afuerstenau hat Der Eremit von Karl May besprochen (Gesammelte Werke (Karl May), 76)
Review of 'Der Eremit' on 'Goodreads'
4 Sterne
Wie immer, ein unterhaltsames, spannendes, teilweise auch trauriges Werk von Karl May.
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afuerstenau hat Vakuum von Phillip P. Peterson besprochen
Die Physikerin Susan Boyle überwacht im antarktischen Winter ein Neutrino-Teleskop. Sie empfängt ein starkes Signal …
Review of 'Vakuum' on 'Goodreads'
5 Sterne
Ein überraschendes und spannendes Buch. Von der Spannung her hat es mich an Transport 1 erinnert. Eine interessante Geschichte über die der Autor dort nachgedacht hat. Da kann man sich fragen wie man selber in verschiedenen Rollen agieren würde.
afuerstenau hat Gesammelte Werke, Bd.75, Sklaven der Schande von Karl May besprochen
Review of 'Gesammelte Werke, Bd.75, Sklaven der Schande' on 'Goodreads'
5 Sterne
Typischer Karl May. Keine großen Überraschungen, ein paar liebenswerte Charaktere, eine detaillierte und umfangreiche Beschreibung.
afuerstenau hat Blackout von Marc Elsberg besprochen
When the lights go out one night, no one panics. Not yet. The lights always …
Review of 'Blackout' on 'Goodreads'
5 Sterne
Sehr spannend, vor allem die letzten 20%.
Sehr authentisch. Könnte mir schon so ähnliche Szenarien (zumindest mittelfristig) vorstellen.
Da ich jetzt bei einem Energieanbieter arbeite, war das Buch natürlich besonders interessant für mich.
afuerstenau hat NSA: Nationales Sicherheits-Amt bewertet: 5 Sterne
NSA: Nationales Sicherheits-Amt von Andreas Eschbach
Weimar 1942: Die Programmiererin Helene arbeitet im Nationalen Sicherheits-Amt und entwickelt dort Programme, mit deren Hilfe alle Bürger des Reichs …
afuerstenau hat Bruce Lee von Fiaz Rafiq besprochen
Review of 'Bruce Lee' on 'Goodreads'
3 Sterne
Decided to skip the rest of the book for now.
afuerstenau hat Coders at work von Peter Seibel besprochen
Presents an overview of computer programming and interviews with some of the well-known programmers currently …
Review of 'Coders at work' on 'Goodreads'
3 Sterne
Read about half of the book. Some insights every now and then but pretty repetitive in the end.
afuerstenau hat Permanent Record von Edward Snowden besprochen
Review of 'Permanent Record' on 'Goodreads'
5 Sterne
Well, an interesting read into his thoughts and feelings during his brave actions. The first part is a bit too long and the second part is a bit too short but maybe there is room for Permanent Record (Part 2)? :-)
afuerstenau hat Dune von Frank Herbert besprochen
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, …
Review of 'Dune' on 'Goodreads'
3 Sterne
All in all a decent book. Maybe a bit too many different science fiction ideas for a one time read.
afuerstenau hat Modern Front-End Development for Rails von Noel Rappin besprochen
Review of 'Modern Front-End Development for Rails' on 'Goodreads'
3 Sterne
Tried to read it on my kindle but there was too much code to be good readable. He explained every technology in detail but I was not interested in that. It's definitely a good idea to work through it with an example project on your own.
afuerstenau hat Three-Body Problem Series von Liu Cixin besprochen
Review of 'Three-Body Problem Series' on 'Goodreads'
3 Sterne
Hard to understand. I had to switch to the German version, which was a little bit easier for me. The last third or so was exciting but the two thirds at the start were very confusing, especially due to the Chinese names.
I wouldn't have followed thru if I haven't heard from several people that the book was extremely good.
afuerstenau hat Killer Collective von Barry Eisler besprochen
Review of 'Killer Collective' on 'Goodreads'
4 Sterne
Another fun and exciting read from Barry. Good allocation between focus on the story and on the characters.
afuerstenau hat Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters bewertet: 5 Sterne
afuerstenau hat Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince von J.K. Rowling besprochen
The war against Voldemort is not going well: even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans …
Review of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on 'Goodreads'
5 Sterne
Was fun to read and also interesting to read it in German with my boy this time.
afuerstenau hat Hyperfocus von Chris Bailey besprochen
Review of 'Hyperfocus' on 'Goodreads'
5 Sterne
second read in 2024
Still like the book and his writing style. Lots of great ideas in it. Once again, the scatterfocus part is totally underrated. You need the balance to perform on your highest level.
My top 3 quotes from the book:
Their cellular radios aside, our phones have the same parts as a computer—but for some reason, perhaps because they provide us with so much stimulation and validation throughout the day, we allow them to interrupt us constantly, infinitely more than our computers. We shouldn’t give any shiny rectangular device so much power.
Attention without intention is wasted energy.
Being busy doesn’t make us productive. It doesn’t matter how busy we are if that busyness doesn’t lead us to accomplish anything of importance. Productivity is not about cramming more into our days but about doing the right thing in each moment.
#first read in 2019
I like his …
second read in 2024
Still like the book and his writing style. Lots of great ideas in it. Once again, the scatterfocus part is totally underrated. You need the balance to perform on your highest level.
My top 3 quotes from the book:
Their cellular radios aside, our phones have the same parts as a computer—but for some reason, perhaps because they provide us with so much stimulation and validation throughout the day, we allow them to interrupt us constantly, infinitely more than our computers. We shouldn’t give any shiny rectangular device so much power.
Attention without intention is wasted energy.
Being busy doesn’t make us productive. It doesn’t matter how busy we are if that busyness doesn’t lead us to accomplish anything of importance. Productivity is not about cramming more into our days but about doing the right thing in each moment.
#first read in 2019
I like his reading style and I like his attitude (check out his Podcast, it's interesting and funny and you get to know his fiancé).
Back to the book:
It's basically divided in two parts. The first is about Hyperfocus (hence the title) and the second part is about scatterfocus (the counterpart if you will). I didn't find too many new things in the first part but it was absolutely worth reading the second part (and experimenting with his ideas).
Still like the book and his writing style. Lots of great ideas in it. Once again, the scatterfocus part is totally underrated. You need the balance to perform on your highest level.
My top 3 quotes from the book:
Their cellular radios aside, our phones have the same parts as a computer—but for some reason, perhaps because they provide us with so much stimulation and validation throughout the day, we allow them to interrupt us constantly, infinitely more than our computers. We shouldn’t give any shiny rectangular device so much power.
Attention without intention is wasted energy.
Being busy doesn’t make us productive. It doesn’t matter how busy we are if that busyness doesn’t lead us to accomplish anything of importance. Productivity is not about cramming more into our days but about doing the right thing in each moment.
#first read in 2019
I like his reading style and I like his attitude (check out his Podcast, it's interesting and funny and you get to know his fiancé).
Back to the book:
It's basically divided in two parts. The first is about Hyperfocus (hence the title) and the second part is about scatterfocus (the counterpart if you will). I didn't find too many new things in the first part but it was absolutely worth reading the second part (and experimenting with his ideas).