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Category: What I’m Reading

What I'm Reading

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By Nicole Dieker | April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 by Nicole Dieker

Featuring Hilary Gan, Noa Kageyama, Laser Malena-Webber, Tara K. Shepersky, and Jack Herlocker.

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Book Review: The Courage to Be Happy by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

By Nicole Dieker | March 8, 2021March 16, 2021 by Nicole Dieker

I know I shouldn’t spoil my favorite part of the book for you, but I’m going to do it anyway.

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Book Review: The Time-Block Planner by Cal Newport

By Nicole Dieker | February 25, 2021March 16, 2021 by Nicole Dieker

INCLUDES A TIME-BLOCKING FAQ

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Book Review: Mind Management, Not Time Management by David Kadavy

By Nicole Dieker | October 27, 2020March 18, 2021 by Nicole Dieker

Where does the internal organization of the mind end and the external organization of the clock begin?

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In Which My Career Is Profiled in a Book About Art and Artists

By Nicole Dieker | September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 by Nicole Dieker

In 2017, award-winning essayist and critic William Deresiewicz emailed me and asked if he could interview me about my life, work, art, and finances.

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Book Review: The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

By Nicole Dieker | February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by Nicole Dieker

It’s a really lovely book, first because of its insights into storytelling and second because of its insights into the human condition.

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DOUBLE BOOK REVIEW: Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski and How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman-Barrett

By Nicole Dieker | November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 by Nicole Dieker

Sooooo… I just read two books that describe the same thing in two different ways.

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Book Review: The Complete Book of Birthdays by Claire Gibson

By Nicole Dieker | November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 by Nicole Dieker

It’s my birthday today, and I give Claire Gibson’s The Complete Book of Birthdays FIVE BILLION STARS, because this is about the most accurate thing I’ve ever read.

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Book Review: Indistractable by Nir Eyal

By Nicole Dieker | October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by Nicole Dieker

This isn’t a book about smartphones. I mean, yeah, there are some tips and tricks to help you optimize your smartphone use, one of which I wrote up in Lifehacker last week, but Nir Eyal’s…

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