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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant
A great reminder that rethinking and/or changing our minds when presented with new evidence is necessary for us to make great strides on hard problems. #25wordbookreviews
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My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life by Ruth Reichl
A fascinating view into the everyday life of a legendary foodie. I aspire to be this natural in the kitchen – but it’s highly unlikely. #25wordbookreviews
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Like A House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer
More of a romance than I expected but still a delightfully engaging read that felt like Bridges of Madison County set in 2019 San Francisco. #25wordbookreview
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Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
This book surprised me. It starts out as a typical suburban drama but then all of the sudden turns magical, in the best possible way. #25wordbookreviews
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Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Traveling actors and musicians face a stark post-apocalyptic world head-on with their art because, according to their favorite Star Trek quote, Survival is not sufficient. #25wordbookreviews (amzn link)
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Top 10 Books of 2022
I >>>just<<< made my goal of reading 52 books this year, finishing the last page of the last book as the sun went down on December 31. It was a…
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2022 Year in Review
I thought that this year’s list would be hard to put together. It felt like it had been another hard year. Perhaps having been laid out with RSV for the…
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2022 Goals and Resolutions
I am a real nerd when it comes to New Year’s resolutions and after a couple of years of keeping to really basic More/Less drawings, I’m back to more rigorous…
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Input versus Output
If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the…
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NYT on Digital Commonplace Books
I just noticed a piece that the New York Times published back in February on creating digital commonplace books. It’s not very good, or thorough, but I like it whenever…
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