Short List of Books 2023
Before January is over I wanted to share a few books with you as I always do. (Find the previous years' books in my blog. )
This year I have a shorter list to share since I spent my last 6 months reading a lot of books about health, specifically the ones that are relevant to me. So I will not bore you with those except one that is not specific to one illness which is Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia.
As always people will have different views of him and his work yet what I liked the most about his book is the philosophy behind it. I agree with the notion that it is not the goal to live the longest but living the time we have here the healthiest. He says we are looking for ways to increase our life span yet not enough to increase our health span. I believe in preventive care and taking care of ourselves before we get to be sick so I like many of his recommendations. My opinions about him is solely about this book.
I found another book I loved at an amazing event in Tampa, Florida in March 2023, Humanity Rediscovered organized by BizCatalyst360. It is Money Vibe by Jackie Woodside, CPC, MSW. I got to listen and meet her during this event. All of us brought our books with us and we were able to take others’ back home. It is a great book to understand what gets in the way as we think and talk about money. It is full of great practices we can all do. It talks about Financial Freedom - whether you have money or not! Highly recommend it if you have inherited some bad money stories like I did.
How lucky am I to find another amazing book at the same event? It is Unthink by Dr. Eric Zabiegalski. I love philosophy and deep questions. So this book spoke to me. I read and finished it during my international flights which is always a big joy. Books are my best companion during my trips. This book talks about how we think nonstop and how we have the ability to use our minds wisely: not think! :) It is not easy to describe it. You have to read it if the title alone grabs your attention as it did mine. To think about “unthink” is a challenge on its own. Again to meet the author personally is another level of joy as I read the book. I continued reading Eric’s articles at LinkedIn which are always very thought provoking. I learned after the event that my wonderful friend Per Brogaard Berggren