What are we reading these days?
Posted May 19, 2021
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"If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original."
I've been on a bit of a reading binge and wanted to share some books that I've been reading in May. Yes, by binge, I mean borderline craziness!
What books have you been reading this month? Any recommendations we need to pick up? Let's hear it!
Professional
What books have you been reading this month? Any recommendations we need to pick up? Let's hear it!
Professional
- [In Progress] - Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
- Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink
- Marketing Made Simple: A Step-by-Step StoryBrand Guide for Any Business by Donald Miller
- Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact by Phil Jones
- Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
For Fun
- [In Progress] - The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance by Steven Kotler
- [In Progress] - Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius by Bill Pennington
- Saturn's Monsters by Thomas Carpenter
- Light Falls: Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein by Brian Greene
- The Quest for the Diamond Sword by Winter Morgan
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Fun: How to Own Your Mind
Our marketing team has been doing a book club and we're currently reading The Power of Moments by Chip & Dan Heath. (We read their book Made to Stick before this one.)
Besides that, I just bought The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People but haven't made it past the intro.
I also started re-reading How to Win Friends and Influence People. I read it in college for a class and told myself I was going to re-read it once a year because, even though it was originally published in 1936, the concepts are still so valuable today. But, it's been at least three years since I last read it...oops!
For Fun:
I use the term "fun" very loosely for this one but I've made it about a quarter of the way through Crime and Punishment recently. It's supposed to be one of the best books ever written but I am struggling through it to be honest. It's definitely a change of pace from my usual fun reads.
I also had a friend recommend The Silent Patient and plan to knock that one out one weekend hopefully!
7 habits is DENSE so only one crack at it but definitely worth the read.
How to win friends was a surprising favorite as well, amazing how long ago it was written but how spot on it still is. I know
Personal: One Life by Megan Rapinoe
I just finished Atomic Habits by James Clear and that book was mind-blowing. It's crazy to read something that literally teaches you how to rewire your brain. Honestly, it's one of my favorite books that I've read this year.
Next on the list: Just Work by Kim Scott. I know a bunch of my IMPACT peeps just finished it and loved it so I'm looking forward to that one.
I am interested in reading Greg McKeown's new book, "Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most"