This week I was somewhat tired, as my partner and daughter coughed early morning that prevented me from sleeping well, and I had more outings planned than usual. There were many happy things too, such as getting some tax work done, finishing the proofreading of a book, the food I cooked was well received by my family and colleagues etc.
Feeling pity on me for not sleeping, my partner booked a hotel room for from Saturday to Sunday with a hotel voucher that was about to expire. I stayed with my family until night time and did overnight alone. I was able to sleep through the night for over 8 hours, eat food cooked by others, took sauna, read books ... it was blissful.
Talking about books I was reading were "The Little Bitcoin Book" and "Super Imperialism". Both were related to Alex Gladstein, Bitcoiner and Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation. He is one of the authors of "The Little Bitcoin Book", and he mentions "Super Imperialism" in considerable pages in his book, "Check Your Financial Privilege", which is a really good read too.
"The Little Bitcoin Book" is an easy read, and I recommend it to anyone who are interested in Bitcoin. The original book was published in 2019, before the last crypto bubble, but the content hasn't aged, and that's a good thing about bitcoin.
I have only read about 50 pages of "Super Imperialism" because the content is heavy and unfamiliar to me. I will read it step by step because I want to know how the United States, where I lived for a time when I was a child, was able to dominate the world in an economic and social context.
I was so happy with the food at the hotel that I ate too much, and was relieved when I got home and heated up some leftover leek soup.
Sometimes it's good to take rest intensively. Have a nice weekend and have a nice week!
今週は朝晩家族の咳でぐっすり眠れない日があり、外出の予定がいつもより多く、やや疲れていました。そんな一週間でしたが、税務処理を片付けたり、とある本の校正を終えたり、作った料理が家族に好評だったり、うれしいこともたくさんありました。
眠れていないことを不憫に思って、パートナーが期限切れ間近のホテルのギフト券で土日にホテルを予約してくれました。夜まで家族でホテル滞在とラウンジでの軽食を楽しんで、私だけ宿泊しました。8時間以上通して寝られて、他の人が作ってくれたご飯を食べ、サウナに入り、本を読み・・・至福の時間でした。
どんな本を読んでいたかと言うと『ビットコインの歩き方: 世界の今を知るとビットコインが見えてくる』（原題『The Little Bitcoin Book』）と『超帝国主義国家アメリカの内幕』（『Super imperialism』）です。どちらもビットコイナーでHuman Rights Foundationのチーフ・ストラテジー・オフィサーのAlex Gladsteinさんがきっかけに読み始めました。前者は同氏が著者の一人で、後者は同氏の著書『Check Your Financial Privilege』でかなりのページを割いて言及している本です。
『ビットコインの歩き方: 世界の今を知るとビットコインが見えてくる』はするっと読みやすく、ビットコインに興味があると言う人におすすめです。前回のバブルの前の2019年に原著は出版されていますが、内容は古くなっていなくて、さすがビットコイン。Kindle Unlimitedの読み放題対象なのもよいところです。
『超帝国主義国家アメリカの内幕』は重いかつ慣れない内容で、まだ読んだのは50ページほど。小さい頃に一時期住んでいたアメリカが経済、社会的な文脈でどうして覇権をとれたのか知りたく、少しずつ読み進めていきたいです。
ホテルでのご飯がうれしくて調子に乗って食べ過ぎ、家に帰ってポロネギのスープの作り置きを温めてほっとしました。
休むのも仕事のうち。来週もがんばっていきましょう！