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Posted on February 7, 2025

The 20 Best Ideas I Stole in 2024

2024 was a year of big wins and even bigger wake-up calls. I got promoted, earned my blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, became a fully certified volunteer firefighter, broke 80 in golf for the first time, and — most importantly — welcomed my daughter into the world on New Year’s Eve. Not a bad highlight …

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Posted on May 6, 2022

100 Tips for a Better Life

I have always loved compiling lists - quotes, jokes, favorite songs, bucket lists, on and on. One thing I began doing a bit later in life was developing a list of great life advice. You may have seen my previous post 29 Life Lessons on My 29th Birthday, that does exactly that. I always keep …

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Posted on April 1, 2019

Digital Minimalism: How to Beat Your Cell Phone Addiction

We all look at our phones WAY too much. Every night I come home from work and mindlessly scroll through my Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram feed for what feels like 10 minutes until I actually start paying attention. I'll cook dinner and scroll through Instagram while the oven heats up. I'll turn on a TV …

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Posted on June 4, 2018

Own the Day, Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus

I first heard about Aubrey Marcus through the Tim Ferriss Show and the Joe Rogan Experience podcasts, both of which I listen to rather religiously. As you probably know by the content of my blog posts, I'm very much in to lifestyle performance tips and tricks when it comes to either diet, fitness, sleep regimen …

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Posted on January 17, 2018January 17, 2018

Everyday Life Hacks That Will Simplify Your Life

I'm a big fan of "life hacks." Although the term is kind of annoying and seems a bit gimmicky, the solutions they offer are effectively "hacks" so I think it's an apt name. Regardless, I love finding out new things to implement in to my daily life that make things just a little bit easier. …

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by Kyle Brennan

I picked up this book at a Little Free Library near my house. It was short, and it was free, which were basically my only criteria. I decided to flip through it quickly and sure enough, I finished it in a day. The Seven Storey Mountain is Thomas Merton’s account of his conversion to Catholicism. Born in France in 1915 to a pair of artist parents who weren’t especially religious, he spent his teenage years in Douglaston, NY, and eventually landed at Columbia University. 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!
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