Tshania Sedai
Great book for an introduction to the problems with the modern food system and on how to read dietary research papers. A bit basic for people who have a background in science/research. It does cover some really interesting studies. Audio book narration was a bit too much like that really dry professor everyone had to try to stay awake through in college.
Great book for an introduction to the problems with the modern food system and on how to read dietary research papers. A bit basic for people who have a background in science/research. It does cover some really interesting studies. Audio book narration was a bit too much like that really dry professor everyone had to try to stay awake through in college.
Wired to Eat
I'm going to start this off by saying I'm a big fan of Robb Wolf - I've jokingly referred to him as my podcast spirit animal. However, I was hoping for a bit more from this book. I think, since I have listened to so many of the podcasts, I've already heard much of this information; there wasn't a lot I gained from reading the book. I do think this would be a great introductory book, but it is less helpful for someone who has geeked out on this stuff for several years. The book is good, just not what I was hoping for in terms of detail when I picked it up. I am excited to try some of the food options, and I likely should be considering the carb testing he recommends. Overall it's a good book, but one I could have bypassed in favor of listening to more podcasts. Recommended to those new to considering using dietary changes for health.
I'm going to start this off by saying I'm a big fan of Robb Wolf - I've jokingly referred to him as my podcast spirit animal. However, I was hoping for a bit more from this book. I think, since I have listened to so many of the podcasts, I've already heard much of this information; there wasn't a lot I gained from reading the book. I do think this would be a great introductory book, but it is less helpful for someone who has geeked out on this stuff for several years. The book is good, just not what I was hoping for in terms of detail when I picked it up. I am excited to try some of the food options, and I likely should be considering the carb testing he recommends. Overall it's a good book, but one I could have bypassed in favor of listening to more podcasts. Recommended to those new to considering using dietary changes for health.
Probably more like a 1.5, but I'm rounding down because of the ending.
Probably more like a 1.5, but I'm rounding down because of the ending.
Likes: The concept of a fuck budget is brilliant.
Dislikes: It feels a bit focused on dealing with things I already don't give a fuck about.
Dashed hopes: I was hoping for a bit more insight in how to decide what exactly I should give a fuck about, but perhaps I shall be enlightened when she tells me how to get my shit together in the sequel?
Likes: The concept of a fuck budget is brilliant.
Dislikes: It feels a bit focused on dealing with things I already don't give a fuck about.
Dashed hopes: I was hoping for a bit more insight in how to decide what exactly I should give a fuck about, but perhaps I shall be enlightened when she tells me how to get my shit together in the sequel?
Reading this right on the heels of Sarah Knight's other book, The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, I have to say I found this book to be much more applicable to the sorts of inspiring wisdom I was searching for. The first book is really about deciding how much you care about things and resolving to not do the things you don't care about. While I do need to work on that, I was hoping for something a little more applicable to solving issues like finding purpose in life and figuring out how to not be overwhelmed on the daily. Get Your Shit Together is much more useful for hammering out the ways one should set goals and work to achieve them. Are there any earth shattering revelations? No. But did it get me to make a budget for next month and seriously start to consider my lacking retirement prospects? Yeah. It's definitely something I will want to refer back to, and I expect I'll come to appreciate it more once my shit really does start getting together. Also, the chipmunk metaphor is brilliant. The audio book is read by the author, which adds a nice extra zeal as well.
Reading this right on the heels of Sarah Knight's other book, The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, I have to say I found this book to be much more applicable to the sorts of inspiring wisdom I was searching for. The first book is really about deciding how much you care about things and resolving to not do the things you don't care about. While I do need to work on that, I was hoping for something a little more applicable to solving issues like finding purpose in life and figuring out how to not be overwhelmed on the daily. Get Your Shit Together is much more useful for hammering out the ways one should set goals and work to achieve them. Are there any earth shattering revelations? No. But did it get me to make a budget for next month and seriously start to consider my lacking retirement prospects? Yeah. It's definitely something I will want to refer back to, and I expect I'll come to appreciate it more once my shit really does start getting together. Also, the chipmunk metaphor is brilliant. The audio book is read by the author, which adds a nice extra zeal as well.
If you like your physics with a side of dad-joke level puns, then this is totally the book for you. It's a fun romp through some of the wilder aspects of physics, though if you've got a fairly high level of understanding to start with then this book might feel like something of a review. For those who don't know physics at all, I'd worry that they might not be able to distinguish some of the punnier jokes, but I think most people should be able to parse it out. Overall a fun read to get you thinking, with lots of interesting concepts. I highly recommend reading it in conjunction with The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu because a lot of the crazier topics have a fair bit of overlap.
If you like your physics with a side of dad-joke level puns, then this is totally the book for you. It's a fun romp through some of the wilder aspects of physics, though if you've got a fairly high level of understanding to start with then this book might feel like something of a review. For those who don't know physics at all, I'd worry that they might not be able to distinguish some of the punnier jokes, but I think most people should be able to parse it out. Overall a fun read to get you thinking, with lots of interesting concepts. I highly recommend reading it in conjunction with The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu because a lot of the crazier topics have a fair bit of overlap.