It's January 11th 2024 and life is motoring ahead full throttle.

With all the challenges ahead this year, here are 3 books I have queued up and ready for me to dive into

I thought I'd share them with you here.

Book #1: Same As Ever by Morgan Housel*

If you do knowledge work of any kind, I think this book is a must-read. Morgan has a way of weaving stories with facts in such an illuminating way.

I especially recommend the last chapter "Wounds Heal, Scars Last". It's specially relevant if you ever find yourself in severe disagreement with someone else (programmers vs testers anyone?!).

I definitely need to do a more thorough review of this one.

Book #2: No Hard Feelings: Emotions at Work and How They Help Us Succeed by Liz Fosslien & Mollie West Duffy

I'm always trying to level-up my interpersonal skills and increase my emotional intelligence.

I was thinking the other day, that software development is humans working together, to create a product or service out of bits, for other humans to use to solve a problem in their life (look at me going all Jerry Weinberg!).

In other words, if I ignore the humans building and using the technology, I can't be effective

Book #3: The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter by Michael Watkins

This one is a bit of a gamble.

Why? Because it wasn't recommended by a human but an algorithm! I like learning how to get up to speed quickly so you can start adding value as soon as possible.

I'll let you know how I get on with this one!

* Confession time: I've listened to the audiobook already! But this will be an annual read/listen now. It's that good.