Read Bird by Bird

Bill Bryson attempts the Appalachian Trail with an unfit friend and a fear of bears.

Bryson's farewell tour of Britain before moving back to America; the Britons' favourite book about themselves.

Trevor Noah on being the mixed-race child of an illegal union in apartheid South Africa.

Anthony Bourdain on what really happens in restaurant kitchens; do not order fish on Monday.

Read Atomic Habits by James Clear to understand the power of small habits and how they can lead to significant personal growth

Csikszentmihalyi on the state of total absorption and how to live in it.

Cue, routine, reward; Duhigg on how habits work at Alcoa, Starbucks and in you.

Cal Newport on concentration as the skill of the century.