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 – 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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Friday Five – Spend your life in your own way, The coming great conflict
Quote of the Week There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way. — Christopher Morley Video of the Week After wrapping up our time in Prague (see Prague Day One, Prague Day Two, Prague Day Three), we headed to London to close our four-week European trip. London was where we started…