I just finished This is Where I Leave You by Jonathon Tropper. It was a fantastic combination of hilarious and heartbreaking with a lot of insight in to minds of men and brothers. While I don’t have a host of siblings, I found myself reminded of the dysfunction in my own family. The movie was a lot of fun too. …
The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin – Book Review and Notes
Tim Ferris recently recommended The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin. After their podcast I decided to read the book and really enjoyed it. If you don’t know Josh Waitzkin, he was the child chess prodigy and inspiration for the movie, Searching for Bobby Fisher. He won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. He is the only person …
What I’m Reading
How to build an email list (Ryan Holiday) – I need to take this advice 2014 was better than you remember (Ramez Naam) The benefits of being cold (The Atlantic) Unschooling (Outdoor Magazine) 20 Book Rec’s from Charlie Munger (Farnam Street) Successful Investors leave their money alone (BI) What I learned in 2014 (Josh Brown) Business Books of 2014 (Valuewalk) …
What I’m Reading
Most Amazing Science Images of 2014 (io9) Evan Williams does not give a shit about Instagram (Fortune) Broken Windows And Broken Lives (Popehat) The oceans now contain 5 trillion pieces of floating plastic (Washington Post) Watching Oil Decline 45% Has Me Excited (Joshua Kennon) Doctors Can Now 3D Print a Knee Joint (Techcrunch) Marijuana Startup Raises $75M with Peter Thiel as an …