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Stop Doom-Scrolling, Start Reading 📚
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items In an attempt to replace screen time with reading, this is the list of what I've been able to get through with minimal pain. I've also included some trivia books which have become a staple in my work teams daily meeting.
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Personal Development 📝
Just for Fun 🤪
Future Reading 📖
Kindle and Accessories🤓
Personal Development 📝
I've started a few business books that are so dense that I can't get through them. The books on this list have been interesting and “easily” digestible.
I struggled with distractions when I started working from home during the pandemic and I was looking for anything that would help me focus and complete the work I needed to. Although I think the argument by remote workers that task switching is inevi...
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport ...
A business book for people that might not be interested in business as a topic. Great vacation read.
The Motive: Why Leaders Abdicate Key Roles
My manager and I are working through this book in my journey of career development. I’m part way through now and I’m enjoying the ride. I would get this one in paperback for note taking purposes
Getting Things Done: Stress-Free Productivity
Looking forward to getting through another one of Cal Newport's books after having read “Deep Work” a few years ago.
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion
Just for Fun 🤪
I won't claim to be an expert in any genre, so this is just a collection of things that have been recommended to me or appeared on social media.
The historical story behind the Game of Thrones series! Recommended in an awesome TikTok about how to get started in reading great history books.
The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones
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Relevent when it was written, even more relevant now.
1984 by George Orwell, Paperback
Don't let the name fool you, this book has great trivia for all ages.
Greatest Kids Trivia Book: 600+ Questions
More stumpers than the Kids trivia book but still enjoyable.
Greatest Teen Trivia Book: 600+ Questions
I don’t like to say that the book is better than the show… but it is true with GoT
A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set
What a cool book that covers a bunch of my interests (obsessions) about land, home and property layouts, as well as livestock and gardening.
The Self-Sufficient Life: Complete Guide
Prepare for a trip or look back on your trip in a new light with a book like this
The Architecture Lover's Guide to Rome
Future Reading 📖
This is the book that Dan Jones wrote first, before The Wars of the Roses, it's on my list.
The Plantagenets: Warrior Kings & Queens
In my quest to start reading more history books, there are an overwhelming number of recommendations to start reading Tom Holland. I'd like to listen!
Rubicon: Last Years of Roman Republic by Tom Holland
It's making the rounds on TikTok right now and I bought the hype.
The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
Another TikTok rec - looking forward to this!
East of Eden (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
Kindle and Accessories🤓
Sometimes it is nice to have the convenience of an e-reader. This list of what my wife and I have been using to help continue our reading journey.
Pretty basic but get's the job done! Mark your calendar for prime day and see if a discount is available.
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB, Agave Green