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