2026 New Year’s Resolution: Reading in Public

Jan 5, 2026

Create Memory
The following books are arranged in a messy grid on top of a blue-checked rug:
1. The Field Guide to Understanding ‘Human Error’ by Sidney Dekker
2. Practical Security Automation and Testing
3. The Quality Coach’s Handbook by Anne-Marie Charrett
4. No One Understands You And What To Do About It by Heidi Grant Halvorson
5. The First 90 Days by Watkins
6. Holistic Testing by Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin
7. It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work
8. Drawn to Testing by Wayne Roseberry

One thing I want to change: Consistency
This year I want to be more consistent. 2025 has been very spikey (high highs and low lows, professionally and personally).

One thing I want to add: Reading List
I have access to so many great articles and books, but don’t really keep up with the amount of new content always coming out. This year I want to read more in public; documenting the books I’m reading, the key take aways and how this is impacting me, with a hope that this will inspire others to promote other great content related to my reading interests.

Emily O'Connor
Principal Quality Engineer
She/Her
Automation-savvy QE with a sixth sense for bugs. Avid learner and reader interested in decoding dev-speak to enable engineering teams. I believe good software starts with user-focused problem solving.
Rosie Sherry
Nice, I like it. I have so many books to read, it's been a struggle of mine. Let me know if the MoTaverse could support this effort. A reading-in-public tag might be an easy and simple start.

Ujjwal Kumar Singh
Sounds cool.I had picked a few books last year for reading, but somehow got busy with some stuff. I will also try to be consistent with my reading habits and finish those books first before picking up any new books.

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