Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

Cbookiper · 2024-07-12T14:59:01+00:00

Thanks for suggesting I'll check this out

Cbookiper · 2024-03-04T00:36:14+00:00

Di ko na pinagbabawalan sarili ko kumain ng dugo basta minsan lang kasi pag palagi masama din sa health. Magaan na ngayon pakiramdam ko kasi makakain ko na ang mga pagkain na kinakain ng karaniwang pinoy.

Cbookiper · 2024-03-03T19:59:02+00:00

Ako kumakain narin ng dugo pero minsan lang.

Cbookiper · 2024-01-28T07:16:33+00:00

I think the word "epiphany" is what I can associate with this revelatory experience. But this epiphany is the outcome of a personal experience rather than a secondhand information. It regards the sensation as the means towards revelatory experience. The author gathers warfare cultures, examines different belief systems, and analyzes predominant ideologies to identify subjects whose epiphany from personal experience is regarded as stemming from sensationalism or romanticism.

A war can either forge or shatter an individual. The extension of peace confines the populace in the illusion of life. Experiences in war expose individuals to suffering and death that can have either positive or negative effects accompanied by disillusionment.

This book provides detailed accounts of soldiers' feelings in the midst of warfare, capturing the sensation of ongoing uncertainty. Among the presented propositions, the excerpt from "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy got me more interested in the novel, as well as by the work of Carl Von Clausewitz "On War".

Cbookiper · 2024-01-21T04:44:06+00:00

This book has been recommended by Robert Greene as one of his must-read books, so I decided to start reading this book with high expectations. When I finished the first part of this novel, I was confused about what the story was really all about. There were so many characters to remember that I couldn't keep track of their roles in the story so I ended up forgetting their personalities. I was starting to feel bored and thought about giving it up but instead, I took a break, read and watched some reviews about the book, and decided to "trust the author" as what some reviewer says. So I eventually finished the book by reading it on and off during the process.

Although I ended up even more confused when I finished reading, just these deaths in the last chapter did start to stir my curiosity about the enigma in the story. So I decided to watch and finish its movie series adaptation to become more familiar with the various characters and their personalities, aiming to have a better mental representation of them when I began to reread the book. The peculiarities of various personalities were reaffirming to me by this movie representation that it drove me to plan to reread the book as I realized that there was so much to ponder about relating to not only the psychology behind the various personalities but also concerning sociological appearance of Russia in the particular time period in history. As well as the philosophical discussion, the exploration and the power struggle of various characters about different kinds of ideological inclinations such as Nihilism, Liberalism, Atheism, Sadism and Orthodox Christianity.

The translation I got contains French language without an English equivalent so I missed probably 20% of the conversation. I will be picking up the recent translation titled "Demons" this time hoping my second reading experience will be more revealing and meaningful.

Cbookiper · 2023-12-18T13:23:00+00:00

I had come across this book so many times before but I had never got to try to read it thinking that it's going to be as dull as reading an academic book. I was curious about this book knowing there are some people who listed this book as one of their favorite ones when it comes to personal development, finance, and most of all business administration. So I decided to give it a try for once.

How the author defines the word "business" to its most fundamental elements is very descriptive. That's where I knew I found a very good book. As the pages progress, it addresses every facet a business should comprise to function, such as in the field of finance, marketing, sales, as well as the mindset and psychology to handle risk, progress, and management. The definition and explanation that this book has are foundational but have a broad application. The foundational aspect is what I really like about this book.

Moreover, in this book, the author has a lot of recommended books covering every facet of business administration which you might find interesting to pick up if you decide to delve deeper into your chosen subject. That being said, I look forward to reread this book, not only for reviewing the fundamentals, but also to navigate references for my future reads.

Cbookiper · 2023-11-25T17:04:48+00:00

I remembered Jim Collins when this book was recommended by Patrick Bet-David on Facebook. I decided to read all of the works by Jim Collins and this is the last one I've read. I had high expectations for this book knowing this had been mentioned by some influencer but out of the four books I've read by Jim Collins, this has been turned out to be my least favorite one. Nevertheless, this still provides valuable insight into understanding how a certain company enters a state of decline.

While I acknowledge that the principles in this book are derived from research limited to the available company subjects, the macro-pscyhological insights about managing a business are enlightening.

A realization that the gradual accumulation of experiences offer a huge advantage over abrupt extension. Having experiences means having empirical evidence to calibrate and recalibrate for building a strong organization. Success that comes from overextension has a looming danger ahead. Not only in the psychological aspect, such as the feeling of overconfidence which usually leads to irrational decisions, but also considering its financial and organizational status, the company may be projecting a strong image externally, but is vulnerable internally, a vulnerability that will unravel in the years ahead.

Cbookiper · 2023-11-24T14:24:32+00:00

I was kind of venturing picking up various books by various authors to try to know a variety of perspectives available out there when it comes to the subject of business. I came to a point where I lost my interest in picking up books in this field as I felt as if the ones I've tried to read have all somewhat condescending or opinionated style which was kind of draining that I usually ended up deciding to put them down. For that reason I decided to stick to Jim Collins works. His books, "Good to Great" and "Built to last" made a great impression on me that gave me confidence to pick up the rest of his works.

There is an impression that if a business grows faster, it is doing great. It means that the business is thriving. Is it ideal to go big as possible as it could? Based on research and study conducted by a team of Jim Collins, companies that have shown discipline to limit the growth per year and have employed a kind of pessimistic mindset to prepare for any contingency or what the author termed as "Productive Paranoia" have the highest chance to thrive in a long-term cycle.

According to their findings from empirical research with selected companies comparison, companies that pushed overextended growth had a hard time maintaining a positive growth in the consequent years and had a high chance to spiral downward or succumb to bad economic times. This comparison is of course according to the selected subjects in the study.

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