Time to read: 5 minutes I read a lot of good books in 2023. In total, I read 80 books, and I would say that 72 of them were good, which makes for a 90% hit rate. Amongst the 80 books then, there were some that I felt were truly wonderful, for a variety of reasons. These are the ones […] continue reading »
Category: Books
I love books. They teach me things, help me escape and experience new circumstances. I adore them and I read a LOT. I don’t review most of the books I read, but I do post them on pinterest (one board for each year of reading) and the ones I’d recommend to anyone can be found on this board here: books worth reading on pinterest
Books of 2022 – The highlights
Time to read: 5 minutes In 2022 I read 62 books. Well, I finished 62 of them. I know this because I track what I read on goodreads. This is my shelf from 2022. Out of 62, I think it would be fair to mention 10% that were worthwhile. Anything less and I will be ignoring some really good books […] continue reading »
Best books of 2020
Time to read: 5 minutes What is good How do you decide what makes a book good, or even the best? I use a simple litmus test. If I want to give it as a gift, or recommend it for a read, then it’s worth something. If a few months later I forget, what it was it even said, then […] continue reading »
8 UX “must reads” (the books)
Time to read: 7 minutes I’m often asked about what I use as a design reference. And as the question has been coming up more and more often, I thought it’d be good to try and write up an answer. This answer will be in multiple parts. In the first part, I listed a few NN Group articles that act […] continue reading »
5 UX “must reads” (cheatsheets edition)
Time to read: 3 minutes I’m often asked about what I use as a design reference. And I have asked that question of people over time too. It’s how you learn, when your discipline does not yet have textbooks… Sadly, I’ve seldom gotten a useful answer, as far as I can remember… so I thought that it would be nice […] continue reading »
13 ways to detox your brain
Time to read: 7 minutes One of the biggest perks of freelancing is that I get compulsory free time in between projects. One of the biggest downsides of freelancing is that I get compulsory free time in between projects. I used to have my anxiety shoot through the roof at that time… “will I find something else?” “When?” “Who will […] continue reading »
Books of 2016
Time to read: 4 minutes In 2016, I discovered goodreads again (I signed up for it in 2012), and found their “book challenge” section, which I promptly set up with a goal of 30 books. Turns out, 2016 was a good year for books! We got new bookcases to make ours happy. Our books are happier and we are happier! […] continue reading »
7 books I would re-read from my 2014 bookshelf
Time to read: < 1 minute When you take advantage of every opportunity to whip out a kindle rather than a mobile phone, you end up reading a decent amount. In 2014, I read 31 books. You’ll need to scroll inside the box below to see them all. The white frame contains links to my books collection which I curate on […] continue reading »
my prep for “cheating” in NaNoWriMo 2014
Time to read: 4 minutes I have participated in NaNoWriMo since first discovering it the early 2ks. I have managed to “win” (write 50’000 words in 30 days) ONCE. It is a daunting challenge of quantity over quality. And this year I am planning to cheat. I will write essays instead of a Novel, and below I share the topics […] continue reading »
I promise not to read…
Time to read: 2 minutes I read a lot. I am always reading. Street signs, menus, books on the tube, magazines with my coffee, newspaper headlines as i pass a newsstand. I am a reader. My favourite escape and one of my favourite pastimes in life is to expose my brain to new experiences, information, emotions and ideas, using books. […] continue reading »