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Dave Bolton is currently reading:

You are Not a Gadget

by Jaron Lanier

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Feb 21, 2012 06:26pm

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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

by Matt Ridley

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Nov 17, 2011 03:27pm

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Godel, Escher, Bach: Un Eterno y Gracil Bucle = Godel, Escher, Bach

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Nov 30, 2010 02:23pm

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Dave Bolton is currently reading: You are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier	My rating:
Feb 21, 2012 06:26pm
Dave Bolton gave to: The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande read in February, 2012	My rating:
Easily digestible look into the idea of the checklist, with anecdotes from the medical, aviation and financial fields. Would checklists help in my line of work (software development)? Perhaps -- there's definitely management functions I perform that ...more
Feb 21, 2012 06:26pm · see review
Dave Bolton marked as to-read: Good Strategy, Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard Rumelt	My rating:
Feb 19, 2012 09:49pm
Dave Bolton marked as to-read: The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done by Piers Steel	My rating:
Feb 19, 2012 06:48pm
Dave Bolton liked Lostinanovel's review of Infinite Jest: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. " I highly enjoyed the read. If you take IJ up, know that you are in for a marathon distance run through beautiful countryside, not for video game thrills. The read isn’t easy but it is pleasurable and fulfilling. The dark humor kept me tu... " Read more of this review »
Feb 19, 2012 03:47pm · see review
Dave Bolton marked as to-read: Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson	My rating:
Feb 19, 2012 03:32pm
Dave Bolton added a quote "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." — Henry David Thoreau
Feb 19, 2012 03:31pm · add quote added! · more quotes by Henry David Thoreau
Dave Bolton marked as to-read: Any Human Heart by William Boyd	My rating:
Feb 18, 2012 11:12pm
Dave Bolton gave to: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace read in February, 2012	My rating:
This would be five stars, except that the author is so damn abusive of the reader I can't bring myself to rate it at the pinnacle. The writing is superb, every page has a turn of phrase, a witticism, an insight so amazing it would be a highlight in a...more
Feb 18, 2012 07:55pm · see review
Dave Bolton marked as to-read: The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile	My rating:
Feb 18, 2012 12:23pm

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“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

tags: inspirational , music , philosophy

21,201 people liked it

“From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

tags: philosophy , stoicism

3 people liked it