diff --git a/archive.md b/archive.md index 80648a8..15a107f 100644 --- a/archive.md +++ b/archive.md @@ -3,25 +3,44 @@ Annual Reading List - Archive Books ===== +* [The Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holiday](https://ryanholiday.net/welcome-to-the-obstacle-is-the-way-the-timeless-art-of-turning-trials-into-triumph/) + * [Anything You Want - Derek Sivers](http://sivers.org/a) > "Just pay close attention to what excites you and what drains you. Pay close attention to when you're being the real you and when you're trying to impress an invisible jury." +* [The Art of Non-Conformity - Chris Guillebeau](http://chrisguillebeau.com/books/) + +> "You don’t have to live your life the way others expect." + * [Don't Sweat the Small Stuff - Richard Carlson](http://dontsweat.com) * [Self-Reliance - Ralph Waldo Emerson](http://www.emersoncentral.com/selfreliance.htm) -* [Apprenticeship Patterns - Dave Hoover](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001813/index.html) * [The Icarus Deception - Seth Godin](http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/books.asp) Articles ======== -* [10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job - Steve Pavlina](http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/07/10-reasons-you-should-never-get-a-job/) +* [The Cook and the Chef: Musk’s Secret Sauce - Tim Urban](http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/11/the-cook-and-the-chef-musks-secret-sauce.html) -> "The alternative is to remain happily jobless for life and to generate income through other means. Realize that you earn income by providing value — not time — so find a way to provide your best value to others, and charge a fair price for it. One of the simplest and most accessible ways is to start your own business. Whatever work you’d otherwise do via employment, find a way to provide that same value directly to those who will benefit most from it. It takes a bit more time to get going, but your freedom is easily worth the initial investment of time and energy." +> The challenge with this last epiphany is to somehow figure out a way to lose respect for your own fear. That respect is in our wiring, and the only way to weaken it is by defying it and seeing, when nothing bad ends up happening, that most of the fear you’ve been feeling has just been a smoke and mirrors act. Doing something out of your comfort zone and having it turn out okay is an incredibly powerful experience, one that changes you—and each time you have that kind of experience, it chips away at your respect for your brain’s ingrained, irrational fears. + +* [Four Things Procrastinators Need to Learn - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2018/04/four-things-procrastinators-need-to-learn/) + +> Almost always, the most predictable, most damaging, and most easily avoidable dangers come from stalling. The longer you spend doing a nervous little warm-up dance, the taller the diving board grows. + +* [The frightening thing you learn when you quit the 9 to 5 - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2014/04/quitting-the-9-to-5/) + +> "I’m convinced now that nobody gets away with settling on work they don’t care about. The nagging banality of having to do irrelevant work five-sevenths of your days is not something that will eventually leave you alone. Nobody ever makes peace with with the ringing of their alarm clock. We either make a calculated escape, or resign to becoming cynical, bored — and worst — dependent on constant entertainment for relief, because our work does little but drain us." + +* [Masters of love - Emily Esfahani Smith](http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/happily-ever-after/372573/) -* [You Are Free, Like it or Not - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2015/06/you-are-free-like-it-or-not/) +> "Throughout the day, partners would make requests for connection, what Gottman calls “bids.” For example, say that the husband is a bird enthusiast and notices a goldfinch fly across the yard. He might say to his wife, “Look at that beautiful bird outside!” He’s not just commenting on the bird here: he’s requesting a response from his wife—a sign of interest or support—hoping they’ll connect, however momentarily, over the bird." -> "If we acknowledged all of our options, the obvious thing to do might be something intimidating. Once you’ve acknowledged that it isn’t actually impossible for you to quit smoking, then you have to quit smoking. When freedom is scary, we pretend it isn’t there." +> "The wife now has a choice. She can respond by either “turning toward” or “turning away” from her husband, as Gottman puts it. Though the bird-bid might seem minor and silly, it can actually reveal a lot about the health of the relationship. The husband thought the bird was important enough to bring it up in conversation and the question is whether his wife recognizes and respects that." + +* [10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job - Steve Pavlina](http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/07/10-reasons-you-should-never-get-a-job/) + +> "The alternative is to remain happily jobless for life and to generate income through other means. Realize that you earn income by providing value — not time — so find a way to provide your best value to others, and charge a fair price for it. One of the simplest and most accessible ways is to start your own business. Whatever work you’d otherwise do via employment, find a way to provide that same value directly to those who will benefit most from it. It takes a bit more time to get going, but your freedom is easily worth the initial investment of time and energy." * [Your lifestyle has already been designed - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2010/07/your-lifestyle-has-already-been-designed/) @@ -45,6 +64,16 @@ Articles * [The slow death of purposeless walking - Finlo Rohrer](http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27186709) +Other +======== + +* [The Man in the Arena - Theodore Roosevelt - illustrated by Gavin Aung Than](http://zenpencils.com/comic/theodore-roosevelt-the-man-in-the-arena/) + +> "... if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." + +* [Ira Glass on Storytelling - animated typography by David Shiyang Liu](https://vimeo.com/24715531) + +> "Everybody who does interesting, creative work, went through a phase where they had really good taste but they could tell what they were making wasn't as good as they wanted it to be." ##### No longer available: * [It's February. The Tuesday of the year. - Francis Pedraza](https://medium.com/@francispedraza/its-february-the-tuesday-of-the-year-710642eac8a2) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index dc93106..6e68fb9 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -7,77 +7,83 @@ This is a list of books and articles to read every year. There will be up to 10 Books ===== + ##### 1. -- [x] [The Art of Non-Conformity - Chris Guillebeau](http://chrisguillebeau.com/books/) +- [ ] [The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck - Mark Manson](https://markmanson.net/books/subtle-art) -> "You don’t have to live your life the way others expect." +> You too are going to die, and that's because you too were fortunate enough to have lived. You may not feel this, but go stand on a cliff sometime, and maybe you will. ##### 2. - [ ] [Wild - Cheryl Strayed](http://www.cherylstrayed.com/wild_108676.htm) +> To believe that I didn’t need to reach with my bare hands anymore. To know that seeing the fish beneath the surface of the water was enough. That it was everything. It was my life—like all lives, mysterious and irrevocable and sacred. So very close, so very present, so very belonging to me. How wild it was, to let it be. + ##### 3. - [ ] [A Guide to the Good Life - William Irvine](http://ecbiz147.inmotionhosting.com/~n1stce12/williambirvine.com/Guide.html) -> "The joy the Stoics were interested in can best be described as a kind of objectless enjoyment—an enjoyment not of any particular thing but of all this. It is a delight in simply being able to participate in life. It is a profound realization that even though all this didn’t have to be possible, it is possible—wonderfully, magnificently possible." +> The joy the Stoics were interested in can best be described as a kind of objectless enjoyment—an enjoyment not of any particular thing but of all this. It is a delight in simply being able to participate in life. It is a profound realization that even though all this didn’t have to be possible, it is possible—wonderfully, magnificently possible. Articles ======== + ##### 4. -- [ ] [The frightening thing you learn when you quit the 9 to 5 - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2014/04/quitting-the-9-to-5/) +- [x] [How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You - Tim Urban](https://waitbutwhy.com) -> "I’m convinced now that nobody gets away with settling on work they don’t care about. The nagging banality of having to do irrelevant work five-sevenths of your days is not something that will eventually leave you alone. Nobody ever makes peace with with the ringing of their alarm clock. We either make a calculated escape, or resign to becoming cynical, bored — and worst — dependent on constant entertainment for relief, because our work does little but drain us." +> It seems like facing death makes all of those voices in your head who aren’t actually you melt away, leaving your little authentic self standing there all alone, in reflection. I think end-of-life regrets may simply be your authentic self thinking about the parts of your life you never got to live—the parts of you that someone else kicked down into your subconscious. ##### 5. -- [ ] [Masters of love - Emily Esfahani Smith](http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/happily-ever-after/372573/) +- [x] [Productivity - Sam Altman](https://blog.samaltman.com/productivity) -> "Throughout the day, partners would make requests for connection, what Gottman calls “bids.” For example, say that the husband is a bird enthusiast and notices a goldfinch fly across the yard. He might say to his wife, “Look at that beautiful bird outside!” He’s not just commenting on the bird here: he’s requesting a response from his wife—a sign of interest or support—hoping they’ll connect, however momentarily, over the bird." +> It doesn’t matter how fast you move if it’s in a worthless direction. Picking the right thing to work on is the most important element of productivity and usually almost ignored. So think about it more! Independent thought is hard but it’s something you can get better at with practice. -> "The wife now has a choice. She can respond by either “turning toward” or “turning away” from her husband, as Gottman puts it. Though the bird-bid might seem minor and silly, it can actually reveal a lot about the health of the relationship. The husband thought the bird was important enough to bring it up in conversation and the question is whether his wife recognizes and respects that." +> The most impressive people I know have strong beliefs about the world, which is rare in the general population. If you find yourself always agreeing with whomever you last spoke with, that’s bad. You will of course be wrong sometimes, but develop the confidence to stick with your convictions. It will let you be courageous when you’re right about something important that most people don’t see. ##### 6. -- [ ] [The Secret to