Shelf
A partial map of the inputs.
Not a productivity flex. More like a small audit trail for the brain: fantasy, literature, politics, science, attachment theory, Indian thought, and other respectable excuses for ignoring WhatsApp.
fiction that rewired something
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People, rooms, and inner weather
Books that make ambition, loneliness, dignity, and self-deception feel less theoretical.
Stoner Samskara A Room of One's Own Beautiful Losers
systems and strange humans
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How people think, justify, attach, and perform certainty
Useful for product, investing, management, and not becoming too impressed by confident people with decks.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Annihilation of Caste Attached Tuesdays with Morrie
worlds I disappeared into
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Magic systems are just product systems with better branding
The fantasy shelf is not separate from the work shelf. It is where I learnt to care about rules, incentives, worlds, and payoffs.
Mistborn The Well of Ascension The Hero of Ages
uncurated
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The mess lives elsewhere
The public Goodreads trail has 361 books, 149 ratings, and more genre drift than a well-adjusted person would recommend.