![]() So, no matter how many times I tried, I just couldn't finish this book. That means that any of the exciting little stories embedded here (the early days of phone phreaking, the Home Brew Club, Apple's early days) I had already heard-and frequently in much more fascinating detail. This leads me to my second problem: although this book was published earlier, I read the Jobs autobiography first. But it would have been better left to an autobiographer to tell, someone who could emphasize the important parts, locate them in the spirit of the times, or at the very least draw out broader thoughts from his subject. Then again, I also think there's tons that's interesting about Woz. ![]() I'm telling you, he's an absolutely excellent guy, but such good-naturedness doesn't leave a lot of room for conflict. There is something to possibly be said about the fact that maybe Woz's life is a bit dull for this sort of thing. ![]() ![]() And I tried a new project for the science fair.), which I believe Woz still is, at heart. Every page reads like an excited little boy who just came home from school (And then I built this project. ![]() I'd love to have him as a friend, family member, coworker (I said the opposite of Jobs when reading his biography). Steve Wozniak is a brilliant man, a kind man, a wonderful man. Edit: To give this a bit more depth, let me explain. ![]()
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![]() So, I’m sharing a short snippet of the book! I can’t wait to see what this is all about! I also really like the concept of being different from anyone else, to the point of even be considered ‘crazy’. Guys, I’m so excited about this one! It kindaaa sounds like Dreamology to me, at least the imaginary guy part, and that’s what first stood out for me. But, when the city is rocked by the unexplainable, Fern is forced to consider the possibility that this young man isn’t a hallucination after all-and that the creature who decimated his world may be coming for hers. ![]() ![]() As she grew up and his secret world continued to bleed into hers, however, it only caused catastrophe. Tristan was Fern’s childhood imaginary hero, saving her from monsters under her bed and outside her walls. Desperate to appear “normal,” she represses the young man flickering at the edge of her awareness-a blond warrior only she can see. 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Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while, His dark materials to create more worlds, Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire,īut all these in their pregnant causes mixedĬonfusedly, and which thus must ever fight, ![]() ![]() The womb of nature and perhaps her grave, ![]() ![]() Firstly, the idea of radical transparency ‘forces issues to the surface’ by unveiling the problems that people are dealing with and how they are dealing with it. The two most insightful principles that I have learnt is the concept of radical transparency in an organisation and being radically open-minded as an individual. ![]() His life is full of these slip-ups, but he has managed to transform these failures into the lessons and principles that he talks of in his book. Dalio in his story experienced both ends of the spectrum, climbing to heavenly heights in Wall Street only to slip and fall too close to bankruptcy. While it is the place to go from rags to riches, it is also a place that could rob you of your last penny. Principles begins by exploring the turbulent life of Ray, who stepped into the world of the financial markets an ecosystem full of opportunity and ambitious men who are seeking their fortunes. Within this book, Ray Dalio has laid the life and work principles that has been the bedrock of his fortunes today. Initially, I had doubts that someone from a financial background could provide direction for me in my military career. ![]() He currently sits as the 46 th richest man according to Forbes, worth $18 billion dollars. I was browsing through a list of books about leadership until I stumbled across Principles – a book by Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s biggest fund, Bridgewater Associates. ![]() ![]() Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. 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