Content that has made me better.
Your attention is your most valuable asset -- you become what you consume.
Most media is designed to steal and manipulate your attention.
Below is a list of good inputs for my attention, sources of inspiration, and muses.
I was inspired to make this list by my homie Farza :)
The pieces of content in blue are ones that I return to most.
- Pharrell Masterclass with Students at NYU Clive Davis Institute (31min)— watch maggie rogers get discovered in real time
- The Last Lecture (1:16min)— what to do in the face of death
- The Last Dance (8hr)
- LOTR Fellowship Behind the Scenes (2h 27m)
- The Beatles: Get Back (6 hrs)
- Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (5hrs)
- Hitsville: The Making Of Motown (2hrs)
- Airbnb founder on blitzscaling (1:38 min)— watch if you are creative and want to start a startup
- I Betrayed My True Self (55min)— reflections on success, forgiveness, being true to yourself
- Kapil Gupta: Conquering the Mind (40min)— the power of now, naval's version
- Creating Surreal Experiences -- Elliott Bisnow (1hr)— great energy + storytelling
- Michaela Murphy: The All-Star Game (17min)— serendipity + risks, watch if you love stories
- Why We Do What We Do TED Talks -- Tony Robbins (20min)— human psychology in 20 minutes
- USA 1992 Dream Team Documentary (1hr 17min)— the greatest basketball team ever
- John Mayer - In Repair (One Song, One Day) (18min)
- John Mayer rambling at Oxford (48min)
- J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only - a Dreamville Film (48min)
- Final Part of 'Legacy: Bob Hurley' (25min)— what great coaching looks like from the best high school basketball coach ever
- Kobe Bryant's Muse 2015 (1hr 23min)— tearing his achilles, coming back
- iPhone Launch 2007 (80mins)— AN IPOD, A PHONE, AN INTERNET COMMUNICATOR...are you getting it?
- nothing except everything -- short film (12:50)
- buildspace lectures (Playlist)
- Jacob Collier Jam (10min)— the best live composer I've seen
- Jason Mraz Backyard Concert (2.5hrs)— good to play while working
- Lawrence -- blues jam in a park (20min)
- Bebe Stockwell Live (28min)— before she blew up
- Tom Misch NPR Tiny Desk (17min)— tiny desk slaps
- Ed Sheeran Live at The Ruby Sessions (Playlist)— in his prime
- Big Sean: Tiny Desk Concert (16min)
- Lauryn Hill - MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 [2002] (Full Show) [Remastered In 4K] (1hr 21min)
- Rooftop Concert - The Beatles (42min)— the legendary final performance
- Louis Armstrong "Dinah" 1933 (3min)
- The Gilded Age | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS (1hr 53min)
- Jane Goodall: An Inside Look (Full Episode) | National Geographic (44min)
- Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio (43min)
- Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (13 episodes)— Neil deGrasse Tyson on the history of the universe
- folklore: the long pond studio sessions (1hr 46min)— Taylor Swift documentary on writing every song from folklore
- The Imagineering Story (6 episodes)— how engineering + storytelling create the magic of Disney theme parks
- American Experience Walt Disney (4hrs (2 parts))— PBS documentary on the life and legacy of Walt Disney
- Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds (2hrs)— consciousness, spirituality, and the interconnectedness of all things
- Jon Bellion - The Making of WASH (28min)
- The One Percent (1hr 16min)