Books
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The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time (by Allen Gannett)
For so long, I believed that creativity was this magical thing—like finding your muse, or something that flows through your bloodline. I recall moments when, as a kid, I sat and thought deeply, waiting for the ideas to come to me and help me write. Then I read The Creative Curve by Allen Gannett. He Read more
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People like us (do things like this) by Seth Godin
You can download the PDF form of this special limited edition of People Like Us here. I like reading Seth Godin’s books and blogs, and this one was free and short—easy to dive into during a time when I was navigating spaces where I felt like an outsider, trying to understand the unspoken rules everyone Read more
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Life is in The Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Change (by Bruce Feiler)
I read this book during the pandemic, when I was out of work and disoriented about my identity after job titles were stripped away from me. Writing this now reminded me of the hours I spent watching the blue skies, letting the clouds pass me by, while tugging hard and keeping our goat Dolly from Read more
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Stories in the ordinary
As someone who makes time to read books, at least six a year, I am always on the lookout for titles that I find relevant to whatever I am going through or what I want to become and improve at. So when a friend—who knows what kind of reader I am—recommends a title that’s not Read more
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Some notes if you want to build a reading habit
A friend once asked me how I can still find time to read books. First, reading has become accessible because I have an e-book reader. Though I still read from printed books, I mostly read through my Kobo Glo HD (which has led me to many unexpected conversations with friends and strangers). I am also Read more
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