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a compilation of books, blog posts, short stories, papers, essays, and verse completed since 2024

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importance: 7/10

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A Mathematician's Lament

A Mathematician's Lament

How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form

by Paul Lockhart
Ikegai

Ikegai

The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
Ultralearning

Ultralearning

Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

by Scott H. Young
Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits

An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear
The Millionaire Mind

The Millionaire Mind

by Thomas J. Stanley
The Game of Life and How to Play It

The Game of Life and How to Play It

by Florence Scovel Shinn
The 7 Habits of the Highly Effective People

The 7 Habits of the Highly Effective People

Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

by Stephen Covey
The Millionare Next Door

The Millionare Next Door

The Suprising Secrets of America'as Wealthy

by Thomas J. Stanley
The Fever Code

The Fever Code

by James Dashner
The Kill Order

The Kill Order

by James Dashner
The Death Cure

The Death Cure

by James Dashner
The Scorch Trials

The Scorch Trials

by James Dashner
The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner
Allegiant

Allegiant

by Veronica Roth
Insurgent

Insurgent

by Veronica Roth
Divergent

Divergent

by Veronica Roth
Amulet

Amulet

Waverider

by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet

Amulet

Supernova

by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet

Amulet

Firelight

by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet

Amulet

Escape from Lucien

by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet

Amulet

Prince of the Elves

by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet

Amulet

The Last Council

by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet

Amulet

The Cloud Searchers

by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet

Amulet

The Stonekeeper's Curse

by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet

Amulet

The Stonekeeper

by Kazu Kibuishi
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

No Brainer

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diper Överlöde

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Big Shot

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Deep End

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Wrecking Ball

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Meltdown

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Getaway

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Double Down

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Old School

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Long Haul

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Hard Luck

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Third Wheel

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Cabin Fever

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Ugly Truth

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Dog Days

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Last Straw

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Rodrick Rules

by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney
The Toll

The Toll

by Neal Shusterman
Thunderhead

Thunderhead

by Neal Shusterman
Scythe

Scythe

by Neal Shusterman
The Unwanteds

The Unwanteds

Island of Dragons

by Lisa McMann
The Unwanteds

The Unwanteds

Island of Graves

by Lisa McMann
The Unwanteds

The Unwanteds

Isalnd of Shipwrecks

by Lisa McMann
The Unwanteds

The Unwanteds

Island of Legends

by Lisa McMann
The Unwanteds

The Unwanteds

Island of Fire

by Lisa McMann
The Unwanteds

The Unwanteds

Island of Silence

by Lisa McMann
The Unwanteds

The Unwanteds

by Lisa McMann
Among the Free

Among the Free

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Enemy

Among the Enemy

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Brave

Among the Brave

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Barons

Among the Barons

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Betrayed

Among the Betrayed

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Impostors

Among the Impostors

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Hidden

Among the Hidden

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Shark Wars

Shark Wars

The Last Emprex

by E.J. Altbacker
Shark Wars

Shark Wars

Enemy of Oceans

by E.J. Altbacker
Shark Wars

Shark Wars

Kingdom of the Deep

by E.J. Altbacker
Shark Wars

Shark Wars

Into the Abyss

by E.J. Altbacker
Shark Wars

Shark Wars

Battle of Riptide

by E.J. Altbacker
Shark Wars

Shark Wars

by E.J. Altbacker
$100M Offers

$100M Offers

How to make offers feel so good people feel stupid saying no

by Alex Hormozi
TitleAuthorYearPublication Year
so you want to be an information entrepeneur? Justin Hall 2002
On Stress Gwern 2014
How to get paid to watch anime Lauren Orsini (Otaku Journalist) 2015
Why You Should Never Update Your Beliefs Arjun Panickssery 2023
How to secure a laptop at an hardware level Syst(em) 2025
LLMs can be faster than you think Gwern 2025
Gwern.net Large File Support Gwern 2025
TitleAuthorYearPublication Year
Tom Thumb Brothers Grimm 1812
The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe 1843
The Frog Prince Brothers Grimm 1812
Ligeia Edgar Allan Poe 1838
TitleAuthorYearPublication Year
Ulalume Edgar Allan Poe 1847
The Raven Edgar Allan Poe 1845
The City in the Sea Edgar Allan Poe 1831
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? William Shakespeare 1609
One Art Elizabeth Bishop 1976
Let me not to the marriage of true minds William Shakespeare 1609
Lenore Edgar Allan Poe 1831
Hope is the thing with feathers Emily Dickinson 1891
First Fig Edna St. Vincent Millay 1920
Boots Rudyard Kipling 1903
Because I could not stop for Death Emily Dickinson 1890
Annabel Lee Edgar Allan Poe 1849
TitleAuthorYearPublication Year
Spaced Repetition for Efficient Learning Gwern 2009
Interpreting 'Suzanne Delage' as Dracula Gwern 2009
Speedrunning Is Not Such A Waste Of Talent Gwern 2025
TitleAuthorYearPublication Year
Improving Language Understanding by Generative Pre-Training Alec Radford et al.i 2018
Language Models are Unsupervised Multitask Learners Alec Radford et al.i 2019
Language Models are Few-Shot Learners Tom B. Brown et al.i 2020

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This page shows all the content I've finished reading across different formats - books, blog posts, short stories, and verse. Each entry includes my rating and often links to my notes or commentary.

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