Todaywe'regoingtobetaking a deepdiveintomyownpersonallibrary.
今日は、私自身の個人的なライブラリーを深く掘り下げてみよう。
I wanttosharewithyousomebooksthat I'vereadrecentlyandsomeinsightfultakes I'velearnedalongtheway.
最近読んだ本と、その過程で学んだ洞察に満ちた考え方を紹介したい。
Solet's getstarted.
では、始めよう。
FirstupwehaveStayTruebyHuaHsu.
まずは許華の『Stay True』だ。
If I coulddescribethisbookinoneworditwouldbeidentity.
この本を一言で表すなら、それはアイデンティティだ。
Sothisis a coming-of-agememoirthatshowshowouridentitiesareshapedthroughthosefoundationalfriendshipsthatwecreateinourlateteensearly 20s andthisbookhadmebythethroat.
I thinkit's becauseeverythingwasjustsomuchmorerawandvividbackthenbecauseeverythingisfullofnovelty.
当時は何もかもが目新しさに満ちていて、生々しかったからだと思う。
A lotofyourfirsthappenedduringthatperiodofyourlife.
あなたの人生の最初の多くは、その時期に起こった。
You'vegotyourfirstlove, yourfirstrealnightout, yourfirstrealtasteofindependenceand I thinkit's a timewherewe'refiguringoutwhatwelikeandjusttryingon a bunchofdifferentidentitiesasiftheywere t-shirtsandreadingHua's reflectionsonhisearly 20s selffeltlike I waspeeringintothemindofsomeonethat I'd bedeathlyintimidatedof.
ItfollowsHua's relationshipto a boythathemeetsincollegenamedKenandhequicklybecomesbestfriendswithhimwhichiskindof a surprisebecauseKenisthemainstreamtropeandasmuchHuatriestodistancehimselffromhim, theyendupbecominginseparablebecausetrueconnectionsaren't aboutthesurfacethings.
Wekindofallstoreandcollectdifferentversionsofourselvesaswegrowupandreadingthismemoirremindedmeoftheversionofmewhere I wassoinsecureandquestioningeverythingaboutmyself.
Like I usedtoworryaboutwhetherthemusicthat I waslisteningtowastooclicheorifmyclothesweren't inseasonanditprobablyjuststemmedfrommydeeprootedneedtobelikedandacceptedand I rememberjusttryingsohardtobemewhen I didn't evenrealizethat I wasintheprocessofbecomingmeandit's honestlyeasiertoconnectwithpeopleonceyoudropwhoyouthinkyoushouldbeandamplifythepartsthatmakeyouNextupwehaveTomorrowandTomorrowandTomorrowbyGabrielleZevin.
ItcentersaroundtwochildhoodbestfriendsSamandSadiewhobuild a companyovertheirmutualloveofvideogamesonlytolaterrealizethatthiscompanyissomethingthattheyusetoinvestintheirmutualloveforoneanother.
Sointhenoveltheycreate a videogamecalledIchigowhilethey'restillincollegeandspoileralertitiswildlysuccessfulandwhilethesuccessbringsthemcomfortandstabilityitalsobrings a lotofpressureandmessinessandinsecurities.
Therealityiswe'realreadylivingin a timewheremachinesareunderstandingourworldandit's rapidlychangingthewaywe'relivingtodayandofcoursethere's a bunchoffearanduneasesurroundingthistopicbutMaxdoesanincrediblejobdefiningandbreakingdowneachconceptclearlybecauseinordertobuildthefuturethatwewantwehavetobeabletounderstandit.
しかし、マックスはそれぞれのコンセプトを明確に定義し、分解するという素晴らしい仕事をしている。
Thechapterthat I foundthemostfascinatingwastheonewhereheexploredallthedifferentAIaftermathscenarios.
私が最も魅力的に感じたのは、彼がAIのさまざまな余波のシナリオを探った章だ。
Likeitalmostfeltlike I wasreadingsci-fibutthen I hadthischillingrealizationthatoneoftheseoptionscouldbeourfuture.
Likeallthosethumbnailsthataregeneratedonthatscreenarespecificallytailoredtoyouandeverytimeyouinteractwith a pieceofcontentorseeksomethingoutthealgorithmwillthenaddthattotheirdatasetsothentheycanrecommendyoumorecontent.
I'vebeencreatingcontentonlinesince 2010 so I feellike I'veexperiencedfirsthandtheprogressionofallthesedigitaltrendsandatthispoint I feellikeeverytime I scrollonsocialmedia I ambeingservedthesamecontentoverandoveragain.
