So this was something recommended in the self-help talk at the NLB (I really should sign up for more talks) and since I really enjoyed Digital Minimalism, I decided to read this. Plus, I tend to get a bit reflective around December (or any other trigger, really), and I thought it would be nice to… Read More Deep Work by Cal Newport
I found out about this book from the Public Libraries Singapore’s Instagram and could not resist picking this up. While my English has been steadily getting worse (I used to think that it’s because my brain was replacing it with Japanese but clearly this is not the case anymore), I still enjoy reading about the… Read More The Accidental Dictionary by Paul Anthony Jones
So this has been on my TBR list for a couple of years. I had pretty high hopes for this because I love histories that focus on one unexpected subject, but I found myself rapidly losing interest in this. I had thought that Paper would be a history of paper. However, it’s really more a… Read More Paper by Mark Kurlansky
I was wondering if there were any Zelda-adjacent books so I did a search and found this! The Psychology of Zelda is a collection of essays that tie concepts in psychology to aspects of the game. The essay titles are: Embodying the virtual hero: A link to the self It’s dangerous to go alone: The… Read More The Psychology of Zelda edited by Anthony M. Bean
I stumbled across this book while browsing through Overdrive and knew that I was going to read it someday because it’s related to the World of Genji project I’m doing. I kind of put it off for a few weeks because it looked a bit intimidating, but I told Pan Pan about it and basically… Read More The Search for the Beautiful Woman by Cho Kyo
As a P&P fan, it’s not a surprise that I would choose to request this book from NetGalley. After all, it’s focuses on Darcy – who inspired Jane Austen to come up with his character and his lasting influence on culture. There’s Something about Darcy is broken into 3 main sections: The first section talks… Read More There’s Something about Darcy by Gabrielle Malcolm
Quick questions: When do you use the acronym ‘lol’? Is there are different between ikr and IKR? When did we start using the phrase “it be” How many crying/laughing emojis do you use? Why? Is the Internet ruining the English language? Well, if you’ve ever thought about these questions, or even if you haven’t but… Read More Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch
I shouldn’t even have to explain why I borrowed this because I mean… the moment I saw this in Tampines Regional Library (cool library but on the other side of the world Singapore) I immediately picked it up and borrowed it. This isn’t a collection of ghost stories or a novel about ghosts – instead,… Read More The Ghost: A Cultural History by Susan Owens
You cannot tell me that there’s a book about the history of the workplace and not expect me to read it – I may have given up on history after O Levels but I love reading about the history behind things we take for granted (if you have any book reccs, let me know!). As… Read More Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace by Nikil Saval
I heard about this book from Tim Harford’s blog and was immediately intrigued because… I like rest but I also like creativity. And now that I’ve got a bit more time thanks to the fact that I’m lowering my handphone use, I’m also looking to see if there any changes I can make to have… Read More Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang