Lists for 2023

A few incomplete lists that I enjoyed in 2023.

A few incomplete lists that I enjoyed in 2023.

Books:

• On Writing – Steven King

• Laws of Human Nature – Robert Greene

• Same as Ever – Morgan Housel

• The War of Art – Steven Pressfield

Podcasts:

Tim Ferris Show – Tim Ferriss

• Episode #702 – Morgan Housel

• Episode #676 – David Maisel

• Episode #665 – Danny Meyers

• Episode #652 – Wade Davis

• Episode #650 – Matt Walker

• Episode #409 – Brené Brown

• Episode #361 – Jim Collins

How I Write – David Perell

• Derek Sivers: No Wasted Words

• Kevin Kelly – The Unexpected Guide to Writing that Amazes

• Mark Manson – The Man Who Sold 15 Million Books

• Morgan Housel – How He Sold 4 Million Books 

• Tim Ferriss – How I Wrote 5 #1 NYT Bestsellers

• Ali Abdaal – A Productivity Master’s Guide to Writing

Colin And Samir

• The Full Story of Mark Rober

• The Full Story of Mr. Beast

• An Eye-Opening Conversation with Podcast Legend Tim Ferriss

Lex Fridman Podcast

• Episode #372: Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design

Infinite Loops

• Billy Oppenheimer: On Curiosity, Creativity & Conceptual Ancestors

Jay Shetty Podcast

• Kevin Hart – The Secret To Success & Happiness nobody talks about

Essays

• A Pilgrimage for Book People – Charlie Becker

• Small Oven Syndrome – Charlie Becker

• The Friendship Problem – Rosie Spinks

• How to do Great Work – Paul Graham

• How To Be Successful – Sam Altman

• Respect and Admiration – Morgan Housel

• The Written Word – Morgan Housel

• A Completely Non-Technical Explanation of AI and Deep Learning

• Intuitive Storytelling – Taylor Foreman

• Instagram, TikTok, and the Three Trends – Ben Thompson

• Newsletter Junkyard – Michael Dean

• Increasing Your Luck Surface Area – John Nicholas

• The Fisherman’s Guide to Writing – John Nicholas

• The Thief Of Joy – Tom Harrari

• Billy Oppenheimer

  • The Notecard System: Capture, Organize, and Use Everything You Read, Watch, and Listen To

  • Lead Measures, Tom Brady, Jerry Seinfeld, The Cat in the Hat, John Steinbeck, and A Currency Like Gold – Billy Oppenheimer

  • The Three Layers, The Philly Captain, A Fundamental Idea, Matt Damon, Hasan Minhaj, and The Win

  • Getting Unstuck, Tom Brady, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mike Myers, Steve Martin, and Little Women

  • Prospection, A New Rule, The Pleasure-Pain Balance, Missing It, Wishing Away Time, and The Prospectiscope

Video

• Succession

• House of the Dragon

• Causeway

• The Sopranos

• The White Lotus

• Your life as a hero’s journey – Graham Weaver

• Bookstores: How to read more books in the golden age of content

• The Amazing AI Super Tutor for Students and Teachers

Restaurants

• Lolitas – Boston, MA

• Woodrow’s Sandwich Shop – Philadelphia, PA

• Nagpuri Saoji – Voorhees, NJ

• Kid Shelleen’s – Wilmington, PA

• Taverna – Newark, DE

• Ramen Kumamoto – Newark, DE

• Taco Master – Elkton, MD

• Steak and Main – North East, MD

• Canoe – Atlanta, GA

• Founding Farmers – Washington, DC

• Firebirds Wood Fired Grill – Miamisburg, OH

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