Books and posts about selfhood
I'm not defensive about starting with a quote
Goals for 2026 & Defensive Book Quoting
This year I'm setting reading and book goals while trying to stay out of the performance trap.
Against reading as performance
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.
book by Sayaka Murata
Reflections on Convenience Store Woman
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.
book by Douglas Stuart
Reflections on John of John
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.
book by David Sedaris
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.