Shortlist #1 – The inaugural round

The inaugural round of recommendations. A little bit of everything from Q3 2023.

readingFour Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, Anything You Want by Derek Sivers, Light Bringer by Pierce Brown, Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly, Radically Condensed Instructions for Being Just As You Are by J. Matthews, The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (yes yes, I know I’m like 15 years late), The Daily Dad by Ryan Holiday, God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O’Gieblyn, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. You can find the full list here (note I may receive a small commission for purchases from my list).

watchingSolar Opposites (S4), What We Do in the Shadows (S5), Futurama (S8), Ted Lasso (S3), Foundation (S2), Rick & Morty (S7), revisiting Archer. Snacking:: Pop Daddy Pretzels (especially mustard), Quest Protein Tortilla Chips (ranch!), Tazzy Candy, Rotten gummy worms (compostable packaging! less sugar!), Majestic Sprouted Hummus (hard to find but worth the effort), Vista Hermosa Totopos (the best tortilla chips), Superlupes marinated lupini beans (delightful and healthy).

drinkingSlow Luck Non-Alcoholic Spirit, Siren Shrubs, OAX ORIGINAL mezcal, spicy mezcal negronis with Disco Inferno bitters, this combination for phony-negronis.

listeningHere’s my playlists from July, August, and September! Also really enjoying vinyl again with our Victrola Stream turntable.

appsDuckbill for assistant services, Akiflow for tasks/calendar, Texts for messaging (I have a couple invites if anyone wants one), Perplexity for AI answers, Snipd for podcasts, Bookshelf for book tracking, Retro and Threads for social media, and revisiting Bear for notes.

bonusMiranda and I are obsessed with this tabletop tile game, Snakes of Wrath. It’s quick (~20 mins), two-person, beautiful, and cleverly strategic. Can’t recommend enough.