The following is my non-exhaustive list of recommendations.
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Philosophy
I never finished any philosophy books because I find them hard to read (lengthy and boring to be honest). However, I do believe conclusions from philosophers are useful to help me understand big problems.
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In general, I agree with Absurdism that the universe is meaningless. We should accept the meaninglessness of existence and find joy in our daily lives.
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
I read the Chinese version. Cannot comprehend. Interesting way of presenting arguments.
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
Health & Wellbeing
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The book Why We Sleep, by Dr. Matthew Walker.
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Neural Network Newsletter, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Wellbeing.
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- Newsletter, intro to health and longevity.
- Health related info
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The Body of Knowledge, Dr. Andy Galpin, Web Page, exercise info.
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Nutrition has a lot of nuances, and I cannot find any “best” diet, but in general whole foods are good, avoid highly processed food and high-sodium food.
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- a rich dude who doesn’t wanna die
- credible data-driven approach, lack-of-evidence approaches, be skeptical.
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Physionic, YouTube channel, paper reading, evidence presenting.
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Conquer Aging Or Die Trying!, YouTube channel, hardcore, data.
News
Tech & Coding
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP), a masterpiece.
- 当然我在扯淡, Chinese blog.
- Jon Gjengset, YouTube Channel, Rust.
- Hyperplexed, YouTube Channel, UI.
- A Thousand Brains, Book, Brain theory.