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 – Wishing your child optimism, The pursuit of alpha, Do the work
Quote of the Week If you are allowed one wish for your child, seriously consider wishing him or her optimism. — Daniel Kahneman There is no formula for success—you just begin and then you continue. I’m often asked how to have a career in stand-up and the answer is confoundingly simple: Do the work. Over…
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Friday Five – Only thing we have to fear is fear itself, “Chance of rain? Never!”
Quote of the Week Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. — Franklin Delano Roosevelt Music of the Week Barry Can’t Swim was mentioned recently in one of the newsletters I subscribe…
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Friday Five – Quality is much better than quantity, Founder mode, Living a fulfilling life
Quote of the Week Quality is much better than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles. – Steve Jobs Music of the Week Scandinavian Jazz was put on my radar from Daniel Silva’s latest Gabriel Allons’ latest book A Death in Cornwall: A Novel (a fantastic book by the way). The playlist is a “compilation…
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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.…