Read & chill: 2019 Recap

For the last six months of 2019, I committed to reading more books.

Specifically, a friend challenged me to read one book per week with him. I’m always game for a little competition.

Being an analyst not only in career, but at heart, I created a spreadsheet and ranking system for every book I read.

* Blue text denoted an audio book, black text a physical book.

In those last six months, I read (and listened to) more books than I’ve read in the prior year. I chose not to share any books below a 2-rating; because I don’t want to discourage anyone from picking up a book and seeing if it’s right and enjoyable for them or their journey.

My top reads (or listens) of 2019 were:

From my reading list:

Best book for business? The Culture Code and The Happiness Advantage

Best book for bettering yourself? The Happiness Advantage

Best book on politics/international affairs? Born a Crime

Best and most entertaining story? Born a Crime

I’m continuing the reading and ranking of books in 2020, but plan to read 5–6 books at a time. We watch 5–6 shows on Netflix at a time and change which we play given on how we feel at a given point in time, why don’t we do that with books?

This does make my tracking a bit more difficult, I’m rotating 5–6 books over 5–6 weeks and hope to finish them all in a little over a month while adding new reads to the circulation.

I’ll let you know how it goes. Leave any recommendations for me in the comments below.

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