Garrett and I read this book over the holidays and took the action steps together.

Here is the vision board we made together based on our top 5 values as a couple.

I learn something every time I listen to this book.

I‘ve listened to all of part 1, nearly 6 hours. It‘s been a nice foray into history and setting the stage for how different the future may be. Unfortunately I have to return it and wait until it‘s my turn to borrow it again and finish it. Almost doesn‘t seem relevant anymore now that generative AI and climate crises are changing the world.

So good and so practical that I listened to it twice.

The author recommends #StitchFix for new clothes, but that service is problematic. First off, it‘s not cheap. A pair of shorts are $68. 😮 And the “fixes” I got were all sweaty polyester! Hardly any hemp, linen, or cotton, as it is all fast fashion. The only good thing is that the AI figures out your sizing perfectly after you provide feedback, so you can know your size for different brands.

Chapter 1 completed. Time for a joy ride! 🙃

I don‘t ever read fiction so I have nothing to really compare this to, but I liked it. The perfect sized book to bring out and kill 30 minutes. I kept wanting to know how things would play out. I didn‘t realize there was an epilogue and the first chapter of another book at the end, so when the book ended, I was surprised and expecting more.

Main characters are female and I‘m enjoying it. An investigation of a judge turns deadly.

Humans love stories. So use a story to sell your next idea. Follow the Pixar Pitch… it‘s easy!

Who better to fall in love with than yourself? 🥰

The BEST short read book out there. Our perceptions and misperceptions of our environment is what controls our body. Only 2% of the human population can actually blame their problems on DNA mutations… for the rest of us, our disorders and diseases are the result of inappropriate signals such as nerve damage (trauma), poisons, and subconscious thought patterns.

A great short read! This cell biologist presents the science behind being in love. We are not controlled by our DNA… instead it‘s our environment that either makes us grow or makes us shrink.

I love this dude‘s larger than life mentality! He is an Aries like me so it makes sense.

The precariat.

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Don‘t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but be a new and different person with a fresh newness in all you do and think. Romans 12:2 TLB

We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by peoples trickery, by their craftiness and deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ. Ephesians 4:14-15

🙌⭐️🙌⭐️🙌

Awesome illustrated Bible comic book. Loved the verse references at the bottom of every page. Very well put together.

Because women have 2 clocks... circadian rhythm and infradian rhythm.

VERY IMPORTANT BOOK 🤩

Also dividing. 😖

Quick read. Most of the ideas in here are similar to all the other self help books out there that help you achieve your goals... just tailored to weight loss.

I did learn something though... if you‘re struggling with confidence, find someone who is doing what you want to do and say, “well if she can do it, so can I!”

Also, make friends with people who are on the same healthy path. 74% of obese people have mostly obese friends, so branch out.

Tip after tip after tip. The best list!

Listened to the audiobook. Really good for mindfulness. Author‘s favorite word: oscillate

Another great short book on minimalism. Not better or worse than Marie Kondo's book, but a complement.

For me, the most profound lesson from this book was How to Wash the Dishes.

I found myself listening to the audio at slower speeds and read it twice to mindfully take it all in.

In addition to mindfulness, I experienced presence and interconnectedness.

@Eggs

I must have listened to this book 7 times now. Short and applicable.

Check out this article to learn more about each law and how to apply them: https://chopra.com/articles/the-7-spiritual-laws-of-success

It was entertaining, but I bailed at 80% because I have other borrowed books I want to read, and I'm running out of time.

Bailed. Probably doesn't intrigue me because I boycotted social media forever ago.

Litsy doesn't count as social media because I only use it to track books.

Discord doesn't count either because I'm only on servers for productivity, accountability, and learning Python.

And NextDoor doesn't count either because I use it for neighborhood safety.

I choose not to spend time chatting online. Nature and real life connections matter to me more.

I bailed on How To Do Nothing.
I saw Present Over Perfect on the featured shelf in Target, so I borrowed it from the library and it's much better.

Wow. Right out the gate she is discussing liberalism, capitalism, and Trump.

Not what I was expecting from the title. Not at all.

Amazing book all the way through!

Made me question everything about life!

And now I take an ice bath after all my HIIT exercises using the collection of ice packs I've accumulated from food deliveries. Wim Hof would be proud. 😃

The author's son denounced his line of work arguing that extending the human lifespan will actually be worse for the world b/c people will be around longer to muck it up.

