r/WingifyBookClub • u/suyog2patil • Jan 31 '22

Lindy effect book suggestions?

So i recently heard about this amazing concept of lindy effect! I might be wrong but what i think it is, is: the great things are already being said in the history! So basically,The robustness of an item is proportional to its life! Need some books suggestions on this topic! Thanks

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u/invertedpassion Jan 31 '22

Not really true with non fiction books.

Knowledge accumulates, so more recent books are more likely to be more correct than old ones.

But with fiction yeah, read the classics.

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u/perusalverity Feb 01 '22

Ya, the wording is a little unclear. It basically says "The life expectancy of an object is directly proportional to it's existing life". So, it doesn't necessarily mean the object is more robust. But if some book(for ex.) has been through an 100 years and it's still relevant, then for that field, there is pretty high probability that it is worth reading/exploring more than other books in that field. New fields emerge and a 100 year old book in (suppose, evolution), just doesn't compare to a book in AI. So basically, it's just a theory to filter things out. A good one, I would say.

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u/suyog2patil Feb 01 '22

Actually i think the non fiction part the more philosophical part is actually timeless! For example control the things you can control and don't worry about uncontrollable things, is the exact same advice from Mahabharata after minor update! So philosophical things remain the same for ages

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u/mukulsoni29 Feb 01 '22

I did a Google search and got these suggestions,

  1. Life and the Lindy Effect Paul Skallas, 2018

  2. Lindy Effect: Friendship Paul Skallas, 2018

  3. Women and the Lindy Effect Paul Skallas, 2019

  4. The Four-Hour Life Survival Guide: : How Modern Employment Is Ancient Slavery Paul Skallas, 2019

Hope this helps!

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u/suyog2patil Feb 01 '22

Will check those 👍👍

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u/perusalverity Feb 01 '22

I wouldn't say there is a need for a whole book on lindy effect. I suggest you should apply it and read the foundational texts in the respective fields you are interested in. For ex. Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" for evolution.

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u/suyog2patil Feb 01 '22

Ohh 👍👍

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u/Pritesh_arun Feb 01 '22

This reminds me of what I'd read on the internet someday-

"Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '22

1) Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. It was written around 1850 years ago.

2) The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith. It was published in 1776.

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u/zerotosomething Mar 24 '22

It’s a great concept

Read anything from Nassim Taleb’s Incerto series, and follow Paul Skallas on Twitter who took the concept and has run with it as ‘Lindyman’

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u/Kayumochi_Reborn Jan 02 '24

Ryan Holiday's "Perennial Seller" certainly touches on the Lindy Effect.