Music of the Week
The Soul Rebels are an eight-piece brass band out of New Orleans fusing soul, jazz, funk, hip-hop, rock, and pop. The band consists of Lumar LeBlanc and Derrick Moss (percussionists), Julian Gosin and Marcus Hubbard (trumpet), Corey Peyton and Paul Robertson (trombonist), Erion Williams (saxophonist), and Manuel Perkins Jr. (sousaphonist). My favorite songs include When You’re Gone, Sweet Dreams Are Made of This, and Halftime: Stand Up & Get Up.
Quotes of the Week
Getting a good reputation in life can have remarkably favorable outcomes. You just have to get the best reputation you can in the years and time you have available. – Charlie Munger
You should always try to be a good person. – Warren Buffett
A true friend is the best possession. – Benjamin Franklin
For it is easy to become brilliant at what you do when you stand on the shoulders of a giant – the trick is picking the right giant. – Mary Buffett and David Clark
When you get older, you’ll have the reputation you deserve. – Gianni Agnelli
Articles of the Week
“You had a duty to be very, very honest and fair with them and so we avoided sales and advertising. We have in effect said that the best advertising is by our members…the unsolicited testimonial of the satisfied customer.” How Sol Price created the membership warehouse club industry
“Rapid industrial transitions can occur but usually require substantial improvements in terms of cost, time and energy.” Heliocentrism: Objects may be further away than they appear
“Why visit now: New Orleans has always had a rich culinary history, with influences spanning French, Spanish, Vietnamese, African and more.” The world’s 20 best cities for food right now
“But there’s a time problem and there’s a cost problem. So our message is, don’t pull away from renewables, because they’re the only thing we have as a country that we can build to meet the demand that’s here right now and that’s really low cost.” Want Cheap Power, Fast? Solar and Wind Firms Have a Suggestion.
“If you want to risk your projects, it’s going to be more expensive for the consumers.” IRA funding freeze has put ‘many’ clean energy projects on pause
Book of the Week
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and translated by Gregory Hays provide Aurelius’ writing concisely and clearly from the original Greek text. The book highlights how direct and powerful Aurelius’ words still are. Hays does a fantastic job making ancient writing approachable. He also helps describe the thoughts of one of the world’s most powerful leaders. Throughout the book, you will find actionable advice on everything from how to live to dealing with adversity and interacting with other people. I love the straightforward style of Hays’ translation. I equally appreciated how Meditations offers you an intimate look at someone as powerful as Aurelius. This was my third time reading Meditations. It is a book I can see myself reading on an annual basis. Other books on philosophy worth reading include How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, Meditations: The Annotated Edition, How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life, Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds., Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave, A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User’s Manual, Letters from a Stoic, and The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living.
Podcasts of the Week
All the Hacks: Life, Finance, and Health, Chris Dixon, Building the Next Era of the Internet, and Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck are recent The Kevin Rose Show podcast episodes I enjoyed.
Bonus: Video of the Week
The original Crichton Leprechaun news story from NBC 15 News, WPMI
Bonus: Show of the Week
Full Swing is a docuseries giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the players and tournaments of the PGA Tour. Season three recently came out. We devoured it in no time. Full Swing is one of my favorite series around.
