First time reading 48 laws of power? Or just felt the need to revisit it?

How do you choose??

Choose quality

I see you read Alex Karp’s new book about The West. I kept thinking about Jason Lowery’s power projection bitcoin thesis while reading it. Do you think bitcoin has a role there for nation state defense?

Which one was your favorite so far ?

在唐朝时期。有个中国诗人说：“一日不书，百事荒芜。”😝

天底下人的老师是古代中国人-孔子。公元前551年9月28日出生在春秋战国期间。距离当今也两千多年历史了。孔子到处游学开展教育活动。收徒弟门生教书，门第下有3000个学生，都当时最厉害的精英人物。所以孔子才是全世界最...

孔子在春秋战国时期，写一本书，留下的一本书叫《论语》。孔子对后世影响深远长久。他的“仁”与“礼”成为国家施政和个人自我修养的重要准则；“有教无类”的平民教育思想使华夏文明得以无限传承；对古代文献的系统...

孔子学说。德不孤，必有邻。‌ 这句话出自《论语·里仁》，强调有道德的人不会孤单，因为必定有志同道合的人相伴。它鼓励人们坚守道德，与优秀的人为伍。

孔子学说：“人无远虑，必有近忧。‌” 出自《论语·卫灵公》，提醒人们要有长远的眼光和深谋远虑，否则眼前的忧患将不可避免。

孔子学说。“三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。‌” 出自《论语·述而》，教导人们要善于向他人学习，取长补短，不断完善自我。 2500年前的孔子教育学生的思想。

孔子学说对财富理念：“不义而富且贵，于我如浮云。‌”哈哈哈😹 出自《论语·述而》，表明孔子对不正当手段获得的财富和地位的轻视，强调道德高于物质。

孔子学说：“己所不欲，勿施于人。‌” 出自《论语·颜渊》，是儒家“恕道”的核心，提倡换位思考，尊重他人。

孔子学说：“成事不说，遂事不谏，既往不咎。‌” 出自《论语·八佾》，教导人们要放下过去，专注于当下和未来，体现了一种豁达的人生态度。

孔子学说也谈到社会公平公正的理念：“不患寡而患不均，不患贫而患不安。‌” 出自《论语·季氏》，强调公平与和谐的重要性，认为社会的不平等和不安定是更大的问题。

孔子学说也谈到社会真理和个人命运关系：“朝闻道，夕死可矣。‌” 出自《论语·里仁》，表达了对真理和道德的执着追求，认为明白真理后，即使死亡也无憾。

孔子学说，也强一个人诚信的重要性。“知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。‌” 出自《论语·为政》，强调诚实面对自己的无知，才是真正的智慧。

孔子学说，也强调一个人修身养性，为人处世之道。“‌过而不改，是谓过矣。‌” 出自《论语·卫灵公》，指出犯错后不改正是更大的错误，鼓励人们勇于改正自己的过失。

Read 'Spot the Dog' a deep, philosophical work. Spot’s search for hidden objects can be seen as an exploration of how meaning is constructed and communicated. Highly recommended.

I loved The Lessons of History. it was an insightful distillation of societies that broke things down into fundamental ideas. Good luck with the reading goal!

I wish I had the time and non-ADHD attention span to do this. If it weren't for audiobooks while working I've never get anything read. Best of luck with your goal.

catching up to you, nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m! 9 books and counting this year: https://image.nostr.build/147ebaa950160bbef03d3aedcfd6c23182faea07cc0f2250a5bc3abecbd37011.jpg

What’s the 4th one?

Gotta pump up those numbers. You could listen to a book and hour on 17x speed

Food for the mind, some could be poisonous.

the biggest one sets the size if the grid 🤔

How about poetry? 💥

How do you read? On a screen or do you prefer physical books?

Nothing like having personal reading goals. After I’ve sorted out importing reading lists from Goodreads, will move on to creating challenges events. One of my the main reasons I am building the Open Librarian client is to set personal goals and track my reading progress. https://github.com/Rydal...

Spontaneous Order looks pretty interesting

What is the title from the History book? (not the history of money).

obligatory reminder that for some people reading is more about quality than quantity. 😝 Like … someone could spend a month thinking about one page in one book … or read one book and then think about it over the next few months … seeing charts like this gives me stress

Wow 👀

This book Banned by US Gov which is why I read it. https://i.nostr.build/jOjBUGpn9GwmLcg9.jpg

Awesome! 🤩

An incident has emerged where AI agents are being used to create an unlimited number of copy accounts from a friend’s account, tricking users into clicking scam links. Currently, platforms prioritize engagement and ad revenue, so as long as posts are being viewed, they benefit. Since AI can gener...

Be careful what you read it can influence your thinking in good and bad.

Good list! May I recommend Sahil Blooms book? I just finished and really filled with insightful and principled content. https://i.nostr.build/DFhy2ejk6pxruYzP.jpg

Not a fan of fiction?

Amazing

Yes . 👏

Amazing 😍

I recommend reading Breath by James Nestor 📖