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• Book Review: Local Optimization: Lessons From An Unplanned Path

  📝 Book Review  · Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read  ·

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  Making the Best Decision at Each Step

  Author: Alvitta Ottley

  Star Rating:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  5/5

  Local Optimization is a short and thoughtful reflection on Alvitta Ottley’s path into academia. She presents the book as a personal reflection on the many decision points in her life, describing her approach as “local optimization.” Rather than beginning with a five-year plan, she made the best decision she could at …

  
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