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Reading Antifragile by Nassim Taleb was eye-opening for me. I turn to the concepts of the book whenever I feel unsure about a decision or opinion.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why? Shigley's is awesome. I still refer to my heavily tabbed copy at work on occasion.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree that its a fantastic resource. But the only times that book gets opened is when I'm about to make my brain hurt bigly and it makes me regret choosing mechanical eng just a liiiiiitle bit.