2022 Book List
The Overstory by Richard Powers “This is not our world with trees in it. It's a world of trees, where humans have just arrived.” “You and...
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Nov 16, 20223 min read
This Is Happiness by Niall Williams
Some of my favorite paragraphs from a yarn spinner for the record books. “It was a condensed explanation, but I came to understand him to...
Jul 3, 202212 min read
Freedom from the Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti
One of the most important books of my early 30s. It's a collection of speeches given by Krishnamurti, a philosopher and speaker from the...
Dec 31, 20215 min read
2021 Book List
The Almanac of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson - Nonfiction Subtitled "A Guide to Wealth and Happiness," it's the most compact,...
Oct 20, 20217 min read
Seneca on the Shortness of Life
On the Shortness of Life Seneca "So it is—the life we receive is not short, but we make it so, nor do we have any lack of it, but are...
Aug 19, 20215 min read
clarity & connection by Yung Pueblo
A compilation of my favorite quotes: Top Ten: A real conversation, free from projection and ego-flexing, is a special gift. Most do not...
May 12, 20215 min read
The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Taleb’s aphorisms are standalone compressed thoughts revolving around his main idea of how we deal, and should deal, with what we don’t...
Apr 27, 20213 min read
Everything by Aaron Haspel
Everything – A book of Aphorisms By Aaron Haspel “Aphorisms are often derided as trivial, yet most people rule their lives with four or...
Jan 2, 20213 min read
2020 Book List
East of Eden – John Steinbeck – Fiction Classic for a reason. Story of a family growing up in Salinas Valley, CA with a rough Cain and...
Jul 14, 202012 min read
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
I read the Gregory Hays translation. This would be insulting to try and summarize, so I'll simply list the highlighted sections I made on...
Dec 30, 20192 min read
2019 Book List
I'm starting to better track the books that I read so will put out a list at year end every year. Here was 2019 in descending favorite...
Aug 28, 20198 min read
Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
Dr. Johnson is a psychologist that created Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which is a short-term couples therapy focused on adult...
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