Happy Friday! ☀️
Hola from Andalusia. I spent the week in Cordoba and Cádiz, two very laid-back cities in the region.
What I’m reading 📖
It was out on run last year in September when I decided to take three months off from work five years after becoming a leadership coach. I’ve had an on and off relationship with running and the routine comes in phases. Remembering the decision from September motivated me to pick up my routine in hopes that it would bring new ideas and insights. To support this motivation, I started reading ‘Born to Run’ by Christopher McDougall which had been on my list for many years. It’s a somewhat different book on running as it’s more of a history book. McDougall goes on a quest to Mexico to learn about the reclusive Tarahumara people who are known for their long-distance running ability. Fascinating. More about the book.
What I’m listening to 🎧
Rick Rubin is responsible for some of the most important and popular albums in modern music history. He has produced the records of some of the world’s most influential bands and is known to be more of a coach than a producer. In this podcast interview with Lex Fridman, they both nerd out on a range of topics and it’s a delight to hear someone like Rubin share his approach and philosophy, including some entertaining anecdotes of working with the great musicians of our time.
What I’m watching 📺
Imagine you’re a farmer far out in the pastures of Wyoming and you happen upon a large, mysterious, and unusual whole in the ground. Part sci-fi, part neo-Western, the new Amazon series ‘Outer Range’ surprised me. Usually not a fan of either genre, I gave it a go without learning more about it in advance and I’m into it. A unique plot mixed with great performances took me into a binge night. Watch the trailer.
What I’m thinking about 🧠
Who would you have been 200 years ago?
– A question I heard in a podcast which makes for an interesting thought experiment. Post your answer in the comments?
What else?! 💯
Sometimes after reading or hearing something about music making I go down a rabbit hole. This time around it was hearing Rick Rubin share the story of recording an album with The Avett Brothers in his Shangri La studios in Malibu. He said that the band also filmed the session for a documentary so I watched and loved it, as well as re-discovered some of their albums. I highly recommend the documentary ‘May it Last’ that shows the band in one of their most intimate, creative, and emotional phases of their career. Watch the trailer.
Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend!
David
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