Book summaries (excerpts)
Instead of summarizing the books in my own words, I gathered the top excerpts. I want the spirit of the books to remain intact and I want you to be able to interpret the crumbs of wisdom on your own.
Date is the date on which I read the book.
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Author: Carlo Rovelli ISBN: 9780141981727 Short and very readable book about the frontiers of todays' physics. No physics knowledge required, though welcome. EXCERPTS The gravitational field is not diffused through space; the gravitational field is that space itself. This is the idea of the theory of general relativity. Newton’s ‘space’, through which things move, and the ‘gravitational field’ are one and the same thing. We are not contained [...]
Something Deeply Hidden
Author: Sean Carroll ISBN:978-1524743017 If we can see and feel the material stuff, then it must be real, right? If we can observe the passage of time and perceive the space, then they must exist, right? This book on physics will do more for your personal growth than any book about personal growth. Caution: read only if ready to change your perception of reality; destroying it is not [...]
Izgorelost: si upate živeti drugače?
Author: Tina Bončina ISBN: 978-9610154723 Izgorelost je resnična bolezen. Vesel sem, da se v zadnjem času o njej veliko govori. Žalosti pa me, da se s to boleznijo samo-diagnosticirajo ravno ljudje, ki so daleč od izgorelosti. Izgorelost ni lenoba, ki izvira iz glave. Izgorelost je pomanjkanje energije, ki kljub hotenju glave ne omogoča običajnega nivoja produktivnosti. Kot pretreniranost pri športnikih. Poznam kar nekaj prijateljev, katere so ekstremne delovne [...]
Debt
Author: David Graeber ISBN: 978-1612194196 At universities we're taught that money (as means of measuring and keeping value) developed because of serious limitations of the barter trade. But, was that really the case? There is a more plausible theory that is not yet lectured at universities. EXCERPTS The main idea of the book is that the money as means of measuring and keeping value developed from the debt. [...]
The Angry Chef: Bad Science and the Truth About Healthy Eating
Author: Anthony Warner ISBN: 978-1786073426 There are so many health studies and many seemingly give us contradictory advice. This book will help you make good decisions as to what to put on your plate (and how to decide in other areas of your life!). EXCERPTS It is human nature to see correlation and imply causation. The reason that correlation can occur between two things without there necessarily being [...]
Future of the Professions
Author: Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind ISBN: 978-0198799078 Though the title would imply the book to be relevant for all professions, it is focused on the legal profession. The legal profession is one one the professions that is among the most reluctant to be changed by the latest technology (blockchain, AI etc.). But one can only resist a current for so long before he is swept away. A [...]
