‘The objection to fairy stories is that they tell children there are dragons. But children have always known there are dragons. Fairy stories tell children that dragons can be killed.’
— G.K. Chesterton, as quoted by Terry Pratchett
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“The saying goes you need to pay twice for a book; once when you purchase it, another when you read it the first time.”
https://herbertlui.net/you-cant-summarize-the-most-important-parts-of-a-book/
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My Reading Life
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The Art of Losing - The Art of Losing
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Books! Do What You Will, With Them
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Cal Newport’s Minimalist Note Taking System
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I read Iron Widow!
https://janusworx.com/reading/iron-widow/
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I read Babel!
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Here’s what I read last week
- The Complete History & Strategy of Hermès, Season 14, Episode 2, Acquired Podcast
- Nintendo’s Origins & Nintendo: The Console Wars, Season 14, Episodes 3 & 4, Acquired Podcast
The rest of this year’s list is here:
https://janusworx.com/reading/2024/
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On Invisible Inequity and Entrenched Privilege (In Open Source and the World)
https://janusworx.com/blog/on-invisible-inequity-and-entrenched-privilege/
cc/ @carlton
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When a Book Kicks You Up Your Backside
https://janusworx.com/blog/when-a-book-kicks-you-up-your-backside/
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