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50 Movie Recommendations - My Personal Favorites

I'm a degenerate list maker. I can't help myself. The result is this list of my top 50 movies, each of which I think is a 10/10 experience in its own way.

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Stockholm Syndrome and Sperm

The most empathetic newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #24

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Miserable Wage Slaves, Liars, and Solving Climate Change

The most truthful newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #23

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Jaywalking Conspiracies, Creating Luck, and Time Zones

The most serendipitous newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #22

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Conspiracy Theories, China, and the Baby Jesus

The most sustainable newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #21

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Tax Evasion and Violence at the Post Office

The most evasive newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #20

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Bitcoin, Bedtime, and Death

The most speculative newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #19

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Liars and Fakers

The most trustworthy newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #18

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Parenting, Finance, and the Problem with Books

The most relatable newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #17

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Preparing [Digitally] for Disasters

The most irregular newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #16

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Strippers, Spinach, and Sensory Perception

The most exceptional newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #15

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Assholes, Abundance, and Apologies

The most awe-inspiring newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #14

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Ghosts, the CIA, and Dolphin Cartwheels

The most delectable newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week Issue #12

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Chinese Names, Car Sounds, and Earthquake Detectors

The most delightful newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week Issue #13

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Movie Recommendations and Reasons to Be Cheerful

More Every Week Issue #11

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Favorite Movies of 2020

More quarantine = more movies than ever before. Here are 30 of the best films I saw this year.

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Salt, Stretching, and Silly Mistakes

The most intruiging newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week Issue #10

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Values, Vivid Images, Videos

The most extraordinary newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week #9

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Iodine, Illusions, and Ill-Advised Medical Diagnoses

The most educational newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week issue #8

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52 Things I Learned in 2020

Inspired by the great Tom Whitwell, I've assembled a list of 52 Things I've Learned in 2020. My hope is that you'll find useful insights, but my guarantee is that you'll find a few fun pieces of trivia to discuss at (socially distanced) parties.

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Moderation, Comfort, and Rage

The most incredible newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week Issue #6

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Sympathy, Suspicion, and Support

The most astonishing newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week Issue #5

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Crime, Caution, and Crunching

The most scintillating newsletter in the world (probably). More Every Week: Issue #4

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Culinary Propaganda, Checking on Friends, and Conspiracy Theories.

The most fascinating newsletter in the world (probably): More Every Week Issue #3

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Memorable Conversations, Mathematical Savvy, Magical Thinking.

More Every Week Issue #2

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20 Questions to Spark More Memorable Conversations

The key to a good conversation is asking good questions. Here are 20 questions to ask people to create conversations worth remembering.

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Robot Overlords, Remote Work, and Resting

The inaugural issue of More Every Week

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Lessons from 300+ IndieHackers Posts about Newsletters

2020 is officially the beginning of the golden age of newsletters. Before launching my own, I dug into one of the best communities online to identify tips, tools, and best practices for anyone who wants to launch a newsletter.

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Memories of Pittsburgh

In the midst of the pandemic, I miss my home. Here's what a "typical" week look liked for me back when I lived there.

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My Sleep Routine

For years, I wished I needed to sleep less. In 2020, I'm going to try to sleep better. Here's my current routine, documented so I can revisit at the end of the year.

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Creating a Communication Plan for Your New Design Thinking Program

Learn how to create an effective and straightforward communication plan for your new design thinking training programs. Haphazard communications have killed more than a few design thinking programs before they have a chance to succeed - don't let it kill yours.

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My 50 Favorite Movies

Every year, I try to watch at least 75 movies. Even though I rarely hit this goal, it's led to me watching nearly 500 movies in the last ten years alone. Here are the top 10%, in my humble opinion.

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Eulogy for Chase Broussard

Chase Broussard was a rare breed. He lived a full and exciting life, traveling the world and experiencing more in 26 years than most do in twice that time. I was proud to count him among my closest friends

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Weaponized Artificial Intelligence

There was a time when Western Europe had guns and everybody else didn’t, and it was not a good time to be the “everybody else”. The conquests that occurred during this time were both complete and catastrophic, and that era in many ways is responsible for the shape of the world’s power structure today.

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Things I Read // See // Listen To

After a super fun 6 months, I'm calling the See // Read // Listen to newsletter to an official end. It was a pleasure to help make your weekends slightly more enjoyable - if you're ever in the market

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Rio, Voltaire, And Joey : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #15

“The reason I beat the Austrians is they did not know the value of five minutes” – Napoleon

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Nazis, Trump, And Kelela: See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #14

“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” – Donald Trump

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Kubrick, Kash, And More Kash : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #13

Greetings from Singapore!This issue is a bit more narcissistic than most, as I have two pieces of Kash-content to share. I’m new to the content-creation game, so if you have any feedback (positive or critical), I’d really love to hear it.

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Podcast Appearance: Going Deep With Aaron Watson

I thoroughly enjoyed my half hour conversation with Aaron Watson, host of the Going Deep with Aaron Watson podcast. In it, we cover how I started my agency, mistakes I made along the way, advice for startup founders, and then a solid 20 minutes on the future of virtual reality.

