I heard about this through a podcast interview with the author.
It was still not what I expected, but in a good way.
It is about how we deal with the limited amount of time we have on earth and about good or bad ways to deal with it.
A lot of it will sound familiar and he quotes a lot of authors who have written about related topics.
My quick summary would be:
- enjoy everything you do in the moment for what it is
- choose a few things to focus on
- don't worry about missing out on opportunities, you can't avoid it anyway
- just don't worry so much
- everybody is winging it
I think this book could have been a lot shorter, but probably because I am still optimizing for time and sometimes things just take as long as they take.
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Christof Damian rated A Philosophy of Software Design: 4 stars
Christof Damian reviewed Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
The average human lifespan is absurdly, outrageously, insultingly brief: if you live to 80, you …
Review of 'Four Thousand Weeks' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I heard about this through a podcast interview with the author.
It was still not what I expected, but in a good way.
It is about how we deal with the limited amount of time we have on earth and about good or bad ways to deal with it.
A lot of it will sound familiar and he quotes a lot of authors who have written about related topics.
My quick summary would be:
- enjoy everything you do in the moment for what it is
- choose a few things to focus on
- don't worry about missing out on opportunities, you can't avoid it anyway
- just don't worry so much
- everybody is winging it
I think this book could have been a lot shorter, but probably because I am still optimizing for time and sometimes things just take as long as they take.
Review of 'Summary Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I heard about this through a podcast interview with the author.
It was still not what I expected, but in a good way.
It is about how we deal with the limited amount of time we have on earth and about good or bad ways to deal with it.
A lot of it will sound familiar and he quotes a lot of authors who have written about related topics.
My quick summary would be:
- enjoy everything you do in the moment for what it is
- choose a few things to focus on
- don't worry about missing out on opportunities, you can't avoid it anyway
- just don't worry so much
- everybody is winging it
I think this book could have been a lot shorter, but probably because I am still optimizing for time and sometimes things just take as long as they take.
I heard about this through a podcast interview with the author.
It was still not what I expected, but in a good way.
It is about how we deal with the limited amount of time we have on earth and about good or bad ways to deal with it.
A lot of it will sound familiar and he quotes a lot of authors who have written about related topics.
My quick summary would be:
- enjoy everything you do in the moment for what it is
- choose a few things to focus on
- don't worry about missing out on opportunities, you can't avoid it anyway
- just don't worry so much
- everybody is winging it
I think this book could have been a lot shorter, but probably because I am still optimizing for time and sometimes things just take as long as they take.
Christof Damian reviewed The House in the Woods by Mark Dawson
Review of 'The House in the Woods' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I do like the broken detective books.
This is very nice, even though the court scenes were a bit slow.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us is the fourth non-fiction book by Daniel …
Review of 'Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I really enjoyed this book, as with many of these kind of books it is about a simple idea that probably could have explained in a few blog posts.
That being said, the change from carrot/stick management to something more meaningful is something important, especially in the knowledge industry.
The book could do with an updated version. A lot of the examples are out of day and feel a bit dusty.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millennium, #3) by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (original title in Swedish: Luftslottet som sprängdes, lit. 'The castle in the air …
Christof Damian rated The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: 5 stars
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that …
Christof Damian reviewed The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (Millenium, #2)
Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that …
Review of 'The Girl Who Played with Fire' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I enjoyed this even more than the first book. It is also a much better story than the film, which focused mostly on the action.
I liked how we go into details of the characters and back-story of the protagonist.
Because the story involves the characters I like a lot more instead of solving some random crime I was also a lot more engaged.
Christof Damian reviewed Radical Focus by Christina R Wodtke
Review of 'Radical Focus' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This is basically a quick intro to OKRs. It consists of an explanation, a fable and some real life examples.
It didn't tell me anything new, but it is well written and you get through it in a day.
This is basically a quick intro to OKRs. It consists of an explanation, a fable and some real life examples.
It didn't tell me anything new, but it is well written and you get through it in a day.
Christof Damian reviewed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Millenium, #1)
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigate the disappearance of Harriet Vanger which took …
Review of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I have seen the Swedish film a couple of times, which was great.
I also saw the US remake, which wasn't.
And unsurprisingly the book is also great, even if you know the story already.
I loved the writing, the people and the setting.
While the films only touch the surface, the book can easily dive into the characters, relationships and small details.
I am a bit of a Nordic Noir fan and this is probably one of the best.
I have seen the Swedish film a couple of times, which was great.
I also saw the US remake, which wasn't.
And unsurprisingly the book is also great, even if you know the story already.
I loved the writing, the people and the setting.
While the films only touch the surface, the book can easily dive into the characters, relationships and small details.
I am a bit of a Nordic Noir fan and this is probably one of the best.
Christof Damian rated Place to Bury Strangers: 4 stars
Christof Damian rated Place to Bury Strangers: 4 stars
Christof Damian rated Burn Rate: 4 stars
Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps by Gene Kim, Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble
This book goes into depth on research that shows how DevOps techniques can make technology organizations more effective. Fundamentally, they …