CoderCorgi Inspirational Collection [public] → notion
see https://www.notion.so/CC-Inspirational-Collection-public-e4411d13ec124f73b0aec8aa6b4ff090
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How to Read a Book, by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren
I've heard about this for years, but didn't actually learn it until today, 2024/02/25 — oof
Works by CoderCorgi
Non-public backlink for my own convenience: CoderCorgi Creations Repository
a few top recs
[2024/02/22] Moth StorySLAM 2034: Meeting My Future Wife — experimental inspirational piece, the first one to mention an imaginary girlfriend, which is a cool creative device I intend to use more!
[2023/09/24] Story - CCC Inspirational Sci-fi — "Memoirs of Motivation", an interesting 10-min musical-like piece about life trajectories
2023 — CoderCorgi Connection podcast, inspiring snapshots of your future self https://codercorgi.substack.com/
http://bit.ly/codercorgi6am — my favorite song I wrote, "(Waking Up At) 6 AM"
other recs
[2023/10/13] Maximal Energy: a CCC Story — partially written, an outline/syllabus on maximizing energy during the day
[2023/09/25] Philosophy / Motivation - My child's childhood / How I will raise my child — ideas for activities
[2023/08/21] Morning Run Rap — a life-affirming rap I wrote on a morning run
[2019/08/31] Sci-Fi: "Passage of Time" — a sci-fi story about a war orphan
random stuff (private, DM if interested)
standup comedy collection
letters from the keys, KDP edition
other songs and raps I wrote
life philosophy
mastery anthem
Top Book Recs
the Self
top recs
Be Your Future Self Now, by Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Master Your Emotions, by Thibaut Marisse
The Greatest Salesman in the World, by Og Mandino
How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
Specifically the pocket edition https://a.co/d/hDnl4Kf
The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
honorable mentions (incomplete)
The Desire Map, by Danielle LaPorte
Atlas of the Heart, by Brene Brown
Applications of Motivational Interviewing 3e — collaborative pdf: https://kami.app/agY-Unn-tVD-H7Y
how to use Kami.app: https://www.loom.com/share/ebfb7596ef2b438a8bd853b098e12e61
Decisive, by Chip and Dan Heath
The Four Agreements
the World
sci-fi (within tiers, in reverse chronological order of when I picked them up)
top picks
any sci-fi short story by Ted Chiang
Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang
Exhalations, by Ted Chiang
wild rides
Geometry for Ocelots, by exurb1a
Best of Greg Egan, by Greg Egan (haven't finished)
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect (online)
interesting honorable mentions
Accelerando, by Charles Stross (haven't finished)
The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson
magical realism stories, by Jorge Luis Borges (only read a few)
honorable mentions
Broken Stars and Invisible Planets collections, by Ken Liu (haven't finished)
Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
high time investment
A Deepness in the Sky, by Vernor Virge
Three Body Problem trilogy, by Liu Cixin
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (haven't finished)
other genres
I've read a ton, but actually don't remember too many ones I'd super recommend now
The Courage to be Disliked, by Michio Kaku
Sherlock Holmes stories
A Mind for Numbers, by Barbara Oakley