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 – The Most Important Question of Your Life, Seek progress and not perfection
Quote of the Week “We seek progress, not perfection.” –– Richard and Christopher Chandler Music of the Week Big Desk Energy was shared by The Morning Brew recently. The playlist is perfect to have on in the background at work. Separately, Breathe in, Breathe out, Move on by Jimmy Buffett was featured in the Axios New Orleans newsletter. The…
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Friday Five – Whatever my gut tells me that’s what I do, Wind and solar overtaking coal
Quote of the Week Michael Jordan: What do you think about when you make decisions? What’s your thought process? Warren Buffett: Not much. Whatever my gut tells me, that’s what I do. Music of the Week Tord Gustavsen Trio, Marcin Wasilewski Trio, and Bobo Stenson were put on my radar from A Death in Cornwall: A Novel book.…
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Friday Five – You are the sum total of all the work you have put in, No one will remember you in 100 years, Get good at something
Quote of the Week You are the sum total of all the work you have put in, nothing more and nothing else. If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear. — Michael Jordan Music of the Week The Revivalists are an American rock band out of…
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Friday Five – Manufacturing trombone oil, Blank sheet method, Innovate or die
Quote of the Week Avoid getting into the business of manufacturing trombone oil. You may become the greatest trombone oil manufacturer in the world, but in the end, the world only consumes a few quarts of trombone oil a year. — Dan Burke Music of the Week Handpan Chill Out has been fantastic to have in…
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July Reading List: 6 Best Books I Read in July 2024
My July reading list in 2024 was my most productive reading month this year in terms of the number of books read at six. The books I read in this July reading list include South and West: From a Notebook, The Old Man and The Sea, Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness,…