(NOTE: This post is cross-posted from my dedicated books and music blog) I’ve been doing these best reads of the year lists since 2017 and it’s become one of my favourite traditions. This year, I thought I’d recognize the top 25 of ‘25, fifteen fiction and ten fiction. (Scroll to the bottom for links to … Continue reading Top Reads of 2025
2024 was an absolute banner year for the blog in terms of readership growth, showing an over 170% increase in page views from 2023. Thanks to all of you who contributed to this remarkable growth! As I like to do every year, I thought I’d take some time at year’s end to look at the … Continue reading Best of the Blog, 2024
It’s become a tradition here on the blog for me to share my favourite reads of each year on New Year’s Day. And I’m definitely planning on doing that again this year. But 2024 has also been a remarkable year — possibly one of the most astounding on record — in the music industry. This … Continue reading Top 10 Albums of 2024
The time has come — at long last — to put 2020 to bed and get ready for 2021. As long-time readers will know, I like to mark these transitions intentionally. I find it really helpful to think back on the year that has been — what worked and what didn't work — and what … Continue reading A Framework for Resilient Planning
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