Elite: High Performance Lessons and Habits from a Former Navy SEAL

I have just finished listening to this audio book from a navy seal author – Nick Hays.

One of the most inspiring and practical in the personal development category. I came across it on my scribd book recommend to me personally and would recommend it to anyone who is seeking to find their grit. I will re-listen and read the actual book.

(P.S.)We need to read more books as much as we can because I strongly believe sometimes we just need to pick the right book that could change our lives. I recalled when I was a freshman at my university, my older brother borrowed my old motorbike so he had to drop me off at my university and he went on continuing his day with my motorbike. That being said, he had to pick me up after school hour. I kept waiting and he didn’t show up for like hrs. I was still reading a book with title “Will power” and the author even had a disclaimer clause that warning the reader that once acquired this skill, it will be hard to take it off and instead could be seen as stubborn. And that was the moment I decided to bridge what was said in the book, I walked home for the first time from university which was around 6.2 km. And I realized that it wasn’t that difficult once we put our mind toward it.

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

CRISPR Pioneer Jennifer Doudna Headlines NHGRI 25th Anniversary Celebration  | NIH Intramural Research Program
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Biochemist Jennifer Doudna and her collaborators discovered a tool that can edit DNA, known as CRISPR. It has already been deployed to cure diseases, fight the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, and make inheritable changes in babies’ genes. The development of CRISPR will hasten our transition to the next great innovation revolution, says author David Wheeler. Wheeler: Children who study digital coding will be surpassed by those who study the code of life. Should we use our new evolution-hacking powers to make us less susceptible to viruses, prevent deafness and blindness, or enhance the IQ, height , memory and the muscles of the babies? The key to innovation is connecting basic science to our everyday lives, he says, moving discoveries from labs to our bedsides in ways that respect our moral values, he writes. The book is a thrilling detective tale that involves the most profound wonders of nature, from the origins of life to the future of our species.