Disclaimer: I have yet to review Iron Gold and Dark Age on this blog. I want to re-read them first. This review is spoiler-free, so enjoy even if you haven’t read any Red Rising yet! Nerding Out After Much Anticipation As my writer’s group has [...]
I tried watching The Witcher TV series a few years ago when it launched on Netflix, and found that the first few episodes were more confusing than anything. So despite its cool world and seemingly solid production value, I ended up writing it off. Figured [...]
I was asked recently about my favourite productivity books. Here’s an essentials list/starter pack with some honourable mentions thrown in. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey Absolutely iconic. I put this at the top because of its legendary status and focus [...]
Classic works, in any genre, give you words for truths you already knew but didn’t know how to articulate. In the world of productivity literature, Getting Things Done by David Allen is just that: a classic. Allen admits early on that he didn’t reinvent the wheel [...]
I’ve never cared much about being “rich” in the traditional sense of the word. The wisdom cautioning against financial wealth is abundant, and is summarized by the Bible’s famous but often mis-quoted verse: “The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” [...]
James Clear is not a poet – he’s an effective and to-the-point communicator who knows the literature around habit-formation. That makes him a perfect candidate to write the concise and accessible Atomic Habits. Each chapter has summaries at the end to help solidify his points. [...]
At University, I got used to my ideas being challenged - even despised. I figured people wouldn't like my views, and had no problem with it. I was pretty old-school, Christian, and relative to the student body, conservative-leaning in some ways. What did surprise me [...]
Slowly but surely I’ve been trekking through Jordan Peterson’s Beyond Order - his follow up to 2018's 12 Rules for Life - and slowly but surely I’ve been having my perspectives on life altered once again. He’s got another 12 rules, and like the first [...]
Talking to Strangers is recent, relevant, and masterfully presented. I'm upset I waited this long to read something by Malcolm Gladwell. In the last few years, our politically charged climate has given way to discussions of race and police brutality, a conversation that returned to [...]
Brandon Sanderson’s well-loved epic is a little too long and overdone for its own good. The world is huge, interesting, and filled with vibrant characters, a rich history, and a cool magic system. If you’re a fantasy lover, you’ll really dig the world-building. But there’s [...]
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