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On Reading
1. Never quit reading: the books on my "current-reading bookshelf": these are books I'm currently reading. A few pages or a chapter at time and then set it aside to think about what I've just read.
2. I have a literature site.
3. Perhaps the most important book a high school junior can read if interested in the scientific-technological (biotech) revolution is Walter Isaacson's biography of Jennifer Doudna. Link to my notes here.
4. For aspiring software engineers / coders: Why Machines Learn, Anil Ananthaswamy, 2025. Don't let the mat scare you off. Scan through the match and enjoy the narrative.
On Note-Taking
1. I was once told that if you can't explain something or summarize something by writing it down, you did not understand it. I now formalize my thoughts; write them down; and, then, in selected cases, ask a chatbot (I use different chatbots for different subjects) to weight in on what I've just written. Chatbots really will respond to anything you ask.
2. I cannot stress enough the need to keep a journal. I keep several -- for different reasons.
- a commonplace book: google it. I got the idea from Virginia Woolf. Hers was probably a combination of a "classical" commonplace book and a personal journal / diary;
- a personal journal / diary;
- a quad-ruled notebook by my laptop for doodling; quick note-taking; reminders; etc;
- a binder of current financial data that will let my executor know where I was / what I was doing when I dropped over dead unexpectedly.
3. A personal blog is a no-brainer. An AI chief of staff that curates everything on a daily basis is next.
On Investing
1. One of the greatest investors ever: Stanley Druckenmiller.
2. The best thread to read today on investing in chips. Be sure to read the comments. Huge amount of free information.
3. So many comments could be made, but here's one: the comment suggesting Druckenmiller came to the party late was made by an amateur investor (or a non-investor). We don't know if that's true, but most folks coming to any party late a) have a great excuse; b) are generally the life of the party; and, c) certainly have the most fun. Coming early to a party suggests you don't have a life. LOL.
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Commonplace Book -- A Personal Diary -- Blogging
Query: There's a sharp distinction between a commonplace book and a personal journal / diary, but I bet Virginia Woolf, who championed the commonplace book actually combined the two in her own journaling. Thoughts?
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