ra_9k3x7 Conform – My 19th cardFunny Summay:Humanity basically runs on:“Those people do it that way.”“Okay, I guess we also do it that way now.” One city celebrates on Saturday.Another on Sunday. And Augustine goes:“Which one is correct?” Meanwhile the bishop answers like the world’s oldest consultant:“Depends where you are.” 🦉Reflection: I like that this card doesn’t … Read more
Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried Giant Chapter OneChapter 1 feels like retirement in a fog-covered startup run by exhausted villagers and passive-aggressive candle politics. Beneath the quiet conversations and fading memories, the story slowly introduces a world where uncertainty has become normal, and where Axl and Beatrice begin their journey not only to find their … Read more
James Clear – Atomic Habits – chapter 13 Summary & ReflectionA habit doesn’t need to feel impressive to change your life.It just needs to be easy enough to begin… repeatedly. Chapter 13 introduces one of the smartest ideas in the whole book: 👉 The Two-Minute Rule Which basically says: When starting a new habit, make … Read more
Fight For It – My 18th cardFunny summary:This card basically says:if an idea matters, expect resistance. Which means friendship may actually be one of the most dangerous projects humans keep attempting. Because unlike business plans or architecture diagrams, friendships involve emotions, misunderstandings, timing, pride, silence, bad days, and occasionally two people trying to interpret the … Read more
James Clear – Atomic Habits – chapter 12 Summary & ReflectionDiscipline matters sometimes.But environment and friction quietly decide what actually happens every day. Chapter 12 is built around one brutally simple truth: Humans naturally choose the path of least resistance. Not because we’re evil.Not because we lack dreams. Because the brain is constantly trying … Read more
Look Somewhere Else – My 17th cardFunny summary:This card basically says:if you keep searching for ideas in the same place, eventually you’ll just rediscover your own old thoughts wearing fake mustaches. At some point even Google starts looking tired of you. So maybe the answer is:different books,different people,different streets,or walking 10 kilometers while mentally arguing … Read more
James Clear – Atomic Habits – chapter 11 Summary & ReflectionPerfection is usually just elegant procrastination.The people who improve are often simply the ones willing to be bad at something… repeatedly. Chapter 11 is about a surprisingly important idea: Action beats overthinking. James Clear opens with a photography class experiment: One group was graded … Read more
James Clear – Atomic Habits – chapter 10 Summary & ReflectionBad habits are often emotional shortcuts.Change the meaning behind the action… and the behavior starts changing too. Chapter 10 digs into a surprisingly deep question: Why do we actually want the things we want? James Clear explains that habits are not really about the … Read more
See! Hear! Taste! Feel! Smell! – My sixteenth cardFunny summary:This card basically says:stop trying to solve everything only with the brain. Sometimes you need to see the problem.Sometimes hear it.Sometimes smell it.And occasionally lick the architecture document to see if the solution tastes wrong. Honestly, after enough corporate meetings, some PowerPoints do have a very … Read more
James Clear – Atomic Habits – chapter 9 Summary & ReflectionMost people don’t become what they want.They become what their environment quietly rewards. Chapter 9 is about something slightly uncomfortable: Your habits are often borrowed from the people around you. James Clear starts with the Polgár family:a father who believed genius was trained, not … Read more