My monthly newsletter covers the books I have read over the course of the month, the challenges I undertook as well as some other interesting articles, blog posts, interviews, tools, hacks, etc. 

Books

• Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body (Vol. 4) by John Little
  
• Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon (Vol. 5) by John Little
  
• Bruce Lee: Artist of Life by John Little
  
• Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee
• Bruce Lee: The Little Black Book by SC Hollister
  
• Wisdom for the Way by Bruce Lee
• Striking Thoughts: Wisdom for Daily Living by Bruce Lee
• Words From a Master by Bruce Lee
• God’s Debris by Scott Adams
• You’re It! On Hiding, Seeking and Being Found by Alan Watts
• String Theory by David Foster Wallace
• Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg
• The Fish That Ate The Whale by Rich Cohen

Full list of books read in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

All great books should be immediately re-read

Teacher’s Reference Guides

• On Bruce Lee – people’s fascination with Bruce Lee became apparent to me after learning more about him, his philosophy and his contributions to acting and the martial arts.

Monthly Challenges

• Learn how to do a bridge
• Continued learning the basics of drawing (You Can Draw in 30 Days, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain)
• 30 Day Minimalism Challenge (inspired by a great documentary called Minimalism)
• Don’t mix alcohols

Other

• 11 beautiful untranslatable Japanese words
• Great roadmap from Patrick O’Shaughnessy to improve your investing acumen
• Making Oprah – fascinating podcast on Oprah’s story
• The Mundanity of Excellence – one of the best articles I’ve ever read on excellence and mastery
• Keep on Keepin’ On – inspiring documentary about jazz trumpet player Clark Terry and his devotion to teaching others
• Bruce Lee: In His Own Words – a short documentary giving a broad overview of Bruce Lee’s philosophy through old film clips, interviews, etc. 
• Seth Godin – How Long is Now?, Long-term Strategy: Don’t be a Jerk
• Andy Dunn, founder of Bonobos, on eCommerce, some of the industry dynamics and the obstalces of going up against Amazon
• Isaac Asimov – What is Intelligence, Anyway?
• Roger Antonsen – Mathematics is the hidden secret to understanding (changing perspective is the core of understanding)
• Wonderful article tying together complexity, biology and evolution, thermodynamics and more

Amor Fati

Blas

“If people knew how hard I worked to achieve mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.” Michelangelo