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Big fan of Tim's stuff for a while now. Was really really looking forward to this book, and although I'm VERY happy with the purchase (if you enjoyed the podcasts, you'll love the book - fact.), I'm also slightly disappointed and feel a bit cheated for two reasons -
1. The book is organised by interviewees, not by subjects (although from some of his promo materials I understood that it would be structured by topics)
2. There is really not that much of new content. I've listened to the vast majority of the episodes, read vast majority of the blog posts and although Tim says that there is 200+ pages of brand new content - there just isn't. There are some new bits here and there but altogether it's just a book of highlights from the podcast and the blog.
But I love it anyway. Gave me 100s of ideas, reminded me of 1000s of tips from various interviews that I wanted to try out etc. This will definitely be my go-to reference in times of need.
P.S. IMO “Wealth” is by far the best section of the book.
Interesting overview of real life issues and how they were (or weren't) solved by various research areas in computer science/algorithms. Fantastic chapter on game theory and its applications, but quite a few other ideas will stick with me for sure.
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
Evidence-based counterbalance to most parenting books that overstate the importance of parental effects on long-term (adult) well-being of their offspring.
Probably the best business book I've read.
Unbelievable how many useful tips there are (and higher-order strategies!).
I've immediately implemented loads from the book and know will be going back to my notes very often.
Highly recommended!