I think you should appreciate the fact that the guy opens up bluntly and sincerely in his books, acknowledging he is a human being with opinions, fears and stru

I think you should appreciate the fact that the guy opens up bluntly and sincerely in his books, acknowledging he is a human being with opinions, fears and struggles like everyone else. If you are into technology for the purpose of creating art or a software developer in particular, it is refreshing and cultivating to read how other people have faced challenges with the limitations of our instruments or our own minds: when you have the drive to achieve a goal and then truly realize all the effort it takes, the mundane aspects of going into business deals, coping with lack of initiative, burnout, and then pushing yourself back together. I praise him for keeping diaries while developing Karateka and Prince of Persia, and then publishing them allowing us to take a raw look of how things were for him during that time of his life.