I have an ongoing complaint with my day job that I have far too many meetings, many of which absolutely could be an email or done in a different manner that is not a meeting. This has prompted a friend of mine to introduce me to the concept of deep… Read More »Deep Work review
I don’t remember when I put this on my holds list, but it has been on there for ages. Completely forgot about it when it finally showed up as available and I was anxious to find out what this story with the title that sounded like all the YA fantasy… Read More »Gods of Jade and Shadow review
Fiction, how I have missed you! And something about murder and magic, which is right up my alley in terms of stories that I am in the mood for of late! Like so many others, I do not remember adding this to my holds, but I was happy to have… Read More »Witch Haven review
I know I’ve heard the name Malcom Gladwell before, but I do not know where or why I know it. I know he said something about not thinking people should work remotely despite him working remotely, but I feel like I’ve heard of him before. So I figured I should… Read More »Outliers
This was a big year of me reading nonfiction, particularly in the latter half of the year. With my whole life going to absolute hell this year, finding some advice to create structure was something that I ended up gravitating to. Also, nonfiction was a lot easier on the brain… Read More »Top 5 nonfiction books of 2022
It’s been a rough year reading-wise! Not because of the books read, but because of my health making it a hell of a lot harder than usual to actually read. Fiction in particular has been hard, but the first half of the year carried a lot of really interesting stuff,… Read More »Top 6 fiction books of 2022
I thought I had read this book before when I took it out, but there was no history on it. Upon closer investigation, this appears to be a part 2 to his previous book: Hooked. And it is weird. This book largely focuses on different strategies to take back your… Read More »Indistractable review
Am I having some bad brain times that have made me unable to really read anything fiction, so I’m going to be on a bit of a nonfiction kick for a while? Yep! You have been warned. But this one isn’t self help or about how to better yourself this… Read More »The Virtual Self review
Today in taking out random books from the library, a book about Cirque! I have never been myself, but have always wanted to go. There’s a tent that I can see from the train when they come into town, but I haven’t been yet. So obviously I had to check… Read More »Cirque du Soliel – The Spark review
Do I want to try and make my art into a business? Yes. Do I want to do what I’m required to do in terms of marketing and getting an audience to do it? Do I want to create a solid brand presence, niche down, get rid of half the… Read More »She Means Business review