2 SELECTED SOURCES
I want to share 2 books (or audio books if you prefer) that were transformative.
Now, it seems like I'm going off into a tangent, but I promise to bring it back on point and if you can't wait, then read the last paragraph and click the book links to discover them for yourself.
Note if you haven't read my previous posts that I'm not a doctor nor any other health professional: My only claim to knowing anything at all about the medical field is my 3 years of being in the nursing program at San Francisco State University and getting great grades (working one semester in the maternity ward and another semester in the psych ward were phenomenal experiences), but finding myself become increasingly unwell the closer I came to getting a BS an becoming an RN.
I'm about as far from the medical health field as one can be now. I'm a UX designer and part of that includes being a UX researcher.
I am passionate about books and information (this really helps the 'research' part of my job responsibilities). Most of the books I've read are hardcopy or paperback and in the past few years I've had to downsize my collection of over several hundred books (I counted 14 bookcases at one point filled to the brim) because of space issues in the home I lived as our family grew (it came down to either donating 90% of my books or asking family members to move out).
It was easier to do than I thought, but only because of the existance of Kindle and Audible that I started using in the past few years. I still have at least 80 hardcopies of books I can't seem to part with yet, but every once in awhile I peek at it and see if I can part with something. In the meantime, my collection of Kindle and Audible books has more than made up for the books I've parted with.
I don't know what may draw me into purchasing a Kindle book vs an Audible book initially, but if I read a Kindle book that I think is particularly worthwhile, I might also get the Audible version and vice versa.
Why?
For the audio version, there's something about hearing the information that sounds more like a story and I can tune in with my earbuds discretely while doing any number of things: grocery shopping, picking up my mail, doing household chores etc.
For the digital Kindle version, there's an advantage to looking at charts and diagrams that you can't get from audio versions. Looking at bulleted lists and itemized categories can provide more clarity when looking at it visually.
AND when it comes to certain books, I will read them more than once and listen to the audio version more than once.
I will readily admit to being both a huge fan of J. R. R. Tolkien and Jane Austin, my favorite fiction authors. I've read the entire "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, The Hobbit, and all of Jane Austin's books at least 10 times over in the past 30 years. Returning to those books is like visiting an old friend that you value: you know you're in for a good time and you know you'll enjoy yourself.
It's rare that I'll want to re-read a non-fiction book. I might get a pdf of the summary and refer to that, but to re-read large sections is not something that I find myself doing due to time limitations.
Well, with the awesome research amassed in 2 things that you hear are epidemics in the media: Obesity and Diabetes, these are must-haves. Read or listen. Anything–the info is really excellent and I'll dissect parts of it moving forward and also share other sources to discover.
You don't have to read the following books in a particular order, but I read "The Obesity Code" first and followed it up immediately with "The Diabetes Code", both by Dr. Jason Fung, then got the audio tapes before going back several months later to reread both books–YES, they are that good and worth the time:
Now, it seems like I'm going off into a tangent, but I promise to bring it back on point and if you can't wait, then read the last paragraph and click the book links to discover them for yourself.
Note if you haven't read my previous posts that I'm not a doctor nor any other health professional: My only claim to knowing anything at all about the medical field is my 3 years of being in the nursing program at San Francisco State University and getting great grades (working one semester in the maternity ward and another semester in the psych ward were phenomenal experiences), but finding myself become increasingly unwell the closer I came to getting a BS an becoming an RN.
I'm about as far from the medical health field as one can be now. I'm a UX designer and part of that includes being a UX researcher.
I am passionate about books and information (this really helps the 'research' part of my job responsibilities). Most of the books I've read are hardcopy or paperback and in the past few years I've had to downsize my collection of over several hundred books (I counted 14 bookcases at one point filled to the brim) because of space issues in the home I lived as our family grew (it came down to either donating 90% of my books or asking family members to move out).
It was easier to do than I thought, but only because of the existance of Kindle and Audible that I started using in the past few years. I still have at least 80 hardcopies of books I can't seem to part with yet, but every once in awhile I peek at it and see if I can part with something. In the meantime, my collection of Kindle and Audible books has more than made up for the books I've parted with.
I don't know what may draw me into purchasing a Kindle book vs an Audible book initially, but if I read a Kindle book that I think is particularly worthwhile, I might also get the Audible version and vice versa.
Why?
For the audio version, there's something about hearing the information that sounds more like a story and I can tune in with my earbuds discretely while doing any number of things: grocery shopping, picking up my mail, doing household chores etc.
For the digital Kindle version, there's an advantage to looking at charts and diagrams that you can't get from audio versions. Looking at bulleted lists and itemized categories can provide more clarity when looking at it visually.
AND when it comes to certain books, I will read them more than once and listen to the audio version more than once.
I will readily admit to being both a huge fan of J. R. R. Tolkien and Jane Austin, my favorite fiction authors. I've read the entire "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, The Hobbit, and all of Jane Austin's books at least 10 times over in the past 30 years. Returning to those books is like visiting an old friend that you value: you know you're in for a good time and you know you'll enjoy yourself.
It's rare that I'll want to re-read a non-fiction book. I might get a pdf of the summary and refer to that, but to re-read large sections is not something that I find myself doing due to time limitations.
Well, with the awesome research amassed in 2 things that you hear are epidemics in the media: Obesity and Diabetes, these are must-haves. Read or listen. Anything–the info is really excellent and I'll dissect parts of it moving forward and also share other sources to discover.
You don't have to read the following books in a particular order, but I read "The Obesity Code" first and followed it up immediately with "The Diabetes Code", both by Dr. Jason Fung, then got the audio tapes before going back several months later to reread both books–YES, they are that good and worth the time:
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