Mick's Recommended Reading

What I Underlined

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin

Books have a way of getting under our skin.

Sometimes it’s the big ideas that stick. Other times it might just be a single sentence that lingers. You might underline it, turn the corner of the page so you know where to come back to it or move on, but that sentence just stays with you.

That’s what I'd love this column to be all about. Not in-depth reviews or detailed summaries. Just lines or ideas from books relevant to us all, that I think worth returning to.

Each time, I’ll share something I’ve underlined, sometimes from new books that have caught my attention lately, sometimes old ones, like me, that I think are still very relevant. 

Because if there’s one thing this industry always needs, it’s better ideas. And books in my opinion, more than podcasts, posts or panels still seem to be where the best ones live. Well-argued, thought through and perhaps a bit weathered from use.

Some of the books will be brilliant. Some might not be. But they’ll all have something to teach us. 

And who knows, if reading’s something you’ve drifted away from, maybe one of these lines will tempt you back in.

So here’s the first question:

What’s the last line you read that made you stop and think?

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