Books to Reignite Energy When You're Burned Out
Read these books if you are feeling burned out. All books are available at the paintedporchbookshop
Fiction Serves as Refuge From Digital Overload
Oh, my. 'There are readers–I count myself among them–who turn to fiction as an antidote to the digital din of everyday life. Just seeing the word “app” on a page is rage-inducing.' Transcription by Ben Lerner review–a stunning exploration of technology...
Essential Lifestyle Medicine Handbook for Health Professionals
Here's a lifestyle medicine book for anyone interested in the research and guidelines around healthy living, specifically exercise, nutrition, stress management, sleep, social connection+avoidance of risky substances. I co-authored it with the two Presidents of the Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group...
Year's Top Reads: War, Exploration, and Atomic History
Reading's fun recap of my favorite books this year so far, featuring WWI trenches, WWII bombers, Columbus, Magellan, and nukes https://t.co/RUBofa98FX
Me
Margaret Mead and James Baldwin's forgotten, prophetic conversation about reimagining democracy for a post-consumerist age https://t.co/6kZgn33NZP
Japanese Art Captures Christianity Better than Many Western Works
Since this English-Japanese Twitter cambrian exchange is happening around Easter, I feel I should point out that Japan has produced the two fictional works that I think most understand Christianity: the novel "Silence" by Shusaku Endo and the film "Tokyo...
90-Day AI Blueprint: Executives' Action Plan
My dear friend and former Altimeter Group partner @CharleneLi and co-author Dr. Katia Walsh, one of the world's first chief AI officers, have a new book out. 🙌 This might be the book executives and boards didn't know they need until...
All-Time Favorite Wisdom + 52% Off My Book
Leave a 💙 if these all time favorites resonate. Which slide is for you? Credit from the first slide onward: @drmarkhyman @thirdeyethoughts @case.kenny @scottdclary @thirdeyethoughts @the.alchemist @the.alchemist @adamgrant @wordsarevibrations @markmanson @yung_pueblo @yung_pueblo Comment “read” and I’ll send you a limited time 52%...
Tom Hanks' Ninth Commandment Shocks Dollarama Reader
I found a book at Dollarama. It has ten commandments distilled from Tom Hanks’s life. The ninth one… stopped me cold. This week’s Lantern: https://t.co/X3J4fdURVD https://t.co/1lwSUSZut8
The One Book for Every Slightly Weird Person
This is the book for every slightly weird person you know. That means every person you know.
Deadlines Spark Discovery: Constraints Fuel Innovation
The story of Mendeleev discovering the periodic table in a dream is completely false, and the truth is far more useful. He didn't need the freedom of a dream, he needed a deadline. A tight book contract forced him to...
This Year's Top Picks: Hilariously Honest Kids' Books
This year's list: The Going to Bed Book The Potty Book for Boys Who Pooped on Me?
Samagerie Recommends Great Books at Painted Porch
samagerie has great book recs if anyone needs any. All books availabe at the paintedporchbookshop
Choose POV
An author on TikTok asked me which POV in fiction is more marketable. I responded that the POV needs to fit the book, and it needs to be done well no matter which one you choose. This whole question of...
10 Wealth Lessons That Distinguish the Rich
I Read 100 Wealth Books: These 10 Lessons Separate The Rich People From Everyone Else https://t.co/krRorUYDnW
The Elsewhere Express: A Beautiful Story That Lingers
Finished reading+listening to The Elsewhere Express. It’s a gorgeous book & a gorgeous story. I miss it already…
China Book Review Announces 2025 Nonfiction Shortlist
China Book Review's shortlist for the 2025 Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Book on China https://t.co/08lsjdMCVJ
Great Writing Finds Detail, Empathy, and Real Problem‑Solving
My favorite quotes from this interview with Wright Thompson: - Profiles are about figuring out what is a central complication of somebody's life and how, on a daily basis, they go about solving it. - “A great detail will do the...
How Dying Mothers Sparked Handwashing and Frankenstein’s Romance
Dying mothers, the birth of handwashing, and the bittersweet true love story behind Frankenstein https://t.co/cZpyMC8mmY
Steal, Improve, and Learn From Hemingway’s Advice
"In any art you're allowed to steal anything if you can make it better." Hemingways advice on writing, ambition, and his reading list of essential books for aspiring writers: https://t.co/NGKYFHnQDr
Cultivate and Polish Your Unique Authorial Voice
The ideal scenario is to find/develop your own authorial voice, and then refine it to make it the cleanest, optimal form of your style that you can.
Essential Reads to Master and Streamline Any System
Here are 8 books that'll fix your systems: Traction The Goal Clockwork Built to Sell The E-Myth Who Not How Work the System The Checklist Manifesto The Notion Beginner Manual What did I miss?
Join Me at Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival Reading The Body In The Mobile Library
Book now for my appearance at the Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival on Tuesday May 5th at 7:30pm - reading from my short fiction collection The Body In The Mobile Library @twlitfest https://t.co/OsLY0KADZA
Read John Scalzi's Redshirts—A Must‑Read for Twitter Fans
LoL. If you haven't yet read Redshirts by John Scalzi (who used to post on Twitter but left) you should.
Delight as Resistance: Berry’s Path to Sanity
The measure of a rich life – Wendell Berry on delight as a force of resistance and the key to felicitous sanity during hardship https://t.co/F1GzTNXgcR
Five Life‑Changing Books That Arrived Just In Time
RT @JoeContrera Over the course of my life I have read and been influenced by a great many books. It always seemed like the perfect book appeared when I needed to read it the most. Here's my list of five transformative...
