RAD Reading Podcast
Episode # 14
Episode Title: Get It Together in 2022: Our Favorite Planners & Self-Improvement Books
Release Date: January 7, 2022
Episode Summary:
It’s that time of year, and we’re so here for it. Join us as we get all ourselves together for 2022. We’re sharing which planners we’re using to set goals and organize our year, and then we’re recommending our favorite self-improvement books for improving your home life, reducing distractions, getting control of your time, and boosting your creativity. We’ve got a long list! Plus, as always, we’ll be sharing our RAD Recs of the week.
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Highlights:
We’ve both ditched the planners we’ve used in the past and switched to new ones
Which planners we’re using this year – and yes, there are multiple planners because we contain multitudes, okay. No one planner can contain us! ;)
Roni’s a pushy planner person
How Dawn lost many hours of her life…planning her planner
A "happy life" planner
Dawn made a stencil journal
Roni is learning to “use the things”
Roni apparently needs a lot of self-help while Dawn only needs a little
Books really can fix things
Books for improving your home life
Pondering deep questions like “why am I folding my underwear?”
Books that helped us reduce distractions and tame social media/staring at our phones all the time
Books that help you take back your time
Books that give you a creativity boost
Our RAD Reading Recs of the week
We still can't say “RAD Reading Rec” without stumbling on our words
An important change to the podcast
**spoilers ahead**
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*Note: all book links are affiliate links which means the podcast makes a small commission if you make a purchase, but there is no extra cost to you!
Books recommended by Roni:
Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin
Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD by Susan C. Pinksy
The Joy of Less by Francine Jay
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
How to Break Up With Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life by Catherine Price
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam
Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative In Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon
Books recommended by Dawn:
The Me Project by Kathi Lipp
Organize Your Way: Simple Strategies for Every Personality by Katie and Kelly McMenamin
Unf*ck Your Habitat: You’re Better Than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman
Dear Writer, Are You In Burnout? By Becca Syme
RAD Reading Recs of the Week:
Captivated by Tessa Bailey and Eve Dangerfield
Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren
Other things mentioned:
Roni’s Romantic Movie Marathon in her newsletter
Roni’s blog and her posts on digital detoxing and device-free summers
Roni’s Fighting for Focus class
Planners mentioned:
Cloth & Paper subscription box
Doodlelove year at a glance poster
Find us online:
Connect with Roni on her website or @roniloren on Instagram
Connect with Dawn on her website or @dawnalexanderbooks on Instagram
Another note: Because we are both in the publishing industry, sometimes the books we recommend might be by an author we know personally, an author who shares a publisher, editor, or agent with Roni, or an author whom Dawn has edited. Publishing is a small world, so that will happen from time to time. However, we guarantee that we only recommend books we love. We have not been asked to promote any of these books and none are paid ads. However, some books we review may be ARCs (advanced reading copies provided by publishers to reviewers for honest reviews.)