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Posted on August 2, 2024

What I Tell My Younger Self Every Day

I’m always on the lookout for “Advice-I’d-Give-My-Younger-Self” articles. These pieces often contain valuable insights from older generations, like, “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard,” “I wish I’d let myself be happier,” or “I wish I’d stayed in touch with old friends.” While these reflections can be sobering, they offer a wealth of wisdom. I …

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Posted on March 16, 2023

The Next and Most Necessary Thing

Billionaire investor Charlie Munger once received a question from a college student in the audience of a seminar he was giving. The student bravely walked up to the microphone and asked a question we'd probably all like to ask one of the richest people in the world. He said, "Mr. Munger, what is the key …

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Posted on February 24, 2019February 24, 2019

The Weekly Rapport #16: Books, Docs and Podcasts… What Else is New?

Hey guys, Been super busy at work so haven't had a chance to write. Here is your weekly guide of things I’m enjoying, consuming, using and loving. Enjoy. Book I Just Finished Setting the Table - Danny Meyer I had no intention of reading this book, but my brother left it at my apartment so …

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by Kyle Brennan

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry book review 📚 I get a shit ton of book recommendations. Most I politely file away. You may have noticed my recent turn toward Christianity. Don’t worry, I’m not turning into some Bible-thumbing Jesus freak. But I am more curious than ever, so consider this me following that curiosity wherever it leads. After reading Mere Christianity, I went down the Christian apologetics rabbit hole, which eventually led me to the legendary Timothy Keller. Well, suffice to say, this is one of the best novels I’ve ever read. Just a masterpiece from beginning to end. This place was made for guys like me📚 Realized I never posted my 2025 favorites! What C.S. Lewis does (and what fifteen years of Catholic education never managed) is explain the why. Not the rituals. Not the doctrine. The underlying logic of it all: why Christianity offers such a precise and surprisingly coherent map for navigating morality, love, and the aching complexity of being human. He uses plain language, concrete metaphors, and a refreshing intellectual honesty. He admits what he hasn’t figured out. He doesn’t try to convert you. He simply lays out why so many people don’t just choose faith, but find they need it. This was one of the most fascinating non-fiction books I’ve read in a long time. Ryan Holiday often cites this as one of his most recommended books, and within the first 25 pages, I understood why.
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