Behavior

Posted on December 2, 2020November 17, 2020 by Simon

“If left to their own devices and under sufficient financial pressure to work, most people will behave acceptably most of the time.” Tony Thompson in Eat Your Heart Out, Ho Chi Minh... Read More

Freedom

Posted on November 6, 2020November 4, 2020 by Simon

“I was so inexperienced that I actually believed all humans wanted to be free.” Tony Thompson in Eat Your Heart Out, Ho Chi Minh... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Neurasthenic

Posted on October 21, 2020October 3, 2020 by Simon

Neurasthenic Noun: an ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance. Example: “After multiple tests... Read More

Numbers

Posted on September 8, 2020July 30, 2020 by Simon

“The world cannot be understood without numbers nor can it be understood by numbers alone.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Recommended)... Read More

Binge Reading Factfulness

Posted on April 7, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

I just finished binge reading Factfulness by Hans Rosling. Even conceding that for me a lot of it is confirmation bias, I found it to be one of the best books I’ve read in years. It taught me no... Read More

Book Read: The Aleppo Codex

Posted on June 20, 2019June 10, 2019 by Simon

The Aleppo Codex By Matti Friedman This book is a nonfiction thriller about an ancient book. It is educational and exciting. It doesn’t end neatly the way good fiction does. The villains, and th... Read More

Book Review: Those Angry Days

Posted on March 12, 2019February 26, 2019 by Simon

Those Angry Days by Lynne Olson I read Those Angry Days in my history book club and I enjoyed it and learned from it. It was an interesting perspective on the 1930’s and the strength of the isol... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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