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Born to Run by Christopher McDougall has been probably the most influential running book I’ve read thus far. I was into running recreationally when I first read it a couple of years ago, but the book made me rethink running in many different aspects. The main thesis of the book builds on and popularised the ideas of researchers such as Daniel Lieberman contending that endurance running is one of traits which modern humans (homo sapiens) were optimised from an evolutionary perspective1....

These are some of the books I’ve enjoyed very much on running. Once a Runner The story of Quenton Cassidy This probably has a lot of sentimental value for me. Again to Carthage - Cassidy's story continued - This is a story of a high school runner Running with the Buffaloes One of the best books on collegiate running I’ve read. This is based on a true story Born to Run This book left a lasting impact on how I approach running from technique to enjoying running....

This is a short review and discussion on one of the more helpful books I read on the topic of habit formation - Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg. Book starts by giving you a framework for understanding behaviour formation with the Fogg behaviour model, as shown below. B = M A P M = Motivation A = Ability P = Prompt -------------- B = Behaviour Motivation, ability and prompt are the parameters which you can tweak to form a new behaviour....

These are the books I have read thus far in 2018. A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell. This is a great book to read in times like ours where political climate so polarised and driven by partisan frenzy. This books sheds light on different modes of thinking between traditional Liberal vs. Conservative political ideas. Artemis by Andy Weir. I got started reading this book because of the more famous book - The Martian, even though I haven’t read it yet....