Keeping up with a record of what I read each year, here I go with a new ongoing list for 2016. The count may be even less than last year but I really need to complete my cleaning process. The … Continue reading
It looks like I am 3 books short from last years record of 24. As a reader and a writer, I can only aspire to be at Stephen King’s productivity level. Here is the list of books I’ve read all … Continue reading
Here are the books I’ve read all the way through and it includes some I read, more like studied, for work. Books I gave up reading are not listed. Messenger (3 of 4) in The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry … Continue reading
I have not been keeping up with this list and might be switching to list more non-fiction titles starting in 2019 because I am taking my life and this blog in a new direction. I do hope I will still … Continue reading
In 2016, I read 3 more books than I did in 2015. Since I’ve complete my Konmari cleaning process, I hope I will have read even more than in 2016. Wish me luck! Strange Practice (A Dr. Greta Helsing Novel … Continue reading
This is a declaration and a future self reminder for the new direction of Needs to Note. Changing for A Better Me Starting in 2019, I am changing gears for many areas of my life. I am no longer pursuing … Continue reading
On my first read of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, I realized my design career no longer sparked joy. And for the first time in many years, I stopped blaming clients for not letting me go because I was … Continue reading
Okay, I really mean reading less of what you don’t like. Halfway through a thick dystopian novel I thought… Why am I wasting my life? It is not a textbook for a class I’ve paid for. I won’t flunk life … Continue reading
(continued from part 1) What I learned from Don Tillman Later on in the book, Don began to adjust to the change by shifting to a “new mind configuration”, like from the scheduling mode to the adaptability mode, and that … Continue reading
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan has made my list of books I’ll always remember. As a person who believes nothing happen by accident, this is “the right book exactly, at exactly the right time”. The Right Book As … Continue reading