Indeed, we generally tolerate old, bigoted politicians b/c we know their reign is limited.

The author is also very optimistic about the future except for one thing... A global pandemic. If we aren't prepared, a mutated flu virus could shorten the average age. Published Sept '19

Fertility in female mice, horses, and humans has been restored with NMN.

The stories in the Bible aren't so far off now. Maybe we can live to 150 with ease. Maybe ovulation in women can happen in their 90s

I was so excited about resveratrol that I went to the apothecary and found a supplement that contains both resveratrol and NMN, the other compound David Sinclair touts for stimulating sirtuins (word of the day).

I took it yesterday for the first time, and I will continue taking it for a month or two and report back later.

Also, yesterday I made a testimonial video on Viome! https://youtu.be/3G8wYeuGP1c

Please check it out and 👍 give it a like.

This is Horsemint. You can chew the leaves for a minty fresh breath.

Resveratrol is a chemical found in wine from stressed-out grapes that slows aging. Many life-saving drugs on the market come from stressed-out plants.

When humans experience hormesis like ice water plunges (Wim Hof), calorie restriction (IF), or exercise (HIIT), the cells in our body refocus their energy on repairing rather than reproducing, and that's one way to slow aging.

Solving individual diseases is costly and ineffective. To truly extend our lifespan and quality of life, the disease of aging must be solved. And it's being solved right now. This is beyond cancer, beyond cell division, beyond telomeres...

If we could slow aging even just a little bit, imagine the impact it would have on all diseases associated with aging.

Imagine being 80 years old and feeling like you're 25 without wrinkles or gray hair.

Chapter 6
Insight to Action plan to discover your dreams.

Once a day for seven days, fill a page in your journal continually answering the prompt, "What I really want is..."

Don't look at the previous pages until the 7th day. Then circle the ones that repeat.

Chapter 5 - You never get stronger if you only do easy things.

F.E.A.R. - Fuck everything and run? False evidence appearing real? Face everything and rise!

You will always feel fear. Fear is figureoutable.

"If a fear cannot be articulated, it can't be conquered." ~Steven King

How to conquer fear: Imagine the absolute worst case scenario, your worst nightmare. If it were to come true, then what? How would you recover and rebuild? Write it out.

The brain is wired to answer questions. Instead of letting limiting beliefs shut you down, give your brain the respect it deserves to think on your behalf.

Change "I can't" into "How can I?"
Change "I know this already" into "What can I learn from this?"

Where do beliefs come from?
1) environment (think hand-me-down beliefs)
2) experience
3) evidence (think experts)
4) examples (think role models)
5) envisioning (when there are no examples)

@SarahBradley I have an Audible credit for a free book. Any nonfiction books you would recommend? Or fiction too I suppose. :)

I bought this for a coworker and his kids to say thank you for helping train my crew when staffing was tight. I totally read it before giving it to him, and I loved it! Very funny illustrations! He loved the gift too! 🙃

I really enjoyed this memoir.

Boy, do I relate to Dee. just like her I feel more comfortable watching a YouTube video how to repair a weed eater than attending a baby shower. Just like her I have trouble asking for help. Just like her I worry about my carbon footprint and where things come from. Just like her, I feel both sorrow and relief from letting go of my things. She is a great writer. I love her similes.

Image from Hamilton Greenbelt in Lakeway, TX taken today.

A short read. Just what I needed to kickstart my efforts to digitize old letters and recipes that I deemed important and toss the unimportant papers.

One of my goals this year is to learn about home-buying. From this book and all it's big data, I've learned that home-buying is probably not for me. 1st, I don't intend to stay anywhere more than 5 years. 2nd, all my savings are in retirement, so I can't afford a down payment. 3rd, even though there are grants for first-time buyers with lower income, the volatility of the market actually traps these buyers into poverty. No mention of tiny homes.

Finished part 1. The "speech" that Viktor gives his comrades at the end of this section was nice.

My reading goal of 2020 is to read just 10 books.

I've got several other BIG goals like becoming a data scientist, getting stronger and leaner, and becoming the best leader I can be at my job through planning and organizing.

If I'm spending most of my free time learning data science and exercising, that doesn't leave me much time for reading..... But since I'm doing a great job organizing my time already, I might surpass my goal!

To 2020!!!

A Secret Santa gift from work

January Book of the Month within the Knights of Academia community. https://knightsofacademia.org

Got the 3 book collection for Christmas. Just read the first chapter...