Kenneth

Kenneth’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (142)
currently-reading‎ (1)
read‎ (126)
did-not-finish‎ (6)
faves‎ (10)
scifi‎ (15)
asian-lit‎ (14)
poetry‎ (11)

shorts‎ (10)
academic‎ (9)
friend-recs‎ (9)
queer‎ (9)
psych‎ (8)
stem-y-things‎ (8)
china‎ (6)
plays‎ (5)

sociology‎ (4)
writing‎ (4)
politics‎ (3)
travel‎ (3)
america‎ (2)
econ‎ (2)
favorites‎ (2)
hilarious‎ (2)

history‎ (2)
memoir‎ (2)
anti-melancholy‎ (1)
bigthink‎ (1)
philosophy‎ (1)
really-sad‎ (1)
consider‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Kenneth is Currently Reading

Kenneth is currently reading

The End of Love: A Sociology of Negative Relations

by Eva Illouz

bookshelves: currently-reading, academic, sociology

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jan 22, 2026 12:34PM

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool. So you have to be very careful about that. After you’ve not fooled yourself, it’s easy not to fool other scientists. You just have to be honest in a conventional way after that.”
― Richard P. Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character

86 likes

“Don’t always try to be cool. The whole universe is cool. It’s the warm bits that matter.”
― Matt Haig, The Humans

25 likes

“There are all kinds of interesting questions that come from a knowledge of science, which only adds to the excitement and mystery and awe of a flower. It only adds. I don’t understand how it subtracts.”
― Feynman P., The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

0 likes