Both have to do with NOT wanting to go back to school. Don't get me wrong - I loved school, it was fun, the people were great, and I learned some great stuff. But I've never wanted to go back in a serious way.
Then last year I discovered a service that's really amazing: The Great Courses. See, in addition to Business, in my youth I also studied Classical History. And although this knowledge isn't something I use on a daily basis, I still like to keep my hand in. And I've been taking courses via - yes, again - my trusty iPod. History, Science, Literature, Mathmatics and more - they can be downloaded via MP3 and suddenly I'm learning from the Ivy League, Standford, Georgetown and other top Professors the world has to offer. A great way to pass the drive to San Diego or time on the treadmill!
The other is much more well-known, and is one of my favorite late night hobbies - training on Lynda.com. Lynda is the guru behind the popular FlashForward conference, and has some of the best instructors and video training on the planet. I am currently working through Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional - and am having a blast. If you want to learn Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, and dozens of other cool software skills this is a great place to start.
Again, both of these services allow you to sample a course for free so that if you DON'T think it's cool or fits your lifestyle, then you don't lose anything trying something new.
So what AM I reading? Well, like I said - just the stuff that I find entertaining. A few of the recent titles for me have included:
- Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
- The President's Assassin by Brian Haig
- Simple Genius by David Baldacci
- Hades by Russell Andrews
- The Overlook by Michael Connelly
- Obsession by Jonathan Kellerman
And like everyone else, I've been re-reading the Harry Potter novels looking forward to Book 7.
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