Yo, these are not book reviews but reading notes to fixate thoughts, with pg’s "keeping a trace of previous brain compilations" mindset, and in Sivers’ style of compressing knowledge into directives.

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Neil Postman - Five things we need to know about technological change ★★★★★ Read in August 2018

Five things we need to know about technological change

PDF, 110kB.

Five ideas from 1998 to help us "proceed with our eyes wide open so that we many use technology rather than be used by it".

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[fr] Catherine Dorion - Les luttes fécondes ★★★★★ Read in December 2017

Les luttes fécondes

Un grand petit livre qui pousse, fort, à questionner nos façons d'aimer et faire de la politique.

Publié chez Atelier 10 dans la collection des Documents, et il me semble bon de former un trio avec deux autres essais qui vont dans la même direction (remettre en question, se faire confiance collectivement) : {Territoire fier, Luttes fécondes, Fin des exils}.

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10 day Vipassana course ★★★★★ Read in October 2017

Vipassana

« Blaise Pascal famously claimed that “all of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room, alone”. And we are not able to do it, either. Vipassana is the rather upsetting path toward learning to be able to sit quietly in a room, alone. And it's very simple, but not at all easy. » – HNer javajosh.

TL;DR: it was as difficult as worthwhile, and taught me 1. a lot about myself, 2. some useful skills and discipline. For more, read the rest.

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Richard Dawkins - The selfish gene ★★★★★ Read in October 2017

The selfish gene

TODO

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David Foster Wallace - This is water ★★★★★ Read in August 2017

This is water

Not exactly a book, but who cares?

TODO

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[fr] Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Le petit prince ★★★★★ Read in July 2017

Le petit prince

C'est intimidant d'écrire sur le petit prince.

TODO

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[fr] Albert Camus - L'étranger ★★★★★ Read in June 2017

L'étranger

TODO

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Robert Charles Wilson - Spin ★★★★★ Read in July 2016

Spin

TODO

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[fr] Alain Damasio - La horde du contrevent ★★★★★ Read in May 2016

La horde du contrevent

TODO

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[fr] Steve Gagnon - Je serai un territoire fier et tu déposeras tes meubles ★★★★☆ Read in December 2017

Je serai un territoire fier et tu déposeras tes meubles

Intelligente réflexion et déconstruction de l'homme moderne : rôles, virilité, modèles.

Publié chez Atelier 10 dans la collection des Documents, et il me semble bon de former un trio avec deux autres essais qui vont dans la même direction (remettre en question, se faire confiance collectivement) : {Territoire fier, Luttes fécondes, Fin des exils}.

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[fr] Jean-Martin Aussant - La fin des exils ★★★★☆ Read in December 2017

La fin des exils

Un essai étonnant qui appelle à se ressaisir, à prendre en main la chose politique et sociale au Québec, à cesser d'entretenir nos peurs de souveraineté.

Publié chez Atelier 10 dans la collection des Documents, et il me semble bon de former un trio avec deux autres essais qui vont dans la même direction (remettre en question, se faire confiance collectivement) : {Territoire fier, Luttes fécondes, Fin des exils}.

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Alan Watts - The wisdom of insecurity ★★★★☆ Read in October 2017

The wisdom of insecurity

TODO

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Martin P. Seligman - Learned optimism ★★★☆☆ Read in September 2017

Learned Optimism

TODO

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