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2023

  1. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living – Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
  2. Stiletto – Daniel O’Malley
  3. Where Good Ideas Come From – Steven Johnson (audio)
  4. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes – Morgan Housel
  5. The Rook: A Novel – Daniel O’Malley
  6. It Can’t Happen Here – Sinclair Lewis
  7. What’s Our Problem? – A Self-help Book for Societies – Tim Urban
  8. Ancillary Mercy – Ann Leckie
  9. Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It – Ethan Kross (audio)
  10. Ancillary Sword – Ann Leckie
  11. Ancillary Justice – Ann Leckie
  12. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor – Hank Green
  13. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: A Novel – Hank Green
  14. The War of Art – Steven Pressfield (Audio, re-read)
  15. Tough Titties – Laura Belgray
  16. Seven Stories Stories That Should Be Movies – David Gerrold
  17. Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street – John Brooks
  18. Excellent Advice for Living – Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier – Kevin Kelly
  19. Do the Work – Steven Pressfield (re-read)
  20. Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation – Benjamin P. Hardy
  21. Heaven’s River (Bobiverse Book 4) – Dennis Taylor
  22. All These Worlds (Bobiverse Book 3) – Dennis Taylor
  23. From Strength to Strength – Arthus C. Brooks (Audio)
  24. For We Are Many (Bobiverse Book 2) – Dennis Taylor
  25. Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
  26. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse Book 1) – Dennis Taylor
  27. It’s Easier Than You Think – Sylvia Boorstein
  28. Colossus and the Crab – D.F.Jones
  29. The Fall of Colossus – D.F.Jones
  30. Colossus – D.F.Jones
  31. Letters from a Stoic – Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Gave up.)
  32. When Things Fall Apart – Pema Chodron (Gave up. Again.)
  33. A.I. Apocalypse – William Hertling
  34. Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears – William Hertling
  35. The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
  36. 10% Happier Revised Edition: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story – Dan Harris
  37. Magic Bleeds – Ilona Andrews
  38. The Anthropocene Reviewed – John Green
  39. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (audio) – David J. Epstein
  40. Magic Strikes – Ilona Andrews
  41. Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be – Steven Pressfield
  42. Tiny Thunder: Irresistible Messaging for an Overwhelmed World – Sue Rice
  43. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution – Walter Isaacson (audio)

2022

  1. Turtles All the Way Down – John Green
  2. The Peripheral – William Gibson (Paused)
  3. Discipline is Destiny – Ryan Holiday
  4. Dune: House Atreides – Brian Herbert (Paused)
  5. The Expectation Effect – David Robson
  6. Mentats of Dune – Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
  7. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness – Eric Jorgenson
  8. Deep Work – Cal Newport (Audio)
  9. Sisterhood of Dune – Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
  10. Dune: The Battle of Corrin – Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
  11. On the Shortness of Life – Seneca
  12. Hi, I’m an Atheist!: What That Means and How to Talk About It with Others – David G. McAfee
  13. The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature – Robert Greene (gave up, again)
  14. Parable of the Sower – Octavia Butler
  15. No Time to Spare – Ursula K. Le Guin
  16. Dune: The Machine Crusade – Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
  17. Building a Second Brain – Tiago Forte
  18. Courage is Calling – Ryan Holiday
  19. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear
  20. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Charlie Mackesy
  21. Dune: The Butlerian Jihad – Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
  22. Revolt in 2100 – Robert Heinlein
  23. Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, Book 2) – Ilona Andrews
  24. Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, Book 1) – Ilona Andrews
  25. Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals – Oliver Burkeman
  26. Steal Like an Artist – Austin Kleon (re-read)
  27. Everything I Know About Life I Learned from Powerpoint – Russell Davies
  28. The Empress of Salt and Fortune – Nghi Vo
  29. Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity – Campbell Walker
  30. Don Quixote – Miguel de Cervantes (DNF)
  31. Termination Shock: A Novel – Neal Stephenson

2021

  1. The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation – Thich Nhat Hanh
  2. This is How They Tell Me the World Ends – Nicole Perlroth
  3. Hell on $5 a Day – Greg Bulmash
  4. Second Foundation – Isaac Asimov
  5. Foundation and Empire – Isaac Asimov
  6. Foundation – Isaac Asimov
  7. The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t
  8. Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong
  9. Paper & Blood: Book Two of the Ink & Sigil series
  10. Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day
  11. Numbers Don’t Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World
  12. The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown
  13. How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
  14. Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries Book 6)
  15. 90 Days of Daily Creative Motivation
  16. On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down
  17. How to Think like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education
  18. Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel
  19. Embracing the Unknown: Life Lessons from the Tibetan Book of the Dead
  20. Exit Strategy: The Murderbot Diaries
  21. Rogue Protocol: The Murderbot Diaries
  22. The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
  23. Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries
  24. All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries
  25. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
  26. The Unstoppable Creative: Creative People Are Meant To Change The World
  27. The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
  28. Show Your Work
  29. Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don\’t, and Why
  30. The Victorian Internet
  31. Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content
  32. Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
  33. “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman

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