Reading

What stays after reading.

Books, lectures and references I return to for mental nourishment, sharper thinking and ideas that can be useful in life or work.

Why I read

Reading is not only about collecting information. I use it to meet an inner need for understanding, train the way I think, go deeper on difficult questions, and look for ideas that can improve real decisions in life or work.

Books in the current index

  • LEARNING

    费曼学习法

    Learning through explanation and testing whether understanding is actually clear.

  • CLASSICS

    黄帝内经

    Personal note · Live with natural rhythms: rest after sunset, respect timing, and work with conditions rather than forcing against them.

  • PHILOSOPHY

    苏格拉底的申辩

    A philosophical text centered on questioning, judgment and living with one’s convictions.

  • LAW

    欧洲法律简史

    A historical view of how European legal ideas, institutions and systems developed.

  • LOGIC

    逻辑新引 · 怎样判别是非

    Logic as a practical tool for examining arguments, distinctions and judgments.

  • SYSTEMS

    控制论与科学方法论

    Systems, feedback and scientific method as ways to think about complex problems.

Lectures and video

余世维 · YouTube

I also use Yu Shiwei’s videos as part of this learning stream, especially when I want ideas that connect reflection with practical work.