This was a year with some marked life shifts that were followed closely by priority shifts. Consequently, my book count was down somewhat compared to 2022 and 2021. I make this observation entirely without regret, as the year was full of enriching experiences that took place beyond printed pages.
All of the Books I Read In 2022
“2022 was a year of growth for me. I learned a great deal about myself and cemented these lessons through personal reflection and reading the voices of others. I have a tendency to ready several books at a time and started dozens of books last year, some of which I am still working on and many of which I will likely never pick up again…”
When Life Has Other Plans
“I am not telling this story to solicit pity or tout my past achievements. I am telling this story to illustrate that even when everything seems to be going right, even when everything is going exactly as planned, even when you control and optimize as much as you possibly can…”
The 23 Books I Read At 23
When I turned 23 last year, I made it a goal to read 23 books before turning 24. These are the books I read, along with my attempt at a one-sentence summary and a quote from each…
Dear Dad
“Thank you for teaching me how to learn and showing me what it means to really think; to question my assumptions and be humble about my ignorance…”
Take The Next Best Step
“You can leave the details for later. You can detach yourself from future outcomes and focus only on the process of acting in the short-term. Try to avoid getting so caught up in the details that you paralyze yourself from even starting. It does not matter that you don’t have the whole thing planned out or that you don’t know where you’re going to end up. It’s okay to not see the whole picture—sometimes you have a paint-by-numbers (if you’re lucky), but most of the time you have a blank canvas.”
There Is No Such Thing as “Self-Made”
“I am not a self-made anything, and neither are you. Everything I am and everything I have accomplished or overcome is the result, directly or indirectly, of the collaborative effort of many people…”