Getting Things Done - Book Review

Author David Allen Genres Self Help, Productivity Rating πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’– Date Finished 15/07/2024 πŸš€ The Book in 3 Sentences Focus on what to do next and don’t think about the rest. What’s the next action? Make it up and make it happen 🎨 Impressions I think it’s a good book that collates all the emergent productivity hacks each one of use uses, but it merges them into a coherent system. The system in itself is very simple and could be explained in a few pages, so I think the book could have been at least 50 pages shorter especially considering that the people who need it the most might not find the time to read all of it. ...

July 15, 2024

Triworld Devlog #0

Hi everyone. Welcome to the first Triworld devlog. I’ve decided to collate all my side projects (toy renderers and engines) into a single one that I’m calling Triworld, a voxel adventure game inspired by Terraria, Cube World, The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild and Minecraft. For the past 3 months and for the next few months I’ll be working on a simple editor that will be used to create and manage voxel β€œsprites” and palettes. Here’s a quick preview of the editor. ...

June 5, 2024

Goodbye, Things: On Minimalist Living - Book Review

Author Fumio Sasaki Genres Self Help Rating πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’– Date Finished 01/2024 πŸš€ The Book in 3 Sentences Minimalism is about the important things Minimalism is personal Minimalism is about true happiness and peace of mind 🎨 Impressions I love this book. It’s probably one of my favourites in the genre. The book talks about: 55+12 rules to more easily become a minimalist; the personal experience of the author and some of the philosopy behind minimalism. So you will find helpful lessons and tips that you can apply to your Minimalist journey paired with decluttering wisdom of the author. ...

February 4, 2024

The Little Book of Talent - Book Review

Author Daniel Coyle Genres Self Help Rating πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ–€ Date Finished 12/01/2024 πŸš€ The Book in 3 Sentences There are no prodigies. Only cultivated talent and practice. Practice with intention (slow down, exagerate moves, introduce challenges). Hard Skills (kicking a ball) vs Soft Skills (reading the field). 🎨 Impressions A bit too short. Some chapters could have benefited from a few more words. How I Discovered It I had it in my TODOs for a while, I don’t remember. ...

January 14, 2024

A Random Walk Down Wall Street - Book Review

Author Burton G. Malkiel Genres Finance Rating πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ–€ Date Finished ~2022 πŸš€ The Book in 3 Sentences On a long enought time horizon, nobody can beat the S&P500. Historically, the market goes up, eventually it will go down and nobody can predict when. The best investor is a dead investor. 🎨 Impressions Its a good book explaining the history of the stock market with the major bubbles and modern portfolio theory. ...

January 14, 2024