Leidy Klotz
Forfatter af Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less
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Leidy Klotz is Associate Professor in the departments of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Virginia. Less than a decade into his academic career, he has been awarded a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation and named to NerdScholar's inaugural list of "40 vis mere under 40: Professors Who Inspire" for his ability to captivate and engage students. Before becoming a professor, he was a professional soccer player. vis mindre
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This book could have been significantly shorter to get the simple concept across and still have sufficient examples, which is ironic given the subject. I ended up abandoning it since it just seemed too repetitive to me. 2.5/5 (but I couldn't bring myself to round it up)
Got sick of this after 72 pages. Some intriguing good ideas, but appropriate for an essay not a book. This was very thin with no indication it was going to get better.
Also some silly blunders like talking about Hunter/Gatherers “digging” for eggplant. And something about how odometers only “go up” - not true for mechanical odometers used on cars.
Also some silly blunders like talking about Hunter/Gatherers “digging” for eggplant. And something about how odometers only “go up” - not true for mechanical odometers used on cars.
People often overlook the benefits of removing things, choosing instead to add and make them more complex. Lots of examples here and some useful advice about framing subtractive changes in ways that don’t trigger loss aversion as easily, though I didn’t need the end lecture about climate change.
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