Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Book Summary & Review)

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Robert Blanc
Published at : 08 Oct 2021
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If you want to be a genius, Richard Feynman’s book is an incredibly useful read. "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!" is full of short stories from taped conversations with Ralph Leighton, Feynman’s drumming partner. It covers topics you would not think a physicist would be interested in, such as safe-cracking, bongo drumming, samba dancing, language learning, biology, and art. This is my book review.

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00:00 - Quick facts about Richard Feynman
00:17 - Book Structure
02:00 - Timing & Taking Advantage of Opportunities
04:35 - Using His Unfair Advantage
05:10 - Getting out of your Comfort Zone
06:26 - Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
06:37 - Technology always wins
08:12 - His first seminar at Princeton & Organic Education
09:12 - How To Be a Genius
09:47 - Not taking yourself too seriously
10:04 - Question Everything. Pay attention to the levels of abstraction.
11:40 - Closing Thoughts: Work & Play

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