One of the advantages of having a bad memory: when I re-read a book, it often feels like I’m reading it for the first time.
[Read more…]Follow-up:
Matthew Walker’s Why we sleep
I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
[Read more…]What I’m reading:
Matt Walker’s Why We Sleep
If Amanda Fucking Palmer has been “having a passionate affair” with a book—if “the information [in that book] is literally, physically, technically changing [her] life on a day-to-day basis”—well, I figured it might be worth a read.
And so far, it has been.
[Read more…]What I’m reading (audio):
Lee Child’s Past Tense
The new Jack Reacher is here! The new Jack Reacher is here!
[Read more…]What I’m reading: Fantasy, sci-fi, Buddhism, politics, and pedagogy
I don’t usually like reading more than a couple books at the same time, but I currently find myself in the middle of four or (depending on how you count) six different books.
[Read more…]Arrogance, fear, and the fixed mindset
I started this blog to encourage myself to write. So far: not a lot of progress on that front.
[Read more…]What I’m reading:
Melissa Febos’s Whip Smart
“Becoming a dominatrix had not been my plan when I moved to New York…”
[Read more…]What I’m reading: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga—the print version
Maybe I’m just a crotchety old fart, but when it comes to comics, I prefer paper to digital.
[Read more…]What I’m reading (and teaching): McIntyre’s Post-Truth
I’m more nervous than usual about the upcoming semester.
[Read more…]What I’m reading: Amber Benson’s Death’s Daughter
I haven’t finished reading Montaigne’s Essays yet, but it’s summer, and sometimes a guy just needs a break from 16th-century France.
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