New series: How to AI, in four parts →
Brett Writes
Topics

Books

Book notes, and the reads that stuck.

Two boys walking on a dark rocky point jutting into Lake Superior under a blue sky with clouds
Favorite Things: August ‘25What I've been doing, reading, watching, improving, using, and where I've traveled this August, from quitting real estate to northern Spain.
Pebbly Mediterranean beach with blue water curving toward a hillside town and distant coastline
Favorite Things: 2023My favorite things from 2023: neighborhoods worth wandering, a book on the French, Canadian music, YouTube channels, green smoothies and a points deal.
Cover of Die With Zero by Bill Perkins, yellow and white text on a blue background
Die With ZeroA review of Bill Perkins' Die With Zero and four ideas from it about spending your limited time, health and money well before it's too late.
Book cover of The End of the World Is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan, with a torn strip revealing a map
The End of the WorldA look at Peter Zeihan's The End of the World: why a retreating US Navy could upend global trade, and where I think his doom goes too far.
Red tile rooftops overlooking a calm blue sea dotted with sailboats and yachts under a clear sky
Favorite Things: 2022My favorite books, apps, podcast, purchase, habits, moment and thought from 2022, from Breath and Obsidian to two months in France.
Cover of Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman: two figures in yellow suits with TV sets for heads on red.
The Dumbing Down of America: An Intro to Neil Postman in 4 QuotesAn introduction to Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death through four quotes on TV, the news, technology and how they've shaped American thinking.
More topics
FaithMoneyFamilyTravelBig QuestionsAI & TechReal EstateTravel HackingHealth & HabitsMy StoryFavorite Things