What I Read This Month

WHAT I READ THIS MONTH: OCTOBER 2021

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman | The title refers to the average number of weeks a human lives—4,000—and the author tells insightful, entertaining, profound stories that have changed the way I think about work and life. I’ve recommended this to everyone I’ve seen recently (Travis is already reading it a second time).

Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker | A nice mix of science, humor, and story, and made me think about our senses (smell and taste, especially) in a newer, bigger way.

Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid | A short, enthralling epistolary novel that I drank down in about an hour one night. File this one under: quick books you can read in one sitting.

Born A Crime by Trevor Noah | A brilliant balance of life-on-the-line serious with laugh-out-loud funny. Very highly recommend the audiobook, read by the author.

Awareness by Anthony De Mello | Here’s a great overview from Book People: “In short chapters for reading in quiet moments at home or at the office, he cajoles and challenges: We must leave this go-go-go world of illusion and become aware. And this only happens, he insists, by becoming alive to the needs and potential of others, whether at home or in the workplace.”

No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Åkeson McGurk | Named after the Scandinavian mantra “there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes,” this book has made me much more intentional about where we spend time. McGurk’s research mixed with her own experiences makes an even stronger case for what we already know—it’s good to be outside.

I’d love to know what you think about any of these books, if you’ve read them or if you want to read them.

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