Books and posts about modern life
Reflections on The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.
Goals for 2026 & Defensive Book Quoting
This year I'm setting reading and book goals while trying to stay out of the performance trap.
The Grace of Reading for Transformation, Not Consumption
Reading doesn’t need to be optimized. An essay on escaping reading-as-productivity and rediscovering reading as transformation, not consumption.
The Score How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
Reading notes and reflections gathered across multiple encounters with this book.
Reflections on The Atavists
Collected here are my notes, highlights, and returning thoughts on this book—observations that surfaced during reading and what stayed with me after.
Reflections on When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Reading notes and reflections gathered across multiple encounters with this book, focusing on moments that resonated rather than plot summary.