The Best Books and Articles I Read in 2020

A shortlist of the best books and articles to elevate your reading for the upcoming year.

Blake Reichmann
8 min readDec 8, 2020
Photo by Claudia Wolff on Unsplash

This year I read 26 books and hundreds of articles. My interests ranged from behavioral psychology, mental models, note-taking, health, wealth, design, and much more. In no particular order, these are the five books and five articles I found most valuable.

A quick note: These are the best books and articles that I read in 2020; it doesn’t mean that they were published in 2020.

The Best Books I Read in 2020

Impro by Keith Johnstone

Impro by Keith Johnstone
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Read my book notes.

“When I consider the difference between myself, and other people, I thought of myself as a late developer. Most people lose their talent at puberty. I lost mine in my early twenties. I began to think of children not as immature adults, but of adults as atrophied children.”

Who knew that a book on improv theater (something I’ve never participated in) would be one of the best books I read this year. What makes Impro so…

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Blake Reichmann

Engineer & Writer | Writing about the best books, tools for thought, and systems for maximizing creativity at lawsonblake.com