Reading Time: 3 minutesAyn Rand Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal ISBN: 978-0-451-14795-0 There aren’t a great deal of books that stand the test of time. Think of the classics you were required to read, either in high school or college. A number of titles come to mind, many of which were written decades or centuries ago, but still have … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 12 minutesMost years, it feels like things mostly calm down after the Christmas rush, as winter truly begins to settle in. That didn’t really seem to happen this year, both for planned and unplanned reasons. We’d been lucky through the end of 2019 with no snow days, but after the first of the year, winter decided … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMark Manson The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** ISBN: 978-0-06-245771-4 I’ve had a lot of people recommend books to me over the years. I try to pick up most of them and give them a shot, and many of the books recommended to me end up being good reads. Either this means that … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 9 minutesIn a way, you could consider this my “2020 vision.” Hardy-har-har. Horrible puns aside, my vision for the next 12 months involves a great deal of amazing things coming together and programs and products launching. In addition to the new, there are also a lot of familiar events on the calendar for the coming year. … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis “year in review” post marks the fifth year where I’ve taken the time at the end of the year to look back over my accomplishments and examine both successes and failures from the past twelve months. This review, along with predictions for the coming year, are my favorite pair of posts each year. It’s … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMarie Kondo The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying ISBN: 978-0-09-195510-6 I try to stay away from book that are as incredibly hyped by the media and on social platforms as The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying has been over the last few months. Unfortunately, the memes are what drew me back in, and convinced me to read … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesPeter Thiel Zero to One ISBN: 978-0-75355-519-4 Over the past couple of years, I’d heard from a few friends in the entrepreneurial community that Peter Thiel’s book Zero to One was a good, quick read that they found interesting and a bit energizing. I’m always looking for books on startups to add to my reading … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 8 minutesI’ve just returned from an amazing trip to New England this past week, my first-ever trip to that part of the country. I spent four full days traveling through western Massachusetts, eastern Vermont, and the very western edge of New Hampshire, taking part in the 25th annual Franklin County Cider Days. I had been looking … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesMatt Blumberg Startup CEO ISBN: 978-1-118-54836-3 Over the course of my life, I’ve worked in a lot of different fields. In high school, I held down a part-time gig at a local TV station editing tapes of the weekend evening news. During one of the summers of undergrad, I worked at one of the smaller … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 13 minutesNever before has it taken me three entire days to get plugged back into life at home after a long trip out of state. Should that be the metric to gauge the success of a trip? Number of days following to get back to normal and back to work on things? It didn’t take me … [Read more…]
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