Success Comes From Writing Relentlessly, No Matter What
Keep writing. Even when it’s hard. Keep writing through the self-doubt. Through the waning motivation. Through the publishing disappointments. Through the bad reviews. The authors who succeed in this difficult business know that perseverance and consistency matter more than anything else. They continue...
Stan's Classic Book: Essential Guide to Trend Analysis
Good rules from my good friend Stan the Man. I just spoke with him the other day. Stan is a national treasure. He calls me his "brother from another mother." If you haven't read his book, it's a classic...
Signed 2,000 Bookplates, Copies Available at B&N
BTS of me signing bookplates for The Meaning Of Your Life. I had to sign 2000 of these things. Luckily, Penguin attached them to the books without any extra effort on my behalf. I did write the book, after all. Signed copies...
Don't Police Everyday Writing While Protecting Artistic Creators
No one is asking poets and novelists to give that up for AI. Yet they seem determined to limit how other people write. Just leave others to do the practical, everyday writing for communications with help from AI. Stop the...
Discovering Feynman's Legendary Impact Through Science Perspective
Wow after reading so much Feynman from a science pov i had never come across this. He truly was a legendary human in every way.
Penguin Random House Sues OpenAI for Copying Children's Books
Another AI lawsuit, this time for OpenAI (again) -> Penguin Random House sues OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging its LLM "memorized" a popular German children's book series and can reproduce the content "In response to the prompt “Can you write a...
Welty: Embrace Time's Nonlinear Path to Writing Self
Eudora Welty on writing, time, and embracing the nonlinearity of how we become who we are https://t.co/bvP6qKs3mh
Master Your Systems, Improve 1% Daily
Atomic Habits is the kind of book worth reading more than just once. One of its most profound lines:‘You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here are 7 rules to...
French Biography Reexamines Mao’s Successor, Hua Guofeng
China Books Review has an interesting review of a recent French biography of Hua Guofeng, Mao's successor.
Top 10 Must-Read Books on Mission, Margin, Machine
Mission, Margin, and Machine: My Top 10 Recent Reads by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/pqb6CKGh3j @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #Marketing #Leadership #Books #Strategy #Culture #Reading #ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI https://t.co/43AOGZfbq7
Freedom of Money Launches Next Week; E‑books Pre‑order Now
Update on my book Freedom of Money. The launch is set for next week. Unless the editors pull me in for one more round 😂 E-books are now available for pre-order. English 👉 https://t.co/UxgYxYJ3NF Traditional Chinese 👉 https://t.co/ItFd8FEyuK The English physical book will also...
Parfit
Reading the philosophy classic "Reasons and Persons" by Derek Parfit. The introduction is so based: https://t.co/vfOoipZehp
Surviving Abuse: My Unfiltered Story of Escape
Nobody talks about what it actually feels like to grow up in an abusive home. The fear every time you hear footsteps. The way you learn to read a room before you even walk in. The night I ran for my life at...
Writing Demands Discipline, Audience Focus, Not Formulas
The standout quotes from this interview: 1) "If you write a book and nobody reads it, have you written a book? You’ve got to include the audience in the calculation." 2) "I’m pretty sure that writing is not teachable." 3) "Anything worthy, anything...
Tolstoy Confronts Truth Head‑On, Echoing Russian Literary Quest
“Most Russian writers have been tremendously interested in Truth’s exact whereabouts and essential properties. Tolstoy marched straight at it, head bent and fists clenched.” —Nabokov
Excited for Roxane Gay & Channing Tatum's Whimsical Romance
I am actually so excited for Roxane Gay and Channing Tatum to write a romance together. That sounds so fun. I love when celebrities are whimsical.
Emma Grede Hints Exciting New Book Is Coming
When @emmagrede says “send me your address,” you know that something dope is inbound. Excited to read her new book Start With Yourself.
A Soulful Illustrated Anatomy of Grief
For anyone who has lost a loved one, an uncommonly soulful illustrated anatomy of loss https://t.co/AuEnV3Yq3I
Corporate IP Buzzwords Reveal Desperation, Not Innovation
It feels like we're getting one of these press releases every other day. I get it. The let's 'leverage IP' corporate lingo is bounced around so often I imagine publishers are thinking WOW WE COULD GET RICH. But there's something...
The Real Peaceful Bull Behind Ferdinand’s Story
On #InternationalChildrensBookDay, the bittersweet true story of the real-life peaceful bull who inspired Ferdinand https://t.co/Bvbznp3ckb
April Book Club Tackles Black Single Mother Narrative
It's April and this month, my book club is reading Black. Single. Mother. by @jamilahlemieux. You can follow along with us and here's the introductory post: https://audacity.substack.com/p/introducing-black-single-mother
Ditch “Bookworm”—Embrace the Fierce “Bookbeast”
We need to rebrand the term bookworm. It sounds weak and lame. Don't be a bookworm. Be a bookbeast or a bookbaddie.
Thankful for Your Support as My Book Launches
It’s been an incredibly busy few weeks, and I’m so grateful to all of you for your support and for the book being out. https://t.co/ZqaqGESsvz
Statecraft Offers a Therapeutic Roadmap for Chaotic Times
"While Statecraft is a detailed, often surgical, book, its overall effect is therapeutic. Reading it one can start to imagine a road map through the crazy car crashes of the post-rules-based world" @peterpomeranzev for the @spectator: https://t.co/YvXDUkJty0