Today at a Glance:
Book News: Book update.
My Latest Article: An Open Letter to Those High School Bullies.
Quote: Charlie Munger on rapid destruction of ideas.
Favorite Tweet: Peter Diamandis on abundance.
This Week’s Favorite Podcast: The Murdaugh Murders.
Book News:
Book Update
I said from the beginning that I didn’t want to write an autobiography. I look at everything I do in terms of the value an audience can receive from it. Therefore, I’m not the star of the show.
The audience is.
So I got into the zone and just started getting it all out there. As a great writer once said, “Don’t get it right, get it down.” And not only was I having a lot of fun doing it, I felt it was some of my better storytelling.
And after 50 pages, to my dismay I realized… I was writing an autobiography!
If there’s one thing I learned from film school, it’s to “kill your children.” Don’t fall so in love with something that you can’t cut it if it’s wrong. In fact, be ready to kill what you love the most.
It’s not about you. It’s about them.
It’s not to say the writing I did was worthless - not at all! I just need to do some reworking. Besides, if it was straightforward and easy, where’s the value in that? Perhaps this is what Steven Pressfield meant by “The War of Art”?
And who knows, maybe I’ll save the “novel” for the future…
My Latest Article:
An Open Letter to Those High School Bullies
Bullying is an imbalance of power, and it’s something many of us have experienced. Some of us were deeply wounded by childhood bullying and still carry the scars.
But what happens when the balance shifts many years later?
This is a deep dive into the lives of those who bullied others, and still can’t get out of their own way.
This Week’s Quote:
“We all are learning, modifying, or destroying ideas all the time. Rapid destruction of your ideas when the time is right is one of the most valuable qualities you can acquire.” - Charlie Munger
What ideas have you changed your mind on recently?
This Week’s Favorite Tweet:
This Week’s Favorite Podcast:
Murdaugh Murders Podcast
Mandy Matney of FITSNews.com has been covering the Murdaugh family of South Carolina since the 2019 boat crash that killed Mallory Beach. Now after the double homicide of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, Matney's new podcast provides exclusive insight into the intrigue surrounding the murder investigation, life in Hampton County, and several suspicious deaths that are all interconnected.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
And that wraps up the inaugural newsletter of The First Step. Until next time, keep stepping!