Review: From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Innocuous little book. Nothing earthshattering here, but a comfortable read and reminder to keep using your head as you age.

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Review: This Is How You Lose The Time War

This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Interesting and confusing, but it was kind of fun in the confusion watching the characters express themselves in their different ways. The world the author created for this book to relate was very odd, and I find myself thinking about it long after the reading, although I can't say I liked the book.

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Review: The Creative Act: A Way of Being

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

How does Rick Rubin get the best out of the musicians he produces? He goes through that in his book, but it reminds me of how I deal with headstrong kids. Try this, then if that doesn’t work, try the opposite, then try something else entirely. Here, Rubin runs through many different suggestions for a creator to think through a problem, or working with others, or coming up with that initial spark, or over-focusing. Everything he says has a little theatrical new-age tinge to it, or a lot – there’s a gong sound between concepts in his audiobook. I found it a mildly interesting listen, but would have liked it more if I spent more time creating. And I do believe I’d read a Rick Rubin book on raising kids.

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