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June quarterly update
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Hard to believe we're halfway through the year already! Just a quick update this quarter with only 2 summaries. But I have some more free time now and expect to publish more next quarter. Book summaries
The next summary I'm working on is for a book about AI called If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. The name might sound alarming, but I think the underlying message is an important one that deserves more attention than it's gotten so far. So I hope you'll give my summary a read when it comes out next month. Until next time, To Summarise |
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I'm back after a month off with a new summary for Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller. The book explains how our different attachment styles affect how we approach our romantic relationships. As usual, the key takeaways are below, and you can find the full summary by clicking the link above. KEY TAKEAWAYS Attachment theory describes 3 attachment styles in romantic relationships: Secure (over 50% of people) describes those who are comfortable with intimacy. Anxious (~20%) describes those...
My latest summary for Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare explains how the US started using its financial and technological power to achieve foreign policy goals. While it doesn’t discuss use of physical chokepoints like the current Strait of Hormuz blockade, Fishman gives us rich insight into how economic warfare decisions (including those that led to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal) were made. As usual, the key takeaways are below, and you can find the full summary by...
Hope 2026 has gotten off a good start for you. I'm still publishing on a slower schedule, with 2 book summaries and 2 blog posts this quarter: Book summaries Seeing Like A State by James C Scott (33 mins). Scott explains how states simplify and standardise complex societies to make them “legible” to distant rulers and, in doing so, reshape those societies. Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson (27 mins). The book argues that institutions, rather than geography or culture, are...