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Teng on July 7, 2019

I recently learned that other PhD students experienced mid-PhD crisis as well [link]. To cope with it, some recommend to start small projects to nurture a sense of accomplishment and to see things get finished. Those small projects could be baking a cake and taking a painting class [link]. I started something similar in the end of 2017 when I was in the first semester of my third year. Other than the joy from reading and learning, compiling a list relieves some level of anxiety too.

1. [x]a phd is not enough
2. [x]Siddhartha
3. [x]Teaching College
4. [x]成事 - 冯唐
5. [x]the non-designer’s design book, fourth edition
6. [x]中国人在硅谷——netscreen的故事
7. [x]不二 - 冯唐
8. [x]三十六大 - 冯唐
9. [x]the professor is in 
10. [x]The book of why by Judea Pearl

1. [x]dare to lead
2. [x]the subtle art of not giving a fuck
3. [x]portraits of courage - George W Bush
4. [x]Almost Interesting - David Spade
5. [x]girl, wash your face
6. [x]不再神圣的经济学
7. [x]David Spade: a Polaroid guy in a snapchat world
8. [x]book yourself solid
9. [x]指数基金投资指南
10. [x]how to win friends and influence people
11. [x]番茄工作法图解
12. [x]Nudge
13. [x]the influential minds
14. [x]the power of habit
15. [x]a higher loyalty
16. [x]the 5 second rule
17. [x]Tig Notaro: I’m just a person
18. [x]Lean in for Graduates: Sheryl Sandberg
19. [x]thank you for being late
20. [x]I can’t make this up - life lessons