Book: The Perfect Bet Author: Adam Kucharski Key takeaways: Theoretical Take-aways Cardano was one of the first to understand that games of chance … More
Tag: Thinking about thinking
Book Summary: Superforecasting
Book: Superforecasting Author: Philip Tetlock Things to consider when forecasting for the 1st time: Outside view: another way of thinking about … More
Book Summary: Narratives and Numbers
Book: Narratives and Numbers Author: Ashwath Damodaran Key takeaways: An exceptional book, and I wish I had read it before. PART … More
Book Summary: Pitch the Perfect Investment
Book: Pitch the Perfect Investment Author: Paul D. Sonkin and Paul Johnson Key takeaways: It’s a very useful book, though it could have … More
Book Summary: Better
Book: Better – A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance Author: Atul Gawande Key takeaways: I took away two key things from this book – … More
Book Summary: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
Book: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Author: Daniel C. Dennett Key takeaways: Even for someone who is interested in … More
Book Summary: Peak
Book: Peak–Secrets from the New Science of Expertise Author: Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool Key takeaways: Ericsson and Pool introduce the concept of … More
Book Summary: The Inner Game of Tennis
Book: The Inner Game of Tennis Author: Timothy Gallwey Key takeaways: This book is probably most lucid to people who actually play tennis, so … More
Book Summary: How We Know What Isn’t So
Book: How We Know What Isn’t So Author: Thomas Gilovich A great book on logic, and more importantly, bad logic. Things … More
Book Summary: Brain Rules
Book: Brain Rules Author: John Medina Key takeaways: See below- Exercise: Exercise provides body access to food and blood. When you exercise, you increase … More