The Drop №. 86 with Chase Hobby

VRB’s weekly list of things to read, watch, listen to, and try that have helped us live better and be better. Brought to you this week by Chase Hobby.

Cultivating Discipline

Listen to Cultivating Discipline on the Men Talking Mindfulness podcast. MTM consists of a retired Navy SEAL Commander and a yogi digging into all things mindfulness. Really interesting listen. In this episode, they cover how to cultivate discipline and the difference between helpful grit and unhelpful machismo.

How to Sew a Button

Watch this demo on how to sew a button. There's something good about being able to do an array of basic life tasks on your own whether we're talking basic auto maintenance or the fundamentals of wilderness survival. So watch this video and behold just how easy it is to fix that shirt that's been missing a button for a year. Then fix it yourself. Voila - you're capable like Grandpappy was.

Hunter S. Thompson on Career Advice

Read this letter from Hunter S. Thompson to a friend who asked for career advice. This short letter contains some of the most thoughtful and profound advice I’ve ever come across. His line, "A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance" is worth the price of admission in and of itself. I read this at least once a year.

100 Rules to Live by

Try reading these 100 rules to live by every week this month. These rules are bite-sized reminders of basic principles to help keep you on the path. By having them top of mind every week, you might find yourself making better decisions. I absolutely have.