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In 2022, I’m setting monthly reading goals. You can see the 9 books I picked to read in March here. Here are 5 books I finished recently…
Note: You can follow along with the books I finish this year and my star ratings over on GoodReads. Also, books are rated on a 1-5 star scale. I basically won’t finish a book if it’s one star (not worth my time!) and I’ll rarely give a book a 5-star rating unless it was just absolutely amazing or life-changing.
Win the Day: 7 Daily Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More
I have mixed feelings on this book. On the one hand, I felt it was packed with a lot of practical ideas and actionable tips. On the other hand, I feel like books on productivity like this aren’t the best for someone with my personality to read because it makes you feel like you need to be pushing harder and doing more.
There are some people who need the extra motivation to get up and get things done, but I think it’s important we balance that desire to do with a healthy understanding that doing isn’t all that matters. Sometimes, sitting and being with someone or slowing down and doing less so that we can invest in people… these things can be what matters most.
So while I took some inspiration away from the book, I wish there had been more of a balance in it of prioritizing those things that will matter in Eternity and that rest is highly beneficial, too.
Verdict: 3 stars
The Woman They Could Not Silence
I am not 100% sure what I think of this book, either. I found parts of it maddening… like, I wanted to shake the woman and tell her to stand up and find a way to escape!! But then I also was reminded of how much our culture has changed and how blessed we are that women nowadays have a voice and a vote.
This book was written from one perspective only and I would have…
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