Books

Walter Isaacson is one of the best biographers. He takes us deep inside the life of Albert Einstein. Many people know about the Theory of Relativity, but few know about the struggles and failures that Einstein endured. Albert Einstein mostly failed throughout his lifetime, as he would tell it, but he never gave up, and when you keep trying, all it takes is once opportunity to make history. Shockingly surprising details are revealed about Einsteins lifestyle, that I was not aware of, great read.

Bill Gates goes deep into his childhood and early struggles with elementary school, playing football, going hiking, growing up in Seattle. His parents were a great influence on his success, it is less technical and more about his life, it sheds light on the struggles he endured and overcame. I think people have this general misconception that Bill Gates had everything handed to him, and Source Code will show a different story.

Interesting book where Mustafa who is the head of Microsoft AI goes into detail about Artificial Intelligence, from ethics, architecture, its beginnings and where we are today. I believe Mustafa has a very optimistic and dreamy mentality towards AI, which in turns, creates opportunity for the impossible. This book taught me to have a strong imagination in order to create possibilities.

One of my favorite books, Dr. Walker dives deep into the mysterious question as to why do we sleep? I learned so much insightful reasons on the importance of getting 8 hours of sleep as well as the negative outcomes related to a lack of sleep.

Anna Lembke understands dopamine like no other human I have encountered. She explains how dopamine in our current era is being abused on a daily basis by almost all organizations, including tech companies, hospitals, sports etc. This issue is on going and needs to be addressed, as dopamine should be regulated by our bodies and not controlled. Especially in our youth.

I was born into a gang riddled environment as a child. Walking to and from school just to get inside my apartment with my older brother and mother was frightening. I read this book to try and understand the gang life, as I never understood it, and always disliked gangs. Kody Scott was a documented gang member from Los Angeles, who goes into his upbringing and how and why he joined the crips. He served lots of jail time and changed his life, it was a great read, and now I understand how gangs work.

One of the greatest computer science books I have ever read. One of my favorite biographers, Walter Isaacson, goes into detail to explain the evolution of computing. Starting back in Europe with Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace. All the way up to Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. I learned about Alan Turing and how each generation grew from previous generations to what we have today in computing.

I think all people deal with this throughout their life, some more often, the conscious conscious thought of speaking bad about yourself or being pessimistic about a particular situation. This book by Dr. Helmstetter will give you the tools to change that. What we say our brain processes this as truth, it does not know joking. It is important to speak positively about situations in your life, and when things are bad, you can frame it in such a way that is not harming your brain. I recommend this book to everyone!

Very popular book during its release. Atomic Habit explains how our habits shape our lives. James goes into detail teaching readers how to create good habits, eliminate the bad ones, staying organized, and writing down your daily routines. Well regarded book, I enjoyed it.

I love children, so I had to read this book. There is no real good book on being a parent, as you learn these things through life lessons. Diane gives us a blueprint that can help our children be prepared for the future ahead. I really enjoyed her mindset on how education could be improved in our current school systems.

The strongest mind and work ethic that I have ever read is this book by David Goggins. A retired Navy Seal alongside other military expeditions. Mr. Goggins tells his story from a rough childhood, all the way to passing the difficult Navy Seals bootcamp. David works so hard and develops a mental discipline that is unmatched. From losing weight, to broken bones, to rejections, to facing racism, nothing has really phased him, and he is still going creating new goals and knocking these goals off the list. One of my greatest inspirations!

Tara Westover, a very misunderstood individual, someone who was not your typical straight A Ivy League student. Her persistence and strength catapulted her to the top in the classroom. It is a very inspirational book for the academic readers. Reading this book will inspire you to overcome anything in the classroom.

One of my favorite Computer Scientist and programmers of all time. Paul Allen, co founder of Microsoft, talks about his story of growing up in Seattle and founding Microsoft. Paul was an avid reader, brilliant mathematician, and just a superb human being. He talks about his differences with Bill Gates, his love for sports, Jimmi Hendrix and music, and AI. Paul was so forward thinking, that he created a chatbot in the 1970's similar to what we use today, it was just not as sophisticated. I really miss Paul Allen and he lead a great life. Thankful for his contributions to all the fields he's helped shape.

No Easy Day describes the lead up to the finding and assassination of Osama Bin Laden. The book was really similar to the movies they released for this even. All praises go to the CIA operative who tracked him for over 20 years and after his capture retired. The task was daunting and filled with more failures than success. The Navy Seals operation also did not execute according to plan, but Navy Seals are the best at adapting to the worst of situations and turning that situation into a positive. This book is really deep, good for American history.