Inspirations (Books, Articles, Podcasts)
September-October 2025 Favorites
90+% value comes from 10% of what we read. Here’s what stood out recently Books Articles
Inspirations (Books, Articles, Podcasts)
July-August 2025 Favorite Reads
90+% value comes from 10% of what we read. Here’s what stood out in July & August Books Articles
Habits
The Value of Physical Labor
My most relaxing moment last week was doing the laundry. This isn’t something I used to enjoy, but I savored it now for two reasons Laundry is a perfect antidote to what my wife terms “new parent bullshit”. New parent bullshit is the constant stream of anxiety from non-important questions Read more
Inspirations (Books, Articles, Podcasts)
May-June 2025 Favorite Reads
90+% value comes from 10% of what we read. Here’s what stood out in May & June Books Articles
Habits
Is it Useful?
Three words and one breath. When your mind is racing and you feel overwhelmed, meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein encourages us to ask about your own thoughts “is it useful?”. This has helped me de-escalate almost any situation as 95+% of the time the answer is no. Instead of fighting imaginary Read more
Uncategorized
An Ode to McDonald’s
People told me parenting would change me, I never expected how much it’d make me appreciate McDonald’s. Yesterday my wife and I were in a new city with our 1 year old son. It was our normal dinner time of ~5:45 when he started crying and wouldn’t stop. We were Read more
Inspirations (Books, Articles, Podcasts)
March-April 2025 Favorite Reads
90+% value comes from 10% of what we read. Here’s my March & April favorites Books Two books exploring my Catholic Faith particularly resonated with me And then in a different vein, I loved Abundance by Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein. As a millennial looking at extremely high apartments/housing, modern Read more
Habits
Our ideal home
Where we live determines more about our life than almost any other decision. Who we meet, what we do, and how we think are all shaped by it. Since I haven’t purchased a house yet, here are my constantly evolving thoughts on where we’d want to live so we can Read more
Relationships
How to make friends
I made more new friends in a month in college than in a year after graduating. This experience isn’t unique and after moving to a new city I’m trying to learn how to better make friends. A rough formula is: % chance of new friend = Density * Probability * Read more
Habits
Parenting Conflicts
My son isn’t even a year old and I’m already confused. I’d been prepared for the first year of dirty diapers and interrupted nights, but I hadn’t thought enough about our family values and the tradeoffs we will face. I’m hoping to instill in my son But what do I Read more