“During my early retirement days, I became acutely aware that a number of wonderful things I had read and learned during my lifetime were now a vague memory … and that bothered me. I resolved to do something about it.”

Rasheed returned to the books he had bought but never fully read, making copious notes of ideas he found dynamic and consequential. He grouped thoughts that shared conceptual themes, built topical headings around them, and introduced a pinch of humor. This is how Pockets of Insight found its identity: writing capable of teaching, touching, and tickling, too.