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§ Kindling · Vol. I Last tended · 23 Apr 2026

A reading log, tended by hand.

Books, articles, and the occasional rabbit hole. What I am on, what burned clean through, what is sitting on the shelf waiting. No stars. No algorithmic ranking. Just the margins of what I have actually read.

§ 01

On the pyre

01 active
  1. Book · Started Jan 2025

    Clean Code

    by Robert C. Martin

    Useful book with a lot of good instincts in it. Still, some people treat it too rigidly. Best taken as guidance, not law.

    • #programming
    • #software-engineering
    • #best-practices
    • #code-quality
§ 02

The log

  1. Getting to Yes

    Burned through

    Roger Fisher · Book · Jun 2025 · ●●●●

    Simple, practical, and actually useful. Good reminder that negotiation is usually less about winning and more about understanding what really matters.

    • #negotiation
    • #communication
    • #business
    • #relationships
  2. Daniel Goleman · Book · May 2025 · ●●●●

    A solid read. Some parts feel familiar, but it still does a good job explaining why self-awareness and emotional control matter more than people like to admit.

    • #psychology
    • #self-improvement
    • #relationships
    • #leadership
  3. Life 3.0

    Burned through

    Max Tegmark · Book · Feb 2025 · ●●●●

    Thoughtful and broad without going too far into hype. Dense in places, but worth it if you want a more serious take on AI and where it could lead.

    • #artificial-intelligence
    • #future
    • #technology
    • #philosophy
  4. 1984

    Burned through

    George Orwell · Book · Apr 2024 · ●●●●●

    Still one of the sharpest books on power, control, and manipulated truth. Dark, precise, and hard to forget once you read it properly.

    • #dystopia
    • #politics
    • #surveillance
    • #classic
  5. Daniel Kahneman · Book

    Looks like one of those books that gives you a better framework for understanding how people think, decide, and get things wrong.

    • #psychology
    • #decision-making
    • #cognitive-bias
    • #behavioral-economics