The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don’ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life – Advice from Charles Murray for people in their twenties. Here‘s an interview with the author. Given that I’m sympathetic to many of his advice, does it means I’m a curmudgeon?
The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence – Josh Waitzkin shares his thoughts on learning, based on his experience in chess and tai chi. The concepts make sense but they are not easy to implement (e.g. knowing how important deliberative practice is doesn’t mean we can do it).
GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History – Good background on GDP. I would prefer it to go into more details.
The One Hour China Book: Two Peking University Professors Explain All of China Business in Six Short Stories – Quick read. The authors provide some statistics to illustrate the big issues in China. I didn’t learn much from it, but it could be interesting for people less familiar with China macro.
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