Meditations
Private notes written by a Roman emperor to remind himself how to act with clarity, patience, and restraint. The ultimate example of writing to think clearly.
Books I've Read
Books that shaped how I think about software, decision-making, philosophy, and building things that last, along with my brief notes on each.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
The clearest book ever written on distributed systems, consensus, replication, and the tradeoffs underneath modern software infrastructure.
The Beginning of Infinity
A deep exploration of how knowledge grows through conjecture and criticism, why good explanations are hard to vary, and what distinguishes real intelligence.
The Sovereign Individual
Written in 1997, it anticipated digital money, cryptographic verification, and how information technology reshapes institutions.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
A field guide to cognitive biases, heuristics, and why our first intuitive answer is so often a comfortable substitute for a harder question.