Books

The Toll – by Neal Shusterman ISBN: 1481497073 READ: April 2020 The Toll the AGI has taken on humanity.   NOTES Don’t follow Anna’s advice for setting your password. From: IT

Thunderhead – by Neal Shusterman ISBN: 1442472456 READ: March 2020 The Thunderhead is the AGI   NOTES

Scythe – by Neal Shusterman ISBN: 1442472421 READ: March 2020 Awesome book set in the far future where AGI has solved the world’s problems… except for how to handle population.   NOTES

The Woman in the Window – by A.J. Finn ISBN: 0062791451 READ: February 2020 A cool psychological thriller about a woman with agoraphobia. My first fiction read in some time.   NOTES Don’t follow Anna’s advice for setting your password. From: IT

How To Change Your Mind – by Michael Pollan ISBN: 9781594204227 READ: September 2019 One of the best books of the decade. It is the perfect mix of history, current science, first person reports, and where the field of psychopharmacology is going in the future. Cleverly titled, this book goes deep on psychedelic compounds such

Why We Sleep – by Matthew Walker, PhD. ISBN: 1501144316 READ: August 2019 A very dense read about where the science on sleep is today, written by a PhD doing some of the big research himself. Walker works to shift the societal norm that employs people to sleep less, so they can produce more, and

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck – by Mark Manson ISBN: 0062641549 READ: September 2018 A good starter book for those coming to the world of non-fiction reading for self betterment. I didn’t find this one to say anything novel compared to all the other books I have read below, but I did

Conspiracy – by Ryan Holiday ISBN: 0783118457 READ: May 2018 A very interesting read about a modern day conspiracy carried out by a Silicon Valley billionaire against Gawker; a media outlet with seemingly no moral compass. This book is an inside look at a scheme that was hidden in the shadows for many years that

Principles – by Ray Dalio ISBN: 1501124021 READ: February 2018 I hyped this book up a lot in my mind because it is by someone I really admire who has been quite private for a long time. Though I did enjoy parts of the it, it seemed to drag after a while and had a

The Daily Stoic – by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman ISBN: 1202221777 READ: December 2017 This book was a part of my daily routine for a full year. One page a day that contains a quote from a Stoic philosopher and a quick meditation on how it can be useful in today’s society. I really