Tag: Cal Newport

• Favorite Books of 2019

  Compared to 72 books in 2018, I read a relatively paltry 24 in 2019. Between work, a new house, and a new baby, I just didn’t have the mental bandwidth to stick with as many books for extended periods. This resulted in a little more fluff than usual, including several Queer Eye-adjacent memoirs and tons…

  January 11, 2020

  Books

  books, Cal Newport, lists, Malcolm Gladwell

• Media of the moment

  An ongoing series on books, movies, and music I’ve encountered recently. Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion. Their Mozart Meets Cuba and Classical Meets Cuba mashups are great for people who want to get into either classical or Latin/jazz. What is the Bible? by Rob Bell. I much prefer Bell in audiobook form, where his engaging…

  May 18, 2019

  Books, Film, Music

  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Avengers, Cal Newport, media of the moment, Rob Bell, The Wire