Grit by Angela Duckworth

2024-02-03 2 min read Sincheenz

The book is divided into 2 parts. In the first part, the author explains how excellence and genius can be achieved through Grit. How we as a society are so obsessed with the naturals and geniuses with high IQs, and we give too little importance to the efforts put into achieving excellence. What good is talent when you don’t put it to use, and yet when we hear of naturals, we get excited? Continue reading

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The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman

2024-01-12 2 min read Sincheenz

The first thing that struck me as unusual about the book was its formatting. Chapter headings were right-aligned, sub-chapter headings left-aligned with an indent, page numbers were on both sides, and so on. There seemed to be a lack of consistency. While it didn’t distract me from the content, it was a little off-putting at times. Am I just so accustomed to books formatted a certain way? I picked up a few others I own and noticed their formats were not identical either, though the majority had chapter headings on the left side of the page and there was consistency :-). Continue reading

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Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

2023-12-04 1 min read Sincheenz

I did not know what to expect from this book, and once again, without reading into the reviews, I went ahead and purchased it. It was not what I expected it to be, but I liked it very much. I thought it was a behavioral psychology book. It does dwell into human behavior and psychology, but presents it differently and brilliantly. This is a book about communication and miscommunication. The book discusses why and how information can get misinterpreted and misunderstood. Continue reading

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Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoğlu

2023-12-01 1 min read Sincheenz

This book is well-researched and contains a lot of information, which made it a bit difficult to keep up with at times. However, it was still a very interesting read. The differences between extractive and inclusive political and economic systems are explained brilliantly. The book effectively demonstrates how one strategy cannot work for the entire world. The expectations of developed countries on developing and underdeveloped countries, as well as their approach to poverty, is a very difficult problem to solve. Continue reading

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The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman

2023-11-27 2 min read Sincheenz

Like his other book, “4000 Weeks”, the author has managed to convey intensive and thought-provoking concepts with levity and humor. The book starts off by poking fun at motivational speakers and explains, through funny anecdotes, the consequences of trying to avoid negative thoughts and only thinking positively. It moves on to explaining Stoicism and why embracing the negative would be far easier than avoiding it. This was something new to me, and it did make sense. Continue reading

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