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Learning

39 entries · 2024–2026

This is a curated list. Not everything I read appears here.
I prefer physical books over e-books or audiobooks. Though I do listen to many audiobooks for enjoyment.
I use booktrack.app for tracking book inventory, reading times, and notes. Available on iPhone & Mac.
Any personal growth, or succeeding in life requires "smart leisure" which has three components: learning things you don't have to learn, deepening personal relationships, and becoming spiritually or philosophically deeper than you once were. Per Arthur Brooks (HBR).
Have a suggested read, watch, or listen? /contact me.

2026

DEC 31

[podcast] Two Bees in a Podcast — UF Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory↗

MAY 31

[book] The Obstacle is the Way (Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition) — Ryan Holiday↗ recommended

APR 01

[book] The Making of a Manager — Julie Zhuo↗ recommended

MAR 25

[book] Montaigne — Stefan Zweig↗

MAR 01

[conference] (virtual) North American Honey Bee Expo 2026 — NAHBE↗

MAR 01

[book] Tidy First? — Kent Beck↗

FEB 15

[conference] (virtual) Utah Beekeepers Association Annual Conference 2026 — Utah Beekeepers Association↗

FEB 01

[book] The Software Engineer's Guidebook — Gergely Orosz↗

JAN 17

[book] Courage Under Fire (Hoover Essay) — James B. Stockdale↗

2025

DEC 31

[podcast] Hidden Brain — Shankar Vedantam↗

DEC 31

[podcast] Two Bees in a Podcast — UF Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory↗

NOV 13

[conference] (in-person · Atlanta) KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 — Linux Foundation / CNCF↗

NOV 10

[class] Journeyman Beekeeping Certification — University of Montana↗

NOV 05

[book] Pollinator Protection: A Bee & Pesticide Handbook — Carl A. Johansen, Daniel F. Mayer↗ recommended

JUL 28

[book] The Obstacle is the Way (Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition) — Ryan Holiday↗

JUL 26

[book] Stillness Is the Key — Ryan Holiday↗ recommended

JUN 18

[book] A Field Guide to Honey Bees and Their Maladies — Maryann Frazier↗

JUN 18

[book] Honey Bee Pest and Disease Guide — Jay Capasso, Dan Fenneman, Luke Harlow, Robert (Bob) Hochmuth, et al↗

JUN 04

[book] Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees, 2nd Edition — Richard E. Bonney, Malcolm T. Sanford↗

MAY 15

[book] Is God Disappointed In Me? — Kurt Francom↗ recommended

MAY 14

[book] Radical Love — Zachary Levi↗ recommended

APR 30

[book] Meditations — Marcus Aurelius (trans. Gregory Hays)↗ recommended

MAR 01

[conference] (virtual) North American Honey Bee Expo 2025 — NAHBE↗

FEB 19

[book] Lead without Blame — Tricia Broderick, Diana Larsen↗

FEB 15

[book] Learning GitHub Actions — Brent Laster↗

FEB 15

[conference] (virtual) Utah Beekeepers Association Annual Conference 2025 — Utah Beekeepers Association↗

2024

DEC 31

[podcast] Hardcore History — Dan Carlin↗

DEC 31

[podcast] Hidden Brain — Shankar Vedantam↗

NOV 14

[conference] (in-person · Salt Lake City) KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 — Linux Foundation / CNCF↗

SEP 28

[book] The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing — Tom Rosenbauer↗

JUL 31

[book] The Orvis Guide to Finding Trout — Tom Rosenbauer↗

MAY 09

[conference] (in-person · Denver) Red Hat Summit 2024 — Red Hat↗

MAR 31

[book] Queen Rearing Essentials, Second Edition — Lawrence John Connor↗ recommended

MAR 29

[book] Christ and Antichrist — Adam Miller↗

MAR 19

[book] Love Your Enemies — Arthur C. Brooks↗ recommended

MAR 16

[book] Who: The A Method for Hiring — Geoff Smart, Randy Street↗

MAR 04

[book] How Will You Measure Your Life? — Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon↗ recommended

MAR 01

[conference] (virtual) North American Honey Bee Expo 2024 — NAHBE↗

JAN 31

[book] Let's Talk About Religion and Mental Health — Daniel K. Judd↗