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My Favorite 66 Books Read in 2017

Written by Adam on January 8, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
22 min read. Blog, Personal. 11 Comments

I listen to a lot of audiobooks. 72 in 2016, 78 in 2015, 44 in 2014 and 66 (!) in 2017. I started listening to more podcasts this past year, which lowered the number a little bit. Most people that know me in person have seen me walking around with Apple AirPods. I can’t listen to books while working, writing or programming, but if I’m doing anything else alone I’ll have an earpiece in. I thought it would be interesting to look back at 2017 and see what books stood out!

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There is No Such Thing as a Minimalist Life

Written by Adam on January 5, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
4 min read. Blog, Minimalism. 6 Comments

With our recent downsizing from a house to an apartment, I’ve been thinking a lot about what minimalism means to me. Does this mean our lifestyle is minimalist? What does that even mean to have a “minimalist life”? I don’t think downsizing makes our lives more minimalist – it just means we have less stuff. Having less stuff means our days are more open. This brings me back to the core idea of what minimalism means to me: making room for other things.

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January 2018 Goals – Writing Entirely Too Much!

Written by Adam on January 3, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
2 min read. Blog, Goals, Personal. 4 Comments

Every month I review how I did during my last month and plan out my focus for the next month. Since I do these goal posts monthly, you might want to read them all by checking out the goals category.

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2017 Year in Review

Written by Adam on January 1, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
25 min read. Personal, Blog, Goals. 23 Comments

2017 was a whirlwind year. It was a great year, an exciting year – but also a stressful and life-changing year. It was a year of big decisions and major changes for me. I started the year unmarried, living in Orlando, Florida and working on Code School. I ended it married, living in Salt Lake City, Utah and working on Pluralsight – and blogging.

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December 2017 Goal Review: Minafi Content & Settling into Salt Lake City

Written by Adam on December 31, 2017. Updated January 8, 2023.
5 min read. Blog, Goals, Personal. 2 Comments

Every month I review how I did during my last month and see how I did on my focus. This is a follow-up to my previous post, November / December 2017 Goals & Moving Status! Since I do these goal posts monthly, you might want to read them all by checking out the goals category.

December went swimmingly (that’s not a word I use enough). Our move to Salt Lake City has been great, we found a new apartment we love, our stuff made it safely there (for the most part), we closed on selling our house in Orlando (!) and we’ve been enjoying the snow! We’re all ready to start January on a high note with lots of energy. But before that, I want to look back on December.

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