Happy Monday!
Quick read
Shortcuts
Everyone is always looking for a "hack" or a "shortcut."
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There’s a scene in Lawrence of Arabia where one man puts out a match with his fingers, and doesn’t flinch. Another man watching tries to do the same, and yells in pain.
“It hurts! What’s the trick?” he asks.
“The trick is not minding that it hurts,” the first man says.
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The shortcut is to stop looking for shortcuts, do the work.
Visual
Washington Mews—heavy contender for my favorite street in Manhattan
Fact
In 1998, more fast-food employees were murdered on the job than police officers.
This day in history
92 years ago, on October 25th 1929, during the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert B. Fall, who served as secretary of the interior in President Warren G. Harding’s cabinet, was found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office.
140 years ago, on October 25th 1881 Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, was born in Malaga, Spain.
Tune
Quote
"It's our choices, far more than our abilities, that show what we truly are" // JK Rowling
Something to ponder
Judgement is self-abandonment. It is a cage that keeps us from deciding whether or not our own life is true by focusing our attention on the lives of others. // Glennon Doyle
Honorable Mentions
Personal update
Learning a lot at work.
This past Saturday was the 11th anniversary of my Bar Mitzvah, time flies when you're having fun.
The leaves are turning orange, the evenings are getting brisk, and I bought my first pumpkin-scented candle of the year—fall is most certainly upon us.
Anyways.
Shoot me an email, say hi, let me know if I can help with anything. Thanks for reading. Stay safe out there!
Until next week,
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loooooved the "things you probably don't need in your life" thread Jerry!