My notes from “The Happy Sleeper” on how to help a toddler getting to sleep.
Category Archives: Books
Book: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Four Thousand Weeks is a book about our relationship with time. There is something wrong there and we need help.
Book: A short history of nearly everything
My summary of “The short history of nearly everything” by Bill Bryson – a multivitamin of natural sciences.
Book: The Scientist in The Crib
“The Scientist in the Crib” explores how children explore the world using scientific methods or – the scientific method is built on the framework that children use to explore the world.
Book: Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez
The truth is we know little about the wolf. What we know a good deal more about is what we imagine the wolf to be. This was a very sad book to read. Humanity has dealt the wolves great injustice, blaming them for everything under the sun (and the moon), and then some more. BarryContinue reading “Book: Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez”
All about the trees on the Internet
Trees can teach us a lot about the compounding nature of success, the perseverance, and how Internet rewards taking multiple shots. All about the trees on the Internet in the 24th edition of Deliberate Internet.
Book: On Writing by Stephen King
Part autobiography – part writing manual, „on writing” is a deep dive into Stephen King’s writing process. Damn, this guy can write!
Book: The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin
I love Dan Carlin’s „Hardcore History” podcast. The stories of mundane concerns during wars, plagues, and other terrible events in human history are somehow deeply informative of the human spirit. I am very grateful that Dan spares the gory details, but he keeps in the weight of the event and pulls lessons from the historyContinue reading “Book: The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin”
Book: Elon Musk – Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
“ELON MUSK IS A BODY THAT REMAINS VERY MUCH IN MOTION.” Elon Musk needs no introductions. His biography is not only an analysis of his way of thinking but also a treasure trove of exciting Silicon Valley history and current trivia. While investigating the life of Elon, we learn about PayPal, Tesla, Solar City, andContinue reading “Book: Elon Musk – Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future”
Book: The Clock Of The Long Now: Time and Responsibility
“How do we make long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare?” – Clock of the long now is a fantastic project focused on getting the humanity interested in thinking in the long-term.