Music of the Week
Jungle is a British band comprised of producers Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland. JUNGLE – Volcano World Tour Live in Lisbon FULL Show 4K is a fantastic set list including some of my favorite songs like Candle Flame, Dominoes, The Heat, I’ve Been in Love, Back on 74, What D’You Know About Me, All of the Time, Keep Moving, and Busy Earnin’.
Quotes of the Week
Compete for yourself and root for everybody else. – Candice Millard
Each day of our lives we make deposits into the memory banks of our children. – Charles R. Swindoll
You don’t want to expect perfection in yourself. You want to strive to do your best. It’s too demanding to expect perfection in yourself. – Warren Buffett
If thou wouldst live long, live well; for Folly and Wickedness shorten life. — Benjamin Franklin
The secret is comprised in three words — Work, Finish, Publish. – Michael Faraday
Articles of the Week
“The United States produced more than three times as much electricity from wind, solar and geothermal sources in 2023 than it did in 2014, according to the report, “Renewables on the Rise,” which Environment America has released annually since 2017” from ‘Renewable energy growth is truly a 50-state story now’: New report shows big jump in solar, wind, EVs shows the explosive growth of renewable energy.
“Less is more and more is more. It’s the middle that’s not a good place” is a quote I enjoyed in Paula Scher Less is more and more is more. It’s the middle that’s not a good place.
“His advice: Make sure it isn’t discretionary but automatically triggered by meeting performance metrics that are within your control. And remember, a bonus can always fluctuate” quoted in The Big Shift From Salaries to Bonus-Based Pay explains how compensation is changing in the workforce.
“It’s amazing,” he says, “what you learn when you’re not the one talking.” from To Get What You Want, Try Shutting Up is advice I need to implement more often.
“Chiasmus turns writing into song. It shows how small changes in the structure of a sentence can create an order-of-magnitude difference in the reader’s ability to remember it” from How to Write a Quotable Line highlights how to create a memorable quote.
“North America hasn’t seen those kinds of PPA prices since early 2020, according to data from LevelTen Energy, which puts the typical solar PPA at $56.58/MWh, and wind at $65.63/MWh as of the third quarter of 2024” from Renewable PPA prices continue to rise — and may do so through 2030, say LevelTen, Ascend analysts explores the pricing increases seen in renewable energy revenue contracts.
“The sooner you can exit and move on, the better. When money comes into my pocket, I need to put it to work” quoted in The Commercial-Property Market Is Coming Back to Life digs into what is happening in commercial real estate.
“The urge to hustle would not be denied” is a hilarious line The Hustlers Who Make $6,000 a Month by Gaming Citi Bikes.
“Two sentences is all it takes for Seinfeld to break the frame of a New York Times article, create tension, release it, and make the reader laugh (not once, but twice)” in How To Write An Introduction shows why Jerry Seinfeld is the best.
Book of the Week
To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History by Lawrence Levy is the story of how Steve Jobs turned his focus to acquiring a little-known graphics company called Pixar after Jobs was ousted from Apple. The story starts with Jobs calling Harvard-trained lawyer and Silicon Valley executive Lawrence Levy to persuade Levy to come run Pixar as Pixar was on the brink of failure. In the book, Levy explains how Jobs, Ed Catmull, John Lasseter, and Levy turned Pixar into a Hollywood juggernaut. Levy gives readers a first-hand account of Pixar’s origin story, what it was like working with Jobs, and the lessons we can learn from Pixar and apply to our personal and business lives.
Podcasts of the Week
Business Breakdowns is one of the best business podcasts out there going into the weeds on some of the best businesses in the world. It’s fantastic! Episodes I enjoyed recently include Demographics Driving Real Estate and American Tower: Signals and Stability.
Bonus: Videos of the Week
5 Ways To Be A Better Parent and Washington’s Dream 2 – SNL was informative (the former) and hilarious (the latter).
Bonus: New Blog Post
October Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in October 2024 highlights my favorite books from the past month. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich were the books I enjoyed. You can check out my full reading list [HERE].
