{"id":7,"date":"2019-03-17T09:25:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T09:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robdix.com.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2021-01-10T14:26:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T14:26:31","slug":"favourites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/robdix.com\/favourites\/","title":{"rendered":"Favourites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My favourite things<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Good Omens (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Good-Omens-Neil-Gaiman\/dp\/0552171891\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">Good Omens<\/a> by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman [Fiction]<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"On Writing Well (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Writing-Well-30th-Anniversary\/dp\/0060891548\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">On Writing Well<\/a> by William Zinsser [Writing]<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Letters From A Stoic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Letters-Stoic-Epistulae-Lucilium-Classics\/dp\/0140442103\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">Letters From A Stoic<\/a> by Seneca [Philosophy]<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Open (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Open-Autobiography-Andre-Agassi\/dp\/0007281439\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">Open<\/a> by Andre Agassi [Autobiography]<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Total Recall (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Total-Recall-Arnold-Schwarzenegger\/dp\/1849839735\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">Total Recall<\/a> by Arnold Schwarzenegger [Autobiography]<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The One Thing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/One-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-bestselling\/dp\/1848549253\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">The One Thing<\/a> by Gary Keller [Marketing]<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"This Will Never Happen Again (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/This-Will-Never-Happen-Again-ebook\/dp\/B0795XL5CY\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">This Will Never Happen Again<\/a> by David Cain [Philosophy]<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/How-Found-Freedom-Unfree-World-ebook\/dp\/B00M20I134\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World<\/a> by Harry Browne [Philosophy]<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Any Human Heart  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Any-Human-Heart-Penguin-Essentials\/dp\/0141044179\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">Any Human Heart<\/a> by William Boyd [Fiction]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcasts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"Reply All (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gimletmedia.com\/shows\/reply-all\" target=\"_blank\">Reply All<\/a> [Tech]<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"Tropical MBA (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tropicalmba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tropical MBA<\/a> [Business]<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"The Pitch (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gimletmedia.com\/shows\/the-pitch\" target=\"_blank\">The Pitch<\/a> [Business]<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"Planet Money (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/money\/?t=1555915309146\" target=\"_blank\">Planet Money<\/a> [Finance]<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"Making Sense (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/samharris.org\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\">Making Sense<\/a> [Philosophy]<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35rXo6N\">My First Million<\/a> [Business]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small purchases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Zojirushi-Stainless-Vacuum-Insulated-Travel\/dp\/B074T6Z9T6\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Zojirushi Stainless Steel Flask (opens in a new tab)\">Zojirushi Stainless Steel Flask<\/a> (cuts down your coffee consumption by keeping it undrinkably hot for at least 12 hours)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stomper Joe's bamboo socks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B078RHCVCN\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">Stomper Joe&#8217;s bamboo socks<\/a> (I&#8217;m finally at peace with my socks for the first time in decades)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Anker mini bluetooth speaker (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Bluetooth-Anker-SoundCore-Certified-Refurbished\/dp\/B0753HN6YW\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">Anker mini bluetooth speaker<\/a> (Unbelievable sound quality, and only half the size of a Coke can)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u2028Samsung M2026 monochrome laser printer (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Samsung-SL-M2026-Mono-Laser-Printer\/dp\/B00YU62K3K\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung M2026 monochrome laser printer<\/a> (Light, small and doesn&#8217;t make me want to take a baseball bat to it)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"KG Physio foam roller (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B01NASWVBL\/?tag=propgeek09-21\" target=\"_blank\">KG Physio foam roller<\/a> (an absolute lifesaver)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My favourite things Books 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