How to Create Your Best Life
"Expectations are one of the greatest things you can give kids because it’s a way of saying, “I have faith in you. You can do great things."" - Abigail Shrier
Hey Coaches,
Here you go!
✍️ Articles
Friends by Robin Dunbar review – how important are your pals?: This is a short read on a book that argues, “the number and quality of our friendships may have a bigger influence on our happiness, health and mortality risk than anything else in life save for giving up smoking.”
The Chicago Cubs Really Were Hurt by Playing Day Games: I find quirky studies like this interesting - this analysis finds that the Cubs really were harmed by their adoption of night games.
🎙️ Podcast
Huberman Lab: Dr. James Hollis: How to Find Your True Purpose & Create Your Best Life: This is one of the three episodes I’ve shared the most with others this year. I’m bummed I haven’t come across Dr. Hollis earlier in life, the ideas he shares in this episode are fantastic. [5/13/24 - 159 minutes] Apple | Spotify | YouTube
Tetragrammaton: Julie Greenwald: Michael Lombardi recommended this on an NFL podcast and it’s is a masterclass on finding and developing talent. Greenwald is a 30-year music executive who has worked with artists like Coldplay, Cardi B, Lizzo, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran & Jack Harlow. [6/16/24 - 105 minutes] Apple | Spotify | YouTube
💭 Miscellaneous
Wood Harris on what made The Wire the GOAT TV Show (source):
"We went to work every day just trying to be great, like, without ego. So I think one of the things that The Wire accomplished was a lot of ego free performances. Nobody was trying to outdo anyone, no one thought of anything but the script or the task at hand. It's not always like that, it's actually rarely like that."
J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Learning
A degree in today’s world cannot mean the end of your studies. New discoveries, new advancements, new technologies and new terminology all mean that a degree will not carry you as far into the future as it once did. We must place a higher premium on lifelong learning."
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