Faster than you think: Essays on thinking better and building faster [r-libre/4190]

Lemire, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3306-6922 (2026). Faster than you think: Essays on thinking better and building faster. .

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Abstract:	For nearly two decades, computer scientist Daniel Lemire has written about how good work actually gets done—how to choose problems worth solving, how to learn hard material, and why the future is more malleable than pessimism allows. Faster Than You Think gathers forty-three of those essays into a single book built on one temperament: respect evidence, distrust slogans, and keep building. Part I takes up intellectual productivity : why creative people run out of energy long before they run out of hours, why the best students find questions rather than answers, and why we often see something work before we understand why. Part II makes the case for techno-optimism as a conclusion rather than a wish, examining scientific institutions, artificial intelligence, and the models of innovation we take for granted. A closing section turns the same lens on software itself: whether performance still matters when hardware is fast, why chasing hotspots is not enough, and what habits separate durable systems from fragile ones. Written by a performance engineer whose algorithms run inside databases, browsers, and production systems worldwide, these essays require no specialized background, only curiosity about how clear thinking compounds over a career.
Official URL:	https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDYG8FVK
Depositor:	Lemire, Daniel
Owner / Manager:	Daniel Lemire
Deposited:	13 Aug 2026 18:14
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2026 18:14

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