Introducing Three Things Thursday
Three things can change your Thursday. One thing can change your world.
People sometimes ask me, “How many more books do you have left to share? Aren’t you running out?” So let me pull back the curtain a bit.
Most mornings I spend about 30 minutes with a book from my shelf, transferring the notes I took years ago into Evernote. Those notes eventually become the Three Book Thursday posts you read each week (or every other week…or sometimes every three weeks, LOL).
Right now, that list sits at 415 books. To date, I’ve shared about 270. I still have another 50–100 waiting to be catalogued, and since I read about 1–2 books per week, at my current pace I’ll finish processing everything in about six months.
But here’s the thing—I’ve been thinking about how else I can provide value to the 25,000+ of you who read Three Book Thursday. Ozan Varol and Tim Ferriss both share weekly roundups of what they’re reading, watching, or exploring, and I’ve always loved those posts. They’re short, practical, and often spark something new. So I thought: why not make my own version?
Enter Three Things Thursday.
Each week, I’ll share three things that brought me joy, added value to my life, made me laugh, made me cry, solved a problem, or simply made life more interesting. Basically—cool shit worth passing along.
So here’s act one. Let me know what you think.
Podcast Episode – Rich Roll interviews Dr. Marc Brackett [Episode link]
On my daily walks or hikes—usually about an hour—I’ll either catch up with friends and family on the phone or listen to a podcast. I listen to so many that sometimes I have to take a break just to let my queue refill. This week, one stood out: an interview with Dr. Marc Brackett on the Rich Roll Podcast.
Dr. Brackett, a Yale professor and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, dropped insight after insight. Every idea made me pause: That makes sense. I want to try that. Now I get why I reacted that way. His work is both practical and profound. By the end, I had already ordered his latest book, Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want.
Gadget – Vitamix 5-Speed Immersion Blender
I love to cook—and I love kitchen gadgets. I first pulled out this immersion blender because my son hates tomato chunks in his sauce (I love Rao’s marinara). In seven seconds flat, I could smooth the sauce and pour it back into the jar. Since then, I’ve used it for everything from blending soups to whipping cream—half-and-half turns into whipped cream in about 45 seconds. It’s become one of those tools I can’t imagine my kitchen without.
Movie – The Life of Chuck [Amazon], [Apple]
This has quickly become one of my favorite recent films—I watched it twice in one week. If you’re looking for something that’s both entertaining and heartwarming, this is it. The story is metaphorical and unfolds in reverse chronological order, so it takes a moment to find your footing, but once you do, it’s deeply rewarding. I loved it so much I bought the book it’s based on, written by Stephen King (the movie is better than the book). This isn’t horror. It’s reflective, sweet, and uplifting. Expect to shed a tear or two.
That was fun. What do you think?
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