I try to read about a book per week. Here are all the books I read in 2019, with the "top 5" at the top. Previously: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015. Non-fiction RangeWhat You Do is Who You AreHow to do
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A collection of 11 posts
How To Read 118 Books In One Year
This year I continued my odd quest to read a lot of books and ended up reading more than last year. This feels very odd since I’m a big fan of making things rather than just constantly drowning
Thoughts on the Kindle Ecosystem
I read books using the Kindle ecosystem; having such quick access to books has changed my reading life and increased the quantity and quality of books I read each year. I love how I can start reading something at night
Halfway to Self-Help
I used to think that self-help books were complete garbage. Every self-help book featured a high-energy person that seemed like they would be a bit much to handle in a stuck elevator. They came off as un-intellectual; most of the
This Year I Read 88 Books And Wrote 1
As 2015 started I made a goal to read 50 books by the end of the year. This, like all great goals, was very stupid and certainly foolish. I have a very demanding job, four young children, and a very
Yeah, sure
I have written a book ( yeah sure ) which is available for sale now. It contains pieces that have been published in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Feathertale Review, and Reader’s Digest along with 100+ pages of new
Close to the Machine
The Computer Industry, and specifically Software Development, is not a nostalgic profession; we regularly rebuild entire cities ignoring the lessons of past builders because the types of bricks have changed. As part of a personal challenge to read a book
Review of Ghost of my Father By Scott Berkun
I wasn’t sure I wanted to read The Ghost Of My Father after I bought it. When I follow authors blindly I tend to read a series of very similar books so I’ve shied away from