My (non-exhaustive) notes and reviews on books I’ve read, in no particular order. Not a spoiler-free zone. Recent reads are added to the top. Not every read will have notes. Not everything I read will be entered into the table; sometimes I forget and move on to the next book.

My hierarchy for reviews is:

⭐️⭐️ = This is one of the best books I’ve read, has changed the way I view the world, and actively look forward to re-reading this, and would recommend this to anyone. I’d anticipate 1/10 books fit into this category.

⭐️ = A great read, and would happily re-read this, and would recommend this to anyone. I’d anticipate 2/10 books fit into this category.

👍 = I liked this one, but probably not enough to re-read. A perfectly ok way to spend your time. Your mileage may vary on this. Maybe 5/10 books fit into this category.

¯\(ツ)/¯ = I am indifferent about this one. Will not re-read this. Maybe 1/10 books fit into this category.

👎 = I dislike this, and would not recommend. I wish I could go back in time and unread this. Maybe 1/10 books fit into this category.

Books I’ve Read

Detailed Notes

Pricing Beauty

Legal Systems Very Different From Ours

Sculpting in Time by Andrei Tarkovsky

In Defense of Genghis Khan

Bostrom’s Superintelligence & Ex-Ante Definitions of AGI

The Power Broker

Live From New York

The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies

Designing Interactions

The Value of A Whale

The Origin of Consciousness and the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

Make Something Wonderful

Cinema Speculation