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Learning

47 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 usebooktrack.appfor tracking book inventory, reading times, and notes. Available oniPhone&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. PerArthur 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↗

JUL 04

[book]Compassion: The Great Healer's Art— Ulisses Soares↗

JUL 03

[book]Big Two-Hearted River: The Centennial Edition— Ernest Hemingway↗recommended

JUN 23

[book]Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art— James Nestor↗

JUN 20

[book]Let's Talk About Faith and History— Matthew J. Grow↗

JUN 19

[book]Selected Discourses: The Wisdom of Epictetus— Epictetus↗recommended

JUN 16

[book]Ego is the Enemy— Ryan Holiday↗recommended

JUN 06

[book]The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom— Don Miguel Ruiz↗

JUN 04

[book]The Book of Five Rings— Miyamoto Musashi↗

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↗