When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

BATB score: 10/10

my heart cries.

That's the funny thing about life. A concept of delayed gratification where one suffers for X+ years for X times more pay, more benefits, or nirvana: associates to partners, minions to C-levels, students to doctors. Not knowing that we could just die a few steps before the finish line.

And how now to live when you don't know whether you have <1, =1, >1 year left. This unknown is the most depressing.

my heart cries to know that one day his daughter would be old enough to read this.

Best for: “This Book Left Me in Tears.” - Bill Gates

Best as: a reminder to experience gratification in the journey itself beyond the finish