A batch of the best highlights from what Nathan's read, .
For example, in the below snapshot from an early version of this guide’s ToC, the two underlines mark sections with suspiciously high word counts relative to the value of their takeaways, suggesting that those sections may want to be aggressively shortened:
Write Useful Books
Rob Fitzpatrick und Adam Rosen
The more objective we are, the more accurate our beliefs become. And the person who wins bets over the long run is the one with the more accurate beliefs.
Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
I can’t just leave it after I’ve found out so much about it. I have to keep going to find out ultimately what is the matter with it in the end. That’s a puzzle drive. It’s what accounts for my wanting to decipher Mayan hieroglyphics, for trying to open safes.
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton, Edward Hutchings, and Albert R. Hibbs