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    brash-flag-12364

    06/07/2019, 1:27 PM
    I managed to finish Ubik by Philip Dick on a long flight. Not my first PKD but t’was probably my best yet. Ubik is set in a time where your thoughts can be read by organisations. Two rival orgs are at war because one of them figures out how to change the past in subtle ways. The ideas themselves are stretched to question our understanding of reality as presented by the narrator. Narration sublimely moves in and out of scenes that are non-linearly told and happening in different timelines. The end has a IMO contrived twist but overall a much nicer read than any new SF I have read lately.
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    tall-postman-9284

    06/07/2019, 2:34 PM
    Wow. Sounds very interesting. I'll try to get my hands on it
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    calm-grass-85557

    06/11/2019, 8:34 AM
    This one's a gift 🙂
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    gray-scientist-12794

    07/09/2019, 3:37 PM
    Hi Guys, What are the top 4 books that you’ve read in past 3 years?
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    dry-waitress-7852

    07/12/2019, 10:16 AM
    Hey, I'm speed reading through this : https://basecamp.com/shapeup?fbclid=IwAR14vBpzlWiGNx6LbkAOVjARK9XR-jmxhYwOF57qDY6fO_2bAMqD2hZ9dgA Basecamp is one of the cornerstone organisations in remote work and they've been very prominent with speaking through their books (https://basecamp.com/books), this one is same quality and free to read online 😉
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    gray-bird-14941

    07/12/2019, 10:22 AM
    Yes. I read Rework recently and it was great!
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    rhythmic-eye-15980

    07/13/2019, 10:17 AM
    https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ialrgIT41OAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=outliers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNz6_p1LHjAhXHQ30KHVB1DRAQ6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=outliers&f=false This one talks about how people who seems like outliers and super talented are not actually much different from others 🙂
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    acceptable-flag-71699

    07/14/2019, 9:59 AM
    This should be interesting for people of #book-club
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    crooked-daybreak-310

    07/20/2019, 10:28 AM
    https://remoteindian.slack.com/archives/CEYNA36NQ/p1562926600005600 Have started this ..
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    rhythmic-eye-15980

    07/22/2019, 4:14 AM
    Some might say it's a rant. But I agree on a large part of it. It's almost close to a small book 😄 https://medium.com/better-programming/object-oriented-programming-the-trillion-dollar-disaster-%EF%B8%8F-92a4b666c7c7
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    gray-scientist-12794

    07/23/2019, 1:04 PM
    Is it Worth subscribing to Blinkist?
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    dry-waitress-7852

    08/09/2019, 5:19 AM
    Just received my copy of Company of One. That's my reading this month, what ya'll reading through: https://www.amazon.in/Company-One-Paul-Jarvis/dp/0241380227
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    loud-glass-33663

    08/09/2019, 5:24 AM
    Currently reading this: https://www.amazon.in/Side-Hustle-Business-Without-Quitting/dp/1509859055 It is a quick, simple read - small chapters - but keeps you motivated everyday.
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    gray-scientist-12794

    08/12/2019, 2:28 PM
    Reading the alchemist again on a bus Ride from Bangalore to Nagpur. The simplicity and the depth of the book is just fascinating. It fires up my soul every time.
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    high-insurance-37246

    08/14/2019, 3:04 PM
    Has anyone read Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life? http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36064445-skin-in-the-game
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    swift-match-83822

    08/14/2019, 3:30 PM
    I read it a long time ago. Nasim Taleb's books are gold. I have read his Antifragile and Skin in the Game.
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    high-insurance-37246

    08/15/2019, 3:23 AM
    @swift-match-83822 Thank you for the feedback. I wanted to read it since long but was waiting for somebody's feedback.
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    broad-magazine-64835

    08/15/2019, 3:58 AM
    Hi Guys, my cousin just launched his debut novel “Jambudvipa - The drift of Bodhidharma”. Please check it out on Amazon(https://www.amazon.in/JAMBUDVIPA-Bodhidharma-Arpit-Kumar-Pandey-ebook/dp/B07SPC94L3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZTNVIFJAOGY1&keywords=jambudvipa&qid=1565802078&s=gateway&sprefix=jambudv%2Caps%2C267&sr=8-1) simple smile
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    refined-vegetable-38843

    08/19/2019, 10:46 AM
    Has anyone read "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance", thoughts? I am almost at the end, the book is very different from what I imagined, pretty interesting 🙂
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    tall-postman-9284

    08/19/2019, 10:47 AM
    Only read halfway. Have to complete it.
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    damp-xylophone-54256

    08/29/2019, 2:41 AM
    Although I am just a beginner in book reading, but will love to connect with you guys on goodreads. My goodreads handle: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/88747893-arvind-jha
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    swift-match-83822

    08/31/2019, 8:23 AM
    Hey, @high-insurance-37246. Started reading skin in the game yet?
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    millions-lock-70396

    09/06/2019, 7:05 PM
    Hi guys Would like to know good books on "Ancient Egyptian History".
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    swift-pilot-25722

    09/07/2019, 6:58 AM
    Any bad-ass fiction book ideas? Need to take my mind off work and business and growth books 😛 Like mystery, thrillers etc and master story tellers like jeffery archer etc always
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    high-insurance-37246

    09/17/2019, 3:53 AM
    Hi @swift-match-83822 I have started skin in the game along with two other books, Zero to One and the subtle art of not giving a fuck! I will let you know once I have finished skin in the game. If you're curious to know why I decided to read it, is that it was suggested by Naval Ravikant. If you're into entrepreneurship then I suggest you give a shot to his podcasts. They're short and cut to the point.
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    swift-match-83822

    09/17/2019, 3:54 AM
    On Joe rogan's podcast?
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    high-insurance-37246

    09/17/2019, 3:55 AM
    From there only, I got to know about him. I listened it first and then I came to know that he has his own podcast as well.
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    swift-match-83822

    09/17/2019, 3:59 AM
    Naval is the epitome of an entrepreneur. He is perfect combination of entrepreneur and stoic. I haven't seen a more sorted entrepreneur.
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    high-insurance-37246

    09/17/2019, 4:54 AM
    yes, couldn't agree more!
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    swift-pilot-25722

    09/17/2019, 7:38 AM
    Absolutely, Naval is God these days https://nav.al/how-to-get-rich - listening to this 3rd time now
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