Category Archives: Inside the Engineer

I read a lot about personal finance. I read several books a year on it — most recently I finished the 2005 edition of The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need and I am currently working my way through The … Continue reading →

Lately, I have given a good bit of thought as to how I research new topics. There are two related concepts in philosophy, Holism and Reductionism, that play together in how I approach research. Holism was put forth by Aristotle … Continue reading →

On Monday, I explored two questions of Hardy’s: Is what you are doing important? Why do you do it? I came to the conclusion that my endless pursuit of knowledge was not very important in the grand scheme of things, … Continue reading →

I am still reading through G. H. Hardy’s “A Mathematician’s Apology”; it is a very interesting essay, but it is fairly long after riding seven miles a night on the bike, I have not felt much like reading. However, Hardy … Continue reading →

This weekend, I began reading G. H. Hardy’s “A Mathematician’s Apology”. The essay is best known for the insight that it gives you into the mind of a mathematician. In it, Hardy is writing a defense of his life as … Continue reading →