What Makes Alexander and Trump Great (#196, 5 Mar. 2024)

Deep Work is an awesome book, almost as good as Atomic Habits. I discuss what it is, how to apply it and how I have used this book to change my creative habits.

You and I will cover Romans 5:3-5, glory in suffering, River Runs through it, and happiness in the deep-down.

In this episode, I cover Romans 12:11, Weston Noble, a tiny moment of synchronicity, and what I learned from mom.

I return to Stutz and his three principles of life. Here's the book.

In this episode, you and I will explore the conditions under which stress will make you or break you. Stress is something that I have struggled, but now I embrace it as a catalyst to being the best version of myself.

Whoa two wonderful topics from Stoicism: memento mori and carpe diem. In this episode, I explore their meaning, cover Dead Poets Society, and what you can learn from my mom.

In episode, I discuss how a morning ritual can enhance the best version of you. I define it, share my own morning ritual, identify the perils of too much ritual, explain how to optimize your morning ritual and share one tweak that I would like to add to my evening ritual. I believe a morning ritual is not just one of the keys to happiness, it is the key to unlock the best version of you!

A Stoic meditation on the power of today...

In this episode, I explore the 10 design principles of Dieter Rams, an industrial design for the Braun company. I focus on two of the 10 and ask you one simple question as to the design of your own life.

This is a book that every man should give to his son and teach him lessons from it if he has not already done so.