Work, Life & Growth

Brew Hardinge
Journals.

I'm a process automation analyst working at the intersection of technology, operations, and leadership. This is where I write about what I'm learning — from books, from work, and from the people worth listening to.

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Book #3: The Defining Decade by Meg Jay

Work, Love, The Brain and The Body; Meg Jay shares her fascinating takes on a vigorous and intentional approach to the twentysomething years in her book The Defining Decade. It's officially the end of the third fortnight, and

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Life Learnings

II: Finding purpose in a world full of distraction and temptation.

Sunday, 29th March 2026 The twenties are the most consequential decade. I'm 40 pages shy of finishing my latest book, The Defining Decade by Meg Jay. It must be said that this has been a brilliant read, and the source of motivation to write this post. There's no doubt that the 20's years are

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I: Philosophy without execution is just entertainment.

Friday, 27th March 2026 The figureheads of Stoicism have been a major source of intrigue for me. Marcus Aurelius popped up on my radar a few years ago, when I came across Meditations, and began listening to the audiobook. I never made it far through the journal entries of the former Roman Emperor, but the philosophy that he (perhaps unintentionally)

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Books I've Read

Book #3: The Defining Decade by Meg Jay

Work, Love, The Brain and The Body; Meg Jay shares her fascinating takes on a vigorous and intentional approach to the twentysomething years in her book The Defining Decade. It's officially the end

Book #2: Replace Your Salary By Investing by Ben Nash

Book number two! This marks the second fortnight in a row of sticking to my new goal of one book per fortnight. This time, the focus shifts towards building my financial literacy. Prior to reading

Book #1: Deep Work by Cal Newport

This one was interesting. So many valuable lessons from a clearly very educated human. I kicked off my brand new fortnightly reading habit on the 16th of February, after I asked Claude to create a

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Workplace Learnings

First entry coming soon.

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People I've Met

Profiles coming soon.