
These 16 Ordinary Habits Add Up To An Extraordinary Life
For 2,130 consecutive games, Lou Gehrig played first base for the New York Yankees—a streak that would stand for five and a half decades. He put up a career .340 batting average. He was a two-time
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The Joy of Big, Ambitious Books
I like big, thick, long books. There is nothing I love more than one of those door-stopper biographies. Robert Caro’s series on Lyndon Johnson or The Power Broker. Taylor Branch’s series on MLK. You

This Question Will Change Your (Reading) Life
When I was a teenager, I began a habit that would change the course of my entire life. I don’t mean to overstate it — it was simple, just a question I would ask the people I met — but without it, I’m
