I consume around a book a week which isn't always the easiest thing to do considering how complex and busy my life is. I make time though, schedule it, and it helps that I don't sleep much; it's amazing how much time is in the day when one spends under five hours of it sleeping. I don't always share what I'm reading but wanted to do that today, not from the perspective of the book itself, which I have found to be really fucken good; it's not even about the subject matter, the journey this chap has had in his Formula One career as a Team Principal, I'm sharing for a different reason.
Over my life, I've worked towards continually improving myself, mindset, knowledge, understanding, how I treat those I value and relationships in general, my abilities and skills and in many other ways; I fail a lot but have also achieved some remarkable results I am proud of. Pivotal to that has been other people and more specifically, other people's experiences. What I mean here is that I have learned a lot from people who have done things I have not, who have also failed mightily and, subsequently, have achieved amazing things. This is one of the great benefits of reading books; there's a lot to be found there in the written word and also in the concepts, thoughts, feelings and emotions that are evident between the lines and words on the pages; the Guenter Steiner book I'm reading currently is no exception.
I'm not going to start quoting from this, or any, book but I'll say for sure that many of the answers to the present and future can be found in the past; that is, through the experiences of those who have come before us, been to places and done things we have not done ourselves, and it doesn't matter that those experiences and situations may be completely different to our own; parallels can be drawn, similarities found, and if that brings enlightenment, understanding, knowledge and wisdom, or prompts a person to ask questions and seek answers, to think differently, then there's value.
I often find such things in books and it doesn't matter if it's a fiction or non-fiction book...there's always something to be gained and that's what drives my appetite for reading.
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Hi Galen, I share your reflection. In my case, books are also a great support in my work. Thanks to them I stand firm in an increasingly dehumanized profession.
Yeah, you're profession is a tough one for sure, anything to alleviate some of the complexities would be welcome I'm sure.
I also think that my profession is complex, it is a craft that works with a different material each time. But it should not be so complex, I think we will be replaced in a few years by AIs. All that remains is to make a decision tree, get to the pathology and then give guidelines and medications. Or both. I think it's crazy, but it's a model shared by many professionals (maybe it's not me who will be out of a job and it will be them 😁).
Yeah, the decline into chaos has begun and the take over by AI of many things will accelerate it, all pushed along by humans who think it's "easier" to have AI and other automated systems do things on their behalf.
Just, I also think we are at that moment of chaos. As always is not the instrument, but the use made of it. And it seems that humanity is not prepared for this tool, or at least there is a great interest in making a perverse use of it.
Returning to books, I think most people do not know the number of mistakes that chatgpt makes, and what is worse, nor interests him, it seems that for them it is better to consult the AI than read and strive a little.
Yep, agreed! So many wouldn't know proper writing if it jumped up and but them on the ass so simply assume the AI features do it right which, of course, doesn't often happen. And yep, I agree with the comment about striving, that people just don't want to work hard, which is why they cut corners and things are fast-declining.
It is what it is, I hope that many people wake up (I don't like this phrase, but I don't know what else to use), as I said, wake up soon. While this happens I am already preparing other shit photographs...
I find it inspiring to see how people's journeys, especially in challenging fields like Formula One, can teach us so much. It’s true that we can learn valuable lessons from both their successes and failures. I try to read a variety of books, too, and I’m always amazed at how much I can connect with the characters or the lessons, no matter the genre.
You seem to understand exactly what I'm getting at in this post and I get the impression you've found value in the process yourself.
Absolutely! I’ve definitely found a lot of value in reading and learning from other people’s experiences, just like you mentioned. It’s amazing how a book or someone’s story can open up new perspectives and help us reflect on our own lives. It’s great to see that someone else shares that same mindset .
My family were in the second-hand book trade for many years so I've always been a big reader. 'All the knowledge in the world is here' my father would say, indicating the rows and rows of paperbacks in our little shop. I walked into a coffee shop in Dublin recently and was gratified to see three patrons other than myself reading actual physical paper books. Perhaps reading is becoming fashionable again.
I like the sound of your dad, seems clever.
Also, yep, paper books, that's all I read, no digital fuckassery for me.
Books and art make us better people. When I was younger I used to read at least 2 books per week, but post my 30ies I find it much difficult with everyday life and all. Also the internet captures my attention a lot as it is easier.. but I always return to books. Thanks for sharing.
The internet captures many people's attention but I don't have that issue, I'd rather avoid it where possible, so I do loads of other things, one of which is read.
I am not such a big reader as you are, but agree absolutely on the learnings we get from others experiences and the past.
I have been consuming a lot of information about the world's current financial situation and there is a book and its corresponding documentary which is worth watching. It shows how our society keeps repeating the same mistakes over and over.
I'll take a look, seems like it could be interesting.
I often learn from the experiences of others, both from reading books and from people I know. Things happen to them that don't happen to me and it's good to analyse what I would do in that situation and learn from the consequences I see that person or people get.
Besides, these experiences are real, written by real people, and that's what matters most.
I figured you'd be of the same opinion.
We learn twice, from ourselves and our mistakes and from the experiences of others. This way you improve faster.
We should follow the people before us to build a better life. You do that and you've improved yourself
I agree with you.
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What a fucken retarded comment you have made.