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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: The Fish that Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King
The banana industry may seem like relatively mundane, but there is actually a lot of history and drama. Although my uncle works in the banana industry in Japan, I do not know a lot about it, so reading The Fish that Ate the Whale was an informative read. The Fish that Ate the Whale talks…
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Best Websites to Use: Candy Digital
There was pretty big news in the sports industry the other day when Fanatics acquired most of Topps (the legendary sports cards company) for $500 million. Most people thought the sale was inevitable after Fanatics won the rights to several of the major sports leagues (who were previously aligned with Topps). While this is for…
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Best Fiction Books to Read: How Do You Live (Genzaburo Yoshino)
How Do You Live is an old Japanese book that was written in 1937 by Genzaburo Yoshino. It has recently become more mainstream after it was announced that legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) is going to be adapting it into a movie. The format of How Do You Live is a conversation between an…
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Best Documentaries to Watch on Netflix: The Speed Cubers
The Speed Cubers is a short documentary on Netflix about the sport of speed cubing. It mostly focuses on the relationship between the two most famous cubers in the world (or that’s how it portrays them at least), Felix Zemdegs and Max Park. Like any sport, there is significant competition at the top and Zemdegs…
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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever (Mark Frost)
The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever is a book written by famous sports author Mark Frost. While it may seem dull to read a book about golf (especially if you are not interested in it), Frost is such a great writer that he makes the book both factual and entertaining to…
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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: Billion Dollar Loser (Reeves Wiedeman)
Billion Dollar Loser is in a very specific type of genre of books I enjoy reading, which I would define as investigative journalism. It is similar to other books I have recommended such as Billion Dollar Whale, Bad Blood, Kochland, etc. Billion Dollar Loser is about WeWork and its founder, Adam Neumann. WeWork is famous…
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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
Anderson Cooper is best known for his reporting work for CNN and CBS, but one lesser known fact about him (or at least I wasn’t super aware of) is that his mother was a descendent of the legendary Vanderbilt family. The Vanderbilt family is one that carries a lot of weight in American history, and…
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Best Budgeting Tools to Use: Simplifi by Quicken
One skill that I have had to learn since starting work is budgeting and keeping track of my finances. With technology today though, this is not as hard as I thought it may be. I use Simplifi by Quicken ($40/year), and I find it to be a really helpful tool. Simplifi by Quicken helps you…
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Favorite Podcast Episodes: The Tim Ferriss Show October 14th 2021 Episode
The Tim Ferriss Show is still one of my favorite podcasts to listen to, and I felt that his October 14th, 2021 episode was particularly strong. The episode is titled “How I Built The Tim Ferriss Show to 700+ Million Downloads – An Immersive Explanation of All Aspects and Key Decisions (Featuring Chris Hutchins)”. In…
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