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I take notes so as to better remember and consolidate what I read.

What my ratings mean
★★★★★ Phenomenal / Impactful / Unputdownable
★★★★ Great stuff / Insightful / Inspiring
★★★ Neutral / Decent
★★ Meh, it was so-so
★ Nope, not for me

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📕 2024RatingAuthorGenre
Everything Store★★★★Brad StoneBiography
Clear Thinking ★★★★Shane ParrishSelf-Help
The Perfect Wive★★★★★JP DelaneyPsycho Thriller
Ferry Pilot★★★★★Kerry McCauleyMemoir

📕 2023RatingAuthorGenre
Tender is the Flesh★★★★★Agustina BazterricaDystopian
Sea of Tranquility★★★★★Emily St. John MandelSci-fi
Complexity★★★★Melanie MitchellScience
Snow Crash★★★★★Neal StephensonSci-fi
Scaling People★★★★★Claire Hughes JohnsonBusiness
The AI Revolution in Medicine★★★Peter Lee et. alHealth Care
Who★★★Geoff Smart et. alBusiness
The Courage to Be Disliked★★★★Ichiro Kishimi et. alSelf-help
The Art of Clear Thinking★★★★★Hasard LeeSelf-help
Murder in The Family★★★★★Cara HunterCrime
Flying the Big Jets★★★★Stanley StewartAviation
Elon Musk★★★★★Walter IsaacsonBiography
Flashes of Thought★★★Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumLeadership
Hidden Potential ★★★★Adam GrantSelf-Help

📕 Books read in 2022RatingAuthorGenre
Empire of Pain★★★★★Patrick Radden KeefeHistory
The Real Anthony FauciRobert F Kennedy JrHealth Care
Super Pumped★★★★Mike IssacHistory
Hooked★★★★Nir EyalPsychology
The Hard Thing About Hard Things★★★★Ben HorowitzBusiness
M&A from A to Z★★★Andrew J. ShermanBusiness
The Cult of We★★★★Eliot BrownHistory
Your Next Five Moves★★Patrick Bet-DavidSelf-help
48 Laws of Power★★★★Robert GreenePsychology
Warehouse Management★★★Gwynne RichardsBusiness
The Innovator’s Prescription★★★★★Clayton ChristensenHealth Care
Stiff★★★★★Mary RoachScience
Blitzscaling★★★★Reid HoffmanBusiness
The Patient Priority★★★★Stefan LarssonHealth Care
To Sell is Human★★★Daniel H PinkBusiness

