The P2P Reading List (2025 March)
Read the best books first, otherwise you will find you do not have time.—Henry David Thoreau
Play It Away: A Workaholic’s Cure for Anxiety by Charlie Hoehn
I wish I read this book earlier, years earlier. Charlie Hoehn wrote it in his twenties, documenting his simple but not easy journey to overcome anxiety. If you are a type-A pusher at the beginning of your career and sometimes you feel lost, exhausted, and down, this short and actionable book is for you.
The Daily Pressfield by Steven Pressfield
The artist's journey begins where the hero's journey finishes—but what does that mean? The artist is more than the writer, poet, or painter. They are the entrepreneur, the scientist, the artisan, the craftsperson. This is why Steve’s guidance is worthwhile for you.
Running Rewired: Reinvent Your Run for Stability Strength and Speed by Jay Dicharry
I am doubling down on pre-hab for my running, thus I re-read this book after re-reading Anatomy for Runners.
This Is Strategy by Seth Godin
Seth Godin’s trademark short and thought-provoking essays, this time centred around strategy, systems, games, and tactics.
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
The most surprising book of the month, as it focuses on how our cognitive biases and memory tricks as “out of happiness.”
The Catastrophe of Success by Tennessee Williams
Success, perhaps surprisingly, is a double-edged sword. One of the best advice from Stumbling on Happiness is to, instead of predicting how something would feel, look for people who are currently experiencing the same. Tennessee Williams gives you a firsthand self-reflection:
One does not escape that easily from the seduction of an effete way of life. You cannot arbitrarily say to yourself, I will not continue my life as it was before this thing, Success, happened to me. But once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle you are equipped with the basic means of salvation.
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