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# October

## Learning

* Tons of new things to learn at work.

## Coding

* Didn't have much free time to work on side projects after starting the new job.

## Reading

* Increased the reading goal in Goodreads from 80 to 90. I think if I keep the same pace, I should be able to reach this target, which at the start of the year looked quite unlikely. My original reading target was quite modest of about 30 books.
* Read two books from Bell Hooks which I found thought provoking.
  * [Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168484.Feminism_is_for_Everybody)
  * [The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17601.The_Will_to_Change)
* Reading [The Bhagavad Gita](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/99942.The_Bhagavad_Gita), the translation by Ekanath Easwaran is without a doubt the most thought provoking philosphical book I read this month, and possibly this year! No wonder the Gita is popular among even intellectuals in the Western tradition because a lot of what Gita talks about readily transcends those boundaries once you get past the Vedic/Hindu jargon. Easwaran's translation does a very good job on that front, in my opinion. I liked this book so much that I bought a hard copy of the book to keep as a reference!

## Activities

* Started doing medium long runs over the weekends again. For me these are the runs which takes more than one hour, but less than two hours.
* Went on a hike to Leith Hill, Surrey. The weather was surprisingly great for an Autumn day on the day!