[{"content":"Lately, I’ve been questioning the way I consume knowledge.\nMost days, I skim articles, listen to podcasts, and sometimes watch a YouTube video promising some new insight. Maybe it is a fresh take on productivity, a summary of a book I probably will not get around to reading, or an analysis of an economic trend that may or may not matter to my actual life. It feels productive. It feels like learning.\nBut is it? More importantly, does this constant trickle of information actually contribute to a good life?\nAt its core, the pursuit of knowledge is deeply human. Socrates argued that the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing, which pushes toward humility and curiosity. Francis Bacon went a step further and claimed that knowledge itself is power, implying that understanding the world allows us to shape it. For a long time, I largely bought into that idea, that more knowledge naturally leads to a better, richer, more fulfilled life.\nTo some degree, I still think that is true.\nBut the more I consume an endless stream of information, the more I wonder whether I am actually learning anything meaningful. Worse, I feel the pressure of not having enough time. Not enough time to read all the books I want to read. Not enough time to study history the way it deserves. Not enough time to sit with the ideas that I know would actually stretch me. Human knowledge is vast, and I am constantly aware of how little of it I will ever grasp.\nThat is where the struggle starts.\nI am deeply curious. I want to learn about all sorts of things, all the time. I want to understand the rise and fall of civilizations, economic systems, physics, philosophy, and history. If I could, I would happily spend a lifetime pulling on those threads and seeing where they go.\nI’m still waiting on the lottery to hit so I can spend the rest of my life doing exactly that.\nBut I can’t.\nThere is not enough time, and that realization bothers me more than I would like to admit.\nMaybe this is my version of the abyss. Not some dramatic existential void, but the simple, frustrating fact that I will never know everything I want to know. The books I do not read will always outnumber the ones I do. For every period of history I study, there are a hundred more left untouched.\nSo how do I make peace with that? How do I orient my time so I am learning in a meaningful way rather than just consuming endlessly?\nI think the answer has something to do with structure.\nIf time is finite and curiosity is effectively infinite, then what matters is how I direct my attention. I do not want to just be informed. I want to be changed by what I learn. The reality of limited time means I need to be more deliberate.\nThat raises another question though. Does the knowledge I pursue actually align with the parts of life I most care about?\nA while back, I heard Tim Ferriss use an analogy about thinking of priorities like the chambers of a revolver. The image stuck with me. It captures the fact that we can only hold a limited number of core focuses at once, but each one is ready when it is needed.\nResearch suggests most people can actively manage about 3 to 5 major life focuses before effectiveness starts to break down. I stretched that a bit, because of course I did, and landed on six:\nRelationships Job (Water/Wastewater Engineering) Financial Independence Natural State Run Club Flying Systems Thinking and Decision-Making\nSome of these have been stable for a while. Others shift in intensity depending on the season.\nRecently, I realized that Real Estate was not actually a core focus for me. It was really just one tool in service of Financial Independence. I enjoy some parts of it, especially the problem-solving and the physical work, but I do not feel much desire to keep repeating the same kinds of projects over and over. I especially do not enjoy the management side. What still interests me are the more unique pieces: efficient buildings, unusual locations, and development ideas I have not tried before. Otherwise, I would rather outsource the repetitive or boring parts when possible.\nThat shift helped clarify things. Financial Independence belongs on the list. Real estate does not. And Systems Thinking and Decision-Making earned its place too. Financial independence creates freedom. Systems thinking ties together a lot of how I already like to move through the world, whether in investing, running, flying, or just making better choices.\nEven within these six, there is plenty to explore.\nFlying could mean refining my piloting skills, learning different aircraft and airports, or digging into aviation history.\nRunning could mean coaching, fueling for endurance, or sports psychology.\nSystems Thinking and Decision-Making could mean forecasting, Brier scoring, investment models, and decision frameworks.\nThere is no shortage of depth available even within the things that already matter to me.\nAnd that may be the point.\nIf I chase everything at once, I risk learning nothing deeply. So maybe the answer is not reducing curiosity. Maybe it is aiming curiosity more carefully.\nA few thoughts keep surfacing for me.