Today, I wanted to share a couple of things I’ve been reading. One is a long article, and the other is a short book. The article should take about half an hour to get through, and the book a little longer than an hour.
I know I haven’t been writing as much lately, so I’m going to leverage other people’s writing with a short post. I used to do this much more often when I was active on social media.
(I apologize for the marketing in the title. These are still relevant to read AFTER the New Year.)
The Nursery Method
(A Fable About Building a Business That Works When You Don’t)
I have to start with a disclosure. One of my best friends wrote this book, but I didn’t even know he was writing it. I found out about it from a LinkedIn post. Back in college, we’d invent all kinds of great money schemes from managing a concert to developing the first tablet – about 15 years before the iPad.*
This book is essentially the Lazy Man and Money philosophy in a nutshell. When I started this website, it was about keeping myself accountable while I explored how to avoid trading time for money. The story follows four siblings, each starting a business farming on the same plot of land. They all have varying degrees of success, but one stands out from the rest. It makes money while the main character is asleep.
The secret sauce is that this book provides you with the blueprint. I wish I had it when I was starting this website. Fortunately, it’s not too late – I plan to implement a few of the ideas from the worksheets included in the book.
You are the perfect audience for this book.
Finally, another disclosure, that’s an affiliate link, so I might make about 10 cents if you buy the Kindle version. That’s only about $4, which is much cheaper than the paperback. If you have the awesome Kindle Scribe, you can take notes in the worksheets.)
The 26 Most Important Ideas For 2026
This article covers the big trends happening right now. I found myself nodding with each one. Here are some examples: kids are reading less (almost not at all) and streaming more, alcohol is down, and marijuana is up, and GLP-1s are changing the food industry. None of that is probably news to you. One I found interesting is that Americans are losing interest in patriotism, religion, having children, and getting involved in the community. The area that’s gaining interest: money. Perhaps this website will see a second life!
It’s a great read from beginning to end, but you don’t have the time (who does!), you can skim it and read the ideas that you’re interested in learning more about.
That’s it for today, I’ve got some Christmas wrapping to do. Both the real thing and listening to that song by The Waitresses – my favorite Christmas song that few people know about.
* That may sound ahead of its time, but our idea was not really not much different than a laptop with a terrible keyboard on the side.
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