Happy Friday! ☀️
Hello from a snowy Berlin where I spent four days with clients and today with my ForChiefs colleagues for our yearly planning. There really is a year-end spirit in the air. Some is merry, some is eager to get things done before the year closes and I look forward to wind things down and get to a place of re-connecting with myself.
What I’m reading 📖
My dozens of tabs open on my mobile browser often hide some gems that I had opened at some time but not yet read. One of those is this excellent collection of 100 tips for a better life by LessWrong. I am sure I have found it via one of my smart friends but I can’t remember and thus not share the credit. In any case, perhaps you’ll find some tips that stick. Check it out.
What I’m listening to 🎧
Today is the first day of the last month of 2023. This means this is the second-to-last monthly playlist filled with music that sweetened a month that saw a shift in seasons. An album’s worth new and known songs.
What I’m watching 📺
Marc Scibilia’s home studio gives me gear and studio envy. His setup looks amazing and it’s been fun to watch some of his Reels on Instagram to see him in action using the various instruments he owns. He writes and produces his own music as well as some covers. This cover of Taylor Swift’s ‘Karma’ stuck with me. Watch.
What I’m thinking about 🧠
If you listen to successful people talk about their methods, remember that all the people who used the same methods and failed did not make videos about it. – from the list of 100 tips for a better life linked above.
What else?! 💯
In 1996, my dad was one of the first customers of the regional internet service provider and we all remember the sound of the dial-up modem that connected us (at high cost) with the then-new internet. 1996 was the year the meme with the dancing baby started. If you want some internet nostalgia (including the first websites of McDonald’s the White House, or Pizza Hut), this website collects some internet history that is fun to click through. Click.
Thanks for reading, have a great weekend!
David
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