\nFirst, I should prioritize depth over breadth within the areas that actually matter most. If I have identified six major focuses, why am I spending so much time consuming random information that, while interesting, does not meaningfully connect to any of them? I could structure my learning around the things I actually want my life to be about.\nSecond, entertainment is fine, but I should not pretend it is education. I like being entertained. I like good stories, good films, and light reading. There is nothing wrong with that. But I do need to be honest with myself when something is merely interesting or enjoyable rather than meaningfully formative.\nA documentary can feel educational, but if I do not reflect on it, discuss it, or connect it to anything deeper, then maybe it was just entertainment with better branding.\nA podcast can give me an overview of a historical event, but if I really want understanding, the overview is only a starting point.\nNot everything has to be serious or useful. But I do want to stop giving myself too much credit for passive consumption.\nThird, I need more reflection and application. Deep learning does not happen only when I take information in. It happens when I wrestle with it. Writing about an idea, discussing it, teaching it, applying it, or even letting it challenge something I previously believed. That is where knowledge starts becoming part of me rather than just passing through.\nFourth, I probably need to accept that I cannot know everything and stop acting like I might somehow pull it off if I optimize hard enough. This is the hardest one. I am going to die with unread books, unanswered questions, and entire fields of knowledge barely touched. That is not a personal failure. That is just part of being human.\nI think that is the tension I keep coming back to. I do not need to stop consuming knowledge. I just need to be more intentional about it.\nDoes this information contribute to one of my six key focuses?\nIf something keeps pulling at me from outside those six, is that a sign that the list itself should change?\nWhat is worth engaging with deeply?\nWhat is just noise?\nWhere am I mistaking entertainment for education?\nI do not have a final answer. But I am increasingly convinced that knowledge, by itself, does not guarantee a good life. What matters more is what I do with it, how I integrate it, and whether it actually changes the way I live.\nMaybe the better path is not more input. Maybe it is less, but deeper. Less grazing. More digestion. Less chasing every interesting thing. More returning, again and again, to the few things that matter most.\n","permalink":"https://incrementally.work/posts/first-post/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eLately, I’ve been questioning the way I consume knowledge.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost days, I skim articles, listen to podcasts, and sometimes watch a YouTube video promising some new insight. Maybe it is a fresh take on productivity, a summary of a book I probably will not get around to reading, or an analysis of an economic trend that may or may not matter to my actual life. It feels productive. It feels like learning.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Infinite Curiosity vs Finite Time"},{"content":"Rules for Life / Life Philosophy Introduction The intent of this document is to write down what my values, thoughts and beliefs are so that I have a physical document to refer to. This will allow me to update over time as well as see how true to my values I am living.\nRules Don\u0026rsquo;t get greedy / Be grateful Try to eat a veggie with every meal. Philosophy / Mission 1. Adventure Near and Far with Others and Alone\nExcitement is a key aspect to my values. This can look very stereotypical (think trampoline park, Silver Dollar City, skiing etc) but adventure and excitement can also be the less glamorous things like starting a compost pile, doing yard work, or researching subjects.\n2. Make the World Better within your Circle\nWork\nDo high quality work that you are proud to give to the municipalities we\u0026rsquo;re serving Do my best to understand our clients, what their needs are and to make them feel heard and understood Serve my coworkers by making the place they spend the majority of their time the best experience I can provide Being helpful to them both with projects and in their real life Creating opportunities to bond and know each other better. A lot of times this will end up pushing people to and beyond their perceived limits Pushing for the highest benefits we can receive Pushing others to the above values Business\nProviding high quality housing to those in NWA, including repairing old houses and building new Achieving financial independence Service\nSpend time serving my local and global community with my time and money Currently saving for an endowed scholarship at NWACC Currently giving $12/mo to Khan Academy and looking for others Community\nDevelop a core group of people that you can be your full self with This group would have good boundaries Be emotionally healthy or making active strides towards health Can weather hard things and be in hard situations They would be close enough to you that they could be called out for lack of the above, and equally would call you out if any of the above values are lacking in you You will have good boundaries with them. If they cannot or are unwilling to be the friends you need you will pull back until they are ready. You will not fall victim to the sunk cost fallacy of friendships. You will be there for others even when it is inconvenient. You will develop safe spaces for others to be themselves fully. You will maintain the mindset of a student and will always be working on your relationships via practice, therapy, books, and you will call others to those values. 