This year, I’m committing to reading 52 books (one every week!) and I’d love it if you wanted to read along with me! This is part 1, which will take us through the first half of the year. I might trade something out at some point (I’ll adjust the schedule if that happens), but I wanted a plan, and this is it. There will probably be some new books brought to my attention in the next few months, so I’ll do Part 2 in June or so.
I’ve selected a lot of personal development books along with some yoga books and a couple of novels and memoirs. You can see my posts about them on social media as I complete them, so if you’re reading along, please chime in! Also, if you have book recommendations, please share.
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52 Books in 52 Weeks (Part 1: Weeks 1-26)
January 1-7: Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron
January 8-14: Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
January 15-21:Â The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
January 22-28: How Did I Get Here?: The Ascent of an Unlikely CEO by Tony Hawk
January 29-February 4: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant
February 5-11: Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer
February 12-18: We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
February 19-25: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani
February 26-March 4: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
March 5-11: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur by Richard Branson
March 12-18: Declutter Your Mind: How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, and Eliminate Negative Thinking by S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport
March 19-March 25: Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga by Benjamin Lorr
March 26-April 1: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise by Thich Nhat Hanh
April 2-8: Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook by Tony Robbins
April 9-15: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss
April 16-22: Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman’s Survival Under Saddam Hussein by Jean Sasson
April 23-29: You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
April 30-May 6: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
May 7-13: Choose Yourself! by James Altucher
May 14-20: The Power by Naomi Alderman
May 21-27: The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
May 28-June 3: Heather, the Totality by Matthew Weiner
June 4-10: Insight: Why We’re Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life by Tasha Eurich
June 11-17: Judgment Detox: Release the Beliefs That Hold You Back from Living A Better Life by Gabrielle Bernstein
June 18-24: Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience by Maggie Rowe
June 25-July 1: Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks (Tom Hanks!)