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Last Updated: July 27, 2026
Currently Reading
"Blood and Ruins" by Richard J. Overy
Recommended by this video (in Chinese, but with English subtitles) that outlines a hypothesis about how the "Expansion" nature of fascism originates from newly-developed great powers missing out on early stage colonialism and requiring explicit millitarism and aggression on neighboring countries for "living space" that can no longer be secured from overseas colonies.
Seems to be really interesting, and is also coincidentally available in my college's library, so I'll have a look, especially now that I do have a lot more time on my hands.
Plan to Read
"The Peter Principle" by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull
Recently stumbled across this "Peter Principle" thingy, which appears to be a niche management theory that describes how in a hierarchical organization, employees tend to rise to their "level of incompetence".
And from a software engineering perspective it makes lots of sense.
Just take a look at r/programmerhumor on Reddit. You'll see tons and tons of memes about junior devs being promoted to senior devs,
only to find themselves immersed in meetings and management tasks that they hate doing.
I'm pretty sure they'd die going back to coding, even if it means going back to a junior.
Personally, I hate coding, but unfortunately I'm considered relatively good at it. I've also been in management and administration for multiple online games, and I kinda learnt how navigating the hierarchy works - but I'm mostly too lazy to actually do the management work needed. I'd rather build a system to manage them automatically. So I wonder how far I can go up the hierarchy before I reach my level of incompetence.
Update: The book seems to be available only in major Bodleian libraries but I did find one option for only a 7 day loan. 7 Days only sounds quite insufficient though, so I'll go through the WW2 history first and see how fast I can finish it with my available time before deciding whether or not to commit.
"Zero to One: Notes on Startups, Or How to Build the Future" by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters
Strip aside the partisan dynamics of the two authors (It's unfortunate that I have to even consider declaring this but people online are really sensitive nowadays), I think the theme of the book does talk in detail a lot more about the nature of "Horizontal" versus "Vertical" expansion for enterprises, as well as the disdain and aggressive avoidance of competition. Rather happy that the ideas of market capture that I've came up with independently do exhibit convergent evolution with one of the best minds regarding VC and entrepreneurship. The content would definitely help me develop a fully rounded theory of execution in the future.
Completed
"Woke Inc" by Vivek Ramaswamy
Again forgot when I completed this, but it was also quite interesting.
"How to win every argument" by Mehdi Hasan
Forgot when I completed this, but it was a good read.
"Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki
Completed on April 3, 2024
After reading this book I guess I learnt half of what it was supposed to teach me. The other half I kinda already know from personal experience.
Probably a good refresher on concepts regarding financial literacy, and sometimes Kiyosaki's words can be pretty cult-like and unpleasant to the average reader unwilling to change their mindset, but I do particularly enjoy using "Rat Race" in my vocabulary now.
I guess this book and oi helped me realize that I should start learning how to invest, and I do have a greater emphasis on long-term investment targeting emerging countries and industries. A good base in geopolitics and economical theory always helps in this regard.
The Thomas Sowell Reader
Completed on March 6, 2024
Very based work in my opinion, when you realize that most of the "problems" in society are artificial constructs distracting you from the truthful reality.
Will probably look into more of his works in the future
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