2015 – Ben Munoz

Step 10: Stoic vs Epicurean, Arnolds 1000 Reps, Apache Cold Showers, and the Spartan Whipping Post

By benmunoz December 19, 201567 StepsNo Comments

The Big Idea: Do Things That Develop Toughness a nation is born stoic and dies epicurean — Will Durant stoics say sacrifice today for tomorrow (invest wisely) epicureans say live…

Step 9: Warren Buffett’s Book-A-Day Diet & Making War With A Multitude Of Counselors

By benmunoz December 19, 201567 StepsNo Comments

The Big Idea: Reading Voraciously for Success billionaires read voraciously Warren Buffett reads 8 hours a day a rich man’s house always has a library — Jim Rohn Alexander the…

The Next 100 Years by George Friedman

By benmunoz December 6, 2015libraryNo Comments

The Big Idea: U.S.A will dominate the next hundred years, first by controlling the oceans, then by controlling space. Geographic isolation gives the U.S. military advantages few nations can claim, which…

Step 8: The Integrated Good Life and The Four Pillars of Eudaimonia

By benmunoz November 28, 201567 StepsNo Comments

The Big Idea: The good life integrates four pillars of health, wealth, love, and happiness. The Amish are so happy because they do not compartmentalize work from life. Do whatever…

The One Thing By Gary Keller

By benmunoz October 19, 2015favorite-business, libraryNo Comments

The Big Idea: 1) find your purpose and then 2) for four UNINTERRUPTED hours every morning, focus on THE ONE THING that will get you there fastest. If you chase two rabbits, you…

Step 7: Martin Seligman’s Salary Slave and Learned Helplessness

By benmunoz October 12, 201567 StepsNo Comments

The Big Idea: Take risks in life The modern education system trains students to rely on others for their education Read a book a day and become self-educated for happiness Learned…

Step 6: Sculpture vs Lottery and the Anthropic Media Bias

By benmunoz October 3, 201567 StepsNo Comments

The Big Idea: The media lies to you about success. Success takes years of focused work towards a wisely-chosen goal. The media lies to you about success The media doesn't emphasize Bill Gates worked…

Step 5: My Poor Friends & Cameron Diaz’s Parrot

By benmunoz October 3, 201567 StepsNo Comments

The Big Idea: Study how successful people think. Don’t pick your friends based on their success, but be selective about which friend's advice you listen to. Pay attention to how your…

Step 4: Picasso’s Rising Tide and the Law of 33%

By benmunoz October 3, 201567 StepsNo Comments

The Big Idea: Use mentors to shorten your learning curve. Good artists copy and great artists steal. —Picasso If I'm great it's because I'm standing on the shoulders of giants.…

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

By benmunoz September 27, 2015library

One of the top ten most influential books of the 20th century. It's a great book to read or re-read when I'm in need of a little perspective and inspiration in…