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I was recently asked this by a CXO from a large firm.
I told him that I had read Dune, by Frank Herbert. (I hadn't watched the movies yet).
I told him that I found the author's ability to research so deeply on so many various topics and his ability to bring it together in such a structured story was incredible. Not only in a structured manner but in a way that was easy to understand and palatable to a whole range of people. It is a timeless novel.
Herbert also did this without the internet! He researched using books, newspapers, letters, inspiration from his personal experiences, his travels, and his interactions with people from different backgrounds.
Frank researched religions, e.g., Islam, Buddhism, science, e.g., laser-cut furniture, AI (!!! literally how we ask ChatGPT things—Frank wrote about it), the animal kingdom, political ideologies, the history of political leaders through all the ages, linguistics, and semantics, particularly the work of S. I. Hayakawa.
The CXO found this response fascinating and retorted that he last read the book as a teen but would read it again.
I think my answer demonstrated my ability to not only appreciate the book for the story but also the effort of the author.
I am reading a book of an African American woman writer, called “The Parable of the Sower”. It is a dystopian future where we can see many environmental and societal issues, that have their roots in the current situation that we experience. The narrator is a late teenage girl, for whom we have the opportunity to guide through this world as her own personal diary. What I find fascinating about that book is the writing, the fact that it is based in 2024 - the year we're on haha- and how our lives might look if we succeed in tackling climate change.
The geneology of morals by Friedrich Nietzsche
what you are showing
The hard thing about hard thibgs
The hard thing about hard thibgs
Malcom Gladwell
Die Mäuse Strategie für Manager
Zusammenfassung meiner Vorlesung
Flowers for Algernon - book about a man that struggles with getting smarter, but damaging his relationships and quality of life. Sort of a commentary on the "ignorance is bliss" trope.
Atomic habits
The mckinsey way
anti fragile from taleb
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I am currently reading “Case in point”
I am reading a book called white crane lend me your feather. It is a story based in Tibet before the Chinese occupation. I am learning more about my culture especially since i have never been to tibet.
course of love by alain de botton; i love reading about philosophy because it often can change a way of thinking, have insights
SAP for Retail
Pro Tip
Einen Spiegel Bestseller über die Gewinner und Verlierer von Krisenzeiten, speziell über die Covid-Krise
Novel on AI
Les dames de Kimoto
12 Rules for life - Prof. Jorden Peterson
I am reading a science fiction book because I like to read books where reality and fiction dissolve in each other.
Il cinese
Oriana Fallaci
dune
Das Cafe am rande der welt john streckely
I am currently reading a book called “The Power of Moments”. It is a book that discusses powerful moments that we all encounter in our lives. They provide notes and examples of how to let these moments impact you in a positive, life altering way. The most powerful takeaway I have thus far from the book is that you have to be the catalyst of your own change. Identify these big moments and act on them.
build by tony fadell
I am reading a book on artificial intelligence, very interested mix of fantasy and information we will use in the future.
I am currently reading The Judge's List by John Grisham. It's an interesting intersection of legal fiction and a thriller
a book called thinking, fast and slow
i am reading the book titan.
