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Buy the book now
I’ve developed a habit of buying a book when I see an interesting book. I don’t wait. I used to add books to an Amazon wishlist or some other list. The problem with wishlists, for me, is that I rarely revisit my wishlist. The reasons why the book is even on the list are soon […]
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Books I Read in 2020
I keep a list of books I read each year. In 2020, I read 17 books and listened to 3 audiobooks. Some were great, some were mediocre, some I read because I was tired of hearing about them. Recommended books are denoted with *. This year, I decided to link each book to Bookshop.org when […]
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Get-up-and-go
I’m trying to read more fiction because a great writer can reveal insight on the human condition or a universal truth about being human. Maybe that’s why Neil Gaiman says, “Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.” Here’s a seemingly “true thing” that jumped out at me when I read […]
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Books I Read in 2019
I keep a list of books I read each year, by month. In 2019, I read 19 books. Some were great, some were mediocre, some I read because I was tired of hearing about them. Recommended books are denoted with *. Audible books are denoted with ^. January The Magic of Thinking Big, by David […]
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Truth
Here is the truth: We don’t know the whole truth. I came across this in my reading today from The 80/20 Principle: Nothing flows from one simple cause. Nothing is inevitable. Nothing is ever in equilibrium or unchanged…few people understand what is really causing anything, good or bad. Richard Koch It is a lesson that […]
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Books I Read in 2018
I keep a list of the books I read each year, by month. In 2018, I read 24 books. Some were great, some were mediocre, some I read because I was tired of hearing about them.
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Books I Read in 2017
I keep a list of the books I read each year, by month. In 2017, I read 29 books. Some were great, some were mediocre, some I read because I was tired of hearing about them. Recommended books end in “*.” January Battle Leadership, by Adolf Von Schell * Hacking Sales: The Playbook for Building […]
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Life Calendar — Visualizing Your Life
A few weeks ago I watched a TED Talk by Tim Urban. He talked about procrastination. Near the end of this talk, he presented a “Life Calendar” on screen. The screen was filled with little boxes which represented a 90 year life, a grid. There were more than 90 boxes, so I’m guessing he broke […]
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