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I do not read nearly as much as I should, even on the subjects I'm interested in, and all the intending in the world has not caused me to rekindle the habit of reading. So to force myself to change, I intend to make it a social commitment. Book clubs are a pretty old-fashioned construct, so I guess I should explain just in case. Members take turns suggesting books, which all of the participants then read, and get together every week or two to discuss what they read and choose a new book. If you're interested, say so and post what kind of books you'd be bringing to the table. I'm thinking we can decide randomly who picks first, they post a few options, and we vote on which one to go with.
When I do read, it's rarely purely for entertainment, so my lists are going to include popular non-fiction like Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal, A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasir, The Honest Truth about Dishonesty by Dan Ariely, Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking—all books I've been intending to read forever. Recent fiction I've enjoyed has been by John Scalzi, Jim Butcher, and Stephen Baxter. I've also been intending to read the books of Ayn Rand and Ron Paul, but I'm betting that would be torture for others, so this may be the last time I mention them.
When I do read, it's rarely purely for entertainment, so my lists are going to include popular non-fiction like Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal, A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasir, The Honest Truth about Dishonesty by Dan Ariely, Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking—all books I've been intending to read forever. Recent fiction I've enjoyed has been by John Scalzi, Jim Butcher, and Stephen Baxter. I've also been intending to read the books of Ayn Rand and Ron Paul, but I'm betting that would be torture for others, so this may be the last time I mention them.