I especiallylovethissectionwhenhe's talkingabouttasteandhowit's formedbecausetasteisfundamentaltodevelopingyourownsenseofselfandwiththesealgorithmstheyrunonourtasteandourpreferencesandwithoutthemitjustkindofguidesusintothismurkyvanillamiddle.
Tastehasalwaysbeeninformedbyoutsideforceswhetheryouaregoingto a showorlookingthrough a magazineoryourfriendrecommendsyousomethingbutnowthatsomuchofourcultureisonlineandinformationisdelivereddigitallylikethefeelingofacquiringtasteisislikeitfeelssoullessandcolorlesswhichkindofleadsustowherewearerightnow.
Touchgrassifyouwillandmaybeyouwanttotalktomorepeopleobservewhatpeoplewerewearinginreallifegotomoreartgalleriesandjustacquiretastethiswayliketasterequireseffortitshouldnotbe a passiveexperienceandyoushouldlikethingsbecauseyoutrulylikethemnotbecausetheinternettoldyouto.
Onewordtodescribethisbookiscircumspectwhichessentiallymeanstoconsiderallcircumstancesandconsequencesbeforeyoutherearesomanydelusionsinourculturethatwejustblindlyacceptandthiscollectionofessaysreallychallengesthemandmakesyouseethemthrough a differentlight.
When a girlisbornwe'retaughttobeveryawareofoursurroundingsandhowwe'rebeingperceivedtheworldrequiresustobeappealinginsomewaysowe'retrainedtomake a presentationofourselvesputonmakeupmaintainyourfigureironyourhairandthisiswhywomenhavedominatedthepersonalbrandingsectionoftheinternetmorethanmen.
Thesetofstandardsthathavebeenperpetuatedthroughthedecadeshavenowbecome a careerforustobecometheidealwomanandweseeitallthetimeonsocialmediait's likethereallyskinnygirlfitgirlinanaloesettaking a selfieinherpilatesclassorlikeshe's sipping a matchalattereading a trendingbookonbooktalk.
Technologyhasnotonlyreinforcedthiscompetitionbutexpandedthedemandsandthisessayjustmademedig a lotdeeperaboutwhat I'vegottenmyselfintointhiscareerandalsowhatkindofcontentthat I wanttoproduceformyplatform.
Thethingis I stillgetdeeppleasurefromconstructing a cuteoutfitortrying a newtechniquefor a smokyeyebut I think I alsowanttocontinuesharingaccessiblerecipesandvideoslikethiswhere I'm talkingaboutthings I learnedfrombooksthathavechallengedtheway I think.
Thefinalbook I haveisHuntGatherParentbyMickalynDucliffe.
最後に持っている本は、ミカリン・デュクリフの『Hunt Gather Parent』。
Thisistheoneparentingbookthat I wouldgiftanyonewith a toddler.
これは、幼児を持つすべての人に贈りたい育児書だ。
OnewordtodescribethisbookwouldbeTEAMwhichistechnicallyanacronymso I guess I'm cheating.
この本を一言で表すと、TEAMということになる。
A majorthingthat's changedafterreadingthisbookisnow I releasetheneedtoentertainmychild.
この本を読んで大きく変わったことは、子供を楽しませる必要性を解放したことだ。
What I meanbythisispriortoreadingthisbookwhenever I'd bespendingtimewithmyson I wouldcreatethisandplayroomsbutnow I focusonjustinvolvinghiminmyeverydaylife.
It's justlikereallysweetand I thinkbecause I amjustincludinghimintolikethechoresandeverydaythingsthat I do I'm nownotscramblingtogeteverythingdonewhenhe's likesureeverythingtakes a littlebitlongerbutit's reallysweetandsuchlikeanamazingbondingmoment.
Whenwe'recookingtogetherheactuallyhashisownlittleknifeandhe'lljustcutthefruitinwhatevershapethathewantslike I don't interfereordon't correcthim I justlethimdohisthingandifheasksforhelpthen I'lljustsaywatchmamaandthen I'llshowhimhow I doit.
一緒に料理をしているとき、彼は自分の小さなナイフを持っていて、フルーツを好きな形に切ってくれる。
I don't know I feellikethismajortweakhasjusthelpedusbondevenfurtheranditbuildsconfidenceinhimandmebecausewe'rebothprettynewtothisthing.