📕 Books read in 2021 RatingAuthorGenre
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)★★★★★Amie KaufmanSci-fi
Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2)★★★★★Amie KaufmanSci-fi
Obsidio (The Illuminae Files #3)★★★★★Amie KaufmanSci-fi
Ready Player One★★★★★Ernest ClineSci-fi
Ready Player Two★★★★★Ernest ClineSci-fi
Thinking with Type★★★★Ellen LuptonDesign
The Meaning of Mariah Carey★★★★Mariah CareyMemoir
Think Like a Monk★★Jay ShettySelf-help
The Big Short★★★★★Michael LewisFinance
Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard★★★★Mark MinerviniFinance
Nudge★★★Richard H. ThalerPsychology
Blinkist Book Summaries
Thing Explainer★★★Randal MunroeScience
Common Stocks & Uncommon Profits★★★Philip A. FisherFinance
Digital Gold★★★★Nathaniel PopperHistory
Cosmos★★★★★Carl SaganScience
Prisoners of Geography★★★★Tim MarshallHistory
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Boating★★★Frank SargeantReference
What Colour is Your Parachute★★★★Richard N. BollesSelf-help
Do The Work★★★Steven PressfieldSelf-help
第二曲線創新★★★李善友Business
The Three-Body Problem #1★★★★★Liu CixinSci-fi
Outcomes over Output★★★★Josh SeidenBusiness
So Good They Can’t Ignore You★★★★Cal NewportSelf-help
Life is Short and So is This Book★★★Peter AtkinsSelf-help
The Future★★★Nick MontfortScience
As A Man Thinketh★★★★★James AllenSelf-help
The 4-Hour Body★★★Tim FerrissHealth
Traction★★★Gabriel WeinbergBusiness
The Dip★★★Seth GodinBusiness
New Rules of Lifting for Women★★Alwyn CosgroveHealth
The Obesity Code★★★Jason FungHealth
Sell Like Crazy★★★Sabri SubyBusiness
Monetising Innovation★★Georg TackeBusiness
The Contrarian★★Max ChafkinBiography
Seeking Wisdom★★Peter BevelinPhilosophy
Attitude is Everything★★Jeff KellerSelf-Help
The One-Page Proposal★★Patrick G RileyBusiness
On Writing Well★★William ZinsserWriting
Dune★★Frank HerbertSci-fi
The Cold Start Problem★★Andrew ChenBusiness
Hello My Name Is AwesomeAlexandra WatkinsBusiness
Packing for Mars★★Mary RoachScience
The Great Mental Models★★Shane ParrishPsychology
Inspired★★Marty CaganBusiness
📕 Books read in 2020RatingAuthorGenre
Antifragile★★★★★Nassim Nicholas TalebPhilosophy
The Ride of a Lifetime★★★★★Robert IgerBiography
Steve Jobs★★★★★Walter IsaacsonBiography
Shoe Dog★★★★★Phil KnightMemoir
Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynmann★★★★★Richard P. FeynmanBiography
Becoming★★★★★Michelle ObamaAutobiography
Permanent Record★★★★★Edward SnowdenMemoir
The 1-Page Marketing Plan★★★★★Allan DibBusiness
The Bed of Procrustes★★★★Nassim Nicholas TalebPhilosophy
The Almanack of Navel Ravikant★★★★Eric JorgensonPhilosophy
The Psychology of Money★★★★Morgan HouselFinance
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics★★★★David A. MossEconomics
New Sales Simplified★★★★Mike WeinbergBusiness
A Gentleman in Moscow★★★★Amor TowlesFiction
Thinking Like a Rocket Scientist★★★Ozan VarolBusiness
Building a Story Brand★★★Donald MillerBusiness
Sex Robots & Began Meat★★★Jenny KleemanScience
Black Box Thinking★★★Matthew SyedPsychology
The Richest Man in Babylon★★★George S ClasonFinance
The Lean Product Playbook★★★Dan OlsenBusiness
Laughing at Wall Street★★★Chris CamilloFinance
爆數──香港人的銷售天書★★東尼Business
Microcopy★★Niaw de LeonReference
Product Demos That Sell★★Steli EftiBusiness
100 Baggers★★Christopher W. MayerFinance
📕 Book Reads in 2019 RatingArthorGenre
Man’s Search for Meaning★★★★Viktor E. FranklBiography
The Bitcoin Standard★★★★Saifedean AmmousEconomics
Mostly Harmless ★★★★Douglas AdamsSci-fi
So Long, & Thanks for All the Fish★★★★Douglas AdamsSci-fi
Bad Blood★★★★John CarreyrouBusiness
What Money Can’t Buy★★★★Michael J. SandelPhilosophy
Never Split the Difference★★★★Chris VossBusiness
Delivering Happiness★★★★Tony Hsieh Business
Brief Answers to the Big Questions★★★★Stephen Hawking Science
Military Jet Aircraft★★★★Michael SharpeReference
Atomic Habits★★★★James ClearSelf-help
Range★★★★David EpsteinBusiness
Bold★★★★Peter H. DiamandisBusiness
Powerful★★★★Patty McCordBusiness
Start with Why★★★★Simon SinekBusiness
Bitcoin Billionaires★★★Ben MezrichFinance
Trump: The Art of the Deal★★★Donald J. TrumpBiography
Win Bigly★★★Scott AdamsPolitics
山海經圖鑑★★★Folklore