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Personal Reading List: 1Q2022

My personal reading list for January, February, and March 2022. Color Key: Special Notes, Completed Reading. Updated throughout the Quarter. At Bat (Schnell) Master Your Next Move: The Essential Companion to "The First 90 Days", by Michael D. Watkins, Harvard Business Review Press, 2019. The Model Thinker: What

New Book Review: "The First 90 Days"

New book review for The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, by Michael D. Watkins, Harvard Business Review Press, 2013: Copy provided by Deloitte. The introduction provided by Benton actually offers a realistic look at what is offered in the rest of the

Past Book Review (December 30, 2020): "Still Running"

New book review for Still Running: The Art of Meditation in Motion, by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, Shambhala, 2020: Copy provided by Amazon. In her introduction to this book, Goddard discusses the concept of "zazen", seated meditation, as the main path to liberation in Buddhism, and then quickly follows

Past Book Review (November 28, 2020): "Running with Joy"

New book review for Running with Joy: My Daily Journey to the Marathon, by Ryan Hall, Harvest House Publishers, 2011: This memoir by Ryan Hall (American half-marathon record holder, fastest American-born marathoner, and fastest Boston Marathon runner as of 2011) provides a fascinating, daily running log that as a lifelong

Past Book Review (November 26, 2020): "26 Marathons"

New book review for 26 Marathons: What I Learned about Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career, by Meb Keflezighi and Scott Douglas, Rodale Books, 2020: Great read about all the marathons Meb ran during his 2002-2017 career, which just happen to equal 26! Almost half of these,

Community Comment: Part 11

The comments I provided in reaction to a community discussion thread: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6852656686390358016?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6852656686390358016%2C6852961081292328960%29 Principal at Data Analytics Firm: Two months ago I saved a startup client $15,000 a year on their Snowflake

Community Comment: Part 10

The comments I provided in reaction to a community discussion thread: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6850577708255117312?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6850577708255117312%2C6850714748086968321%29&replyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6850577708255117312%2C6852606305358659584%29 Senior Data Scientist at Amazon: The goal is never to

Community Comment: Part 9

The comments I provided in reaction to a community discussion thread: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6845703181511471105?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6845703181511471105%2C6846373628813066240%29 CEO of Insights & Data at Global Technology Consultancy: Data isn't oil. At least not anymore. Data is

Personal Reading List: 4Q2021

My personal reading list for October, November, and December 2021. Color Key: Special Notes, Completed Reading. Updated throughout the Quarter. At Bat (Schnell) Do Something for Nothing: Seeing Beneath the Surface of Homelessness, through the Simple Act of a Haircut, by Joshua Coombes, Akashic Books, 2021. Copy provided by Amazon.

Product Reviews: Part 9

Exactly two months ago, midway into my five-month hiatus writing for this blog, the 508 reviews I had written for Amazon up to that point in time hit the milestone of 3000 helpful votes, with my ranking standing at #7,764 in a list containing many millions of reviewers. My