3. Health (still developing)\nBooks read: Lifespan: Why We Age\nAvoid gene damage (sunscreen, avoid nitrates etc) Be hungry Get cold/hot Exercise 4. Ongoing Pursuit of Knowledge (still developing)\n\u0026ldquo;Knowledge makes men gentle; reason leads to humanity; but prejudices can only be eradicated by both these dispositions.\u0026rdquo; — Montesquieu\n\u0026ldquo;The unexamined life is not worth living.\u0026rdquo; — Socrates\n5. Optimization and Efficiency (still developing)\nI generally gravitate toward this concept. Still working out why and to what degree it should play a role in my life.\nVersion 1.4 — Last updated: March 2026. This is a living document.\n","permalink":"https://incrementally.work/about/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"rules-for-life--life-philosophy\"\u003eRules for Life / Life Philosophy\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"introduction\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe intent of this document is to write down what my values, thoughts and beliefs are so that I have a physical document to refer to. This will allow me to update over time as well as see how true to my values I am living.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"rules\"\u003eRules\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon\u0026rsquo;t get greedy / Be grateful\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTry to eat a veggie with every meal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"philosophy--mission\"\u003ePhilosophy / Mission\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Adventure Near and Far with Others and Alone\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","title":"About"},{"content":"Some of my favorite reads from the last decade, in no particular order.\nFiction Fantasy Warbreaker — Brandon Sanderson Tress of the Emerald Sea — Brandon Sanderson Mistborn Series — Brandon Sanderson The Inheritance Cycle — Christopher Paolini Arc of the Scythe Series — Neal Shusterman The Five Kingdoms Series — Brandon Mull Pendragon Series — D.J. MacHale The Brotherband Chronicles — John Flanagan Rot and Ruin Series — Jonathan Maberry Sci-Fi The Three-Body Problem — Cixin Liu Ender's Game — Orson Scott Card Speaker for the Dead — Orson Scott Card Hyperion — Dan Simmons Seveneves — Neal Stephenson Recursion — Blake Crouch Ready Player One — Ernest Cline Cloud Atlas — David Mitchell Red Rising Series — Pierce Brown Other Demon Copperhead — Barbara Kingsolver Trust — Hernan Diaz The Goldfinch — Donna Tartt Water for Elephants — Sara Gruen East of Eden — John Steinbeck The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre Dumas The Old Man and the Sea — Ernest Hemingway Atlas Shrugged — Ayn Rand The Green Mile — Stephen King Roma Series — Steven Saylor The Nightingale — Kristin Hannah A Gentleman in Moscow — Amor Towles Nonfiction Decision Making / Systems Superforecasting — Philip Tetlock Thinking in Bets — Annie Duke Quit — Annie Duke Same as Ever — Morgan Housel The Black Swan — Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Drunkard's Walk — Leonard Mlodinow The Scout Mindset — Julia Galef How Asia Really Works — Joe Studwell How the World Really Works — Vaclav Smil The End of the World Is Just the Beginning — Peter Zeihan Saving Capitalism — Robert Reich Sapiens — Yuval Noah Harari Philosophy / Ethics Ethics: A Very Short Introduction — Simon Blackburn The Consolations of Philosophy — Alain de Botton How to Be Perfect — Michael Schur Four Thousand Weeks — Oliver Burkeman Everything is F*cked — Mark Manson What We Owe the Future — William MacAskill The Course of Love — Alain de Botton Psychology / Human Nature The Righteous Mind — Jonathan Haidt I Don't Want to Talk About It — Terrence Real Mating in Captivity — Esther Perel Thinking Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman Maybe You Should Talk to Someone — Lori Gottlieb The Coddling of the American Mind — Jonathan Haidt How to Be Miserable — Randy Paterson History / Society The Splendid and the Vile — Erik Larson Destiny and Power — Jon Meacham Jesus and John Wayne — Kristin Kobes Du Mez Under the Banner of Heaven — Jon Krakauer In the Garden of Beasts — Erik Larson Enlightenment Now — Steven Pinker The Warmth of Other Suns — Isabel Wilkerson Energy: A Human History — Richard Rhodes Biography / Memoir Shoe Dog — Phil Knight Titan — Ron Chernow Greenlights — Matthew McConaughey The Spy and the Traitor — Ben Macintyre Undaunted Courage — Stephen Ambrose Into Thin Air — Jon Krakauer The Agony and the Ecstasy — Irving Stone Money / Finance The Psychology of Money — Morgan Housel The Algebra of Wealth — Scott Galloway Die With Zero — Bill Perkins I Will Teach You to Be Rich — Ramit Sethi Rich Dad Poor Dad — Robert Kiyosaki Scale — Geoffrey West Self Improvement Atomic Habits — James Clear The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck — Mark Manson Boundaries — John Townsend What's Mine Is Yours — Rachel Botsman Moral Ambition — Rutger Bregman Other The Art of Gathering — Priya Parker Astonishments — Mary Oliver ","permalink":"https://incrementally.work/books/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eSome of my favorite reads from the last decade, in no particular order.