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Starting a Rationalist Meetup during Lockdown

Posted on May 25, 2021

Authors: fkarg (post on LessWrong), crtltab, wilm Backstory and Intentions In October 2020, wilm moved to Karlsruhe and was disappointed by the lack of a local LessWrong community. In order to change this, he reached out to fkarg and together they decide to try to establish a LW Meetup Group... [Read More]

Tags: lesswrong

Book: Rich Dad Poor Dad

What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

Posted on April 14, 2021

Review of Robert Kiosakis ‘starting point for anyone looking to gain control of their financial future’, according to USA TODAY. I received this book together with The Personal MBA as a birthday present and read it in early September, as it also became the second suggested book of our Book... [Read More]

Tags: book financial

Shattering Illusion

when you see shards of reality

Posted on April 9, 2021

Most of the time, we don’t want to see reality. Even more often than that, our brain doesn’t let us perceive reality. But sometimes - sometimes, reality pierces through and shatters our illusions. These moments are harsh. The struggle is real: why does it have to be like this. No... [Read More]

Tags: thoughts

Book: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

adventures of a curious character

Posted on March 18, 2021

Review of Richard Feynman’s autobiography, where ‘anyone who can read it without laughing out loud is bad crazy’, according to the Los Angeles Times Book Review. This book quite clearly is a masterpiece, and I can only recommend everyone to read it. I received this book together with Lean Startup... [Read More]

Tags: book

Book: 12 Rules for Life

an antidote to chaos

Posted on February 10, 2021

Review of “the most influential public intellectual’s” bestseller, according to the New York Times. I got the book in early January and read it in the latter half of April 2020. I also bought the second part, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, recently. The main reason I bought... [Read More]

Tags: book mental resilience