Earlier this year I saw an Instagram post that said our 30s are about learning to revel happily in the things we discovered in our 20s but were too afraid to talk about because people would think we were weird. This is true for many aspects of my life, including my reading. For a long…
Category: Writing
What I read: August 2024
The Monster’s Bones: The Discovery of T. rex and How It Shook Our WorldDavid R. Randall “The T. rex, the king of our prehistoric world, played an outsized role in the making of the modern one…Rather than a mirror into the past, the creature proved to reflect the concerns of the present.” With the discovery…
Planning the Best. Vacation. Ever! (+ Q&A)
Innovative Planning, Level Four: Question-and-Answer-Session. The purpose of this project is to practice taking questions after a presentation. I’m here today to talk about travel planning. I spent most of 2020 cooped up inside, I’m dreaming about being able to travel again. I’m going to present the basics, then I’ll have a few minutes to…
Naming what matters in 2021
So 2020 was…a year. It took so much from us, and the only way I’ve found to cope is by searching for lessons I can use to do better in 2021 (although it’s not off to the best start either). One such lesson is “name what matters.” This is a concept from Kendra Adachi’s book…
Everything is Stupid & Bad
Innovative Planning, Level Three: Focus on the Positive. The purpose of this project is to practice being aware of my thoughts and feelings, as well as the impact of my responses on others. Today I’m going to be talking about positivity. It’s a little hard to be positive right now — hence my presentation’s title…