Monthly reading lists
I’ve started something new when it comes to reading this year. I’m creating monthly reading lists ahead of time. I’m trying to predict loosely what types of books I would be interested in based on the season. Then I make a rough plan in my future log. This turns each month into some sort of a “theme” or “topic”. For instance January was all about productivity while February is a month for technology.
Each month’s reading list ends up with a maximum of three books. I’m fine with shuffling things around as I feel beforehand. They’re just placeholders until the month is coming up. But as the month kicks off the idea is to stick with the plan. Three books a month is a book a week with time to decompress and reflect at the end. Let’s see how it goes.
Here’s my list for now:
January
- It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried
- Ultralearning by Scott Young
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
February
- 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
- The Social Singularity by Max Borders
- Radical Technologies by Adam Greenfield
March
- Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
- Principles by Ray Dalio
April
- Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
- How To Live by Sarah Bakewell
June
- The Seasons of Life by Jim Rohn
- One Blade of Grass by Henry Shukman
- Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
July
- Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
August
- One Life by Morten Albaek
December
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius