11 Books that influenced me the most in 2023 so far

I have been moving faster than pace to read 100 books in 2023. consuming this much information has changed the way I look at the world. I reflect on the ideas in these books the most. Sometimes the simplest books can have the deepest impacts. I have been keeping a spreadsheet and making NotePD lists of many books I have read. This habit has helped me to retain more and be a more active reader/listener.

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1. Beeple: Everydays, the first 5,000 days

I was blown away by his simple but effective work ethic of completing a project every single day. It paid him dividends. I have done this with note PD and (sometimes very light) exercise. I have also "dabbled" with daily music projects for a month: it is not easy to do something every day for a long period of time but it makes a huge difference.

https://notepd.com/idea/10-things-i-learned-from-beeple-everydays-the-first-5000-days-6e5r2

2. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

https://notepd.com/idea/10-things-i-learned-frombreath-the-new-science-of-a-lost-art-by-james-nestor-57prs

The simple act of breathing through my nose has increased my mental health throughout the day. Breathing through my nose has cleared up congestion that I had assumed was permanent allergies.

3. Write Your Book on the Side How to Write and Publish Your First Nonfiction Kindle Book While Working a Full-Time Job (Even if You Don’t Have a Lot of Time and Don’t Know Where to Start) By Hassan Osman

https://notepd.com/idea/10-things-i-learned-from-write-your-book-on-the-side-how-to-write-and-publish-your-first-nonfiction-kindle-book-while-working-a-full-time-job-even-if-you-dont-have-a-lot-of-time-and-dont-know-where-to-start-by-hassan-osman-c1qld

4. Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

https://notepd.com/idea/10-things-i-learned-from-deaths-of-despair-and-the-future-of-capitalism-by-anne-case-and-angus-deaton-enok1

5. Our 50 State Border Crisis by Howard Buffett

Howard Buffett is doing heroic work to improve the world with help from his father's resources.

https://notepd.com/idea/10-things-i-learned-from-our-50-state-border-crisis-by-howard-buffett-xqon5

6. Clockwater City: Warship's Wrath - Chris Adams (Me!)

I learned a lot by doing this.

https://notepd.com/idea/13-things-i-learned-by-publishing-my-first-book-x1gof

7. Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI by Reid Hoffman

https://notepd.com/idea/10-things-i-learned-from-impromptu-amplifying-our-humanity-through-ai-by-reid-hoffman-with-gpt-4-bsytp

8. "MAKING YOUR LIFE AS AN ARTIST" by Andrew Simonet

https://notepd.com/idea/10-things-i-learned-from-making-your-life-as-an-artist-by-andrew-simonet-62pg9

9. “The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives (Exponential Technology Series)” by Peter H. Diamandis (Author), Steven Kotler (Author)

https://notepd.com/idea/10-things-i-learned-from-the-future-is-faster-than-you-think-how-converging-technologies-are-transforming-business-industries-and-our-lives-exponential-technology-series-by-peter-h-diamandis-author-steven-kotler-author-ln3o1

10. The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian P. Mora

https://notepd.com/idea/11-things-i-learned-from-the-12-week-year-get-more-done-in-12-weeks-than-others-do-in-12-months-by-brian-p-moran-fsbtd

11. "What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography" by Bruce Dickinson

https://notepd.com/idea/12-things-i-learned-from-what-does-this-button-do-an-autobiography-by-bruce-dickinson-ndy37