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 — Take Up One Idea, Laser-Like Focus, and Saying No
Read or subscribe at michaelwmchugh.com No. 320 | February 20, 2026 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to start your weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week Galactic is a New Orleans funk band formed in the mid-1990s, anchored by Robert Mercurio, Stanton Moore, Ben Ellman,…
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Friday Five — Conquering Himself, Discipline Equals Freedom, and a Calm Mind
Read or subscribe to the Friday Five at michaelwmchugh.com No. 319 | February 13, 2026 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to start your weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week Hermanos Gutiérrez was formed in Zürich a decade ago by two Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers, Alejandro (guitar,…
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Friday Five — Deeds of Kindness, Bias to Action, and the Roots We Plant
Read or subscribe at michaelwmchugh.com No. 318 | February 6, 2026 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to start your weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week Beats Antique is a U.S.-based electronic group formed in the mid-2000s, made up of David Satori, Zoe Jakes, and…
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Friday Five — Power Over Mind, Leverage, and the Illusion of Control
Read or subscribe at michaelwmchugh.com No. 317 | January 30, 2026 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to start your weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week While most of the U.S. treads through winter, New Orleans is doing the opposite—it gets louder. Music is the…
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Friday Five — Power Over Mind, Conquering Yourself, See Clearly
Read or subscribe at michaelwmchugh.com No. 317 | January 23, 2026 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to start your weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week Chris Stapleton is a widely respected singer-songwriter and guitarist from Kentucky. He’s won multiple Grammy Awards, Academy of Country…