AstonJ

AstonJ

What non-programming related books are you reading?

Are you reading any non-programming related books, if so what, and what did you think of them?

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rustkas

rustkas

This book (Jason Fried’s book) has helped me restructure my daily routine and has had a beneficial effect on my life.

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rustkas

rustkas

Yes. Especially, if you a business owner I definitely recommended it.

AstonJ

AstonJ

I’ve been listening to Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress while going for my walks up the mountain (surprising how loud an iPhone actually is!) and I’ve really enjoyed it!

I think much of what the author says and covers will resonate with a lot of people (and from what I know of most of you here, with many of you too!). I’ve heard people say it will make you question everything - and I think that’s good - questioning minds are healthy minds imo.

Here are some of their featured reviews (I hadn’t actually seen these before deciding to read it - one of the bio-hacking authors mentioned it in a video blog and I remembered I had been meaning to read it).

“Incredible . . . timely . . . clarifying.” Jack Dorsey, cofounder and CEO of Twitter

“Engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought provoking.” Booklist

“Entertaining and provocative.” Publishers Weekly

“Often zingy and colorful . . . Civilized to Death is unquestionably well-timed . . . Ryan is right to highlight the aspects of modern life that have gone off the rails.” –Undark

“[A] prescient book about the nature of progress . . . Civilized to Death will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light.” Book Riot

“This book takes on ‘progress’ as a guiding ethos–and does so with gusto.” The Stranger

“It is increasingly clear to many of us that the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want the earth to outlive us. . . . Civilized to Death is an important guide in this conversation.” Psychology Today

“A fascinating read.” Seattle Times

“Christopher Ryan is one of the most interesting and provocative thinkers of our time. Everyone should read him–you might well disagree but you’ll definitely think differently.” –Johann Hari, New York Times-bestselling author of Lost Connections

“Every great once in a while, a book comes along that makes you rethink everything you thought you knew. Civilized to Death is without question one of them.” –Jesse Bering, PhD, author of The Belief Instinct

If any of you read it I’d be curious to hear what you thought of it!

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