Reading List

Book notes might have:

Score in parentheses.
git-wiki link. Similar to the concept of a Wikipedia link.
Mindset shift section: how the book changed my mind or thought process.
Takeaway section: stuff I got from the book. New knowledge.
- In some cases this is a "weaker" version of Mindset shift

Biographies

Einstein: His Life and Universe (10/10) (git-wiki)
- Mindset shift
  - The value of self-belief and self-worth
  - Being OK with imperfection
  - Being curious
The Wright Brothers (9/10) (git-wiki)
- Mindset shift
  - The power of self-belief and self-determination
    - People laughed and ridiculed the Wright brothers, but they just kept at it.
  - How hard it is to asses the worth of something in real time, and later in hindsight things seem obvious.
    - The Wrights tried to sell their airplane to the US army, but the people in the army didn't understand why they would need it.
      - So the Wright brothers sold their airplane to France instead.

Thinking Fast and Slow (10/10) (git-wiki)
- Mindset shift
  - From thinking people are generally logical, to thinking people are generally not-logical.
  - We have many biases. We should try to be aware of them.

The Lean Startup (9/10) (git-wiki)
- Takeaways
  - The Concept of MVP.
  - More scientific attitude to product development.
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
- Notes

Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby (POODR) (10/10)
- Takeaways
  - Thinking in objects which send messages to one another.
- Resources
  - Amazon
    - Kindle