0 papers
9 books
Papers I am reading, wrestling with, and trying to connect.
Not just summaries. These are notes on why the work matters, what clicked, and what I am still unsure about.
Book notes
- N° 10
The New One Minute Manager
Simple management principles wrapped in a fable. The ideas are obvious once stated, but that is the point.
ken blanchard, leadership, management
- N° 8
Start With Why: Simon Sinek
The Golden Circle is a genuinely useful mental model even if the book overstates its case. Worth reading for the core idea.
business, book reviews, simon sinek
- N° 7
Exploring the Strange Beauty of The Appointment by Herta Müller
Müller writes under surveillance, both literal and psychological. Her prose is fractured and precise in a way that matches the subject perfectly.
book reviews, novels, herta muller
- N° 6
Diving into Philosophy: My Experience with Josiah Royce's The World and the Individual
Royce's idealist philosophy is unfashionable and demanding. But thinking through why he was wrong turns out to be useful.
the world and the individual, existence, josiah royce
- N° 5
What is Relativity? by François Vannucci: A Disappointing Exploration
A book that promises an accessible introduction to relativity and delivers a poor translation. A useful lesson in what happens when precision in language is missing.
einstein, relativity theory, science
- N° 4
A Review of Listen, Little Man! by Wilhelm Reich
Reich's passionate critique of mass psychology and self-inflicted oppression. A short, uncomfortable, and necessary book.
philosophy, book reviews, wilhelm reich
- N° 3
The Thirst for Freedom: A Review of Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water
A quiet, haunting novel set in a world where water is power. Itäranta builds a future that feels uncomfortably close.
book reviews, novels, emmi itaranta
- N° 2
Understanding Modern Politics through Giorgio Agamben's State of Exception
Agamben argues that emergency powers are not a temporary suspension of the law but a permanent feature of modern governance. Dense and important.
state of exception, giorgio agamben, politics
- N° 1
A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Story of Love, Loss, and Survival in War-Torn Afghanistan
Hosseini's second novel is relentless and moving. A story of two women, decades of war, and the weight of staying alive.
book reviews, novels, khaled hosseini
for each paper
How I structure paper notes
- Why I read this
- The question the paper is trying to answer
- The core idea
- What clicked
- What I am still unsure about
- Why it matters for my research
- Connected notes