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"Permit yourself to open a book and start reading from anywhere." — Manuel Blum

300+ books across mathematics, computer science, philosophy, biology, and beyond.

6 total · 5 read · 1 reading now

Design 1

The Design of Everyday Things Don Norman
★★★★ reading

Halfway through. Already can't stop noticing bad door handles and confusing light switches.

Learning / Cognitive Science 1

A Mind For Numbers Barbara Oakley
★★★★

Practical neuroscience of learning. The focused vs. diffuse thinking distinction alone is worth the read.

Math 1

The Art of Problem Solving, Vol. 1 Sandor Lehoczky & Richard Rusczyk
★★★★★

The book that made math feel like play. Every serious math enthusiast should work through this.

Math / Philosophy 1

Gödel, Escher, Bach Douglas Hofstadter
★★★★★

Changed how I think about self-reference, formal systems, and consciousness. Took three months and it was worth every page.

Psychology / Behavioral Economics 1

Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman
★★★★

System 1 and System 2 are now part of my everyday vocabulary.

Software Engineering 1

The Pragmatic Programmer David Thomas & Andrew Hunt
★★★★

Timeless craft advice. DRY, tracer bullets, broken windows — these metaphors stick.