What I talked about in this livestream
Highlights
– What does it feel like to suddenly develop presbyopia when you’re nearsighted? From severe eye strain and difficulty focusing up close to getting ready to go back for a professional examination
– Why does one in-depth book-talk episode take at least 4 days? How do I handle book selection, reading, writing, recording, and editing?
– Reading over 100 books a year—2–3 books a week: how I use audiobooks, a Notion knowledge base, and AI to manage my reading and topic ideas
– From Jin Yong, Tsui Hark, and Wong Kar-wai to Leung Man-tao: how Hong Kong culture has shaped my reading, aesthetic sensibilities, and book-talk career
– Wang Xiaobo’s Bronze Age, Kafka’s dreamlike quality, why humans don’t have a fixed mating season, and the companionship and taste-making value of knowledge creators in the age of AI
Jump to a section
- 00:00 My first livestream: going live and troubleshooting the equipment
- 03:26 Sudden presbyopia: focusing problems after becoming nearsighted
- 10:24 From psychology teacher to professional book talker
- 12:00 How Hong Kong culture raised me
- 16:27 How to choose books: AI reading lists and spousal review
- 20:00 Original editions, translations, and an AI translation workflow
- 25:06 How an episode comes together: the full process takes at least 4 days
- 35:22 Next episode preview: why is Hollywood so left-wing?
- 37:13 The book that influenced me most: Bronze Age
- 42:21 Managing reading notes with Notion and AI
- 46:47 Should you rely on yourself or AI for reading? Over 100 books a year
- 48:15 Hong Kong cuisine and a food-themed reading list
- 52:41 Two food-themed books I want to talk about
- 56:53 In-person meetups and plans for weekly livestreams
- 1:00:17 Evolutionary psychology: why don’t humans have a fixed mating season?
- 1:05:20 Why the science-fiction novel Brave New World is worth reading
- 1:07:29 Four AIs predict the World Cup champion
- 1:13:19 How to read, and what keeps me reading
- 1:18:11 Low-cost study-abroad and immigration routes
- 1:20:17 AI translation, life in Hong Kong, and a Cantonese Q&A
- 1:25:41 What value is left for knowledge creators in the age of AI?
- 1:28:30 My investment method: asset allocation only
- 1:30:07 If I had AI eyes, would I be willing to become a cyborg?
- 1:32:26 The ceiling of the book-talk industry, in my view
- 1:35:21 Biases shaped by a background in philosophy of mind and psychology
- 1:39:01 Livestream wrap-up and see you next week
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