Uses

no hurry, no pause.

Last update: 2025-03-08

When stuck on a problem or seeking advice, I turn to trusted sources of wisdom: ancient authors or people deeply influenced by past wisdom. • S. Tzu (2005)L. Tzu & Needleman (1989)Seneca (1997)Aurelius (2003)Suzuki (2020)Watts (2007)Murakami (2022)Penrose (2004)Frankfurt (2005)Rovelli (2022)Taleb (2005)Greene (2019)Rutherfurd (2010)Machiavelli (1998)Polya & Conway (2014)

Software

I use open-source applications and prefer those that are pre-installed on the operating system. denotes essential or all-time favourites.

Hardware

I like tools that are durable and simple to use.

Also 2024-02-23: Favourite Books and 2024-02-23: Durability

References

Aurelius, M. (2003). Meditations: A New Translation (G. Hays, Trans.; Revised ed. edition). Modern Library.
Frankfurt, H. G. (2005). On Bullshit. Princeton University Press.
Greene, R. (2019). The Laws of Human Nature (Reprint edition). Penguin Books.
Machiavelli, N. (1998). The Prince (H. C. Mansfield, Trans.; Second edition). University of Chicago Press.
Murakami, H. (2022). Novelist as a Vocation (P. Gabriel & T. Goossen, Trans.). Bond Street Books.
Penrose, R. (2004). The road to reality: a complete guide to the laws of the universe (1st American ed.). A.A. Knopf.
Polya, G., & Conway, J. H. (2014). How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (With a Foreword by John H. Con ed. edition). Princeton University Press.
Rovelli, C. (2022). There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World. http://www.librarything.com/work/25600450/summary/220184553
Rutherfurd, E. (2010). New York: The Novel. Anchor Canada.
Seneca. (1997). On the Shortness of Life [and other works] by Seneca.
Suzuki, S. (2020). Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary edition). Shambhala.
Taleb, N. N. (2005). Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto). http://www.librarything.com/work/7533
Tzu, L., & Needleman, J. (1989). Tao Te Ching: Text Only Edition (G.-F. Feng, J. English, & T. Lippe, Trans.; Reprint edition). Vintage.
Tzu, S. (2005). The Art of War (T. Cleary, Trans.). Shambhala.
Watts, A. (2007). In My Own Way: An Autobiography. New World Library.