Is the prerequisite of this book SICP? Thanks.
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There's a less know book written by him: Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method
It's the only book I've found that teaches you how to steal like an writer, which the book Steal Like an Artist advocates but doesn't get into how to actually do it.
A better books is: "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy"
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for more theoretical I'm planning to read: Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms: A Unified Approach
The talk is about how Damien quit his job to hack on open source software. It shows his struggle and doubt while embarking on the project and then finally invented CouchDB. It's a passionate and human account of the process of creating something significant. I recommend every hacker watch this.
I've recently organized a learning group doing the projects of some MOOC courses. My procrastination of finishing the homeworks magically disappeared.
May I ask how you apply what you learned from the book to your startup? I'm quite curious.
2. Mini Habits - the only routine building method that worked for me.
here's a great introduction: http://www.gwern.net/DNB%20FAQ
The book teaches concepts of Algorithm and Data Structure in the context of Complex System Sciences.
Though it's a bit light-weight, but it might be a good starting point.