Wojciech Waśniewski

The main premise of the book is nice - to treat children more seriously. Some decent examples and ideas. But I didn't like the book itself, its structure, language, lack of clarity, lack of connection between sections, unclear main messages. Especially in the first half of the book. Some of it could have been the translation though - I read the Polish one.
Also, as usual with these kinds of books, I felt like the parental role on children's behaviour and outcomes etc. is overblown.
I'm unsure whether I'll reach for other Juul's writing at this point.

What a fantastic book! More books like this should exist. Extremely practical, well-written, distilled advice from years of experience of organising small parties - giving the exact, tried and tested blueprint for an easy to organise, successful party. I am very much looking forward to testing the advice in practice in the near future, I'll update my review then.

Yet another Stephenson beast - 900+ pages! Too long. But very interesting, with two storylines (WWII and 90s). As usual with his books, you can learn a ton about a variety of topics while enjoying the story and (male) characters, if you don't mind the digressions and meandering. This one was heavy on maths, cryptography, digital currency (it's a book from 1999!), history, warfare, tactical deception, codebreaking, mining and a few other areas. Took me almost 5 months to finish though.

Evidence-based counterbalance to most parenting books that overstate the importance of parental effects on long-term (adult) well-being of their offspring.

I really enjoyed this book. I have a weak spot for anthropology and evolutionary “sciences” though. In any case I found it absolutely fascinating to read about different infant care practices across cultures and in history. That includes the punchline of how different (unnatural?) some of the typical modern Western parental behaviours are, like sleeping separately, feeding on schedule or allowing babies to cry.

The discussion probably lacked the wider societal perspective on how this affects some of the decisions made by parents (especially working mothers), but an interesting perspective nonetheless.

Interesting perspective on parenting. Probably a bit too extreme, a bit too preachy, and the author spends far too much time on the “wrong” practices, and far too little on what “good” parenting actually looks like, but definitely worth a read.
I would be interested to read a similarly persuasive book(s) from the “behaviourist” camp to form a more informed opinion - especially that in general I'm implicitly biased against behaviourism - any recommendations would be much appreciated!

Oh my. Not sure what to write. Brilliant piece of work. But believe what it says on the cover, it is absolutely heartbreaking.

Big fan of Sivers and this couldn't be more Sivers in many ways. Brilliant stuff, but it's frustrating at the same time. Lack of narrative makes it read almost like a book of aphorisms (not my thing). The whole point of the book, conflicting advice, is fascinating, but doesn't leave much space to really digest and reflect on each chapter. Might be better idea to read each chapter separately, e.g. one a day, rather than all in a handful of sittings like I did.

I liked the ideas in the book. I should have enjoyed the book in general - but I didn't, and I honestly don't know why. I found myself skipping and skimming a lot of sections.
Still, the core premise of the book is great!

Interesting overview of real life issues and how they were (or weren't) solved by various research areas in computer science/algorithms. Fantastic chapter on game theory and its applications, but quite a few other ideas will stick with me for sure.

The questions tackled by this book are as grand as they get. What are the different existential risks that threaten humanity? How do we minimise them? Why this should be a priority cause especially this century?
Those, and many more, are explored by the author drawing from extensive and varied research (e.g. philosophy, ethics, statistics, science, technology, biology, astronomy etc.).

What is at stake? Well; everything.

Highly recommend reading. Feel free to skip the extensive endnotes unless something catches your interest. Book reads much more fluidly without the back and forth.

I have been interested in x-risks for a while now and this was an incredibly useful resource to inform my thinking and provide food for thought.

(BTW read the Three Body Problem trilogy for a great science fiction series covering similar topics)

Pretty fun read! More IT-focused than expected, and I've heard of many of the examples from the book but it was very entertaining (and scary) nonetheless.

Fantastic stories

The shorts explore fascinating ideas, classics of sci-fi but always from a unique angle, creating whole new universes in only a few pages and unique stories that are hard to put down (and forget about).

I only didn't enjoy one of the shorts. The rest were masterpieces.

Very useful resource

Really good book for anyone who wants to have an edge in their professional career, learn anything more quickly and effectively or is just into learning science. Book focuses on cognitive skills however the advice can also in many ways be applied to motor skills. I started planning my first ultralearning project while reading. Highly recommended!

Would be 4 or maybe even 5 stars if I lived in the US - the content and tips in the book, although a lot of them applicable anywhere, are written with an American reader in mind.

Useful and well written resource

Easily the best book on behaviour change I've come across. Highly recommend for anyone who is working with habits (eg in business or coaching) as well as for personal development.

Fascinating book! Full of anecdotes, very easy to read and funny. Highly recommend to anyone interested in quirky ways of the human brain.

Enjoyed this book on personal and organisational effectiveness, despite its non-modern and heavily US-based examples.

It is a timeless classic indeed and goes nicely with modern takes on this topic (like Cal Newport's Deep Work).


What do you spend your time on?
Try to get rid of everything that's non-essential and time consuming.
Where do you excel, how can you truly contribute?
What is truly important that needs to be done?
Do more of THAT

Highly recommend to anyone who, like me, keeps on thinking or saying “that doesn't make sense” and keep finding loopholes while reading or watching fiction.

The book is massive, but I really enjoyed reading it.

In short - it's Harry Potter for geeks.
Useful to be well-acquainted with the original series.

Really enjoyed this book.
It's a collection of stories from the tour (hilarious), golf-related essays (most of them published in Polish golf magazines), golf tips, golf stories and, quite surprisingly, a wildlife guide at the end.
Honestly, the description doesn't sound amazing, but Peter's extraordinary storytelling abilities as well as some really interesting views and thoughts on golf and life in general made it a book that I couldn't put down and read in just a few evenings. I wish the stories were connected a bit more, or at least introduced in detail (where are we, what's going on, etc.), but other than that, it was a really really enjoyable read!

I think any golfer would enjoy the book too and benefit greatly from Peter's tips and golf philosophy

One of the best business/networking books I've read. Really makes you think about the relationships you're building, both professional and social, and the way you're building them. Modern take on “how to make friends”

Decent book, however the main premise might as well have been published in a blog post. Rest of the book is just various stories illustrating the points - while very interesting (and making readers shine at dinner parties), they don't bring much value to the argument. I guess it's the case of vast majority of non-fiction. Still quite enjoyed listening to it (I have the audible version) and gave me quite a few ideas to experiment with both in personal as well as professional life.

Probably the best business book I've read.

Unbelievable how many useful tips there are (and higher-order strategies!).

I've immediately implemented loads from the book and know will be going back to my notes very often.

Highly recommended!

Big fan of Tim's stuff for a while now. Was really really looking forward to this book, and although I'm VERY happy with the purchase (if you enjoyed the podcasts, you'll love the book - fact.), I'm also slightly disappointed and feel a bit cheated for two reasons -
1. The book is organised by interviewees, not by subjects (although from some of his promo materials I understood that it would be structured by topics)
2. There is really not that much of new content. I've listened to the vast majority of the episodes, read vast majority of the blog posts and although Tim says that there is 200+ pages of brand new content - there just isn't. There are some new bits here and there but altogether it's just a book of highlights from the podcast and the blog.

But I love it anyway. Gave me 100s of ideas, reminded me of 1000s of tips from various interviews that I wanted to try out etc. This will definitely be my go-to reference in times of need.

P.S. IMO “Wealth” is by far the best section of the book.

What a book. So vulnerable. So funny. So cringy. So interesting. So thought-provoking. Incredibly well-written. Read it in 2 days, couldn't put it down. Highly recommended!