So I had a great day today, one of those days where I get a chance to catch up with myself, and get down to some reading. Getting a better understanding of life (mainly other people’s)…
So I managed to finish off both Delivering Happiness (Hsieh), the book on Zappos, and Let My People Go Surfing (Chouniard), that on Patagonia. Don’t I just love corporate autobiographies? I also made a sizeable dent in The Checklist Manifesto (Gawande) and Walden (Thoreau) (just to read something different).
Field Notes have been on my radar for a long time. Frankly, they just look awesome. The throwback design and quality in which they’re put together is great. All thanks to Draplin Design Co (and Coudal Partners). I almost managed to go to Aaron Draplin’s talk last Tuesday in London (as I imagined it would have been incredible (this was then confirmed)), but I had other plans in the form of a birthday party…
It’s been a long time since I was as obsessed as this about something. In this case it’s Into the Wild. The film, initially, now the Vedder soundtrack, and finally the book by Krakauer.
I guess thanks have to go out to the people who introduced me to such an epic tale and with such forcible suggestion, wanted me to watch the film. Thanks, and wow. This has changed everything. It’s such an enigmatic tale of self discovery, about finding the meaning of life, discovering what it’s all about.
Well after outlining the list of books to read/the ones I’m currently attempting to get time to read, I managed to finish Onward, Howard Schultz’s (of Starbucks fame) second book.
So my recent readings on my Kindle, and my plans for future readings on my Kindle have all currently been strangely in the topic of business-like/entrepreneurial books. Many of them autobiographical in the sense of the business being talked/written about. I find these fascinating, mainly for the inspiration and enthusiasm that they ignite in me. …
I don’t know what it is really, but I’m feeling unnaturally Chrismassy and I know it’s far too early for it. Far far too early! It’s literally just turned November, but something is telling me that it’s Christmas soon or something is giving me that Xmas feeling.
I’ve tried narrowing it down to a few things, and so far my list is pretty short, but it has a few items:
Cupholder win indeed. It turns out that Grande Starbucks cups fit perfectly in my bike water bottle holder. Quelle surprise? Now I can enjoy my Grande Sumatra with sugar-free hazelnut on ice while pedalling…
In other news I’ve just returned from Boston, I have a whole host of awesome new food places to write about. Stay tuned.
