![]() ![]() She cut me off and told me she could give me a gift that would solve that guilt right now. Edith Eger I felt guilty about someone I had lost touch with and only recently reconnected with. The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. If you haven’t read Marcus Aurelius or if you have…you should read this book and then read it again. There’s a reason this book has endured now for almost twenty centuries ( here are some lessons from me having read Meditations more than 100 times). That’s the amazing thing about reading Marcus-whichever translation you go with-year after year, he feels both incredibly timely and incredibly timeless. ![]() Since my 16-year-old (nearly) completely marked-up copy was starting to get a little worse for wear, I created a premium edition designed to stand the test of time, just like the content inside. More recently, I had a similar experience. Marcus, like Heraclitus, believed we never step in the same river twice. I’m a champion of the Gregory Hays translation but reading a new translation of a book you’ve read (or love) is a great way to see the same ideas from a new angle…or find new ideas you missed on the previous go-arounds. I recommend pairing this book with Robert Greene’s Mastery… both are classics in my eyes.įor this piece last year, I recommended this new annotated edition by Robin Waterfield. Those who are relying exclusively on one industry or company or job are the most vulnerable. Having range also makes you more resilient in a recession. I have always seen myself as a multi-hyphenate and believe my books have benefited from the experiences, interests, and occupations I’ve had. ![]() It opens with the contrasting careers of Roger Federer and Tiger Woods, one a specialist from an early age, the other a generalist (who seemed to have a much more pleasant childhood and life), but both became great. He was consistent in encouraging me to extend my range! I loved this book when it came out, and have often told people I think it’s a parenting book in disguise. I was very glad to have him out to interview about the book too, ( which you can listen to here).ĭavid was one of my few author friends who did not discourage me from opening a bookstore. (In a word, he’s also talking about discipline). You don’t have to be perfect, but you do have to show up. If you want to write a book, put your ass in the chair. If you want to have a great relationship with your kids, get your ass down on the floor where they’re playing. If you want to get in shape, put your ass in the gym. I love the title so much because it’s the perfect advice for nearly every difficult thing. Well, on this book I just started, I changed it up a little because I got an early copy of Pressfield’s new book, Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be. Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants To Be by Steven Pressfieldīefore I start any book project, I take a few hours and re-read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, maybe the greatest book ever written on the creative process. With that in mind, here are 12 books-some new, some old-that will help you meet the goals that matter for 2023, that will help you live better and be better. Why wouldn’t you avail yourself of this wisdom? Books are a tradition that stretches back thousands of years and stretches forward to today, where people are still publishing distillations of countless hours of hard thinking on hard topics. They help you think more clearly, be kinder, see the bigger picture, and improve at the things that matter to you. What are you going to do about it? Will you be ready for it? Can you handle it?īooks are an investment in yourself-investments that come in many forms: novels, nonfiction, how-to, poetry, classics, biographies. “I’m saying it helps.”Ģ023 stands before us promising nothing but the same difficulties and opportunities that last year and every year before it promised. “I’m not saying that you have to be a reader to save your soul in the modern world,” he said. One of my favorite quotes-enough that I have it inscribed on the wall across the back of my bookstore-comes from the novelist Walter Mosley. But 2022, like all years, reminded us that the same things keep happening, that world events continue on in their own unpredictable way and that in the end, we control very little but our own actions and opinions. It’d be wonderful if a new year magically marked a new beginning.
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