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#18 Hit Refresh

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It's summer of 2019. I just came back from my 1 month holiday in Indonesia and during my stay, I realized there weren't so much things to do. If you live in Indonesia (especially Surabaya) and you want to hang out with your friends, chances are you go to mall. While it's true that there are some new mall(s), I found them the same. Plus most of my friends had already started a new term in university and so finding time when everyone can hang out together was basically impossible. Thankfully, I brought my Kindle with me so naturally I began looking for a good book to kill time. At the same time, I watched a video on Youtube in which the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, tells you about his daily schedule. I found it quite alluring and I wondered whether this guy has ever written a book or not. And yes, he has. You know what, for some reason, you can find it extremely cheap in Amazon (102 JPY or 0.95 USD). I doubt its quality initially since I believe a good book can...

#16 Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman

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You know what, after some considerations, I think writing review of books sounds like a pretty damn good idea. This is definitely not my first time attempting to write a review, I wrote a short one of Elon Musk's book. However, that one was sloppy as hell. So, this time, I will take my time and hopefully you enjoy reading this. Near the end of last year, I made a promise to myself that starting from 2019, I will try my best to read 1 book per month (it doesn't sound like a lot, but for a person who never read books besides textbooks it does). In January, I bought this book that has the same title as this post. Why I bought this book You know, when you imagine what kind of person physicists are, they seem kinda boring and love to discuss difficult things using complicated words. Even teachers nowadays can fit into that description just fine. Have you gotten into this kind of situation? You ask your teacher about certain topics you don't understand, he/she explains ...