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Well here i am typing possibly to myself :) haven't told anyone about this blog. might as well just try it sans the pressure to "perform". heh heh heh.
Well, here's to an interesting new year. mix of joy and sadness.
been reading a few books since the new year. interesting habit. har har har. few books can keep my interest. but when a good read comes along, it's fascinating. i can't put it down. hmmm, sounds familiar with other areas of my life. perhaps this will be a good time to mention what i'll blog and what i'll not blog about. The boundaries include my relationships, domestic issues and personal attacks on individuals (I can, however, attack public figures) ;) so if u're looking for these juicy bits, move along, nothing to see here.
ok, with that aside, i wonder if my life will still be interesting.
Ok back to the books.
The most interesting one so far is "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" by Richard P. Feynman.
I picked it up by accident actually (this oughta be proof that sometimes ppl are shallow and still judge a book by it's cover). It was in my brother's room and the title caught my attention. It's the kinda reckless abandonment that i like ;) i was expecting to read about human psychology and such. To my surprise, it's actually about Dick Feynman. His life. You'd expect with a book title like that, this guy must've been a psychiatrist or philospher or anything else but a scientist.
It's amazing to have a brilliant mind, it's even more so if you can share your knowledge and make it understandable to a lay person. I mean Einstein as we all know is a genius. But i can't understand his theories, i'm stupid like that ;). Stephan Hawkins is another good example. But Dr Feynman, he's amazing. This book even covers his investigation into the 1986 Challenger Disaster. Very interesting read indeed. Don't take my word for it, read it for yourself. I'm going to buy more of his books.
"The Highest forms of undertanding we can achieve are laughter & human compassion - Richard P. Feynman"
Well here i am typing possibly to myself :) haven't told anyone about this blog. might as well just try it sans the pressure to "perform". heh heh heh.
Well, here's to an interesting new year. mix of joy and sadness.
been reading a few books since the new year. interesting habit. har har har. few books can keep my interest. but when a good read comes along, it's fascinating. i can't put it down. hmmm, sounds familiar with other areas of my life. perhaps this will be a good time to mention what i'll blog and what i'll not blog about. The boundaries include my relationships, domestic issues and personal attacks on individuals (I can, however, attack public figures) ;) so if u're looking for these juicy bits, move along, nothing to see here.
ok, with that aside, i wonder if my life will still be interesting.
Ok back to the books.
The most interesting one so far is "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" by Richard P. Feynman.
I picked it up by accident actually (this oughta be proof that sometimes ppl are shallow and still judge a book by it's cover). It was in my brother's room and the title caught my attention. It's the kinda reckless abandonment that i like ;) i was expecting to read about human psychology and such. To my surprise, it's actually about Dick Feynman. His life. You'd expect with a book title like that, this guy must've been a psychiatrist or philospher or anything else but a scientist.
It's amazing to have a brilliant mind, it's even more so if you can share your knowledge and make it understandable to a lay person. I mean Einstein as we all know is a genius. But i can't understand his theories, i'm stupid like that ;). Stephan Hawkins is another good example. But Dr Feynman, he's amazing. This book even covers his investigation into the 1986 Challenger Disaster. Very interesting read indeed. Don't take my word for it, read it for yourself. I'm going to buy more of his books.
"The Highest forms of undertanding we can achieve are laughter & human compassion - Richard P. Feynman"
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