There's an exercise in 7 Habits where you have to list your different "roles" and things you need to do for each of them. Here are mine (in no particular order): Grad student Teaching Assistant Ski instructor President of WISE Job seeker Girlfriend Daughter Friend Skier Kickboxer Workshop creator Programmer Nice (i.e. helping other people) Blogger Information diffuser Member of tech community And I look at this list, and think, no wonder ...
I recently finished reading What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 (Amazon) by Tina Seelig. It's a wonderful and inspiring book, and I'm going to write a little about how it inspired me, but I also want to touch on two other books that changed the way I look at things. The God Delusion ...
So my winter break reading consisted of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Getting Things Done, and The Power of Less (all Amazon). There's a large amount of overlap between the first two and The Power of Less, but it's a nice summary with some good thoughts on achieving your goals. 7 Habits is ...
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