PART 1:I‘ve read 161 books so far this year and here are my top ten. It wasn't my favorite reading year, but it included so many rereads of my favorites for my milestone birthday. I'd love to hear your favorites!
1) The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
2) The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush
3) To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
4) The PLAN by Kendra Adachi
5) Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
pickI loved this book & had a chance to meet the author today! It focuses on time management, but from a woman‘s POV. She encouraged integration and leaning into each unique seasons instead of constantly striving to do everything all at once and be great all the time. I love that she includes details about monthly cycles and seasons to incorporate into your planning. There were so many helpful tips and I know I‘ll refer back to it frequently.
pickThis book is a lot - That‘s not a negative. There is a lot of content to chew on and it‘ll be one I refer back to and reread. Highlights = The inclusion of hormonal challenges specific to women, the acknowledgment of how many darn hats we all wear compared to the dudes, and the way she has made an effort to provide alternative P.L.A.N‘s for when you‘re just, not holding it all together, struggling, grieving, etc, is just really kind and helpful.
so-soNo big revelations here, feels patchworky. Capitalism & wage labor. Productivity, time management, task-oriented vs. schedule-oriented work, efficiency, nature, planetary time. Leisure, rest. Fungible time. Divisible time. Time & attention. The self-timers & the timed. Biggest question: is reading this a good use of time? 2023
66 “If you don‘t know what‘s coming down the line, preparing for the future becomes an infinite task.”
first books of the year are MORTAL FOLLIES by Alexis Hall (which i described as sexy mayhem with Napoleonic War jokes to a friend) and SAVING TIME by Jenny Odell which is even more intense and philosophical than HOW TO DO NOTHING and i am 1000% here for it.
(pink theme is accidental)
#Scarathlon is almost over but we can still finish strong! Remember that for every hour read during a readathon you get 10 points! This #FinalStretchathon runs until the end of the event. Have fun! @LiseWorks
so-soI finished my 8th book for #SummerEndReadathon. I really enjoyed parts - like the history of time - but mostly this book was kind of boring and a bit pointless. I feel like time is mostly dictated by society now. I'm also on the side that it is going too quickly. Maybe when I am retired (many years from now), time will be my own and hopefully will go a bit slower.
@TheSpineView
I actually read the tagged book in 2003; unfortunately, not much has changed...
1. I worked at a summer camp for individuals with developmental disabilities for a couple summers in high school.
2. My wife and I are attempting to sell crafts at local craft shows.
3. Possible, but not easy, considering the capitalist mindset of those in power #termlimits
#wondrouswednesday @eggs
Been working through this one slowly but it feels more accessible to me than How to Do Nothing (or at least I‘m having though tangents regarding the informed consent of performance art less).
pickThis book is exactly what it says. Inside are 21 actionable steps anyone can take to get done what needs to be done. There is a lot of value contained within this short book. Another one that should be read often. I've started a few of the ideas outlined. Get it and eat that frog!!
