More than a million new book titles are published each year. Few people have the time to read even 0.01% of that number each year. Blinkist is a book summary service that has condensed over 3,000 of the most impactful non-fiction books into summaries that take about 15 minutes to read. I maintain a list […]
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Change Your Life with the Magic of Tidying Up
In The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up, decluttering expert Marie Kondo teaches how you can clear the clutter out of your life so you can focus only on the things that “spark joy.” Here are my favorite twelve takeaways: There are really only two steps involved in tidying: discarding and deciding where to keep things. […]
How Long Does It Take to Close on a House?
A homebuyer can expect to spend a month or two shopping for a house. But the transaction doesn’t end when the seller accepts an offer from a buyer.
Baseball Cards as Investments
I’ve always assumed that the stock market is a much better investment than baseball cards. In this article, I will explore whether that assumption is correct or not.
12 Lessons on Following Your Dreams
Although The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho is a work of fiction, it is beloved by entrepreneurs because it is about following your dreams. Here are my twelve favorite passages from the book.
Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones with Atomic Habits
Every little thing you do has a massive effect on your life if you keep doing it for a long time. In Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, habit expert James Clear breaks down and explores what makes our habits “stick.”
My Single Best Advice for New Parents
When babies are born, they are on a very short eat/sleep/poop cycle. They will wake up to feed, poop, and sleep every couple of hours—through night and day.
How to Do Retail Arbitrage Dropshipping (Or, How I Lost $500)
In business, you win some and you lose some. This article is about how I lost some, and how you might succeed where I failed. A few months ago, I decided to create a new stream of income and try “retail arbitrage dropshipping.” It sounds complicated, but it’s really quite simple in theory. “Retail” means […]
How to Get Baseball Autographs Through the Mail
I enjoy collecting autographs of my favorite baseball players. There are several ways to get player autographs. I have some acquired the traditional way, where you go to a game with things you want to be signed and try to corner your favorite players. For baseball card collectors, autographed cards are often randomly inserted into […]
The 25 Best 19th Century Baseball Players
Baseball-Reference’s Career Leaders for Wins Above Replacement list is a great starting place for ranking the best baseball players in history. While there are some things I would change about this method of determining players’ greatness, it is one of the best approximations of player strength out there. Here’s a glance at the greatest 25 […]