How to make book summaries more useful
September 27, 2020
books
I used to do book summaries, writing a short snippet about each book I read and publish them. However, I found them to be tedious and am not sure it
No more dieting
April 15, 2020
books & diet
Coincidentally, I read 2 books taking on the established diet industry: Constant craving Anti diet Just check out their tag lines: Constant craving
The Minimalist Home
March 31, 2020
books
After reading The Mimimalist Home, I realised that: I want my home to take less time to care for and cost less money to maintain. I want less
Everything is fucked
March 30, 2020
books
If I could summarize this book, it would be this: Ultimately, nothing matters Since we are governed by the Feeling Brain, just let it be without
On running faster when older, alternative food for the body and mind, and making time for happiness and other pursuits
March 29, 2020
books
Even I am surprised that I read 11 books for the month of February, and it’s supposed to be a short month. I think a lot of them are a rehash of
The 5am Club
March 20, 2020
books
I refused to pick up this book initially because I already know how it ends - wake up at 5am. I mean why do I need to read a book about it right? I
How I track my goal of reading 100 books in a year
March 18, 2020
books
I used to do it via some book engine like librarything or goodreads. But there are just too much distraction going into them. They are after all
I made a Day One template
March 3, 2020
books
I rely on Day One more and more every day, from taking notes on the books I read to logging my runs and to any brain farts I have on any day (or
How I end up with a Kobo ereader
February 25, 2020
books
It wasn’t too long ago that I owned a Kindle. When I decided to read 100 books in 2020, my selection criteria reordered where form factor was less
100 books in 2020
February 24, 2020
books
I read 53 books in the year 2019. I am happy that I could finally say I can read 1 book a week. But I didn’t do as many summaries as I would like. I
Books about fat, warriors, anti-news activist and uncertain heritage
February 23, 2020
books
The Scrum Fieldbook by J J Sutherland The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi The Secret Life of Fat by Sylvia Tara Genghis Khan by Jack
The Scrum Field Book
February 22, 2020
books
This is a “sequel” to the Scrum book. The main highlight is regarding decision latency. We can at most use 1 hour to make decisions. If it takes
Say no to reading - it’s more difficult than you think
January 29, 2020
books
I often just note down the books I’ve read. It is not often that I even mention the books that did not make the cut. One such recent book is the
Books on superhuman diet, basketball leadership and the noisy world of the deaf
January 19, 2020
books
Headstrong by Dave Asprey Net Work by Rob McClanaghan Volume Control by David Owen It was a slow month with all the school holidays and festive
Books on Snapchat, Disney and the weird mind of Randall Munroe
December 2, 2019
books
Scrum by Jeff Sutherland How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story The ride of a lifetime by Robert Iger How To by Randall Munroe I
How to choose an ebook reader
November 20, 2019
books & gear
I’ve been through many brands of ebook reader (iriver anyone?) but it’s really hard to fault the king of all readers, the kindle. I currently own
What I am reading at any time
November 19, 2019
audiobooks & books
There are normally 2 main type of books I have at any one time - something heavier during the day and something lighter at night. I read the heavier
Books read in October 2019
November 3, 2019
books
Debt by David Graeber No-drama discipline by Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson Awareness by Anthony de Mello Stillness is the key by Ryan Holiday I