2018: A year in review

A list of things that I learned/read/consumed/listened to/enjoyed over the course of 2018. Enjoy.

Lessons Learned:

• Discipline > Motivation
• Ask more questions – don’t believe everything you read or that you’re told
• Listen more, speak less
• You can learn anything from anyone
• Set goals – Write them down and revisit frequently
• If it won’t matter 5-10 years from now, it’s not worth worrying about
• Understand that a certain degree of luck plays a role in nearly everything
• You can always be reading more

Books:

• Shoe Dog – Phil Knight
• Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice – Bill Browder
• The Most Important Thing Illuminated: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor – Howard Marks
• A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership – James Comey
• Losing My Virginity: How I’ve Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way – Richard Branson
• Zero to One – Peter Thiel
• When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing – Daniel Pink
• Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street – Sheelah Kolhatkar
• Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century – John Carreyrou
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear
• Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow – Yuval Noah Harari
• 21st Lessons for the 21st Century – Yuval Noah Harari

Albums:

• Scorpion – Drake
• Astroworld – Travis Scott
• Vibras – J Balvin
• Analogue – ODIE
• Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone
• Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
• Championships – Meek Mill
• Bobby Tarrantino II – Logic
• ye – Kanye West
• Daytona – Pusha T
• Oxnard – Anderson .Paak

Top Songs:

• Look Alive (feat. Drake) – Blocboy JB
• Sicko Mode (feat. Drake) – Travis Scott
• God’s Plan – Drake
• In My Feelings – Drake
• Drip Too Hard – Lil Baby & Gunna
• Never Recover (feat. Drake) Lil Baby & Gunna
• F.I.G.H.T. – Mike WiLL Made-It, Eearz, Guicci Mane, YG, Trouble, Quavo & Juicy J
• Distorted Records – A$AP Rocky
• Ella Quiere Beber (feat. Romero Santos) – Anuel AA
• Peligrosa – J Balvin, Wisin & Yandel
• King’s Dead – Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake
• Story – ODIE

TV Shows:

• Billions S03
• Rick & Morty (All)
• Stranger Things S02
• Ozark S02
• Westworld S02
• Dirty Money (Netflix)
• The Chi S01

Movies:

• Free Solo
• Black Panther
• Deadpool 2
• Creed 1 and 2

New Artists That I’m Happy I Gave a Try To (Music):

• J Balvin
• Tory Lanez
• Logic
• Petit Biscuit
• ODIE
• Lil’ Baby

National Parks/Hikes:

• Banff
• Yosemite
• Rocky Mountain
• Torrey Pines