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Weekly Planning With Time Boxing

Time boxing is a simple strategic system for planning your weeks in advance. The basic idea is to prioritize all the work activities you’d like to do in the coming week, and then to think through how long each activity will take. Who said great ideas had to be complex?

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Kim Kardashian, Mr. Rogers, And Mike Rowe : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #12

Brexit, perhaps the most surprising Western political event of the last decade, actually happened, and I in no way saw it coming. So much for my political science degree. I’m not sure the EU has more than 5 years left now, which is a bit terrifying, but on the other hand, I’m currently in Bali, so life could be worse.

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Empathy, Elon Musk, And Electronica : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #11

“I used to think the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.” – Emo Philips

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Reader Recommendations : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #10

When I started this newsletter at the beginning of the year, I committed to make at least 5 issues in order to get a proper feel for it. I’m still here at #10 because of the positive feedback I’ve gotten from you all. Thank you.

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Crime And Klein : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #9

“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Bertrand Russell

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Politics, Posers, And Paradoxes : See / Read / Listen To This : Issue #8

“Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If it’s original, you will have to ram it down their throats.” – Howard Aiken

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Cartels, Hackers, And Jazz : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #7

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler

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Morticians, Motivations, And Miles Davis : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #6

"A ship is safe in harbor, but that is not what ships are meant for.” – John Augustus Shedd

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Artificial Intelligence, Tumblr, And The Stock Market: See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #5

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – A.A. Milne

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Imposters, Buddha Boys, And Donald Trump: See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #4

“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” — Augusta Kantra

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Children Falling Over, Music Masterminds, And Meditation: See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #3

“Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.” — Naval Ravikant

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Revenge, Curing Fear, And Exposing Colonialism (See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #2)

This is a copy of the bi-monthly email newsletter I send out with things to see/read/listen to during the weekend. You can sign up here, if you’d like.

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Seinfeld, Earthquakes, And Bossa Nova (See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #1)

Welcome to the first edition of See / Read / Listen to This, and thanks for letting me into your inbox. Hopefully, you’ll find at least one or two of the links below to be delightful. In these first few editions, I’m trying to get a sense of what resonates with people, so if you enjoy anything let me know so I can include more of that in the future.

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Presentation On Analytics For The Society For Marketing Professional Services

I was recently invited by The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) to give a presentation in Pittsburgh titled “Mining Google Analytics for Marketing Insights”.

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Walking A Mile: Building Real Empathy In Virtual Reality

Immersive virtual reality will almost certainly revolutionize gaming. But if VR can also allow people to exercise and grow their empathy muscles, it could revolutionize how we relate to other people as well.

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50 Movie Recommendations - My Personal Favorites

Stockholm Syndrome and Sperm

Miserable Wage Slaves, Liars, and Solving Climate Change

Jaywalking Conspiracies, Creating Luck, and Time Zones

Conspiracy Theories, China, and the Baby Jesus

Tax Evasion and Violence at the Post Office

Bitcoin, Bedtime, and Death

Liars and Fakers

Parenting, Finance, and the Problem with Books

Preparing [Digitally] for Disasters

Strippers, Spinach, and Sensory Perception

Assholes, Abundance, and Apologies

Ghosts, the CIA, and Dolphin Cartwheels

Chinese Names, Car Sounds, and Earthquake Detectors

Movie Recommendations and Reasons to Be Cheerful

Favorite Movies of 2020

Salt, Stretching, and Silly Mistakes

Values, Vivid Images, Videos

Iodine, Illusions, and Ill-Advised Medical Diagnoses

52 Things I Learned in 2020

Moderation, Comfort, and Rage

Sympathy, Suspicion, and Support

Crime, Caution, and Crunching

Culinary Propaganda, Checking on Friends, and Conspiracy Theories.

Memorable Conversations, Mathematical Savvy, Magical Thinking.

20 Questions to Spark More Memorable Conversations

Robot Overlords, Remote Work, and Resting

Lessons from 300+ IndieHackers Posts about Newsletters

Memories of Pittsburgh

My Sleep Routine

Creating a Communication Plan for Your New Design Thinking Program

My 50 Favorite Movies

Eulogy for Chase Broussard

Weaponized Artificial Intelligence

Things I Read // See // Listen To

Rio, Voltaire, And Joey : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #15

Nazis, Trump, And Kelela: See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #14

Kubrick, Kash, And More Kash : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #13

Podcast Appearance: Going Deep With Aaron Watson

Weekly Planning With Time Boxing

Kim Kardashian, Mr. Rogers, And Mike Rowe : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #12

Empathy, Elon Musk, And Electronica : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #11

Reader Recommendations : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #10

Crime And Klein : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #9

Politics, Posers, And Paradoxes : See / Read / Listen To This : Issue #8

Cartels, Hackers, And Jazz : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #7

Morticians, Motivations, And Miles Davis : See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #6

Artificial Intelligence, Tumblr, And The Stock Market: See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #5

Imposters, Buddha Boys, And Donald Trump: See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #4

Children Falling Over, Music Masterminds, And Meditation: See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #3

Revenge, Curing Fear, And Exposing Colonialism (See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #2)

Seinfeld, Earthquakes, And Bossa Nova (See / Read / Listen To This: Issue #1)

Presentation On Analytics For The Society For Marketing Professional Services

Walking A Mile: Building Real Empathy In Virtual Reality

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