Reading List

Books, articles, and resources that have influenced my thinking.

The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
Read this years ago and again recently—hit different both times. Short and simple on the surface but I keep coming back to the idea of following what you actually want, not what you think you should want.
Hyperbole & A Half
by Allie Brosh
Laughed out loud and also got weirdly emotional. The depression stuff felt so accurate it was almost uncomfortable. Simple Dog and Helper Dog live in my head rent-free.
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
Cried reading this. He was so close to everything he'd worked for and then it just… stops. Made me think a lot about what I'm doing with my own time.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin
Thought it'd be a fun book about making games—it's that but also way heavier. The friendship, the messiness, the way they keep missing each other. Still thinking about it.
Zero to One
by Peter Thiel
Don't agree with everything in here but the question "what do you believe that almost nobody else does?" stuck with me. Good push to question the default take on things.