Some interesting views on education. Shows some of the flaws of conventional schools and testing. Also cool to hear how many well-known people discovered their talents.Just wasn't really a page-turner for me. Always felt like a wee bit of a chore or a means to an end. He is quite funny but his an...
Large parts of this book cover areas most of us are familiar with: the idea that schools aren't creatively and personally satisfying, that many great people have gone on to achieve wonderful things without the aid of public education etc. We know. But there are also stories about people who found...
I didn't really get anything out of this book, either. I seem to have a stretch of those lately. The anecdotes about people whose skills and passions aligned in some unlikely way were mildly entertaining, but had little to no bearing on my own circumstances. The advice here is not particularly re...
When I met him, he was at Berkeley studying for a Ph.D. in German literature. This work means a great deal to him, but it is not the only thing about which he is passionate. He also has an overwhelming attraction to music. “If I were to lose the use of my hands,” he said to me, “my life would be ...
