Update: LOL - I love how these things always end up not happening.
๐ต"It's me, hi I'm the problem, it's me (I'm the problem, it's me)"๐ถ
It's the end of April and while I occasionally remember that I had the best of intentions to do this - and I was SUPER excited at the time - the likely 10 hours I would need to spend (likely not actually, but that's how my brain processes time on task) doing even one entry kept me from even starting.
Did I mention that I have ADHD (combined type)?
Anyhow, I totally do think it would be valuable to ponder the book and do these fantastical entries - and now there is ANOTHER book, Defy, The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes, by Dr. Sunita Sah, which is equally awesome and needs direct application to cybersecurity (it echoes my "It's Okay to Walk Away" conference talk, which I really need to record and put out there)
There are just so many things I really need to do.
But, first, I need to read through Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, Player Piano, because I'm having the Fall term undergraduate tech ethics students read it! I discovered the book by listening to an Adam Grant podcast episode, where he was interviewing a famous psychologist - but it was Grant who quoted from the book, which lead me to, okay, fact check the quote, find other quotes from the book, and realize how perfect the book is for the undergraduate tech ethics course.
Maybe this summer I'll return to my original blog series idea ๐
I've decided to start a book review feature for 2025, in conjuction with Gretchen Rubin's "Read 25 in '25" Challenge. I often listen to books on Audible, so that I can do things with my hands at the same time (e.g., crafts, laundry, wield a riding crop, etc.), but love consuming books in any format.ย
The theme for 2025 will be books that aren't specifically related to cybersecurity, but are helpful to understand in the context of cybersecurity. January's book will beย Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters by Brian Klaas (Scribner, 2024).
Stay tuned!