What I read and listened to in May | no. 5

& highlights of my "low tech" experiment so far

You’re reading The Sunshine Table, a newsletter written by Syd, an NYC-bred Life Coach learning how to melt into life in Amsterdam. Here, I share the challenges and wins of my own journey to joy and fulfillment as a recovering high-achieving people pleaser and perfectionist. You may find comfort, inspiration, and/or community. Welcome 🫶🏻

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I spent a lot of May thinking about, practicing, and as you’ll see below, listening to content about presence. This dovetailed nicely with me starting a “low tech” month where I’ve been limiting my technology usage to essential purposes (work, meetings, music/podcasts, & connecting with friends and family back in the U.S.). It’s been a very wonderful experience and one I’ll definitely be extending beyond the one month mark (June 13th)!

I’m “magically” spending way more time doing the things that make my soul feel happy and fulfilled, like playing boardgames, taking photos on a real camera, painting, reading, and writing by hand. These are the things that come through whenever I do future-self visualizations.

ALRIGHT! Shall we dive in!?

sorted by podcasts first, then books, some of which I listen to as audiobooks.

PODCASTS