Connecting With People - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2009/04/the-secret-to-connecting-with-people/) +- [x] [Money and Confidence are Interchangeable - Mr. Money Mustache](http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2018/03/09/money-and-confidence-are-interchangeable/) -> "The habit of really listening to what someone is saying is a rare one. And the people who do it can connect with anyone. I’ve understood the value of being a good listener for a long time, but I didn’t really know what it meant to be one. I know now: it means to cherish other people’s desire to express themselves more than your own desire to express yourself. Really, just completely defer your interests for as long as it takes for you to understand them." +> You don’t have to OVERACHIEVE at everything you do – you can be strategically great at things you truly enjoy, carve the rest of the unnecessary crap out of your life, and spend your days in a much healthier balance of work and play. ##### 7. -- [x] [The Cook and the Chef: Musk’s Secret Sauce - Tim Urban](http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/11/the-cook-and-the-chef-musks-secret-sauce.html) +- [x] [If It’s Important, Learn It Repeatedly - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2018/01/if-its-important-learn-it-repeatedly/) -> "The challenge with this last epiphany is to somehow figure out a way to lose respect for your own fear. That respect is in our wiring, and the only way to weaken it is by defying it and seeing, when nothing bad ends up happening, that most of the fear you’ve been feeling has just been a smoke and mirrors act. Doing something out of your comfort zone and having it turn out okay is an incredibly powerful experience, one that changes you—and each time you have that kind of experience, it chips away at your respect for your brain’s ingrained, irrational fears." +This is essentially the reason for this Annual Reading List to exist. This is why we come back to important ideas at least once a year. -Other -===== +> Bringing a truth to mind repeatedly gives it an enduring, three-dimensional existence in your head, by reaching you in every mood and every context, in every season, both at times when you’re enthusiastic about it, and when you’re tired of hearing it. ##### 8. -- [x] [Ira Glass on Storytelling - animated typography by David Shiyang Liu](https://vimeo.com/24715531) +- [ ] [The Secret to Connecting With People - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2009/04/the-secret-to-connecting-with-people/) -> "Everybody who does interesting, creative work, went through a phase where they had really good taste but they could tell what they were making wasn't as good as they wanted it to be." +> The habit of really listening to what someone is saying is a rare one. And the people who do it can connect with anyone. I’ve understood the value of being a good listener for a long time, but I didn’t really know what it meant to be one. I know now: it means to cherish other people’s desire to express themselves more than your own desire to express yourself. Really, just completely defer your interests for as long as it takes for you to understand them. ##### 9. -- [ ] [The Man in the Arena - Theodore Roosevelt - illustrated by Gavin Aung Than](http://zenpencils.com/comic/theodore-roosevelt-the-man-in-the-arena/) +- [x] [You Are Free, Like it or Not - David Cain](http://www.raptitude.com/2015/06/you-are-free-like-it-or-not/) + +> Sartre believed that we have much more freedom than we tend to acknowledge. We habitually deny it to protect ourselves from the horror of accepting full responsibility for our lives. In every instant, we are free to behave however we like, but we often act as though circumstances have reduced our options down to one or two ways to move forward. -> "... if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." +> If we acknowledged all of our options, the obvious thing to do might be something intimidating. Once you’ve acknowledged that it isn’t actually impossible for you to quit smoking, then you have to quit smoking. When freedom is scary, we pretend it isn’t there. +Other +===== ##### 10. -- [x] [The Summer Day - Mary Oliver](http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/133.html) +- [ ] [The Summer Day - Mary Oliver](http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/133.html) -> "Tell me, what is it you plan to do -with your one wild and precious life?" +> I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down +into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, +how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, +which is what I have been doing all day. +Tell me, what else should I have done? Why? ==== -> "As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives." - Henry David Thoreau +> As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. - Henry David Thoreau I feel like a lot of people read important ideas once and never get the chance to implement them. The purpose of this list is that ideas that are important to me get the chance to take hold in my mind. By reading these works annually, I will be introduced to these ideas again and again until they become habitual to me. Join me! ======= -Click [here](http://davidskeck.com/subscribe-to-the-annual-reading-list-newsletter/) to sign up for an annual reminder. I'll only send one email per year, I promise. - -More information -================ -If you're interested in the books that were read and considered, check out the list of [books](https://github.com/davidskeck/books) I have read this year. +Click [here](http://davidskeck.github.io/arl_signup) to sign up for an annual reminder. 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