Books
- usefulness in decision-making
- an enforcement mechanism
- intentional tradeoffs that increase impact
- yearly (or so) updates
- why itβs the most interesting d20 system
- why it hasnβt gotten the attention it deserves
π added the latest Library of America Ursula K. Le Guin collection to the LoA and Evermanβs Library wall.
Looking forward to these.
π Finished Reading: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
This was so exceptional that it makes me wonder how to even find more writing of this caliber.
π re:
Really enjoying seeing Strategy info again, making lots of notes for my org.
Steps/Sections
accurate diagnosis β‘οΈ guiding principles β‘οΈ relevant actions
Needed Qualities
π Excited to receive my copy of The Engineering Executive’s Primer by Will Larson.
Larson’s An Elegant Puzzle is one of my favorite technical leadership books, and I enjoyed reading many of the blog posts that were Larson’s “writing in public” to prep this book.
ππ² Reading Whitehack again, so that I can hopefully explain:
π Iβve been βstingeβ reading The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, because itβs so excellent, with each entry being a different angle, a different poetry, a different voice, a different caution.
π Seems like linga plus standard ebooks could be a good way to practice language?
π Finished Reading: The Blacktongue Thief (#1) by Christopher Buehlman
The narration by the author made this much more special, as did the magic system, the low/intimate perspective for learning about the world, the dark humor, and the unexpected plot structure & choices.
All those things appreciated, I still can’t really say I liked it.
π Sunday Quote
from No Time to Spare: Thinking about What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin π
Duolingo making it useful, again. π
π Finished Reading: The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded by Michael D. Watkins
I liked this Libro.fm audiobook enough that I bought a hardback version, as well. I’ll post more detailed notes after I go through it a second time.
π Just caught-up with a couple (back-dated) book completion posts. (All recent ones are on my reading page.)
π Finished Reading: The Mysteries by John Kascht, Bill Watterson
Recommended
Not at all what I was expecting from the return of Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes), but highly appreciated nonetheless. This will be a book I will need to re-read every once in a while, and I expect I’ll notice something new each time.
π watching the ARG v ENG bronze match while we listen to Inspector Gamache π
These Argentina jerseys remind me of my favorite #USMNT jersey of the last couple decades.β½οΈ
ππͺ Doing my 5k walk fundraiser on my lunch break today, and getting to the library is halfway. Perfect!
π Finished Reading: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
I’d heard many good things about this book, but I’m afraid it was soured by the narrator we listened to, who did a poor job reading (let alone performing) the book. I thought the horror element was well done, as was the critique of colonialism et. al.
So many people have recommended Mexican Gothic andβ¦it makes me wonder how much the audio performer can ruin a book. π
Iβm thinking when I start an audiobook and itβs not good, that I should try again in different format.
ποΈ πΆ ποΈπ
I like the variety of pre-church activity this morning in our house.
Iβm listening to HolyName - Fall on Your Knees and their live heavy taizΓ© set.
Spouse is listening to Emily P. Freeman/Next Right Thing, charming inspiresting devotional.
Both reading At Home in Exile by Russell Jeung