did ironically feel quite true.
There's a bit of a Independence day message of “God bless America” but I can look past that.
I would also say there is nothing secret or groundbreaking about the book but that, in a way, is it's beauty because human behaviour has not changed in the abstract. I reject the idea that all people will eventually confess. I've spoken to far to many people who lie to their teeth and are unfortunately delusional enough to think of it as the truth. The book touches on this slightly but most of the anecdotes they focus on are almost like a church confessional.
Overall I did enjoy the book and helped me think a lot about communication and what was behind the words being said.
Wow, what a fantastic end to a page turning novel. Although a little stale in places, and weirder in others, Suskind paints a vivid picture of Jeans life, or lack thereof.
It's a book about social isolation and although brilliance lay beneath him, and was unstoppable at times in his pursuits, ultimately did not know what to do with this great power. Although conniving and careful, he didn't understand that he was commit murders. He didn't love, didn't see “people”.
Briefly, life plans are touched on. Despite Jean having plans to head directly to Grasse, plans that had been set for years. But then he changed them quickly based on his desires and spent 7 years in a cave. So too, life plans are set but often not given the freedom to change (as they always do).
I read this mainly as it was Kurt Cobains favourite book (or so they say).
A must read for software engineers.
I gained so many gems from this book and made me reflect on my own career in software.
It's made me reflect on questions such as
- why did my manager act that way?
- why are we lacking X resource?
- why am I motivated even though it's not in my best interest to be?
Computers are so much more than the sum of their parts. Although I've not been fortunate to work on a project like Eagle, I resonate heavily with the feeling expressed.
The book is an immensely well written, humorous and thoughtful account of the Data general company. I'll be re-reading it in years to come.
Fantastic real world account of how checklists have directly saved lives. Saved a lot of notes.
Made me rethink how I conduct my own work in order to codify it. Aviation has used it since the 1930's with far lower incident rates than software (that I work in), so why not use a checklist?
A real page turner, describing the ethics of entrepreneurship and how one lie can lead to another. A cautionary tale in someways of an obviously talented individual marred by an obsession with an ungrounded vision.
I really enjoyed the first half of this book and the final chapter. The second half is a bit dull and comes off as a little humble bragging. I'm sure this is unintended.
I like the quirky stream of consciousness thinking. It enjoyed reading someone think a similar way to me and be eclectic and rational.
I find Feynman a fascinated character we can all learn from. But, objectively as a book this isn't the best but I would still highly recommend it.
This book touches on an immense amount of themes in a short book.
Aging, misplaced desire, unfulfilled dreams and purpose
Unlocks your mind to the marvels of the everyday. Helps you to appreciate the building blocks that we depend on for our lives. And gives scientific insights in a simple to explain manner.
The book builds a world you really can step into. The tongue and cheek humour and religion vs science threads woven through it make for a cracking read.
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