First I'm hooked on The Expanse series. I finished three books in the series in Jan and I'm nearly done with another one that I'll finish in the next few days. It'll be a sad day when I'm all caught up. But I'll watch the TV series at that point.
Otherwise: I may have finally found my perfect marriage between two of my favorite things: better systems and fewer rules. Decisive is a book about building decision systems because our instincts, our confidence, and even our memory can’t be trusted as much as we think they can. No Rules Rules is a book about stripping away control systems (rules, policies, and fear) so great people can move fast, take smart risks, and do great work without being punished for the mistakes of a few.
Together they hit the same nerve for me: if you want better outcomes, stop relying on intuition alone, be intentional and start relying on the right systems. And if you want great people to do great work, stop building rules for the 3% and start building trust for the 97%.
I'll put that one on the list too! I'm excited for our next WWW now.
Haunting the Hunter is actually quite unique, as instead of the usual 2 character setup, there's 4 - and one of them is the reader.
Also fair warning it's super easy to get into these books and keep listening to them... But it can be extremely awkward when you're e.g. sitting on public transport and a very explicit, very detailed scene comes on.
Particularly when I'm listening to it on a 1980s boom box in my leather jacket and mohawk, right?
You might just get nerve pinched.
If it's by the resurrected Leonard Nimoy, you're welcome planet Earth! 🤣🤣🤣