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Here are the things I spend time on, right now.

Have questions? Want to collaborate? Think I should be doing something else? Let me know.

 THINGS I’M DOING

  1. Being a husband and father.
  2. Staying healthy (mostly trying to eat better and exercise.)
  3. Delivering real impact (hopefully, positive impact) at my day job by creating a culture of data-driven decision making.
  4. Writing as many researched, high-quality articles as possible (on this blog, and medium and linkedin).
  5. Learning as much as possible about writing, business, culture, and change (see reading list below).
  6. Working on my old car.  (After a long day of tapping at a keyboard, it feels really, really good to turn some wrenches.)

THINGS I’M READING

[R = thing I read already | N = thing I’m reading now | P = thing I plan to read ]

  • [R] The Martian | The most exquisite piece of science fiction since Heinlein (my opinion of course, your mileage may vary).
  • [R] State of Fear | Commentary on the media and reporting of “science” and “facts.”
  • [R] Choose Yourself | I dunno.  How to be successful and fulfilled.  Just read it, ok?
  • [R] Rebels at Work | Tactical guide on how to get ideas implemented at big, bureaucratic companies.
  • [R] The Rich Employee | How to align your own personal, financial interests with your company’s.
  • [R] The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | A framework for how to lead a principled life, at work, and at home.
  • [R] My Life & Work – An Autobiography of Henry Ford | An insightful, inspiring manifesto that is surprisingly durable, even 100 years later.
  • [R] Wool | Dystopian novel about a post-nuclear world, in which the very things that drive us forward are the same things that can cause our undoing.
  • [R] Shift | Sequel to Wool – has a strong female protagonist.  Compared to Wool: the characters are better, the story is not as good.
  • [R] Sapiens | An incredible survey of the things that define humanity, and the fundamental motivations that drive us.
  • [R] Born Standing up | An inspiring story that is the embodiment of following one’s passion.  Also, it helps if you’re brilliant.
  • [R] All The Light we Cannot See | A WW2 novel about retaining our humanity in the face of everything that seeks to undo it.  Also, if you’re a father or a daughter – read this novel.
  • [R] Seven Brief Lessons on Physics | A brilliant summary that connects the wonder of our physical universe to the things that define us.  Read this to appear smart at parties.
  • [R] Mindset | What’s your frame for approaching life?  Is it fixed, or growth?  (Hint: it should be growth).  Good book to develop an optimistic outlook on life.
  • [N] High Output Management
  • [N] Zero to One
  • [P] Too Soon Old / Too Late Smart
  • [P] So Good They Can’t Ignore You
  • [P] Are you Fully Charged?
  • [P] Man’s Search for Meaning

This page was last updated on [July 29, 2016] and was inspired by Derek Sivers.