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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.

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    Friday Five — Keep the Rhythm, Consistency Beats Speed, Do Not Stop

    Read or subscribe at michaelwmchugh.com No. 311 | December 12, 2025 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 James Andrews is from New Orleans, the older brother of Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, and carries…


  • Friday Five — Be Stingy With Time, Guard What Matters, Choose With Intent

    Friday Five — Be Stingy With Time, Guard What Matters, Choose With Intent

    Read or subscribe to the Friday Five at michaelwmchugh.com No. 310 | December 5, 2025 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 Sherry Finzer is a musician who leans into healing and calm as the core of…


  • Friday Five — Balance the Books, Clear the Mind, End the Day Clean

    Friday Five — Balance the Books, Clear the Mind, End the Day Clean

    Read or subscribe at michaelwmchugh.com No. 309 | November 28, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to help you start the weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week The Lost Bayou Ramblers, hailing from Lafayette, Louisiana, perform Cajun music throughout the world. Louis Michot (fiddle,…


  • Friday Five — Let go of control, Release expectations, Live with freedom

    Friday Five — Let go of control, Release expectations, Live with freedom

    Read or subscribe to the Friday Five at michaelwmchugh.com No. 308 | November 21, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to help you start the weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week Branford Marsalis is a saxophonist, composer, and head of the jazz band the…


  • Friday Five – Be tolerant with others, Hold yourself higher, Change yourself first

    Friday Five – Be tolerant with others, Hold yourself higher, Change yourself first

    Read or subscribe at michaelwmchugh.com No. 307 | November 14, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to help you start the weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week Takuya Nakamura, originally from Japan, moved to the U.S. in the early 1990s to study under legendary…



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