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7 books that stood the test of time in 2023

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: when people proudly announce how many books they have read in the past 12 months. 10 books, 20 books, 57 books! Worry not—I know you don’t care, and besides, I have no idea how many books I read this year. In lieu of that, here’s a short list of some favorite books I read before 2023 that have stuck with me this year and changed the way I think. Seven masterpieces on AI, cooking, art, houses, product design, computational media, and trees: A book about humanity, disguised as a book about AI. It taught me how to have deeper conversations and find more meaning in my work. Amid a sea of spilled ink on AI, Brian Christian has simply asked more interesting questions. Notably, this book was written in 2011, before the current wave—yet it’s still remarkably relevant. See it on Goodreads This book changed the way I cook. It teaches the correct way to think about home cooking – not as a chore, an “obstacle”, or an optimized process… but as a simple, nat

December 2023 7 books that stood the test of time in 2023 It's the most wonderful time of the year: when people proudly announce how many books they have read in the past 12 months. 10 books, 20 books, 57 books! Worry not—I know you don't care, and besides, I have no idea how many books I read this year. In lieu of that, here's a short list of some favorite books I read before 2023 that have stuck with me this year and changed the way I think. Seven masterpieces on AI, cooking, art, houses, product design, computational media, and trees: Six of the seven books. The seventh I only have on Kindl

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