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Reads

A collection of my favorite reads, in the shape of books or longform articles.

General

The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt: An introduction to the theory of constraits, which tought me to remember the bigger picture. (Book)
Getting things done by David Allen: A bit dated, but the ideas are timeless. (Book)
Subtract by Derek Sivers: When encountered with a problem, take a step back and try to solve it by removing something instead of adding.
Write plain text files by Derek Sivers: The benefits of writing & keeping human-readable plain text files.
In Praise of the Gods by Simon Sarris: If all decisions would be made rationally, our world would be gray.

Parse, don't validate by Alexis King: How the right types & data structures keeps your code focussed.
Functional Programming is not weird: you just need some new patterns by Cameron Price: Why it's hard to judge a new programming paradigm objectively as we cling onto our roots.
Small Functions considered Harmful by Cindy Sridharan: A contrarian take that favors large classes and functions over small.
Fast Software, the Best Software by Craig Mod: How fast software gets out of our way.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design by Dave Akin: Aerospace grade engineering laws that can be applied to any shape of design.
Introducing Eager Design by Marcello Duarte: Unfortunately only available as slides, this was a highly influential talk that changed the way I look at large problems.

Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat: This book changed the way I think about flavor & cooking. (Book)

This section was inspired by Hans Pagel.