Monday, March 2, 2020

What RamP's Reading: Mar'20


  



Design Pattens (Re-read)

The Gang-of-Four (GoF), top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. They have identified 23 patterns that allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves.


Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

We all have an ikigai.

It's the Japanese word for ‘a reason to live’ or ‘a reason to jump out of bed in the morning’. It’s the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai is closely linked to living longer. Finding your ikigai is easier than you might think. This book will help you work out what your own ikigai really is, and equip you to change your life. You have a purpose in this world: your skills, your interests, your desires and your history have made you the perfect candidate for something. All you have to do is find it.

Do that, and you can make every single day of your life joyful and meaningful.


Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

In his most provocative and practical book yet, Nassim Taleb, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.

As always both accessible and iconoclastic, Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions, make financial investments, and propagate religious faiths.

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