In “The Infinite Game”, Simon Sinek introduces the concept of the “infinite game” – a fundamental shift in how we approach competition, success, and the purpose of business. Sinek contrasts the “finite game” with the “infinite game”. Finite games have clear rules, agreed-upon players, and a defined end point where a winner is declared. Examples…
Bob Dylan’s ‘Highway 61 Revisited’: Genius, Madness, and the Occasional Whiff of Cat Litter Look, let’s just get this out of the way right off the bat – Bob Dylan is a lyrical genius. When it comes to twisting the English language into kaleidoscopic new shapes, the man is second to none. He’s the kind…
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’: Genius With a Side of Self-Indulgence Look, I’m just going to come right out and say it – Kendrick Lamar is a goddamn lyrical virtuoso. The way he weaves together complex rhyme schemes, social commentary, and raw emotion is the stuff that keeps English professors up at night, frantically…
Ah, “Rear Window,” a cinematic gem that proves the old adage, “curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.” This 1954 masterpiece, directed by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock and starring the incomparable James Stewart and Grace Kelly, is a thrilling exploration of voyeurism, suspicion, and the dark underbelly of human nature. The story follows…
First off – I’m not one of those people that listens to podcasts all day so I can reference them at cocktail parties and seem enlightened (yes, I’ve met those people) plus I have a hard time maintaining focus for more than a few minutes – my mind will invariably wander and when I snap…
Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’: When Pretension Becomes a Musical Genre Look, I get it – Radiohead are a “critically acclaimed” band, the kind that have entire think pieces written about their album artwork. They’re the musical equivalent of that guy at the party who insists that the true meaning of life can only be found in…
Born to Run: When the Boss Became the King of the Jersey Turnpike Look, I’ll admit right off the bat that I’m a little biased here. Being a Jersey boy myself, I’ve got Springsteen’s working-class anthems practically encoded into my DNA. So when he dropped “Born to Run” in 1975, it was less of an…
The Velvet Underground & Nico: When Pretension Collides With Brilliance Look, let’s not beat around the thorny, feedback-drenched bush here – The Velvet Underground & Nico is the kind of album that makes you want to punch a hole in your beret. It’s the sonic equivalent of that friend who insists on only drinking absinthe…
The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die: When a Hungry Young Hustler Dragged Hip-Hop Into the Promised Land Look, let’s be real – when Biggie crashed into the scene in 1994, hip-hop was in a bit of a rut. We had the G-funk era spreading like a skunk-scented fog over the West Coast, while the…
Ok so. you may ask why a random thing like a book and not say, take 50 hours of python trainings or write some python programs. Well because it’s personal I bought this book 12 years ago when I was trying to brush up my Python skills and learn some new syntax and other things…