Non-fiction
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Kiyosaki's classic on money mindset. Two genuinely useful ideas, a lot of dated specific advice, and an honest look at who this book still serves.
Apr 2026
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Notes on books that intersect programming, craft, and ideas worth returning to alongside the main blog.
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A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle's dense follow-up to The Power of Now. Frustrating in places, occasionally brilliant, and worth the read for the 'pain body' concept alone.
Apr 2026
Non-fiction
Don't Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen
Joseph Nguyen's hundred-page book with one core idea: your thoughts are not reality. Short, a little repetitive, and surprisingly hard to shake after you finish it.
Apr 2026
Fiction
The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak's braided novel about Rumi, Shams of Tabriz, and a modern American housewife reading their story. A rich historical thread, a thinner modern one, and forty rules worth arguing with.
Apr 2026
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson's ninety-page parable about adapting to change. A useful image, one genuinely good line, and a blind spot about power that I think is worth talking about.
Apr 2026
Short Summary : The Obstacle is the way
The Obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday is based on the school of philosophy known as Stoicism which helps to lay the foundation of overcoming the obstacles and turning them into opportunity.
Jan 2022
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