talking out at local 188 last night, realized I hardly ever read books anymore….on airplanes perhaps. lately, I read blogs, and they fall into these categories:
- personal development & small business blogs
- economics
- german-language fashion blogs
- art & design blogs
- learning & language acquisition
- local- people I know
there is a pretty extensive list through google reader I’m currently following. I tend to unfollow those that post more than one or two items a day, because it’s frustrating to not keep up.
these are my favorites:
personal development & small-business:
(not a combined category- these people actually write about personal development and how to grow successful small, location independent businesses.)
the fluent self – she writes about dealing with fears and “stuckness” in an whimsical way
the art of non-conformity- he is traveling to every country in the world. great views on remarkable living.
itty-biz- very smart, amusing writing.
economics
marginal revolution- these guys post a little more than I can keep up with, but sometimes the links are just incredible. love the series called “markets in everything.”
predictably irrational- discussions about factoring in irrationality
seth’s blog- one of the best writers. conveys important business concepts in a paragraph
german-language fashion blogs
I don’t actually love reading fashion blogs, but I’m trying to learn german, so i follow a number that post exclusively in that language.
art & design
regretsy- ouch…lol. eww.
designboom- I can’t keep up with the posting, but their photos are always big and beautiful
learning & language acquisition
AJATT- the writer is amusing, verbose, and discusses becoming fluent in japanese- but the techniques are applicable to other languages or topics
study hacks- I just found this one. well written. some interesting articles for non-students.
local
overheard in portland- that’s right, snippets of eavesdropping. funny thing is, sometimes you can recognize the speakers by the descriptions.
