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November 21, 2024November 21, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

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In The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness, Morgan Housel explains why success with money has more to […]

November 7, 2024November 10, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky

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This summary of Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck by Eliezer Yudkowsky sets out two competing views on the question: […]

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio

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In Principles: Life and Work, Ray Dalio reflects on his life and career, setting out the principles that helped him succeed and […]

October 17, 2024January 6, 2025Book post

My quick review of the “Principles in Action” app

[Estimated reading time: 3 mins] As mentioned in my summary of Principles: Life and Work, Ray Dalio released a Principles in Action […]

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef

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In The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t, Julia Galef argues that we don’t need to deceive […]

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024Book post

Criticisms of The Case Against Education (Pt 3 — Checking the Math)

Estimated reading time: 12 mins This is my final criticism post for Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan. (Click here for my […]

September 23, 2024March 24, 2025Book post

Criticisms of “The Case Against Education” by Bryan Caplan (Pt 2 — Inflated Signalling Estimates)

Estimated reading time: 11 mins  This is the second of three posts criticising Bryan Caplan’s book, The Case Against Education (Click here […]

September 18, 2024October 3, 2024Book post

Criticisms of “The Case Against Education” by Bryan Caplan (Pt 1 — it’s The Case Against Higher Education)

Estimated reading time: 15 mins (or see my conclusion for the 1-min summary) This is the first of three posts criticising The […]

September 12, 2024October 3, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: The Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan

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I didn’t plan this, but my latest summary for The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time […]

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024Book post

Is it better to be WEIRD?

In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich never claims that WEIRD psychology (as in, the prevailing psychology in Western, Educated, […]

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