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No “must-read” lists, no productivity hacks — just books that make you think, laugh, or dream. Fiction, non-fiction, all genres welcome. Because reading for fun is its own kind of self-care.
Hey Reader, Some stories don’t end the way we want. The hero doesn’t win. The team comes up short. The underdog pushes all the way to the edge—and still loses. I’ve been thinking about this while working through The Count of Monte Cristo and watching my team's March Madness run end in heartbreak. Two very different stories, same uncomfortable truth: sometimes the most meaningful endings aren't the happy ones. In both basketball and literature, we’re trained to expect certain outcomes. The...
Hey Reader, A couple of weeks ago, a reader emailed me to say that Amazon is evil and that, because I use a Kindle, I’m a corporate sellout (worse than that, actually). I get it. There’s a lot to dislike about Jeff Bezos and Amazon. A lot. But here’s the thing: Kindle keeps my 85-year-old mom and me reading. It has larger fonts for aging eyes. We read 300ish books a year between the two of us. Kindle Unlimited gives us access to books our local library doesn’t have or there’s a long, long...
Hey Reader, Ever feel like you're reading wrong? Like you're not highlighting enough, not taking the right kind of notes, or not retaining enough? Maybe you’ve watched one too many videos on how to optimize your reading, and now you’re low-key convinced you need a second brain just to track your thoughts. Yeah. Let’s shut that down. There is no right way to read. And yet, the internet is full of advice that insists otherwise. The perfect note-taking system. The best way to absorb information....