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Books Read#
- "Building a Superhuman Brain"
- "Thinking, Fast and Slow"
Some Thoughts#
Let's discuss some recent thoughts based on the two books I read.
"Building a Superhuman Brain" mainly talks about three themes: 'Input', 'Output', and 'Continuous Evolution'. While reading this book, the methods proposed by the author for each section were not particularly new to me. Instead, I reflected on my past learning experiences. Whether it's programming or writing, I feel like I'm still in the 'beginner zone'.
For the 'Input' part, I usually use RSS feeds, subscriptions to public accounts, and follow tweets or blogs from 'experts' on Twitter and Jike to complete it. I also regularly organize my likes on Twitter and clip high-quality articles I come across to Yuque for easy review. Sometimes, I also read books mentioned in these articles. I think I'm doing well in this part because I can always find high-quality articles and firsthand industry information.
For the 'Output' part, it's clear that I have many shortcomings. Currently, I write blog posts and tweets to complete it. The main problems are procrastination and low writing efficiency. This book introduces some methods for 'effortless writing' and 'continuous writing'. To break out of the beginner zone, this is the area where I need the most improvement.
The 'Continuous Evolution' part mentions 'how to become addicted to writing', 'cross-domain learning', and 'quickly learning a new field from scratch'. I believe this part is a reflection of the abilities developed in the previous two parts and is more of a choice.
I actually read "Thinking, Fast and Slow" a long time ago. A few years ago, I took a course called "Everyday Thinking and Science" on MOOC, and many of the examples used in the course were from this book. The book has a lot of examples to explain how we make judgments and decisions in life.
Classic books still need to be read repeatedly, and we should also apply the methods mentioned in the first book on how to 'output' when reading. I am also thinking about how to use AI tools to improve efficiency, the so-called 'second brain'. However, at present, if we only read the content summarized by AI, it is like not reading books and just reading book reviews. It's just pretending to make us look smart.