Excellent book overall.
The start of the book seems to turn around the idea that shook the school of thought in economics that the human wasn't "Homo economicus" after all. That as humans we make financial decisions not with reason but emotion.
There are also passages linked to the statistical idea of ergodism and tail heavy distributions that we observe in finance as well, basically stating that we shouldn't put all our eggs in the same basket.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone looking to avoid beating around the bush about how to be pragmatic with money, without wasting hours on micro optimisation that yield very little additional value.
The start of the book seems to turn around the idea that shook the school of thought in economics that the human wasn't "Homo economicus" after all. That as humans we make financial decisions not with reason but emotion.
There are also passages linked to the statistical idea of ergodism and tail heavy distributions that we observe in finance as well, basically stating that we shouldn't put all our eggs in the same basket.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone looking to avoid beating around the bush about how to be pragmatic with money, without wasting hours on micro optimisation that yield very little additional value.
The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, and the Power of Dreams in a Visually Stunning Graphic Novel by Michael Scott
Fantastic, short book that dances around the various concepts close to romanticism with the need to adventure to know oneself, and also greater than thou purpose.
I had a bit of a hard time with the last few pages which where a bit too fantastical for my taste, and would have loved to have more character development of certain protagonists such as the englishman, but that would have lengthened a short and sweet book
I had a bit of a hard time with the last few pages which where a bit too fantastical for my taste, and would have loved to have more character development of certain protagonists such as the englishman, but that would have lengthened a short and sweet book
Exceptional book !
This is journalism at it's finest: the work put into finding the facts, convincing the old players to come out and accept interviews and choose the relevant stories to describe the role of commodity traders with respect to world events is a masterclass.
Overall great book giving context of the overarching history concerning the trading of commodities, I would love to have a chapter on electricity which now plays a big role, but maybe history is still being made and we'll have to wait for the next edition...
I found it could also have done with some figures of how speculative the buisness was: Though we read about the winners, how many losers were there ? At what point was luck involved ? Though bankruptcy is mentionned multiple times it rarely came with statistics.
This is journalism at it's finest: the work put into finding the facts, convincing the old players to come out and accept interviews and choose the relevant stories to describe the role of commodity traders with respect to world events is a masterclass.
Overall great book giving context of the overarching history concerning the trading of commodities, I would love to have a chapter on electricity which now plays a big role, but maybe history is still being made and we'll have to wait for the next edition...
I found it could also have done with some figures of how speculative the buisness was: Though we read about the winners, how many losers were there ? At what point was luck involved ? Though bankruptcy is mentionned multiple times it rarely came with statistics.
Great introduction to such an important subject - I loved the examples proposed, particular mention to direct democracy with the discretion of choosing where our taxes go.
I would have loved more examples of how thinking in systems applies to real life examples, or even exercises. Additionally, though this book's goal is to provide an explanation of this field for a large audience, I found it unfortunate that there was no mention of the obvious mathematical link, i.e. systems of differential equations, with the classic example of predator / prey model.
I would have loved more examples of how thinking in systems applies to real life examples, or even exercises. Additionally, though this book's goal is to provide an explanation of this field for a large audience, I found it unfortunate that there was no mention of the obvious mathematical link, i.e. systems of differential equations, with the classic example of predator / prey model.
The scorch trails is a Great book that follows an intensive action adventure
Funny book that makes you open your eyes to the power of odor in everyday life. The idea is original and although the story is dark, it makes for a surprisingly entertaining adventure
This book is good for Above level readers because of the length and the varity of word used great book.
This book made me think about the way that we think that things are happening and what actually is happening
Not really better than the first and second, but the Susan Collins makes you get excited and gives drastic turning points.
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Very interesting analysis on the mind when it is free to express itself: In the search engine
Its a great and smooth continuous path towards the series.
This book has a hard start with many different scenes that are answered in the end. The middle and ending are very interesting I cant wait to start book two.
