Finished reading: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg 📚A sensible, easy read about what makes big projects work. Focused mainly on capital investments but most of the lessons are applicable to soft projects as well, I think. Shame about the poorly-ageing Elon Musk cases tidy towards the end.
Books
Currently reading: Year One by Nora Roberts 📚
Currently reading: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg. I’m 20 pages in and loving it. Yes, I’m a nerd. 🤓 📚
Finished reading: Put Your Feet in the Dirt, Girl by Sonia Henry 📚
Saturday, September 14, 2024 →
Finished reading: The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape 📚As a long-term envelope (YNAB/Actual Budget) disciple, I found some of this too non-specific. Although it has some good thoughts on longer-term financial planning.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 →
Finished reading: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami 📚 A slow-moving story that kept me engaged, but I’m not sure what I come away with at the end.
Currently reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 📚
Finished reading: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami 📚 Probably one of the weirder books I’ve read. Entirely compelling, but I’m not sure I comprehend what I read.
I spent the money. This is a much more pleasant reading experience. 📚
Should I spend $16 to buy a Kindle version of the book I’m reading so I don’t have to deal with small print? The pink highlight shows the Kindle viewport. 📚
Currently reading: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami 📚
Finished reading: From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks 📚My takeaway is that I am in a spiral career transition. Plus I now have an excuse as to why my energy levels for work are lower than they used to be.
Finished reading: Thirst by Scott Harrison 📚on Headway app (🪜). Glad I only committed 13 minutes to the book, rather than actually reading it, because it was terrible.
Currently reading: From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks 📚Time to start thinking about Act II (or is it III?) 🤷♂️
Thursday, September 21, 2023 →
Currently reading: Transforming the Difficult Child by Howard Glasser 📚
Currently reading: Atomic Habits by James Clear 📚
Finished reading: The Tools by Phil Stutz 📚 As with any “self-help” book, application is the key. Interesting how in alignment with stoicism many of the concepts are. There is nothing new in the world.
Currently reading: Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware 📚
Currently reading: The Tools by Phil Stutz 📚
Finished reading: The Dry by Jane Harper 📚 I ruined this excellent whodunnit mystery by taking far too long to read it. Shame on me.
Currently reading: The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday 📚
Finished reading: Relationship Reset by Lissy Abrahams 📚
Finished reading: Belong by Radha Agrawal 📚
Finished reading: Disentangle by Nancy L. Johnston 📚. This book has taught me things I didn’t realise were a thing.
Finished reading: The Anxiety Handbook by Calistoga Press 📚
Currently reading: The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday 📚. I am hoping I will be able to read this each day this year. I need to escape the mental health dangers and associated anxiety of ruminating upon things I can’t control.
Finished reading: A Guide for Grown-ups by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 📚
Books of 2022
Thursday, December 22, 2022
I’ve not done so great on book reading this year. The list looks a little thin!
Currently reading: Principles by Ray Dalio 📚
Planning on Paper?
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Finished reading: The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran 📚 After reading this I’ve pulled out a hard copy Best Self journal my wife bought me a while ago and have been giving it a go. I am enjoying the paper lifestyle in support of my typical Fantastical/OmniFocus/Agenda/Logseq combination. I am going to give it a full genuine effort for at least the 13-week cycle the journal allows. I don’t know if it will stick after that but having a change-up in approach to help keep some mindful plasticity is probably no bad thing.