Read / Listen / Watch list
I completely geek out on this stuff and my friends often ask for recommendations so I thought I'd leave some here.
I'll be adding to this page as time goes by so feel free to bookmark 🤍
-Listed in no particular order-
read
Non-Fiction:
Bounce - Matthew Syed - the power of purposeful practice.
The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown - a cure for toxic perfectionism.
The Art of Happiness - Dalai Lama - what it says on the tin
The Tipping Point - Malcome Gladwell - fascinating look at how things
The $12 Million Pound Stuffed Shark - the ridiculousness of the art world
Shake Hands With The Devil - Romeo Dallaire - A first hand account by the UN general on the ground during the Rwandan genocide.
Radical Acceptance - Tara Brach
Good Vibes Good Life - Vex King
The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
Fiction:
The Egg - a short story by Andy Weir (writer of The Martian) a beautiful 1 page perspective shifting concept, I wish everyone would read it 💞
Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts - stunning writing of an epic tale set in India, based on the authors true story.
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - Words that cloak you in fragile beauty until you're completely in that world- I felt bereft when it ended.
Life of Pi - Yann Martel - a magical adventure at sea
The Midnight Circus - Erin Morgenstern - literal magic
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini - heartbreakingly beautiful
Neverwhere (pretty much anything written by Neil Gaiman- so creative!) - fun, creative & set in London 👌
The Hunger Games trilogy - Suzanne Collins - thrilling
His Dark Materials trilogy - Philip Pullman - exciting, magical, very creative
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga - A dark gripping story centring around the caste system in India.
Plays (read, watch or act✨):
Angels In America - Tony Kushner
The Effect - Lucy Prebble
Design For Living - Noel Coward (pretty much anything Noel Coward)
A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
Colder Than Here - Laura Wade
The Heretic - Richard Bean
Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare
A Skull in Connemara - Martin McDonagh
Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene adapted for the stage - Giles Havergal
One Man Two Guvnors - Richard Bean
Black Watch - Gregory Burke
The Crucible - Arthur Miller
Dear Brutus - J. M. Barrie
Enron - Lucy Prebble
Listen
Podcasts:
Some I regularly listen to:
Joe Rogan - entertaining talks with interesting people
Happy Place with Fern Cotton - mental health & personal growth
On Purpose with Jay Shetty - personal growth
PostHoc Digital Salons with Susan MacTavish Best - interesting people discuss topical issues
The Darin Olien Show - on modern day toxic conveniences & all things health and sustainability
The Tim Ferris Show - personal growth
The Travel Diaries - for those obsessed with wanderlust
Milan Art Institute - inspo & motivation for artists
Travel Like A Boss - great for travel seekers & digital nomad entrepreneurs
Stand out episodes:
On Purpose - Jay Shetty & Big Sean - overcoming obstacles to growth
The Darin Olien #36 Jeff Garner on Toxic Chemicals in Our Clothes & Sustainable Fashion
(I have mixed feelings about Musk but these episodes are genuinely fascinating)
Joe Rogan & Neil deGrasse Tyson #919
Joe Rogan & Neil deGrasse Tyson #1159
Joe Rogan & Paul Stamets #1035
Joe Rogan & Russel Brand #1283
PostHoc Susan MacTavish Best & Trend Spotter Economist Pippa Malmgren
Happy Place - Fern Cotton & ex-monk Jay Shetty
I've collated a playlist of some of my favourite episodes, you can listen or follow here:
Audio books I think are fab:
Born a Crime - Trevor Noah
A funny Life - Michael McIntyre
Becoming - Michelle Obama reading her own autobiography 👌
Good Omens - Neil Gaiman - Martin Jarvis narrating this is a-mazing
Harry Potter books (Stephen Fry reading these = basically my childhood)
Calm App bite sized masterclasses:
Stoicism for Modern Life by Ryan Holiday
Discovering Happiness by Shawn Achor
Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
Audible free bite sized series:
Get Happy: Introduction to Happiness
Calm World: Introduction to Meditation
Meditation:
Calm App
Headspace
Insight Timer
Music Playlists:
Meditative music helps get me into flow when I'm creating stuff, this is a playlist I listen to:
Music that makes me think of dancing in a jungle or the desert at Burning Man- good for unblocking:
Watch
TED Talks:
The Power of Vulnerabiliy - Brene Brown
Nutrition: Find your athletic edge - Brendan Brazier
How Trees Talk To Each Other - Suzanne Simard
Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are - Amy Cuddy
Rewilding - How Introducing Wolves Changed the River - George Monbiot
The Secret to Better Work - Shawn Anchor
Why You Should Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals - Tim Ferris
Docus:
Seaspiracy
Cowspiracy
The Social Dilemma
A Life On Our Planet
13th
Banksy Exit Through The Gift Shop
Jamie Olivers Chicken Dinners
Okja - (not a docu, AT ALL - total ridiculous fantasy but if you want to creatively get your friends eating less meat get them to watch this thought provoking film)
TV Series:
The Last Kingdom
It's A Sin 💞
The Man In The High Castle
Vikings
Peaky Blinders
Indian Summers
Black Sails
Once
Outlander
GoT
The Handmaids Tale
Anne with an E
Shadow & Bone
Orange Is The New Black
Lucifer
Films:
....too many to list.
If you want more musical inspo you can follow my playlists on spotify here.