Posts tagged with Reading
Skimming More and Reading Less
I'm used to reading a fair amount. Back in grade school, I carried these giant fantasy novels around the house, and re-read the series on a regular basis. When my family got AOL, I was regularly lurking on…
Review: The Startup of You
The Startup of You is all about mapping the strategies and tactics that make startups – in theory – successful, and apply them to careers. The central tenets revolve around taking moderate amounts of risk, having backup plans, and not being afraid…
In Line Behind a Billion People: How Scarcity Will Define China's Ascent in the Next Decade
China's economy just officially overtook the United States as the biggest economy in the world[1]. Most saw this passing of the torch as an inevitability; the Chinese government has been laser focused on economic growth, and it…
What If?
xkcd is one of a kind: the popular stick-figure webcomic for nerds and geeks seems to offer relevant commentary for pretty much any occasion. Its blend of computing, physics, math, and insights on life works well at a time when…
Think Like a Freak
Freakonomics was the book that, in my mind, started the "pop economics" trend: a brand of economics, applied to subjects that are relatable to the general public, targeted towards a mass audience as a different take on familiar…
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Those of us who grew up with video games in the 90s fondly remember the "console wars" of that era. There was Nintendo, with its iconic Super Nintendo system, filled to the brim with Mario and Yoshi and…
