The Reading Room
Books that shape
the work.
Most of the ideas on this site trace back to something I read. This is the source material: not a performative shelf, not a reading challenge. Just the books I am actively working through, the ones that stuck, and the ones I plan to get to.
Each entry has a note on what I actually think about it. Select any book on the left to read my take.
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Two tracks
How I’m studying the work
Every book here belongs to one of two tracks. “Live Better” is about health, wellbeing, longevity, and the science of living well. “Make It Stick” is about behavioral design, habit formation, and how to turn good ideas into real life change.
Now Reading
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Chip Heath, Dan Heath, 2010
Make It StickThere's clearly a difference between wanting change and implementing change. Some of that is due to a lack of options or present bias, but a lot seems to come down to a quirk of our brain.
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Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don't Have To
David Sinclair, 2019
Live BetterI started this book a while ago but had to return it to the library before I finished it. The intro had some claims that honestly felt life-changing (and are probably a big part of the motivation for Brightness Lab). The boldest one: aging is a disease, and we can live longer by treating it like one.
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Finished
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Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means
Live BetterJuly 2026
The Art of Clear Thinking: A Fighter Pilot's Guide to Making Tough Decisions
Hasard Lee
Live BetterJune 2026
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Katy Milkman
Make It StickJune 2026
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The list grows as I read. Notes are my own, honest about what worked, what didn’t, and where the science gets messy.