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Books I read, February 2025

This month I wrapped up 5 books and finished my first audiobook listen! Here’s the rundown. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Harari is a master at telling compelling stories over the long … Continue reading

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Books I read: January 2025

This Is Strategy by Seth Godin I somehow got plugged into Godin’s work several years ago, and I’ve admired how he can mold key insights into pithy, powerful posts. This Is Strategy is brilliant & timely. It’s about systems & … Continue reading

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Understanding—and modifying—”standards”

“The work isn’t up to the standard.” But what precisely is the “standard”? For most professional outputs, there are layers. Requirements Requirements are the base and the easiest layer to understand—even when they don’t make sense. These are the parameters … Continue reading

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Companion not foe

I felt the unease and heaviness in my body from the start of the day. I just wasn’t quite sure what it was. Anxiety about work? Or the world? Irritation about a situation? Or with myself? I did something unusual … Continue reading

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Books I read in November & December 2024

This edition of What I Read covers two months—in part because I only finished one book in November, even though I read a lot! But I had conference travel, then vacation in November, and I can only take so many … Continue reading

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