I guess the last page of the book speaks it all.
1. Stay active; don’t retire.
2. Take it slow.
3. Don’t fill your stomach.
4. Surround yourself with good friends.
5. Get in shape for your next birthday.
6. Smile.
7. Reconnect with nature.
8. Give thanks.
9. Live in the moment.
10. Follow your ikigai.
The last one is particularly important, Find something that you can do for the rest of your life without feeling bored, limited, being paid, or otherwise. That's your perfect Ikigai.
A person who knows my reading habits said I would not find the book interesting. It is true. The book opened with a great story. However, somewhere the fables turned into riddles. Rather than being simple concepts, the riddle-like metaphors seemed like complex explainers for something much simple. Indian spiritual texts may have made some of the ideas easier to grasp, so explanations seemed redundant.
I am no longer the right audience for the book. I flipped through about half of the book but no more.
Absolutely preachy. Just loads and loads of advice. In self-help books, you look for one central theme that builds up over a few pages and then explainers to support them. This book had none of those. In any case, could not keep my interest for more than a few minutes.
Sorry, not my type of book.
The book, written for none programmers, starts with a simple explanation of algorithms and how computers use algorithms. However, the later chapters talk about ethics, law, artificial intelligence, ecology, jobs, human creativity, etc. - essentially all the questions on the usage of AI in our lives. The word algorithm is used in its most generic sense.
Overall, a good read for a non-computationally inclined audience.
