The central idea in the book is that although humans like to think of themselves as highly rational beings, they mostly end up making decisions that can only be described as counterintuitive or irrational.
Jack of all trades
Posted on under Coding & Tech — 1 CommentWe often hear this rather denigrating remark “jack of all trades, master of none.” Said like that, it sounds offensive and implies that being a specialist in one thing and one thing alone is a good thing.
Project Hail Mary — Book Review
Posted on under Literary Pursuits — Leave a commentThe book is named after an interstellar mission designed by Earth’s space superpowers to save our planet from an impeding doom.
Goldilocks working hours
Posted on under Life & Thoughts — Leave a commentFor distraction-free (deep) work, there exists an optimum number of working hours that is not too large or too small.
Cycling after a long time
Posted on under Life & Thoughts — Leave a commentMy biggest qualm due to which I left cycling was bad roads. Bad in a really bad way! Things have changed recently. The road immediately outside our society has always been pretty nice. Now the one beyond it has been newly constructed. I took my cycle to the road today morning to take advantage of […]