Hiatus: Summer Reading List

[ghost_tandem]

I'm currently reading self-help books ranging from beauty to productivity.
My goal is to finish 5-10 books by the end of Summer:

• Better Than Beauty - Hellen Valentine & Alice Thompson
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
• The Tao of Jeet Kune Do - Bruce Lee
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change -

Comments

[tsuminaki]

That sounds nicely productive :) The tidying up one sounds like rather a fun read, how was it?

Tidy Magic

[ghost_tandem]

It was a real eye-opener. The basic idea is to keep things that "spark joy". Cleaning/re-organizing with that in mind reveals so much about ourselves. For example, I'm afraid to dispose of my Japanese reference books. I know an okay amount of Japanese, am well-versed in the culture and have been there twice but haven't touched my collection in years. Whenever I see them I get a little depressed because I want to go back. However what I'm really doing is clinging to the past because I'm afraid of the future. I think of it as a therapy session.

I can't wait to start tidying! I highly recommend it!(I borrowed it from my local library.) :D