{"id":2795,"date":"2019-03-03T22:50:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T06:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soleillapierre.ca\/blog\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2019-03-03T22:50:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T06:50:43","slug":"what-ive-been-reading-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.soleillapierre.ca\/blog\/?p=2795","title":{"rendered":"What I’ve been reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Purple Cow<\/a> by Seth Godin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A short, easy read and one of the must-reads if you’re of a mind to start a business. It’s about how to differentiate products and carve out a market for yourself. The two main lessons that stuck for me are “Don’t be boring” and “Safe is risky” – the latter I take to mean avoid complacency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taming Your Gremlin<\/a> by Rick Carson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Possibly the only likely means to beat addictive habits and the thought patterns that lead to self-defeating behavior. It’s a bit hard to internalize though; I expect to re-skim this book every year or two for a refresher. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Effective C#<\/a> by Bill Wagner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Part of my career-related reading plan; I read the first volume a while back and thought I might as well follow up. This book is feeling a little dated now since a lot has changed in C# since it was published, but there’s still quite a bit if useful advice and some interesting tidbits about the language. I added a few things to my style guide as a result of reading this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Think About Exercise<\/a> by Damon Young<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This book was given to me as a gift and it’s a fairly easy read. I’ve been on an exercise regimen for years now, and it was interesting to see how parts of this book parallel my own thinking and parts I disagree with. I find getting out for a walk during the day helps clear my head and get the creativity flowing again, I disagreed with some of the more metaphysical bits about athletic discipline and self-discovery though, but I guess that’s because I have no desire to be an athlete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $100 Startup<\/a> by Chris Guillebeau<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A must-read for anyone who, like me, has toyed with the idea of starting up what the kiddies these days call a “side hustle” to either get some passive income going or maybe eventually become self-employed. It’s really inspiring and motivational, and I’m likely to go back to it for a refresher later. The author also has a podcast on this subject that makes a great listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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