reading

Jan

16

Reading List 2018

I lay out my 2018 reading list to finish more books and support the changes I want to make.

Jan 16, 2018

4 min read

Nov

23

(no title)

I share the day's reading from The Daily Stoic.

Nov 23, 2017

Oct

18

(no title)

I have to tell my daughter to stop reading The BFG and get ready for bed.

Oct 18, 2017

Aug

31

Media Diet - Summer 2017

I record my summer 2017 media diet, from Game of Thrones and HBO to shows, books, and future writing ideas.

Aug 31, 2017

4 min read

Jun

13

Ryan Holiday’s New Book: Perennial Seller

I share Ryan Holiday's Perennial Seller announcement and why his Stoicism books have influenced me.

Jun 13, 2017

2 min read

Jun

11

Mouse Books - Kickstarter

I point to Mouse Books on Kickstarter, a smart quarterly subscription for tiny curated books.

Jun 11, 2017

Feb

06

Tsundoku or Reading in 2017

I write about tsundoku, my long history with unread books, theatre texts, moving, donating books, and reading habits in 2017.

Feb 6, 2017

3 min read

Jan

03

Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday

I connect mindfulness and Stoicism through Ryan Holiday's Daily Stoic, Marcus Aurelius, resolutions, and acting on life.

Jan 3, 2017

2 min read

Nov

24

Mindfulness Reading List

I share the books that shaped my year of mindfulness, Buddhism, deeper reading, and curiosity beyond quick online articles.

Nov 24, 2016

7 min read

Feb

27

Revisiting The Kindle 2nd Generation

I revisit my second-generation Kindle while reading Deep Work, comparing e-ink, focus, highlighting, and iPad reading.

Feb 27, 2016

2 min read

Feb

18

iPad As New Literacy

I consider the iPad as a new literacy tool through Merlin Mann's Back to Work, my daughter's reading, typing, and screen habits.

Feb 18, 2016

3 min read

Feb

05

It’s All Coming Together Now - Mindfulness, Focus, and Deep Work

I connect mindfulness, focus, and Cal Newport's Deep Work while thinking about attention, deliberate practice, and better habits.

Feb 5, 2016

2 min read

Sep

22

A Step With Buddha

I begin a deeper mindfulness practice through Tricycle, Lodro Rinzler, Buddhism, and the pull to understand my own mind.

Sep 22, 2015

3 min read

Jul

27

Summer Of DFW- Depression

I continue Infinite Jest by reflecting on David Foster Wallace's depiction of depression and the horror beyond ordinary sadness.

Jul 27, 2015

2 min read

Jul

18

A Summer of David Foster Wallace

I begin a summer with David Foster Wallace, planning to read Infinite Jest and The Pale King before seeing The End of the Tour.

Jul 18, 2015

4 min read