+Rep if The Millionaire Fastlane is the most influential book you have ever read..



-joe- said:
It's a fair question. :)

Everything. Literally, everything. I see the world differently. I realised that species going extinct is fine, because the species that have more advantages (can run faster, doesn't taste as good, etc etc) will do better. There's loads more, I could rave about it for hours. It may sound basic, and like you already know all that, but it really reminds you of it all, and really does make you see the world in a totally different light.
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Yea. I've wanted to read it but I've taken so many classes on it, I'm not sure if it would be worth it.
 
jfizzle said:
Yea. I've wanted to read it but I've taken so many classes on it, I'm not sure if it would be worth it.
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It's almost always worthwhile to confront the ideas that shaped our world in their original context. Origin is especially fascinating in this regard. When we hear about Darwin creating the theory of evolution, we automatically attach a lot of freight that wasn't a part of his original theory: Mendelian genetics, DNA, the modern idea of mutation, inheritance, etc.. That was all added in the 20th century during the modern synthesis. When you realize this, it makes Darwin's Origin even more impressive, almost prophetic. He predicted mechanisms that would not be directly observed, let alone described in a satisfactory way, until almost a hundred years later. If you're interested in the context but don't have time for the Origin itself, Michael Ruse's book, The Darwinian Revolution, is very accessible (at this point, it's also a classic).
 
Minderwinter said:
It's almost always worthwhile to confront the ideas that shaped our world in their original context. Origin is especially fascinating in this regard. When we hear about Darwin creating the theory of evolution, we automatically attach a lot of freight that wasn't a part of his original theory: Mendelian genetics, DNA, the modern idea of mutation, inheritance, etc.. That was all added in the 20th century during the modern synthesis. When you realize this, it makes Darwin's Origin even more impressive, almost prophetic. He predicted mechanisms that would not be directly observed, let alone described in a satisfactory way, until almost a hundred years later. If you're interested in the context but don't have time for the Origin itself, Michael Ruse's book, The Darwinian Revolution, is very accessible (at this point, it's also a classic).
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Boss, Thanks.
 
A bunch of good books listed here.

One of my personal favorites of all time, and can be bought for less than $5 on Amazon, is this - [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Looking-Out-Robert-J-Ringer/dp/0449210103]Looking Out for #1: Robert J. Ringer: 9780449210109: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

I highly recommend it. Currently reading another book by the same author (Winning Through Intimidation) and really enjoy his stuff.
 
Lack of Alphas here.. A dog puppy becomes a dog man by experiences. Not by watching the Stud that pumped his bitch mom full of semen

That's the quote i live by....


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