The time paradox
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Read on Hacker NewsI think his observation on time is discussed in this book: http://www.amazon.com/Time-Paradox-Psychology-That-Change/dp... . The third review gives a good summary of the book.
Read on Hacker News(The links here bring you to my notes from each book, and the ISBN number for each so you can find it easily at your favorite library/store/whatever.) How We Decide - by Jonah Lehrer: Brilliant book with one clear message: our emotional brain is faster and usually smarter than our logical brain. Our emotions are trained by years of logic and experience, retaining it all for real wisdom. Many decisions are better made by going with the gut feeling. Gets a little too technical with deep brain/neuro/cortex talk, but brings it back to usable points. http://sivers.org/book/HowWeDecide The Investor's Manifesto - by William J. Bernstein: Absolutely my favorite author and advisor on the subject of investing. Anyone with any money to invest (or already invested) please read this book. Such clear thinking, using only facts, and using numbers not gu…
Read on Hacker News"I'm introverted and spend most of my time reading or obsessively working on hobbies like programming" You might want to read the book The Introvert Advantage by Marti Laney, "Caring for Your Introvert" in The Atlantic ( http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200303/rauch ) and Philip Zimbardo's The Time Paradox, which I wrote about here ( http://jseliger.com/2008/09/01/the-time-paradox-—-philip-zim... ). Notice this commenter's idea: "[...]the academic part of high school is not challenging enough for you, but what about the other parts? Are you on one of your school's sport team? Are you part of any clubs? Did you try to take on some kind of leadership position at your school? How big is your friend circle?" High school still offers many, many challenges, even if you don't realize it; for me, working on the school newspaper and joining the book…
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