Love how anchoring reading goals to realworld milestones creates accountability without pressure. The Jeddah Tower comparision is clever because most multi-year projects fail from being too abstract, but giving each phase external markers (even architectural ones) makes progress tangible. I tried tracking a longterm data project against Formula 1 seasons once and the temporal checkpoints helped way more than I expcted. Curious if the alibi-breaking methodology in the French series feels dated or if solid detection logic ages well.
‘An English Murder ‘ is very good and highly recommended but it is set in a snowy winter, I think at New Year, so for a summer holiday read you can take it somewhere hot and cool down !
My goal is to read all your reviews in 2026. Ive learned that doing so in the past makes me feel like I've actually read the books themselves. It makes me feel very self-satisfied and productive....and its the feelings that matter in this life of course.
I admire your commitment to making a dent in your TBR list! The shiny new books (even if they're old) always hold the most appeal for me.
Love how anchoring reading goals to realworld milestones creates accountability without pressure. The Jeddah Tower comparision is clever because most multi-year projects fail from being too abstract, but giving each phase external markers (even architectural ones) makes progress tangible. I tried tracking a longterm data project against Formula 1 seasons once and the temporal checkpoints helped way more than I expcted. Curious if the alibi-breaking methodology in the French series feels dated or if solid detection logic ages well.
‘An English Murder ‘ is very good and highly recommended but it is set in a snowy winter, I think at New Year, so for a summer holiday read you can take it somewhere hot and cool down !
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I don't like hot weather, so that is an ideal plan
I also aim to understand the substack verification process..although tbf that might be a 2 year project.
My goal is to read all your reviews in 2026. Ive learned that doing so in the past makes me feel like I've actually read the books themselves. It makes me feel very self-satisfied and productive....and its the feelings that matter in this life of course.
Bev's challenge is really...challenging. 😅 I look forward to your reviews and pictures here though.
I like a challenging challenge!