Books
Summaries and notes on books I have read.
When Einstein Walked with Gödel - Excursions to the Edge of Thought
When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought by Jim Holt (15 May 2018) Omega Point
War and Peace (Tolstoi, 1865-1867) - Notes
General Published in the journal Russki Westnik (Русский вестник). Same journal as Crime and Punishment (Dostojewskij)
The Idiot (Идиот) (Dostojewskij, 1868-1869) - Notes
General The David McDuff translation Characters Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin - the "idiot" Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova General Ivan Fyodorovich Yepanchin Lizaveta Prokofyevna Yepanchin Aglaya …
The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы) (Dostojewskij, 1879-1880) - Notes
General The David McDuff translation "Dostoyevsky already presupposes that the reader will not read the story, the roman, in literal terms, but rather in the Dantesque, Gogolian tradition of a tale …
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949)
Society Nearly all children nowadays were horrible. What was worst of all was that by means of such organizations as the Spies they were systematically turned into ungovernable little savages, and yet …
Dopamine Nation (Anna Lembke MD, 2021)
Core Ideas Queue dependent learning Higher uncertainty in gambling leads to stronger addiction CH4-Dopamine Fasting 4 weeks Abstinence => most people want to use less D stands for Data O stands for …
Crime and Punishmend (Dostojewskij, 1866) - Notes
General The David McDuff translation (1996). Original timeline of publication Published in the journal Russki Westnik (Русский вестник) January 1866: Part 1 February 1866: Part 2 April 1866: Part 3 …
Being You - A New Science of Consciousness (Anil Seth, 2021)
Consciousness is not just one thing. It has many different properties CH2 Measuring Consciousness Full consciousness: Stating Name and current Date PCI Indicator Thimothy Leary Measuring consciousnes …