"An unprecedented history of the personality test that has achieved cult-like devotion, devised a century …
DNF at 64%.
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Another person who reads many books!
Mostly depressing non-fiction in audiobook form, these days.
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Deep Work by Cal Newport
One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve …
Kendra rated Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV: 5 stars
Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum
Who invented reality television, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre? And why can’t we look away? In this revelatory, deeply …
Kendra rated Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World: 5 stars
Kendra rated Ringmaster: 4 stars
Kendra reviewed Rational Accidents by John Downer
Deeply thought provoking
5 stars
An academic book looking at Charles Perrow’s normal accident theory and how it doesn’t explain the safety of civilian airlines. I can’t stop thinking about it - especially in how it contrasts nuclear power with civilian airline tech, calling them both “catastrophic technologies.” (Most relevant to folks who read and liked Atomic Accidents.) His distinction between “chronic” and “acute” catastrophic technologies is super interesting and has been helpful for me in thinking about failures modes.
Kendra started reading An Immense World by Ed Yong
Listening to audiobook.