Category: Links of Interest
Mid February Book Haul
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The pile of books to be filed for the month got out of hand so here is a mid month update on the books that have come into the house. ## Books – [The Girls with No Names](https://amzn.to/325aQdP) – [Expanse Book Set](https://amzn.to/2HCRjYS), [Book 4](https://amzn.to/2HCiy5y), [Book 7](https://amzn.to/325ETC5) – [48 Laws of Power](https://amzn.to/2SWbupJ) – [1000 Books to
Jan 2020 Book Haul, TBR, and Reading Recap
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We’re going to be covering the books I’m reading going forward. While I get way more traffic for App Reviews, and iPad gear reviews, I think that is the least useful content for most people. They’d be much better served with a bit more knowledge about wider topics than apps and gear. ## January Reading
Second Tome Around Book Tag!
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We’re doing the Tome Again Booktube tag. No one tagged me, I just wanted to talk about it. 1. do you buy second hand books? 2. What is/was your latest purchase? 3. What condition do you find acceptable? ie, tatty or not tatty etc? 4. After you have read said book, do you keep it
From a 55 Book Lifetime to a 1000 Book Lifetime
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Over breakfast this morning I finally watched this video that’s been in my YouTube queue for at least months. [It’s all about bookstores and what it takes to move from a 55/book lifetime to a 1000/book lifetime](https://youtu.be/lIW5jBrrsS0). Really to go from 55 to 1000 all you have to do is put aside 30 minutes a
My Weekend Isn’t as Free as I Thought It Was
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[Katrina Onstad writing for The Guardian talking about how weekends are not a thing anymore](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/may/06/who-killed-the-weekend). In her mind part of it is the patchwork of jobs that is the gig economy and part is your device as you read this, or her article. > The other culprit is the thing in your hand that you
Using Your Phone Means You’re Not Taking a Break
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[Interesting story about how using your phone during a break means you’re not taking a break](https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2019/08/your-brain-doesnt-recharge-if-you-use-your-phone-break/159330/). > The participants who took phone breaks experienced the highest levels of mental depletion and were among the least capable of solving the puzzles afterwards. Their post-break efficiency and quickness was comparable to those with no break. Their number
Don’t Just Focus on Profit Margin
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[Justin Jackson wrote a good post centreing around profit margin](https://justinjackson.ca/margin) but I think he missed, or only barely grazed another type of margin that is key to having a good business. Plan old margin with your time. Yes some of the time space/margin/slack comes because you have a profitable business with good margin. That means
Ryan Holiday on Reading Hard Books
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I’m adjusting a bit of how I read this year. More biographies in the midst of my non-fiction. I’m hoping to start reading “above my level” so that I have to work at things to understand them. [Lucky for me Ryan Holiday just published a good guide on how to do just that](https://ryanholiday.net/read-to-lead/).
Female Bullet Journal Data Nerd
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[For the Bullet Journal Data Nerds this was a great video](https://youtu.be/XAw1jAk8ofA), specifically for the ladies as she talks about how she tracks her cycle and hormones in her Bullet Journal.
Is Wifi Harming Our Children?
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I write this today because of a conversation last night I had with a very fervent parent claiming that Wifi was bad for children’s organs. Her main point was that some schools in [Europe banned Wifi because of the possible adverse health effects on children](https://www.wirelesseducation.org/1073-2/). So of course I went and found the research they
