Maybe it’s time we started to implement some morale into our AI and make sure algorithms improve everyone’s lives.
Hiding your hero in plain sight: Duncan Idaho and the genius of Frank Herbert’s Dune
Frank Herbert is considered by many to be one of the best science fiction writers of all time. He wrote the classic, astounding and eye-opening Dune, the best selling sci-fi novel of all time, alongside 6 more Dune series books. Each one of them a masterpiece of storytelling, imagination and inter-connected stories. Dune is a …
How to create powerful habits that breed success: a review of Atomic Habits.
Atomic Habits highlights how every successful businessman, athlete, student or leader, is successful, not due to their goal setting or willpower but due to systems that enable them to accomplish greatness. What are these systems? The thing that controls most of our days and lives: habits.
Best quotes from “Atomic Habits” by James Clear
I loved this book, it offers a fantastic, usable framework to create new habits and to change old ones. You can find my in-depth review of it with a lot of the main ideas of the book explained. Here you can find all my highlights for the book, which give a really good overview of …
Best quotes from “21 lessons for the 21st century” by Yuval Noah Harari
Best quotes from 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari with a short review by Bill Gates
The joy of coding: why I love being a programmer.
The relation between coding and happiness, and my personal journey to being happy as a programmer.
Isaac Asimov, The Quintessential Writer.
I discovered Asimov when I was about fourteen. I loved that we both shared a name, Isaac and that he pioneered the idea of robots and the three laws of robotics. I was struck by his genius and read a lot about him before even touching one of his books. Isaac Asimov was a grand-master …
On Distractions, Ideas, Richard Feynman and having a great life.
In 2016 I stumbled upon a book called “The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out” by Richard Feynman, it was a collection of some of Feynman’s best stories. The book was so good that shortly after finishing it I read “Surely you’re joking, Mr Feynman”, a book of a similar nature. Both of the books give …
Opinion: Students Learn From People They Love
We tend to downgrade the importance of emotions, what role does love play in teaching?
My Top 5 Books of 2018. With Short Reviews and Highlights.
The 5 best books I read in 2018, why I loved them and what they can teach you.