Tag Archives: Newsletter

August 2020

          

  

About a week ago I shared a new project that I’m incredibly excited about – The Latticework. The Latticework is a multidisciplinary resource and community that explains and interconnects valuable ideas. If you’ve found value in The Rabbit Hole, I’m confident you’ll absolutely love The Latticework. As the African proverb goes, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together,” and I hope you’ll choose to go together. 

Now, onto our regularly scheduled programming…

The monthly newsletter covers the books I’ve read over the course of the month, any essays I wrote or challenges I undertook, and some other interesting articles, interviews, etc.   

Books

Full list of books read in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

Any book, which is at all important, should be immediately re-read

Essays

  • None

Teacher’s Reference Guides

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Monthly Challenges

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Other

Amor Fati Amor.

Blas

“The Latticework is one of the more exciting projects I’ve seen lately. It’s what Poor Charlie’s Almanack would be if it were designed and built for the Digital Age. I’m excited to send lots of people there to learn more about the most important, evergreen ideas. If you’ve found value in the Invest Like the Best podcast, I’m confident you’ll love The Latticework.” – Patrick O’Shaughnessy

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September 2020

              

  

The monthly newsletter covers the books I’ve read over the course of the month, any essays I wrote or challenges I undertook, and some other interesting articles, interviews, etc.   

Books

Full list of books read in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

Any book, which is at all important, should be immediately re-read

Essays

  • None

Teacher’s Reference Guides

  • None

Monthly Challenges

  • None

Other

Amor Fati Amor.

Blas

“Educe – a marvelous word seldom used or practiced, meaning, “to bring or draw forth something already present in a latent, or undeveloped form.” It can be contrasted with induce, too often used and practiced, meaning, “to prevail upon; move by persuasion or influence – to impel, incite, or urge.” – Dee Hock, One From Many

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May 2020

                  

  

The monthly newsletter covers the books I’ve read over the course of the month, any essays I wrote or challenges I undertook, and some other interesting articles, interviews, etc.   

Books

Full list of books read in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

Any book, which is at all important, should be immediately re-read

Essays

  • None

Teacher’s Reference Guides

  • None

Monthly Challenges

  • Pso-Rite (no affiliation) – This is a hard plastic mold that helps dig into stuck muscles. Definitely uncomfortable but if you’re able to breathe through it, it really helps relax muscles in spasm. I used it mainly for my psoas, shoulder blades, and chest and will keep up a couple of times a week for 5-10 minutes.

Other

Amor Fati Amor.

Blas

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.” – Greek Proverb

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February 2020

 

                  

  

The monthly newsletter covers the books I’ve read over the course of the month, any essays I wrote or challenges I undertook, and some other interesting articles, interviews, etc.   

Books

Full list of books read in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

Any book, which is at all important, should be immediately re-read

Essays

  • None

Teacher’s Reference Guides

  • None

Monthly Challenges

  • No coffee – I typically only drink a cup a day and still didn’t feel great the first 3-4 days. After that, though, I definitely noticed I was sleeping better and that I wasn’t ever jittery. I don’t think I’ll cut out coffee for good, but I’m glad I did it for a month and now have a new-found respect for good tea

Other

Amor Fati Amor.

Blas

“It is not the amount of knowledge that makes a brain. It is not even the distribution of knowledge. It is the interconnectedness.” – Howard Bloom

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March 2020

 

                  

  

First, an enormous thank you to all those who are serving others and helping to make the world safe again. It is inspiring  (and important) to see who steps up in times like these and who retreats. Secondly, while these are uncertain times, they can serve as fodder for great things. Maybe we can more closely connect with others, near and far? Maybe we come to better ourselves in some way, meditating on what truly matters to us and reassess if we’re heading in the right direction? From every negative a positive, every weakness a strength. 

The monthly newsletter covers the books I’ve read over the course of the month, any essays I wrote or challenges I undertook, and some other interesting articles, interviews, etc.   

Books

Full list of books read in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

Any book, which is at all important, should be immediately re-read

Essays

  • My Learning Process – I’ve gotten a lot of questions these past several months on my learning process. This essay briefly shares some big picture strategies and concrete tactics that I’ve found helpful. This is by no means the “right” way, simply what has seemed to work for me so far.

Teacher’s Reference Guides

  • On Edward Tufte – the godfather of data visualization. His books are beautiful and aim to be “self-exemplifying” – meaning he wants to convey his ideas through the actual books. Learned a ton and it changed how I think about presenting information

Monthly Challenges

  • Eight Sleep blue-light blocking glasses (no affiliation) – They only block 60% of blue light, but, according to my Apple Watch, increased my depth of sleep by about 10% for the month. Could also be due to not going out to eat as much, hardly drinking this month, or other factors but will probably keep wearing them…
  • Andreessen’s 3×5 index cards – in his guide to personal productivity, Andreessen talks about his tactics for being productive and I decided to implement this suggestion. I’ve always kept an extensive Wunderlist, but the physical note with my 3-5 most important things for the next day really served to focus my attention and keep me on track. I’ll absolutely keep this up.

Other

Amor Fati Amor.

Blas

“I was never a prisoner of any theory. What guided me was reason and rationality. The acid test I applied to every theory was, would it work?” – Lee Kuan Yew

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