Be UsefulArnold Schwarzenegger
Be Useful
by Arnold Schwarzenegger · first published 2023
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My reads this read, which I enjoyed: - Dead Mountain by Donnie Eichar (an examination of the Dyatlov Expedition). - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (fantasy). - Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger. - Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden. Hopefully the other responses here give me something good to read for Christmas break. :-)
on “Ask HN: What were the best books you read this year?” ↗Sort of not getting the point of this? We have free time, we can split it into 10 minutes blocks, and I guess make good use of it? So Arnold Schwarzenegger's book Be Useful (pretty fun to listen to the audiobook, of course 1/2 of the appeal is just the accent) also has this sort approach to time management. This seems like a potentially useful lens to see time cycles with,…
on “What would you do with 52 hours a week of discretionary time? (2023)” ↗I read 52 books this year: - Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger - Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink - Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt - The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt…
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