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@kevinjpowe
Clarity feels good
I don't know if it's having dumped a bunch of information out of my head last week related to a work project, or a drop in anxiety from sorting my tax return for last year, or a bit of coffee-induced mania, but I feel a real clarity this morning. I like it. More of that please. Everything feels manageable and in-reach.
A Pattern Language
JESUS H CHRIST ON A BICYCLE! How have I had a copy of this book for years but not cracked it open!??! The interaction of people and space is something my brain is absolutely INFECTED with.
HOW ON EARTH have I had a copy of Cadence and Slang sitting on my shelf for over five years and not cracked that bad boy open?! This is going to change. Even the design of the book is (unsurprisingly) a delight to engage with!
I think this came from a period in time where I was just buying up potential experiences. It's nice to feel ready and open to engage with them.
Whiskerwood has radicalized my brain. I now see everything in terms of optimization potential. The upside is, maximising coziness is also an end-goal.
Finished reading The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy
author: Sun Tzu name: Kevin average rating: 3.96 book published: -500 rating: 2 read at: 2012/09/12 date added: 2020/07/19 shelves: review: The author's fairly prosaic take on the text seems to focus a lot on the relationship between warlord and ruler, rather than the act of organisation of forces. Overall, I think the translation suffers from his focus, and by trying to remove what he sees as ambiguity, he removes a lot of what is worthwhile to ponder in Thomas Cleary's translation. From looking at the afterword, I see that he's done a translation of the Book of Five Rings, as well. I'd be far more interested in his translation of that work, given that it focuses more on individual struggle, which is relevant to his experience as a martial artist. Overall, not impressed. Not every great warrior is automatically a great writer.
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Started reading: To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
author: Arthur Herman name: Kevin average rating: 4.18 book published: 1975 rating: 0 read at: date added: 2020/05/27 shelves: currently-reading review:
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Started reading: Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories (live wire writer guides)
author: Damon Suede name: Kevin average rating: 4.43 book published: rating: 0 read at: date added: 2020/05/21 shelves: currently-reading review:
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Started reading: Frankenstein
author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley name: Kevin average rating: 3.75 book published: 1818 rating: 0 read at: date added: 2020/05/21 shelves: currently-reading review:
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Finished reading The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses, Third Edition
author: Jesse Schell name: Kevin average rating: 4.00 book published: rating: 5 read at: 2020/05/21 date added: 2020/05/21 shelves: review: As a neophyte in the world of game design, this book was an invaluable primer, laying enough of a foundation across the whole process and asking the right questions to show the paths leading off for more serious investigation in particular areas. Can't recommend it enough. You won't make a published game just by reading it, but you'll understand all of the work you should be doing before you write word one of code in an editor.
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Started reading: The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses, Third Edition
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Finished reading Game Sound: An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Game Music and Sound Design
author: Karen Collins name: Kevin average rating: 4.13 book published: 2008 rating: 4 read at: date added: 2020/03/24 shelves: review: A solid primer on the history of game sound and the design of dynamic audio.
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Finished reading Game Feel: A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation
author: Steve Swink name: Kevin average rating: 3.90 book published: 2008 rating: 4 read at: 2020/03/07 date added: 2020/03/07 shelves: review: Wasn't quite what I was looking for (focuses on a specific kind of game experience) but the foundational theory in the first 140 pages is very helpful!
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Started reading: Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi name: Kevin average rating: 4.11 book published: 1996 rating: 0 read at: date added: 2020/03/07 shelves: currently-reading review:
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Started reading: Game Feel: A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation
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Started reading: Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
author: Donald A. Norman name: Kevin average rating: 3.94 book published: 2003 rating: 0 read at: date added: 2020/01/12 shelves: currently-reading review:
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Finished reading Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories (live wire writer guides)
author: Damon Suede name: Kevin average rating: 4.28 book published: rating: 5 read at: 2020/01/12 date added: 2020/01/12 shelves: review: Clear, simple focus on a foundation that you can build from - what drives each character? Looking forward to going back to more complicated texts like Anatomy of Story armed with this fundamental foundation.
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Creatures Of Habit — Hidden Brain — Overcast
Good listening for the start of the year, if you’re thinking about breaking habits or building ones.
Talks about the importance of friction in managing behaviour compared to willpower. We do most of our thinking on remote control.
Also mentions the importance of life breaks (moving house, relationships ending) as periods where we can adjust our behaviour more easily because we reinvent ourselves.