What Dina’s doing now
Random things and current miscellany.
A favorite current quote: “Age doesn’t matter unless you’re a cheese.” —Rita Moreno
BOOKS I’m currently reading (or listening to) and working with:
“The AI-Driven Leader” (Geoff Woods)
“Good to Great” (Jim Collins)
The 5 BOOKS I recently finished:
“Master of Change” (Brad Stulberg) - I wish I would’ve read this rather than listened to the audiobook. I get really distracted or uninterested by audiobooks that aren’t read by the author themselves. Why do these companies pick voices that sound like robots or automatons? Aside from that, this was a good read overall. I think I should’ve picked one of his previous books to start instead of this one. It may have made the content more powerful for me personally.
“The Menopause Brain” (Lisa Mosconi) - Dr. Mosconi is a true pioneer in the field of studying women’s brains. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more about the science. I don’t think all of the nutrition recommendations are appropriate for all women, but the advice is generally decent.
“Grit” (Angela Duckworth) - As a believer in the power of having passion and perseverance, it was helpful to learn more about the science and study of Grit from the scientist who has spent a majority of her career studying it. I recommend this resource for coaches, parents, athletes, and entrepreneurs. We can all benefit from building and improving our grit.
“Untamed” (Glennon Doyle) - I listened to the Audible, which was super fun to hear the intonations from Glennon. Having never read much from her previously, I had no idea what I was getting into. But I loved her stories and her teachings. “The truest, most beautiful life never promises to be an easy one. We need to let go of the lie that it’s supposed to be.”
“Outlive” (Peter Attia) - A good resource and perspective for approaching medicine, health, and fitness. I remember following Dr. Attia back in the early 2010s when he was doing long fasted bike rides and in his keto phase. I’m glad to see he has changed gears in his nutrition paradigm. I do wish he had a team of Registered Dietitians though.
MUSIC on the jukebox: DISPATCH
MOVEMENT/TRAINING: After my 2nd knee surgery in mid-December, I have been working to once again regain and rebuild strength and mobility in my left leg. I’m glad I decided to do this surgery, not only to remove the sizable cyst that had formed, but to find out the cause of the cyst formation. It turns out that there was a suture “loose” in the knee that my body was rejecting (and hence, fluid pooling and a cyst forming!). The surgeon removed the suture and did more meniscus repair so I’d be “good to go”. This round of rehab is different in many ways than the first round in February of 2024. I continue to learn and appreciate what I have and what I get to work on.
Things that bring about curiosity: Women who are “supporters of women” yet perpetuate that we need to look a certain way or be a certain body shape / size. To me, this is not at all supporting women.
last updated: February 27, 2025
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