The Drop №. 77 with Chase Hobby
VRB’s weekly list of things to read, watch, listen to, and try that have helped us live better and be better. Brought to you this week by Chase Hobby.
Spill the Wine
Listen to Spill the Wine by War. Most of us have heard this one ten thousand times but never really heard it. I challenge you to listen to this song right now and to pay close attention to the lyrics and music. The music is incredible – if it doesn’t get you moving in your seat, I don’t know what to tell you. And the lyrics? If they don’t put a smile on your face (see “an overfed long-haired leaping gnome”), you may consider talking to a professional.
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How to live a full life
Watch this episode about life by Tim Ferriss. This is admittedly an intense way to look at life, but there's good stuff in this short video. The problem is it's really hard to integrate productivity, creativity, and self-reflection. Tim Ferriss has a plan for that. Tactical tools like task batching and strict scheduling can help. Blocking off a few mornings in the week for creativity before getting into managing work can too. Dig into the details in this video.
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Why We’re Polarized
Read “Why We’re Polarized.” If you’ve been looking around wondering how we got here, this book is for you. The author argues that America is polarized, first and foremost, by identity. Everyone engaged in American politics is engaged, at some level, in identity politics. Over the past 50 years in America, our partisan identities have merged with our racial, religious, geographic, ideological, and cultural identities. These merged identities have attained a weight that is breaking much in our politics and tearing at the bonds that hold this country together. This book will change the way you look at politics and how, or if, you engage with it.
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Top Productivity Hacks
Try incorporating one of these productivity hacks into your week. This list of 50 productivity hacks was sourced from thousands of entries and is organized by the number of upvotes each one received. So, theoretically, the list should be organized in order of relevance. My favorite? Do not multitask. Our brains, mine maybe particularly, is single-track.
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