Notes From The Week
Weekly musings at the intersection of business, politics, art and culture.
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This week we'll be revisiting a modern classic in Solange's A Seat at the Table and consider why it is important to find good teachers.
This week I share some thoughts on why the next book you read should be fiction.
This week we check out our spotlight book for the month: Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi and dive into the world of relationship building.
This week we look at how building robust systems can provide the key for sustained personal and professional growth.
This week I curate thoughts by friends paying homage to the art form that provided us with a language in a world committed to keeping us silent.
Capturing Legends: Neil Leifer's timeless lens on sports. This week we take a look at Leifer's most iconic Images and their enduring cultural significance.
The story of Julius Robert Oppenheimer, the Father of the Atomic Bomb, is currently being depicted on the big screen. I share some thoughts on Oppenheimer and why its reminiscent of a Greek myth.
After having the honour of observing Itamaes at work this past week. I went down the rabbit-hole of Japanese cuisine to understand what it takes to become a sushi chef.
We take some notes from Hip-Hop on how sampling can increase the melodic richness of our lives.
Money. We have it, we want it, we need it, we love it (maybe a bit more than we ought to) but we all have a relationship with it. This week we take a look into the purpose money actually serves
Sometimes what may initially appear as disadvantages can actually have hidden advantages or positive aspects. This week we take a look into one way this is the case.
There's really levels to this and giving is no different. In this week's notes I spend some time looking at the different forms of giving.
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