Category: Books
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Why we sleep
These days I’m reading Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, and it’s eye-opening on many levels. We all know that sleep is an important pillar of good health, but hardly anyone takes it seriously. Surviving on just 3-4 hours of sleep is something a lot of people pride themselves on, either as a proof of…
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Readwise – the app that finally organized my books
I’m in love with my Kindle. The “paper has a soul” narrative never really felt compelling to me. Try travelling for a month with a backpack and carrying 4-5 books with you. You’ll soon wish for them to have a little bit less of that soul. Seriously, being able to take hundreds of books wherever…
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Picking the greatest brains alive
I belong to the last generation that remembers life before internet. My brother, born in 1999, already grew up with the internet in our house since his early childhood. Kids born these days will grow up fully online 24/7. A lot of things have changed since I was a kid, but one that endlessly fascinates…
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Getting it 80% right
I’m halfway through Tim Ferriss’ podcast with Gregory McKeown. I was already a big fan of Greg’s book called Essentialism, but this interview way exceeded my expectations. It doesn’t sound like an interview at all, but rather like a chat between two friends sharing their deepest secrets. It’s raw and real and… you’d be better…
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Would you sign up for voluntary brainwashing? Well, maybe you should.
Have you ever understood something rationally, but felt emotionally paralysed deep down inside and not quite ready to make a move? You’re not alone. There were decisions I’d been putting off for months, even though I knew what’s the right thing to do. One of them was leaving my corporate job and applying for a…
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5 books to read if you’re losing faith in humanity
Even if you’re the most optimistic person in the world, following world news can recently feel quite overwhelming. It seems that technical progress has far outpaced our mental growth, and the four-year-olds in us are not yet ready for the inventions of modern civilization. If you slowly get to believe that humanity is screwed, or caught yourself looking for a safe hideaway…
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Survival Kit (Not Just) For Customer Support
For some of my friends it’s hard to believe it, but I do love working in customer support. There’s a certain kind of joy that comes from helping people, that can hardly be felt if you’re just interacting with machines all day. However, for every 50 customers who are all happy and grateful, there’s always…
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Drive: What motivates us, and how not to kill it
Imagine a workplace without carrots and sticks. No hands-on control of what people do and how they do it, no extra rewards for great performance, no extra punishments for falling behind. Sounds pretty abstract, doesn’t it? If you’re like most people, you wouldn’t probably bet on this company’s success. Yet when there’s some innovative job to…
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