It’s my birthday today so you’ll have to excuse me as I take this opportunity to wax poetic about one of my favorite activities: reading. Here’s the list for everything I read in 2025, in chronological order. The books insights and surprises I read more biographies this year than I would have expected. It all … Read more
As 2024 is winding to a close, I thought I’d share the list of books that I read. The process of reviewing what (and how much) I read left me with a few interesting takeaways. Here they are in chronological order. At the end of this post, I’ll touch on what I thought were the … Read more
This week, I’m inspired by a blog on unsung ways to change the world, thrilled with my overbuilt French press, and reflecting on some wisdom from Sun Tzu.
Aggregated wisdom from Maria Popova, Kurzgesagt (cars are much more dangerous than you might think!), and Peter Drucker.
Welcome to Walker Weekly, a regularly scheduled newsletter where I share things that I find interesting, useful, inspiring, or thought-provoking. If you have anything of your own that falls into these categories, please let me know in the comments! I’m always looking for new inspiration. Video I’m watching Mexico City Gentrification (Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan). … Read more
We discuss the surprising history behind one of our simplest yet most powerful tools—the notebook. We also reflect on a quote from Leonardo da Vinci that might inspire you to take action towards your goals.
My top actionable tips for effectively managing type 1 diabetes, whether you’re a newly diagnosed T1D or a veteran of 20 years.
This week highlights Lolita by Nabokov with its challenging yet poetic prose, a quote from My Octopus Teacher advocating immersion in nature, and a blog on the creative rewards of solitude by Maria Popova.
Albert Bierstadt’s artwork “Among the Sierra Nevada, California,” a blog post by Tynan about eating less, and a quote from Kurt Vonnegut on curing loneliness.
This week – a Reddit post featuring 4chan’s list of the top 100 greatest books of all time, and how to “make it” on the internet.