![The Origin of Netflix [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/that-will-never-work.jpg?fit=484%2C750&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph Netflix’s triumph feels inevitable, but the twenty first century’s most disruptive start up began with few believers and calamity at every turn. From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to […]
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Preamble You know those posts that languish in your drafts for a couple years before you finally decide they’re timeless so you plunk them into your upcoming schedule and hope you can recall enough to write a decent post? Yeah, this is one of those 😝 I read both of these books over the summer of 2018. I made some notes for Journey to the Edge but only one for […]
![The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan [NF Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/buy-nothing-get-everything-plan-1.jpg?fit=1400%2C2146&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan: Discover the Joy of Spending Less, Sharing More, and Living Generously by Liesl Clark and Rebecca Rockefeller Inspired by the ancient practice of gift economies, where neighbors share and pool resources, The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan introduces an environmentally conscious 7-step guide that teaches us how to buy less, give more, and live generously. At once an actionable plan and a thought-provoking exploration of our […]
![Reflecting on Technology Use with Digital Minimalism [NF Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/digital-minimalism.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport The Creep of Technology Newport begins his book by addressing the vast amount of technological change that has essentially snuck up on us over the past 10 years. This introduction alone felt like a wake up call for me. No wonder we can struggle with balance when it comes to technology use. It’s so new and endless […]
![Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Answering Kids’ Questions about Death [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Family2Breads2Bsmall.png?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Ash began our conversation with “I have nothing to say about this book”. I felt the same way. I responded with “It’s short, it’s boring, it’s underwhelming” but we immediately agreed ‘boring’ wasn’t the correct adjective. The content of Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?…