aik

This reader’s recommendations and supporting excerpts from the sampled discussions.

10 books

aik · Mar 29, 2010
"Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman" by Richard Feynman
aik · Nov 25, 2011
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is great (and entertaining) for this purpose as well.
aik · Mar 29, 2010
"Art of Learning" by Josh Waitzkin
aik · Aug 3, 2010
Another great novel (also Japanese) is Kokoro by Natsume Soseki.
aik · Mar 29, 2010
"Mastery" by George Leonard
aik · Aug 3, 2010
I enjoyed The Woman in the Dunes as well. Very well written, though it left me feeling a bit disturbed.
aik · Mar 29, 2010
"A Mathematician's Lament" by Paul Lockhart
aik · Nov 26, 2011
The Inner Game of Tennis - The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance