Music of the Week
Troy Andrews, known by his stage name Trombone Shorty, is a musician and trombone player out of New Orleans fusing rock, pop, jazz, funk, and hip hop. All of his albums and playlists are fantastic including What It Takes. Andrews’s music always put me in a positive mental state.
Quotes of the Week
If you are doing something primarily for money and without a real emotional commitment, it will translate into something that lacks a soul and that has no connection to you. – Robert Greene
It’s more interesting to see why smart people don’t succeed, and to avoid those errors of theirs. – Warren Buffet
You don’t have to be good at everything, you just need to double down on what you’re naturally suited for. – James Clear
There are no shortcuts, no hacks, no overnight successes. – Guy Raz
Stop worrying about where the arrow lands. Master the art of drawing the bow. – Shane Parrish
I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So you if you do the work, what are you fearing? You know what you’re capable of and what you’re not. – Michael Jordan
Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise. – Frank Ocean
I have never seen ordinary effort lead to extraordinary results. – Alexandr Wang
Try to think about your obsessions. You never want to compete with somebody who’s obsessed. Kobe Bryant. He would say, “What’s your 4:00 AM?” He’s at the gym at 4:00 AM shooting baskets. Are you at the gym at 4:00 AM? – Adam Karr
Life is full of trade-offs. Every choice has a cost. When you say yes to one thing, you say no to others. This is how the world works. It’s like gravity. You can’t escape it. – Shane Parrish
It is important to admit your mistakes, and to do so before you are charged with them. Many clients are surrounded by buck-passers who make a fine art of blaming the agency for their own failures. I seize the earliest opportunity to assume the blame. – David Ogilvy
There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence – and in the end, you make it look like a quantum leap. – James Dyson
The fundamental algorithm of life: repeat what works. — Charlie Munger
Death is one prophecy that never fails. — Edmund Wilson
Articles of the Week
“That meant that I was really looking into all potential aspects of career paths, and I was very open-minded” from A Yalie’s route to the NFL highlights Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniels’s path to the NFL.
Book of the Week
The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan Holiday provides parenting meditations in short form every day of the year. The book draws on lessons from historical figures like “Theodore Roosevelt, Bruce Springsteen, Queen Elizabeth II, and Marcus Aurelius,” weaving stories from these figures in a daily devotional format for parents.” I read this book in 2023 and got just as much out of it the second time I read it in 2024.
Podcasts of the Week
Armchair Expert with Dax Shephard are interviews with some of the most famous and successful people on the planet. Episodes I recently listened to include Vince Vaughn, Kirsten Bell & Adam Brody, Halle Berry, Malcolm Gladwell Returns Again, Jeff Bridges, Yuval Noah Harari IV (on the history of information networks), and Jude Law.
Bonus: Video of the Week
Roger Feder’s Retirement Tweet to Rafael Nadal
Bonus: TV Show of the Week
The Diplomat features Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), “the new United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, as she helps to defuse an international crisis, forges strategic alliances, and adjusts to her new place in the spotlight. She also manages her deteriorating marriage to fellow career diplomat Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell). I just finished season 2 and it’s superb.
