Bevin

Funny, painful and emotional.

I listened to this book when I realized I wanted to go to university again and learn something new. This time with intention and curiosity, not just to get a job. All I was expecting from this book was to hear how important education is, but instead, I got to know this incredible girl who had the courage to break free of the shackles of radical culture and beliefs and made an admirable woman out of herself. She doesn't accuse but delicately shows us through her lens how debilitating authoritarian parenting and upbringing can be.

My takeaway:
Education is not about learning the truth, education is about learning different narratives of the same truth and finding your own narrative.

I've never been so engaged. It's a gripping and page-turning thriller. I had huge expectations from Blake after reading Recursion and he did not disappoint with Dark Matter.
I guess I prefer multiverse travel to time travel.

I read “The upside of stress” and I loved it. Picked this up expecting a similar experience and I wasn't disappointed.

Mathew Walker did a great job conveying the importance of sleep. Even for a heavy sleeper with reasonably no trouble sleeping, knowing when I've slept badly and how it affects me throughout the day has made a big difference in my quality sleep and productivity. Also loved that Mathew Walker explains all his premises with supporting evidence from scientific studies and experiments while keeping a non-scholarly individual like me engaged.

This book is for you if you are an individual trying to work on your health and productivity or if you are a parent trying to provide the best for your kids or if you are a senior who is struggling with sleep and health issues. There is something everyone can learn from this book and it is definitely needed education, just like nutrition and hygiene.