Reading Log
A list of what I am currently reading, have read, and plan to read.
I have been focusing on reading important philosophical and psychological texts as well as textbooks pertaining to R, machine learning, and data science.
I also listen to podcasts and lectures to center my mind on the important things in life. Centering around being better disciplined and having mental fortitude alongside physical strength and intelligence.
Currently Reading
The Bible - I am tackling the Bible in one year, read chronologically. I hope to continue in future years with the same or similar reading plan. I am also taking notes whenever my schedule permits.
Advanced R (2nd edition, 2019) by Hadley Wickham.
The Two Towers (1994 edition) by J. R. R. Tolkien.
We Who Wrestle With God: Perceptions of the Divine (2024) by Jordan Peterson.
Basic Economics (2000) by Thomas Sowell.
Future Reading
These are books which are next in line to read.
The Screwtape Letters (1942) by C. S. Lewis.
The Return of the King (1994 edition) by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Podcasts/Lectures
History
2025
My goal for this year is 12 books.
Start, Stop, or Grow? (2022) by Robert Gray Atkins.
Tidy Modeling with R (2023) by Max Kuhn and Julia Silge.
The Fellowship of the Ring (1994 edition) by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Hands-On Machine Learning with R (2020) by Bradley Boehmke and Brandon Greenwell.
Mere Christianity (1952) by C. S. Lewis.
2024
I started reading more deliberately in the fall.
The Bible - Most of the Old Testament I read in the NIV, but the rest I read in the ESV.
Awesome Encounters with God: The Miracles of Jesus (2003) by Dr. Russel Bone.
ggplot2: Elegant Graphics for Data Analysis (3rd edition) by Wickham, Navarro and Pedersen.
Hillbilly Elegy (2016) by Vice President J. D. Vance.
R for Data Science (2nd edition, 2017) by Hadley Wickham.
The American Story: The Beginnings (2020) by David and Tim Barton.
The Hobbit (1995 edition) by J. R. R. Tolkien.