Average Reading Time: 6 minutes (or a about the time the average man lasts in bed) In the year 1950, an investor named Benjamin Graham published a book called, “The Intelligent Investor.” Though Graham is likely little known in today’s world, his understudy will ring familiar. The reason you are likely to know Graham’s student is simply this: he is … Read More
Navigating Nutrition: Lessons From Twain and Socrates
Reading Time: ~15 minutes (Or about the average Chipotle wait time) “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” If you feel like you’ve seen this quote somewhere, don’y worry, you’re not crazy (at least not for that reason.) (i.e. You might still be crazy, I’d look … Read More
Give and Take: Adam Grant, My Dad and The Man on The Plane
[Reading Time: 15ish minutes] I was sitting at United gate 98, in Newark International Airport’s Terminal C, waiting to board my flight to Los Angeles. By dint of flying so much for work, my “status” had gotten me upgraded to first class. Great for the flight, but not quite as fun to absorb the faces of the economy-classers as they … Read More
The Power of Two: My Brother and Me
Most people do not enjoy the train ride back to New York City from a party-packed, summer weekend at Montauk, NY. I rarely shared in this common view. Any train for me is a great space for focus. But the return trip from Montauk was always a specifically great time for me. It allowed me to return to my more … Read More
Outliers: What Malcolm Gladwell Taught Me About My Own Shortcomings
It took me a while to actually sit down and read the book “Outliers,” by Malcom Gladwell. Many times I had seen the book referenced, and, having heard so much about it via these secondary sources, I always assumed I did not need to read the primary source. In fact, I went as far as to indicate or maybe even … Read More
Mindset: Stanford’s Carol Dweck, the ‘Growth Mindset,’ and its Impact on Success
The conference room is silent in the midst of an emotional moment of contrition by Coach Pete Bell. Coach Bell has just won the NCAA championship. But he has not really won it. The scene is not a happy one. Coach Belle is being confronted by a reporter (Al Bundy), about the truth of rumors that he bought players to win … Read More
Coach: What Michael Lewis Learned from His High School Coach (And What I Learned From Mine)
[Reading Time Slow and Out Loud: 16 minutes] “For me, the road had been rocky at times, triumphant too, but along the way I had never wavered in my dedication to installing—teaching—those actions and attitudes I believed would create a great team, a superior organization. I knew that if I achieved that, the score would take care of itself.” This … Read More
Meditation Part III: Data, Dissent, and Conclusion
This is the third and final post of my inquiry into meditation. In Part I, I spoke about my introduction and my experience with meditation. In Part II, we examined the high achievers who credit meditation with much of their success and we debunked certain myths surrounding meditation with the use of a few experts. In this Part III, we … Read More
Meditation Part II: Social Proof and Debunking Myths
This is Part II of my meditation on…meditation. Part I focused on my introduction to mediation: what I used to think about it and what caused a change. A confluence of experience, various readings, and word of mouth convinced me that I was missing something. I decided my assumptions were, as they have often proven to be, wanting of serious … Read More
Inspiring the Uninspired: 15 Videos that Give Me the Chills
“When any . . . act of charity or of gratitude, for instance, is presented either to our sight or imagination, we are deeply impressed with its beauty and feel a strong desire in ourselves of doing charitable and grateful acts also.” Thomas Jefferson wrote the above in a letter to his friend in 1771. Jefferson thought this was as true … Read More
