Advertising and Marketing, General, Leadership
One of my guilty pleasures is the show Restaurant: Impossible with Robert Irvine. Whenever I take a trip out to my parents’ place in Woodstock, they always have a backlog of the show on their DVR. I’ve always loved stories about fixers, from Winston Wolf...
Stress and Pressure, General
The Stoics for the motivation and achievement, but the Epicureans for the style… I recently got onto Hellenist moral philosophy after reading The Obstacle Is The Way, one of the books recommended by Tim Ferriss. The book is a motivating entree into Stoic...
Social Psychology, General
A Student of Intuitive Thought David Brooks is a columnist for the New York Times, and (in my opinion) an acute social and political observer. He is not an academic, but is very well read in psychology and sociology. He wrote a book in 2011 called The Social Animal...
Social Psychology, General
“A change in bad habits leads to a change in life.” — Jenny Craig “My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.” — Errol Flynn I’m writing this as I puff and wheeze a little. I’m trying to get back...
Acting and Performance, General
This is from Study Hacks, a blog that’s so popular, chances are you’ve already read the article. I’m a huge enthusiast in the whole talent vs effort debate, and so this was immediately interesting to me: Is Talent Underrated? Making Sense of a Recent...
