Which Book(s) are You Taking with you to Porgual?

[nelsonic]

Next week, on our journey to Portugal, we really don't have a lot of space to carry much. 😮 I'm taking 2 books with me:

• Metaprogramming Elixir: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metaprogramming-Elixir-Write-Less-Code/dp/1680500414
• Time, Talent, Energy: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Talent-Energy-Organizational-Productive/dp/1633691764

The first one so I can "get good" at Elixir by practicing in the morning(s) before the day officially starts and the second is so that I have something "relevant but light" to read on the train or when waiting ...

Note: As a "backup" I have my Kindle but want to avoid paying crazy Kindle prices for books wherever possible...! >> Audible...?!

Shipping Books to Portugal?

In addition to these three, I was considering shipping a couple more books to Portugal, because I usually get through books quite quickly in the summer; specifically:

• The Checklist Manifesto: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right-Atul-Gawande/1846683149
• Being Mortal: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Being-Mortal-Illness-Medicine-Wellcome/dp/1846685826

We have over a hundred books in the Palmer's Road Flat ... and I'd like to start boxing them up today. Please chose the book(s) you want to read next week and any others you are going to Ship to Portugal.

[samhstn]

Great, looking forward to reading https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metaprogramming-Elixir-Write-Less-Code/dp/1680500414 in Portugal, thanks @nelsonic

[nelsonic]

Totes want to Listen to this book on Audible next: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Becoming-Brilliant-Successful-Children-Lifetools/dp/1433822393

[iteles]

I took three books and didn't finish any of them 😳

• Mindset by Carol Dweck
  • I got about a third of the way through this and found the information useful but unendingly repetitive as it cycled through the different areas of life where it could be used
  • I switched to the audiobook instead and am 1 chapter away from the end 🎉
• Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss (thanks @nelsonic for carrying this tome)
  • This is more of a 'dip in and out' book and I wasn't expecting to finish it; I still need to figure out how best to catalogue the information in this book in a way that I can utilise it
• Talk like TED by Carmine Gallo
  • Didn't even make a start on this one 😬

I also only made it about a third of way through the Programming Elixir book :( Hoping to change that in the next month: https://github.com/iteles/personal-goals/issues/5

[iteles]

@nelsonic I'm closing this issue as the question is answered, but we need a better way to track books we have read & want in the dwyl library!