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What Do You Do with an Idea?

by Kobi Yamada · first published 2014

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This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child's confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day, something amazing happens.

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  • chiefalchemist · Dec 4, 2022 · Recommends

    …collected a number of "children's" books that (for me) are just as good - better? - for adults. For example: - "What do you do with a problem?" https://www.amazon.com/What-Do-You-Problem/dp/1943200009 - "What do you do with an idea?" https://www.amazon.com/What-Do-You-Idea/dp/1938298071/ - "What do you do with a chance?" https://www.amazon.com/What-Do-You-Chance/dp/1943200734/ - "I wish you more" https://www.amazon.com/Encouragement-Gifts-Uplifting-Books-G...…

    on “Ask HN: Best books read in 2022” ↗
  • oaalami · Aug 7, 2016 · Recommends

    "What do you do with an idea?" By Kobi Yamada

    on “Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?” ↗
  • westurner · Dec 12, 2017 · Mentions

    …Science and Other Improbable Things" "Rosie Revere, Engineer" "Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine" "HTML for Babies: Volume 1 of Web Design for Babies" "What Do You Do With a Problem?" "What Do You Do With an Idea?" "ABCs of Mathematics", "The Pythagorean Theorem for Babies", "Non-Euclidian Geometry for Babies", "Introductory Calculus for Infants", "ABCs of Physics", "Statistical Physics for Babies", "Netwonian…

    on “A Hacker Writes a Children's Book” ↗

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