Newsletter
Every Friday, I send a short email called the Friday Five—a quick hit of ideas worth your time. Each issue includes a curated mix of insights from books, business, habits, music, and more.
You’ll get:
- 🎵 One song I’ve been 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 – Turn problems around into reverse, What is in your control, Saying no, Guard your time
Music of the Week Christopher Stapleton is a country singer-songwriter and guitarist from Kentucky. He dropped out of Vanderbilt to pursue a music career and has not looked back since. His music blends the genres of country, soul country, rock, and bluegrass. Maybe more important is how prolific a songwriter Stapleton is. My favorite songs include…
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Friday Five – Spend a lot of time thinking, Some things are in our control, Repeat what works
Music of the Week Mtbrd is a “music producer based in Manchester, UK” dishing out instrumental beats that remind me of Bonus Points and Flamgingosis. I love to put on Mtbrd in the background if I need to read a contract, dive deep on an esoteric topic, or otherwise need a reset. Some of my…
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Friday Five – Being able to set an example, A life of inaction, Focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control
Music of the Week Big Gigantic is an “instrumental electronic hip hop and jazz musical duo” out of Colorado. Dominic Lalli is the saxophone/producer while Jeremy Salken is on the drums. Some of my favorite tunes by this group include The Little Things and Good Times Roll. Quotes of the Week I think of myself…
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Friday Five – What success is, The mind must be given relaxation, Life is short, Do not forget about the important things
Music of the Week Parcels is an Australian five-piece electropop band consisting of “keyboardist Louie Swain, keyboardist/guitarist Patrick Hetherington, bassist Noah Hill, drummer Anatole “Toto” Serret, and guitarist Jules Crommelin.” Per its Wikipedia page, the band blends electropop, indietronica, nu-disco, funk, psychedelic pop, soul, alternative dance, and indie pop. Some of my favorite songs include…
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Friday Five – Expect most people to say no, Focus more on the next small step, Spend each day as if it were your last, Look for the best practices
Music of the Week Denis Jašarević, also known as Gramatik, is a Slovenian electronic music producer fusing chill-out, hip-hop, electronica, and trip-hop. Gramatik is an artist that feel like I can listen to any time of any day. Quotes of the Week But your job—my job—is to power through that. To ask. To expect most people…