Music of the Week
The Lumineers, hailing from Denver Colorado, are an American folk bank. Founding band members include Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano). I have seen The Lumineers live and it is a treat. “Ho Hey”, “Stubborn Love”, “Ophelia”, “Angela” and “Cleopatra” are a few of my favorite songs by the band that is worth checking out.
Quotes of the Week
You have to be able to think for yourself. – Warren Buffett
It was piece by piece. It was the consistency of the work: Monday, get better. Tuesday, get better. Wednesday, get better. You do that over a long period of time – three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten years – you get to where you want to go. – Kobe Bryant
I always saw life that way—you just have to find a way to stick it out, to prevail. – Harrison Ford
What I really should have done is I should have had a giant flag behind me, and when I pulled a string, it would roll down, and on the flag, it would just say two words: Just work. – Jerry Seinfeld
A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. – Tim Ferriss
Articles of the Week
“We worked almost constantly. Fortunately our wives worked with us, so we weren’t totally separated from family. But we didn’t see our kids. Jim and I were probably on the road almost every day for 10 years. It was a tough grind.” Priced to grow: How Costco got started
“One of the great things about having kids is that there are so many times when you feel there is nowhere else you’d rather be, and nothing else you’d rather be doing.” Having Kids
“The best thing you can do is to be exceptionally good at something.” Warren Buffett: 6 Best Pieces of Money Advice for the Middle Class
“Pursuing a perfect score can be more time and effort than it is worth. When it comes to what interest rate people pay on a mortgage or auto loan, there is not much difference between 750 and 850.” One Man’s Attempt to Get a Perfect 850 Credit Score
“The data center is a very large load. Take your house and increase that by 10,000. That is the difference between your house and a data center.” DeepSeek Scrambles the AI and Emissions Equation
Book of the Week
The Tao of Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett’s Words of Wisdom: Quotations and Interpretations to Help Guide You to Billionaire Wealth and Enlightened Business Management by Mary Buffett and David Clark is a short read offering a collection of Buffett’s words and wisdom throughout his life. Buffett’s wisdom is inanely simple making it powerful. The book highlights Buffett’s intelligence, the levity he brings to serious topics and some of his most memorable quotes. Buffett and Clark created a book that masks itself as a philosophy book. Warren Buffett owes his success to hard work, high integrity, and using his common sense. I found countless practical strategies that I have already implemented. Quotes in the book were taken from Buffett’s conversations, Berkshire Hathaway reports, business profiles, and interviews. The book does a great job explaining what each Buffett quote means and how to interpret it for your life. Pair this book with All I Want To Know Is Where I’m Going To Die So I’ll Never Go There: Buffett & Munger – A Study in Simplicity and Uncommon, Common Sense, Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger, Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor, and Tao of Charlie Munger: A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway’s Vice Chairman on Life, Business, and the Pursuit of Wealth.
Podcasts of the Week
Deep Questions with Cal Newport answers questions from his blog readers where Newport provides advice about how to cultivate deep focus, increase productivity, and inner purpose amid the daily noise of the world. Podcast episodes I enjoyed include Why You Are Always Distracted, Hacking Remote Work, On Screens and Solitude, On Morning Routines, Money and the Deep Life, and Tackling Social Media’s Hidden Dangers.
Bonus: Video of the Week
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s Vision for the Future
Bonus: New Blog Post
January Reading List: 5 Best Books I Read in January 2025
