What I'm Reading 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York I was recommended this book by my uncle, who has been a reporter in New York City for over twenty years. It's a little too dense and historical for my liking, so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to the …
Latest Book Recommendations
I've been on a bit of a tear recently with the books I'm reading, so a lot of recos coming your way (but only two today) . I had to take a break from the typical non-fiction informationcal books that I love to consume and finally wind down with a nice fictional book that I …
The Weekly Rapport #4: Five Things I’m Loving Right Now
Thoughts coming out of the weekend: Loyola is in the Final Four - and it's not Maryland, but Chicago. Nonetheless still rooting for a fellow Jesuit Loyola school to take home the big prize. It's been so much fun to watch this team. This March has been particularly crazy with some of the upsets, …
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Impactful Quotes from Woody Allen to Albert Einstein
I'm a HUGE fan of quotes. In fact, I actually have a notebook that I use to write down my favorite quotes whenever one strikes me in a particular way. I typically carry it in my backpack along with a few books, my laptop, headphones, and sometimes a newspaper - and I'll go to a …
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The Weekly Rapport #1: A List of What I’m Currently Enjoying
I'm big into finding out about new products, books, songs, artists, apparel, etc. So a lot of the newsletters I subscribe to send out something every week about the top things they're loving or hearing about. I tend to get a lot of good ideas from these and I figured I should start my own …
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The Night Hours: Winding Down after 8pm
I already wrote a post about my morning routine to get my day started, but how you end your day is eqaully important. I never had a “routine” – I would just go to sleep when I got tired and tried to get 7-8 hours of sleep. But as I read up on newsletters, interviews, …
Workout Gear and iPhone Apps: My Favorite Purchases of Late
My whole life, I've always had a knack for observing (hence the name of this site, dummy 🙂 ). Rather than doing a ton of research, I usually just observe what other people are doing, wearing, watching, reading, or whatever to figure out what I think is cool or interesting. I ask them for the …
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The 13 Books Everyone Should Read Today
I'm a voracious reader. I've never taken the time to count how many books I read on average but I'd say I finish one about every two weeks. I sometimes like to read two or three at the same time and go between fiction, non-fiction, and maybe something on a subject I know nothing about …