Tag: reading

  • Effort, reading and Geocities – 3 Threads

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    This is provided by members who get access to my book notes so become one and keep the content coming. Do you try hard? It’s easy to put in the minimum effort required to get the job done, but nothing great has ever come from putting in the minimum amount of effort. What if you…

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  • Lou is Surrounded by Books

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    Lou wrote about his history with books and I get it. The first book I remember devouring was Arthur by Stephen R Lawhead which then meant I had to get the rest of the series and I loved them. I was around 10 and had to repurchase the whole set before I was 15 because…

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  • Let’s be Anti-Productivity – 3 Threads 004

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    This is a reader supported site, if you like the content then become a member. Members get my courses, my book notes and an extra piece of content weekly. Reading Doesn’t Have to Be Productive Western life wants us to optimise everything for productivity and to feel bad if we don’t. This productivity ethic even…

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  • All About Writing from Production to Consumption – 3 Threads

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    This is publication is reader supported. All members get my book notes, and course supporters get all my courses and published books. Plus, members get a fairly regular extra instalment of my writing. Everyone Thinks They Can Write In an interview with Steven Pressfield some interesting ideas came up. First was Pressfield’s assertion that everyone…

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  • Ebooks aren’t killing print

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    This article on CBC talks about the thriving independent bookstore industry in Canada where readers of printed material are younger. Ebooks had a surge, then have dropped back and print remains strong. This was also detailed at length in Book Wars. You can read my summary of Book Wars here.

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  • For the Love of a Bookstore

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    Very much enjoyed this piece about Brazenhead, a bookstore that was in New York. I have a local used bookstore, and while it’s not quite the same thing as a late night party, it’s a place I cherish. I head in almost weekly and come home with 2 or on occasion 20 books. I certainly…

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  • Reasons to Purchase Physical Books

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    I don’t love every item on this list, but overall I do read more physical books than Kindle books now. This wasn’t always the case, about 8 years ago I took almost every physical book I owned down to the local used bookstore and turned them in for credit. $400 in credit to be precise.…

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  • What Type of Experience Do You Provide

    What Type of Experience Do You Provide

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    The Issue Working in the web industry means there is lots of news to follow. Tons of new developments all over that you are expected to keep track of. If you don’t keep track of the latest developments you can quite quickly find yourself using outdated techniques. I use Google Reader to organize all my…

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