Books

1. Atomic Habits by James Clear
   • Always a great read to start the new year. I listened to the audiobook this time. Was only 6ish hours. Listened in a single work shift.
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
   • Crazy time to start reading this - with fascism and all. Really good YA. I wish I read it when I was younger. Would have exposed me to dystopian themes earlier on.
3. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
   • Not sure I enjoyed this as much as the first one but I really like the ground work it laid for the third book.
4. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
   • I really enjoyed it until the end - Katniss falls unconscious at the end of the story right when things get crazy and then we miss most of the action. Wtf. Feels like lazy writing but the rest of the story and the world building is great. Shame.
5. Enshittification by Cory Doctorow
   • I want to be hypercritical of this, but I need to understand that it’s written as much for someone like me who is quite technical and very anti-big tech as it is for the layperson who doesn’t understand technical jargon and is only beginning to question why things suck. That said, aside from the weird hyperbolic cringe quote-nonquotes this book outlines all the major issues going on in tech and capitalism. Though he’s very quick to not decry capitalism, but to reference Techno-Feudalism as coined by Yanis Varoufakis and, to me, his reasoning is sound. It’s a scary world we’re entering.

Movies

Shows

• Mad Men
  • Giving this show another spin and this time around I am fascinated by the contrast between the hectic bustle of the agency and the dull suburban life Betty lives at home.
  • Peggy seems to become Dons protege instead of Campbell. Campbell seeks power but Peggy truly loves the craft.

Music

• Brand New Day by Sug Daniels