Surprisingly I read this the whole way through even though I am self-employed and run a tiny yoga studio. While I am 1000% sure I would never get hired to work for Ray Dalio- I am equally sure that I would neither like it or make it as his employee and not just because my math skills are minimal at best. However, the principles governing a human mind are alway fascinating to read about. I will keep this on my shelf for awhile as he has an excellent suggested reading list at the end of the book.
Pun intended. Last year (2020) I read a very long arc of books that began with Dark Matter and slowly rose up through the shadows to the light of day and the Noon Day sun. I was naively hoping that this arc would mirror the pandemic and that it would be in the rear view mirror when I finished the category. Yes, yes...silly me. So I was in the need for "A Tale for the Time Being" a book that had been on my TBR bedroom shelf for years. Sometimes, the universe makes a book wait until its perfect time being.
I really loved this book mostly because of the mix of quantum physics and zen buddhism. I loved the parallel story lines with Ruth reading Nao's diary. I will most likely keep this book as it deserves further reading and has encouraged me to search out and read some of the books that she recommends. Never stop learning and reading. I also enjoyed a previous book of hers--My Year of Meats.
Not usually my sort of read but it did keep me hooked. It fits into this epislatory category as it consists of a mix of emails, IM, and regular storytelling. It was hard to feel emmpathy for the main character as she whined throughout the whole book about how rough her life was as she struggled through her days as a privileged-white-rich teenaged girl going to a private school in Los Angeles- and attracting the attention of the 3 hottest guys in school. It was a bit much---the author considered this to be semi autobiographical---I'm thinking I would have preferred reading her own story.
