Hi All, Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. It's been nearly a month of quarantine and we're all running out of stuff to do. I'm trying to share what I'm doing and also taking everyone's advice on new things to try out. Enjoy. Quote of …
The COVID Rapport
Fun fact: the term "quarantine" comes from an effort to protect Venice from plague epidemics in the 14th Century. Ships arriving in Venice from infected ports were required to sit at anchor for 40 days "quaranta" before landing. I'm normally a very laid back, non-chalant guy. Unflabbable, some may say. Almost nothing can rile me …
The Weekly Rapport: Disney, Extinctions, and Gingers
Hi All, Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. Quote of the Week Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others. - Mark Twain What I'm Reading The Ride of a Lifetime - Robert Iger This was a really …
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The Weekly Rapport: Range, Meaning, and Polaroid Cameras
Hi All, Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. Quote of the Week The way you do anything is the way you do everything. - Tom Waits What I'm Reading Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World - David Epstein You can pretty much figure …
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The Weekly Rapport: Sleep, Cravings, and New Years Challenges
Hi All, Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. What I'm Reading Wired to Eat - Robb Wolf It's actually ridiculous when you think about how eating healthy is treated in our society. Have you ever tried eating healthy in an office? Every nosey coworker …
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The Weekly Rapport #30: Bush, Comedy, and Being ‘Woke’
It's taken me a full year and a half to get to thirty Weekly Rapports. I can't do the math right now, but I don't think that's very consistent... What I'm Reading I already posted it in my last article but The Rational Optimist is still taking me a while... Next up is Decision Points by former …
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The Weekly Rapport #28: Stoicism, Chernobyl, and Allbirds
Hi All, Here is your weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. What I'm Reading The Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holiday From Amazon: Its many fans include a former governor and movie star (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a hip hop icon (LL Cool J), an Irish tennis pro (James McGee), an …
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The Weekly Rapport #27: Lebron, Smash Mouth, and the Fate of Human Societies
Hi All, Here is your weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. What I'm Reading Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jared Diamond Rightfully so, I'm usually scared to read books recommended by Bill Gates since I know they are likely going to be way over my …
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The Weekly Rapport #26: Get Rich, Watch Netflix, and Keep your Passwords Safe
Hi All, Hope you appreciate the click-bait headline. Here is your weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. Book I'm Reading I Will Teach You to Be Rich - Ramit Sethi Alright, this is straight up one of the most important books you could ever read. I realize I say that …
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The Weekly Rapport #25: Habits, Knockouts, and Paper Straws
Hi All, Here is your weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. Book I'm Reading Atomic Habits - James Clear [from Amazon] James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master …
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