Book notes and reading reflections by Max Hartke
Thinking Fast and Slow --- Daniel Kahneman 2011 - [[#Part 1 - Two Systems|Part 1 - Two Systems]] - [[#Part 2 - Heuristics and Biases|Part 2 - Heuristics and Biases]] - [[#Part 3 - Overconfidence|Part 3 - Overconfidence]] - [[#Part 4 - Choices|Part 4 - Choices]] - [[#Part 5 - Two Selves|Part 5 - Two Selves]] Summary Part 1 - Two Systems - System 1 - operates automatically and quickly, with little…
The Signal and the Noise --- Nate Silver 2012 1. A Catastrophic Failure of Prediction - The ratings agencies had given their AAA rating, normally reserved for a handful of the world's most solvent governments and best-run businesses, to thousands of mortgage-backed securities, financial instruments that allowed investors to bet on the likelihood of someone else defaulting on their home. The…
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running --- Haruki Murakami 2008 >Somerset Maugham once wrote that in each shave lies a philosophy. I couldn’t agree more. No matter how mundane some action might appear, keep at it long enough and it becomes a contemplative, even meditative act. Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional Sometimes I run fast when I feel like it, but if I increase the pace I…