It is now January 10. I am 10 days into my goal of reading 52 books in 2013. Last night I finished Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill, which was decent. I already agreed with the author that happiness is a skill (see prior blog post), and many of the chapters seemed redundant. If you're looking for a better and more succinct version, read 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I did however enjoy the science chapter where they use fMRI and EEG to understand the physical basis of happiness. The author is a scientist-turned-monk, after all. Before that I finished The 4-Hour Chef, which gave me a lot of ideas on how to learn to read more effectively (it's a book about learning, not cooking per se). I have lots of ideas for holding myself accountable, making the project interesting, and deliberately improving my reading skills.
For the rest of the month, I intend to read two of the following:
The Emotion Machine
To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion
Catching Fire
The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People
So Good They Can't Ignore You. I hear this one is a good read if you're trying to "Find your passion" and are getting nowhere.
If I find a book is very long, I may give myself two weeks to read it. And then I will make that up by reading 2 short books in 1 week.
I've been pretty busy between research and teaching, so I haven't been able to write up a post on the specifics of my goal plan. But it'll come. I promise!
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Great, quick guide. I got a ton of work done these past two weeks implementing just two of the habits described in this book.
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