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2 Dec 2024 1 minute read 3 comments PressF
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, was intriguing, though I anticipated something else. While it offers a sharp critique of capitalism, it does little to advocate for Communism and touches only vaguely on socialism. For those seeking a dee...
15 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
As an English teacher, I’m expected to give a book review in front of the entire school to promote the love of reading. Of course, Sensei will cunningly get his students to do it on his behalf, under the guise of ‘self-development’. So, his lucky...
30 Sep 2024 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Actually I told myself that I wasn’t going to do a book review for this one. Just type the key learning points and recycle it. My learning mechanism renewed my appreciation for “The Self-Motivated Kid”. If “Peak” is the book I enjoyed reading the mo...
28 Apr 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Funny how a change in my environment facilitates more change. This book has been lying dormant on my bookshelf for years literally. But since I shifted house, not only did I decide to tackle it, but I managed to consume it within 3 days. One less i...
27 Jan 2025 2 minute read 0 comments ROcrypton
I will refer to the book by its title in my language which is "The Six Lessons" but the original title in the United States is "Liberalism: in the Classical Tradition" Last year I was in charge of picking up my mother from work, and many times wh...
21 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
This is the second time I’m reading “The Art of Possibility”, and I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time. The first time, I was struck by the observations Benjamin Zander made about getting into the soul of a musical piece since I’m totall...
6 Feb 2025 6 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I picked up this book because I’m keen to know how other people think about money. 100 married ladies each contributed a money-saving tip to “100 Small Money Habits of People Who Save 100 Million Yen”. Some of their tips are not applicable in my cont...
16 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I consider myself quite wise, so it was nice to read a book that broadened my thinking and provided much food for thought. For instance, I have been impressed by how Japanese people devote their lifetimes to mastering one craft, which is inextrica...
27 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
The mark of a great book is whether it inspires you to take action. If we use this as a success criterion, “Work Rules!” would have passed with flying colours because when I read Laszlo’s persuasive prose about conveying high expectations, I literal...
3 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Tina Seelig was teaching an entrepreneurship course at Stanford when she wrote the book, so the initial chapter about how her students were given a measly $5 and a weekend to create value and earn some bucks was the most exhilarating and breathtaking...
