Tag: Books
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The 2015 Book Project: Abandoning Ship
I set out in 2015 to read with more intention; to read less in order to make more space for writing. I created a framework for this intentional reading with The 2015 Book Project, and it served me well for the first few of months of the year, but the last couple of months it…
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Story in Review: Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin
Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin is one of two books I had to read for the writer’s workshop that I joined this spring. We read it a couple of weeks ago, but we had our last meeting this past Monday, and I finally have time to sit down and write about this gem…
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Story in Review: Essentialism by Greg McKeown
“Essentialism isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done.” In my constant quest to simplify life, I stumbled upon Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. McKeown posits that if we invest ourselves in fewer things, we make better progress on the things that matter most. He…