The top 5 regrets of the dying
I hope you're having a great week! If it's anything like mine has been, you're probably up to your ears in stuff getting back from the holidays.
Things will settle soon!
Here are some things I've been checking out and working on the last week:
Blog Post I Wrote: How I Do My End-of-Year Review
I wrote briefly last week about some of the changes I was aiming to make this year. This is the process I go through each year to come up with those changes. It's one you can easily use too.
Book Notes I Added:Indistractable - Nir Eyal
A book about how to avoid distraction. Worth a read if you haven't read on the subject (along with Digital Minimalism), but not a lot of new content for me.
Articles I'm Reading:
- Top five regrets of the dying - The Guardian - An annual reminder that pairs well with doing a yearly review.
- In 2030, we ended the climate emergency. Here's how - Eric Holthaus - A theoretical look at what the next ten years would look like for us to end the climate emergency.
- If You’re so Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? Turns out It’s Just Chance. - MIT Technology Review - Luck plays a large role in our outcomes in life (if you're in North America, you're already extremely lucky). This study suggests it may play a larger role than we like to accept in how wealthy we become.
- How to start a zero-waste lifestyle the average Canadian can actually sustain - Globe & Mail - My friend Kate Pepler is featured in this piece about how to live more zero waste - an important topic! (note: paywall is typically required, but you can avoid it by using a Private/Incognito Window; File>New Incognito Window in Chrome).
What I'm Watching: The Rise of Jordan Peterson
I read 12 Rules for Life and have been mildly interested in Jordan Peterson, mostly due to how quickly he rose, how controversial a figure he is, and the fact that he's based in Toronto. I thought this documentary did a good job of giving an inside look at his life and his thinking, and where he's coming from. For what it's worth, I think he's done a poor job articulating some of the subtleties of his views, and that's why he's angered so many people.
Have a great week!
Graham
