Ilya Ilyich Oblomov was lying in bed one morning in his flat in Gorokhovaya Street in one of those large houses which have as many inhabitants as a country town.
"The Pragmatic Programmer" and "The Mythical Man-Month". Not because they have earth-shattering insights, but because it's a dose of sanity in this era of needless complexity.
The 1632 series, alternative history by Eric Flint. I used to read them in rotation on my lunch breaks at the gear factory. No Internet there, and before I got a smartphone.
Ilya Ilyich Oblomov was lying in bed one morning in his flat in Gorokhovaya Street in one of those large houses which have as many inhabitants as a country town.
"Oblomov". https://www.litres.ru/book/ivan-goncharov/oblomov-oblomov-kn... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1zIasC2Og8
Excellent question. I asked the same question for Movies: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41315330
For me it's:
- https://drewdevault.com/2018/07/09/Simple-correct-fast.html
In combination with "Simple Made Easy":
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdOUGdseq4
Leonard Cohen's 'Book of Longing', because life is about more than work and money.
"The Pragmatic Programmer" and "The Mythical Man-Month". Not because they have earth-shattering insights, but because it's a dose of sanity in this era of needless complexity.
"You and your research by Richard Hamming". https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html
The 1632 series, alternative history by Eric Flint. I used to read them in rotation on my lunch breaks at the gear factory. No Internet there, and before I got a smartphone.
I try to re-read Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger every year. Always find something very valuable in it.