Barnes & Noble was my playpen. I could get lost there for hours. My section of choice was history - with a special focus on the military and the Mafia. I was an odd child. I read the Mafia Dynasty over and over. Then Mob Star. Then Made Men. Then Murder Machine. Then Boss of… Continue reading Magazines
Category: Reflections
Static
I wrote a script that's partially finished and submitted it to the Final Draft Big Break contest. I really didn't want anyone to read. I'm still not sure if I do. But this morning, I received Mark Manson's newsletter "Your Next Breakthrough". In it he notes a story how Stephen King wrote 3 pages of… Continue reading Static
One Envelope
“Then I’m going down the steps, and my wife calls up, ‘Where are you going?’ I say, ‘Well, I’m going to go buy an envelope.’ And she says, ‘You’re not a poor man. Why don’t you buy a thousand envelopes? They’ll deliver them, and you can put them in a closet.’ And I say, ‘Hush.’… Continue reading One Envelope
The Harvard Classics: Dr. Eliot and the Five-Foot Bookshelf
"There are 850,000 volumes in the Imperial Library at Paris. If a man were to read industriously from dawn to dark for sixty years, he would die in the first alcove. Would that some charitable soul, after losing a great deal of time among the false books and alighting upon a few true ones, which… Continue reading The Harvard Classics: Dr. Eliot and the Five-Foot Bookshelf
“Better Offer? We’ll Match It”: Refinance Edition
I am in the process of refinancing my mortgage. Lower rate. Some cash-out. Pretty standard stuff. In doing so I contacted multiple lenders to receive quotes. Some had phantom 2% rates that disappeared once the fine print came out. Some had great rates. Some had decent rates but were willing to match any better rates.… Continue reading “Better Offer? We’ll Match It”: Refinance Edition
WWFRW
This has become my new mantra. Don’t want to exercise? WWFRW. Want to eat that pint of ice cream? WWFRW. Don’t want to get out of bed? WWFRW. WWFRW. What Would Future Rick Want. It’s easy to focus on immediate satisfaction. How much better does another 20 minutes of sleep sound instead of going to… Continue reading WWFRW
Media Ketosis
Yesterday, I was listening to the podcast, Capital Allocators, with guest Chris Dixon. The conversation turned to media consumption, and Chris spoke of his framework in a way that I never had before thought. Chris follows a keto diet for his nutritional consumption and thinks of media consumption in a similar light. Twitter is sugar. The news… Continue reading Media Ketosis
2021 Themes
With 2021 now upon us, I have thought deeply for the last month on what resolutions I wanted to pursue. What would make the year a success? In the end, two resolutions came to front of mind. Be healthier.Less screen time. Yep. Probably the two most common resolutions on Earth. Nothing surprising. However, I thought… Continue reading 2021 Themes
Break from Civilizaton
For the next three weeks, I am taking a break from civilization. Ok, not exactly, but I'm taking a break from the worst that the internet has to offer: email and social media. For the next three weeks, I'm using my remaining paternity leave. And disconnecting. No emails on my phone. Three weeks without dings?… Continue reading Break from Civilizaton
Greyhound
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