In a normal year I would have posted my RWP summaries every quarter, as I've done since launching this blog in its current form in 2018. However, this is no ordinary year and my reading, writing, and playing schedule got tossed about as one might expect amidst a global pandemic and prolonged school shutdowns. Thus,… Continue reading Read Write Play: 2020
Category: Read Write Play
Read Write Play: Q4 2019
Last quarter I maintained a good mix of all three hobbies. My writing was the big focus, though, although you wouldn't notice it from my blog activity. I'll get to that. On the play front, although I continue to progress on piano, the real story was that my wife and daughter started playing too. I'll… Continue reading Read Write Play: Q4 2019
Read Write Play: Q3 2019
In just a couple of months I will have been tracking my RWP for two years. Not bad for a silly little trope that nobody (except me) cares about. I try to be consistent in what I do, though, and being conscious of the RWP is just as important to me as the RWP itself.… Continue reading Read Write Play: Q3 2019
Read Write Play: Q2 2019
This quarter there was not a tremendous amount of reading or writing. But playing was good. Very good. Here's the usual summary of last quarter's progress. Read I tried to start on my design curriculum. I really did. I purchased Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner, a drawing book at the local Amazon store… Continue reading Read Write Play: Q2 2019
Read Write Play: Q1 2019
Another quarter, another RWP. I'm glad to report that I've been doing a LOT of reading, writing, and playing. Read: 3 books on Finance This quarter I managed to read three books as part of my self-improvement curriculum. In my 2018 recap, I mentioned how I wanted to focus my media consumption on specific topics.… Continue reading Read Write Play: Q1 2019
Read Write Play: Q4 2018
Here's my most recent RWP. Read: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis This was on recommendation from Auren Hoffman. I try to at least skim most of what he says is good. Hillbilly Elegy is an interesting glimpse into a world I don't know at all: poor, white, southerners in the… Continue reading Read Write Play: Q4 2018
Read Write Play: Q3 2018
This quarter I had a nice warm summer enjoying my entrepreneurship, my working from home, and my family. It was the first time in a long time that my wife and I got to spend a lot of time at home alone together. Both of my daughters are now at pre-school and oooh boy, what… Continue reading Read Write Play: Q3 2018
Read Write Play: Q2 2018
Coming off an intense Q1, I reflected on knocking out my big accomplishment: writing a damn book and self-publishing it on Amazon. The book launched in the #1 spot in New Releases in small business on the Amazon spots where it stayed for a week! So that was on my mind for my reading and… Continue reading Read Write Play: Q2 2018
Read Write Play: Q1 2018
Reading: Rich Dad Poor Dad Rich Dad Poor Dad proved to be the most important book I read this quarter. I learned a lot about real estate investing, about the importance of being a business owner to reduce taxable income, and in general how to think about where my money goes. It influenced my thinking… Continue reading Read Write Play: Q1 2018
Read Write Play: Q4 2017
A few months ago I wrote this piece about three things I wish I did more often to be and feel better. One of the things on my list was another list of three things. For personal enrichment, I want to always have something that I’m reading, something that I’m writing, and something that I’m… Continue reading Read Write Play: Q4 2017