What I Explored This Month - March 2025: Books, New Blogs, and Some Quantum Physics
Originally published on Substack
Once a month, I share my future works in progress by sharing what I’m learning, exploring, and currently curious about.
WHAT I DID
I was on a panel about participating in the IRS’s VITA program to provide free tax prep services to the community! 🔗 Click to watch it on YouTube.
I signed up to American Resiliency’s new “on the ground” project to bring resiliency into the community on the ground. 🔗Watch their video to learn more
Paused my podcast - I had fun figuring out how to create it and express myself, but I want the time to focus on other projects.
WHAT I CREATED
I published a new blog post:
I grouped all my essays about being autistic into one section so it’s easy for you to see them.
WHAT I READ
BOOKS
How to Decide by Annie Duke - Loved how the book breaks down a process for making good decisions even with unknown information. “The decisions you make are like a portfolio of investments. Your goal is to make sure that the portfolio as a whole advances you toward your goals, even though any individual decision in that portfolio might win or lose.”
$100 Offers and $100M Leads by Alex Hormozi - I enjoyed the books, even if I didn’t agree with all the tactics. I did appreciate the emphasis on constantly trying and experimenting to find what works for your sales and marketing. “Real business is messy. It takes a lot to find what audiences, lead magnets, methods, and platforms work best. And you can only find out what works if you try”
You are a Strategist: Use No-BS OKRs to get big things done by Sara Lobkovich - I read an advanced copy of Sara’s book and LOVED it. You can read my review here. My 2 favorite quotes:
“ The job isn’t to convince people that you’re a smart person, it’s to clarify situations so everyone can do the smart thing.”
“Data is helpful neutral information, not something to fear“
Lost Connections by Johann Hari - Loved his journey researching the cause and treatment for depression beyond anti-depressants. “What if changing the way we live—in specific, targeted, evidence-based ways—could be seen as an antidepressant, too?“
BLOGS
Keep Coming Back from “What Do We Do Now That We’re Here?” by Rosie Spinks on Substack about how to get more people (and eventually friends) into your life. I kept nodding along and taking notes from this essay.
The Substack publication Imperfect Working Order by Kira Stoops - This publication’s perspective and irreverent tone on money and taking care of ourselves is how I want to share about business finances and being an entrepreneur.
Quotes I love from her essays:
“Medicine doesn’t think money needs to make sense. So why do we? Turns out, the “rules” we thought we had to live by…aren’t rules at all. And frustrating as this realization can be, it also opens a door. Lots of doors, actually. When medical money stopped making sense, I stopped trying to make most money make sense.”
“Receiving assistance freed me up financially to try to be as well as possible, which let me contribute back more to my community—personally, and through non-profit consulting that amplified philanthropy far beyond my own personal impact. ”
“Living well, even luxuriously in places, is an act of love and rebellion.”
WHAT I WATCHED/LISTENED TO
Beyond Margins Episode #115 - I LOVED this episode about how to do sales calls without a discovery call.
Video Something strange happens when you trust quantum mechanics
One night, I went down a quantum mechanics rabbit hole and learned about the Principle of Least Action. This video reminds me of the book Thinking in Bets - something about the concept of exploring the different possibilities to choose the optimal one.
Thought: Is this how we can feel if something is “good energy” or not? Or why we get a vibe about something - do we feel the reverb of all possible paths?
Video MINI DOCUMENTARY: U.S. Vegetable Supply May Be POISONED After Lithium Inferno
This explains lithium’s harmful effects on the local area and farmland. My immediate thought was this documentary reminded me of the movie Erin Brokovich.
Interesting listen about how dopamine works, especially the point that prioritizing pain (like running a 5K or doing hard things) indirectly creates dopamine because the brain wants to balance itself.
Thanks for reading about my learning explorations for the month. Take care!