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.book-grid { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 2rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }\n.book-col { flex: 1; min-width: 220px; }\n.book-section h2 { font-size: 1.1em; border-bottom: 1px solid #000; padding-bottom: 4px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 2rem; }\n.book-section h3 { font-size: 0.85em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.05em; color: #444; margin: 1rem 0 0.25rem 0; }\n.book-section ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 1.8em; }\n.book-section ul li span { color: #888; }\n\u003c/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFiction\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-col\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFantasy\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarbreaker \u003cspan\u003e— Brandon Sanderson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTress of the Emerald Sea \u003cspan\u003e— Brandon Sanderson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMistborn Series \u003cspan\u003e— Brandon Sanderson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Inheritance Cycle \u003cspan\u003e— Christopher Paolini\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArc of the Scythe Series \u003cspan\u003e— Neal Shusterman\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Five Kingdoms Series \u003cspan\u003e— Brandon Mull\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePendragon Series \u003cspan\u003e— D.J. MacHale\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Brotherband Chronicles \u003cspan\u003e— John Flanagan\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRot and Ruin Series \u003cspan\u003e— Jonathan Maberry\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-col\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSci-Fi\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Three-Body Problem \u003cspan\u003e— Cixin Liu\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnder's Game \u003cspan\u003e— Orson Scott Card\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker for the Dead \u003cspan\u003e— Orson Scott Card\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHyperion \u003cspan\u003e— Dan Simmons\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveneves \u003cspan\u003e— Neal Stephenson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecursion \u003cspan\u003e— Blake Crouch\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady Player One \u003cspan\u003e— Ernest Cline\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloud Atlas \u003cspan\u003e— David Mitchell\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Rising Series \u003cspan\u003e— Pierce Brown\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-col\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemon Copperhead \u003cspan\u003e— Barbara Kingsolver\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrust \u003cspan\u003e— Hernan Diaz\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Goldfinch \u003cspan\u003e— Donna Tartt\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater for Elephants \u003cspan\u003e— Sara Gruen\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast of Eden \u003cspan\u003e— John Steinbeck\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo \u003cspan\u003e— Alexandre Dumas\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea \u003cspan\u003e— Ernest Hemingway\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlas Shrugged \u003cspan\u003e— Ayn Rand\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Green Mile \u003cspan\u003e— Stephen King\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoma Series \u003cspan\u003e— Steven Saylor\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nightingale \u003cspan\u003e— Kristin Hannah\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Gentleman in Moscow \u003cspan\u003e— Amor Towles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNonfiction\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-col\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDecision Making / Systems\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperforecasting \u003cspan\u003e— Philip Tetlock\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThinking in Bets \u003cspan\u003e— Annie Duke\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuit \u003cspan\u003e— Annie Duke\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame as Ever \u003cspan\u003e— Morgan Housel\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Black Swan \u003cspan\u003e— Nassim Nicholas Taleb\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Drunkard's Walk \u003cspan\u003e— Leonard Mlodinow\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scout Mindset \u003cspan\u003e— Julia Galef\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Asia Really Works \u003cspan\u003e— Joe Studwell\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the World Really Works \u003cspan\u003e— Vaclav Smil\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe End of the World Is Just the Beginning \u003cspan\u003e— Peter Zeihan\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving Capitalism \u003cspan\u003e— Robert Reich\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSapiens \u003cspan\u003e— Yuval Noah Harari\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-col\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePhilosophy / Ethics\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthics: A Very Short Introduction \u003cspan\u003e— Simon Blackburn\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Consolations of Philosophy \u003cspan\u003e— Alain de Botton\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Be Perfect \u003cspan\u003e— Michael Schur\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour Thousand Weeks \u003cspan\u003e— Oliver Burkeman\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEverything is F*cked \u003cspan\u003e— Mark Manson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat We Owe the Future \u003cspan\u003e— William MacAskill\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Course of Love \u003cspan\u003e— Alain de Botton\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePsychology / Human Nature\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Righteous Mind \u003cspan\u003e— Jonathan Haidt\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Want to Talk About It \u003cspan\u003e— Terrence Real\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMating in Captivity \u003cspan\u003e— Esther Perel\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThinking Fast and Slow \u003cspan\u003e— Daniel Kahneman\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaybe You Should Talk to Someone \u003cspan\u003e— Lori Gottlieb\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coddling of the American Mind \u003cspan\u003e— Jonathan Haidt\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Be Miserable \u003cspan\u003e— Randy Paterson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-col\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory / Society\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Splendid and the Vile \u003cspan\u003e— Erik Larson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestiny and Power \u003cspan\u003e— Jon Meacham\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesus and John Wayne \u003cspan\u003e— Kristin Kobes Du Mez\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnder the Banner of Heaven \u003cspan\u003e— Jon Krakauer\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Garden of Beasts \u003cspan\u003e— Erik Larson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnlightenment Now \u003cspan\u003e— Steven Pinker\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Warmth of Other Suns \u003cspan\u003e— Isabel Wilkerson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy: A Human History \u003cspan\u003e— Richard Rhodes\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBiography / Memoir\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoe Dog \u003cspan\u003e— Phil Knight\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitan \u003cspan\u003e— Ron Chernow\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreenlights \u003cspan\u003e— Matthew McConaughey\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Spy and the Traitor \u003cspan\u003e— Ben Macintyre\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUndaunted Courage \u003cspan\u003e— Stephen Ambrose\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInto Thin Air \u003cspan\u003e— Jon Krakauer\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Agony and the Ecstasy \u003cspan\u003e— Irving Stone\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-col\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMoney / Finance\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Psychology of Money \u003cspan\u003e— Morgan Housel\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Algebra of Wealth \u003cspan\u003e— Scott Galloway\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie With Zero \u003cspan\u003e— Bill Perkins\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Will Teach You to Be Rich \u003cspan\u003e— Ramit Sethi\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich Dad Poor Dad \u003cspan\u003e— Robert Kiyosaki\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale \u003cspan\u003e— Geoffrey West\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelf Improvement\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtomic Habits \u003cspan\u003e— James Clear\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck \u003cspan\u003e— Mark Manson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoundaries \u003cspan\u003e— John Townsend\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's Mine Is Yours \u003cspan\u003e— Rachel Botsman\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoral Ambition \u003cspan\u003e— Rutger Bregman\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Art of Gathering \u003cspan\u003e— Priya Parker\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAstonishments \u003cspan\u003e— Mary Oliver\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","title":"Books"}]