Newsletter
Every Friday, I send a short email (Friday Five) with five things worth your time — from books and business to habits, articles, music, and ideas that stick.
You’ll get:
- One song I’m spinning
- One quote or idea that stuck with me
- One article I’m thinking about
- One book I read or revisited
- One podcast from the week
It’s simple, free, and always timeless.
Lastest Newsletters
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Friday Five: Success breeds complacency, Complacency breeds failure, Only the paranoid survive
No. 284 June 7, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five: insights, inspiration, and a few personal favorites to kick off your weekend. Music of the Week Lake Street Dive was formed in the mid-2000s in Boston. Founding band members include Rachael Price, Mike Olson, Bridget Kearney, and Mike Calabrese. Keyboardist Akie Bermiss joined the…
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Friday Five: Change Your Mind, Simplify, Try Again, Break Dependencies, Repeat
Welcome to this week’s Friday Five: insights, inspiration, and a few personal favorites to kick off your weekend. Music of the Week 311 (Omaha’s finest) — Omaha is more than just Berkshire Hathaway HQ. It’s also home to 311, the band behind tracks like Amber, Beautiful Disaster, and Love Song. Formed in the ’80s, their…
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Thomas Edison’s Ego: Lessons from the Wizard of Menlo Park
Ryan Holiday’s Ego Is the Enemy argues that our greatest obstacles are often internal, rooted in selfishness, pride, and self-importance. The Wizard of Menlo Park offers a vivid, real-world example of this principle through the story of Thomas Edison’s ego. Thomas Edison’s ego shaped both his triumphs and his troubles. He struggled to acknowledge competitors,…
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Friday Five – Quality over quantity, Taking a break, Work and don’t worry
Music of the Week Hailing from Pennsylvania, Breaking Benjamin is a rock band formed in the late 1990s. The band was formed by Benjamin Burnley (lead singer, guitar) and Jeremy Hummel (drummer). Breaking Benjamin’s lineup has changed over the years. It’s currently composed of Benjamin Burnley, Aaron Bruch (bassist, backup vocalist), Keith Wallen (guitarist, backup…
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Thomas Edison’s Happiness: Work, Willpower, and Big Ideas
According to The Wizard of Menlo Park, Thomas Edison’s happiness stemmed from three core principles: working on large-scale projects, immersing himself completely in his work, and maintaining control over the decision-making process. Thomas Edison’s happiness was fueled by action. He found joy in tackling massive, complex problems. Whether inventing the phonograph or building an electric…