Bookshelf

Power, ecology, and the myth of the chosen one. Herbert builds a world where politics and religion are inseparable from the desert itself.

The cognitive revolution as humanity's original sin. Harari argues we conquered the world by believing in shared fictions.

Software as craft. The tracer bullet metaphor changed how I think about prototyping — build the thinnest possible end-to-end slice first.

Wisdom can't be taught, only experienced. The river as a metaphor for time — everything exists simultaneously.

Contrarian thinking as a framework. The question 'What important truth do very few people agree with you on?' is worth revisiting often.

A Roman emperor's private journal, never meant to be read. The recurring theme: you control your mind, nothing else.