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I juggle open-source tech, Tibetan Buddhist insights, and any book that stretches the mind, from quantum computing to crow behaviour. Expect eclectic shelves, thoughtful annotations, and a friendly nudge toward curiosity
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Summary, Examines great battles of the American Civil War, from the first battle at Bull …
Of you are into battle strategies about the civil war then this would be pretty interesting, it goes battle by battle and explains things that happened
This scripture (The Bardo Thotrol) from Tibetan Buddhism was traditionally read aloud to the dying …
I loved all the introductory commentary but when the main bulk of the book started I wasn't as much into it because it was too much effort decipher the meanings and symbolism behind every little detail when the bulk of it was coming down to ways in which you carry yourself basically. I still very much recommend at least the introductory part of the book.
Friedrich shiller's 27 letters about what he calls the aesthetic education of man
I think it gets a lot of things right, albeit in a confusing and wordy way. I was already exposed to all the ideas in the book through Tibetan Buddhism previously so it was not too difficult to follow along but I could see many people struggling a lot. I think it is very interesting that this person was thinking about the same threads of life that the Tibetans had been but as far as I can tell he knew of no such things prior to creating this. I think Friedrich Schiller got stuck in the particular way he was wording this framework because there are some more areas which he could apply his thinking to but seemed to just keeping saying similar things in more and more ways.
a book which should be read by anyone looking to read many books or study …
i personally didnt improve my speed reading skills after reading but most people will see immediate improvements and the tips in the book explain how to improve so well that all who read will see improvements if they keep looking to improve themselves