![]() Turning the Tide on Plastics (Lucy Siegle) led to my being much more conscious about my consumerism.Lots of other things that I’ve read have reinforced, sharped or shifted my perspective…. Tell us something you’ve done as a result of reading non-fiction. Kind of like the Netflix countdown to the next episode. As soon as I finish a book I’m excited about the next one. That’s about 30 mins a day during the week and a couple of longer stints at the weekend. Now, thanks to the accountability, rhythm & community at RBC I read a 35-50 books a year. Before RBC, I was reading around 4 books a year and that usually included a summer holiday novel and a sports biography. The title & cover if it triggers my curiosity. The first book was Zero to One by Peter Thiel and we drank a chilli-mojito. We decided to commit to reading one non-fiction book start to end and meetup at the end of the month to share what we learnt and enjoy a book-themed cocktail. Turned out we shared a similar stack of unread books mostly non-fiction reads about the world, business, technology, inspiring people and the future. In the monkey forests of Bali (the other) Ben and I realised we were suffering the curse of ‘Tsundoku’, the Japanese word for the growing pile of unread books on your bedside table (or in our case on our kindles). An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth – Chris Hadfield.They both realised they were under the curse of ‘Tsundoku’, the Japanese term for the growing pile of unread books on your bedside table or Kindle.īen now credits rhythm, community + accountability with jumping from 4 books a year to between 35-50 since starting RBC. He started Rebel Book Club with his wingman, Ben Saul-Garner, whilst in Bali back in 2015. Introducing Ben Keene, Co-Founder of Rebel Book Clubīen K is the Co-Founder of Rebel Book Club. ![]() ![]() Our Rebel Book Club Hall of Fame puts the spotlight on our global community of curious minds, to showcase their unique personalities, wild breadth of talents and passions, whilst digging into their connection with non-fiction.
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