The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.
RESISTANCE IS FUELED BY FEAR Resistance has no strength of its own. Every ounce of …
The Year We Lost
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/12/2020-lost-year/617382/
“The soldier’s life in camp is a very lazy life,” Coryell wrote in a letter home in 1863. In camp, he’d eat potatoes, beef, …
There Is No Finish Line
https://austinkleon.com/2020/12/01/there-is-no-finish-line/
It turns out that, if you ask yourself “Can I keep going?” rather than “Can I make it to the finish?” you’re far more likely to answer in …
To Have or to Be? by Erich Fromm
The so-called excellent students are the ones who can most accurately repeat what each of the various philosophers had to say. They are like a well-informed guide at a museum.
Unrestricted …
Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferriss
“Amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic.”
This week, try experimenting with saying “I don’t understand. Can you explain that to me?” more often.
When you are just starting out, we …
Turn the Ship Around! by L. David Marquet and Stephen R. Covey
My definition of leadership is this: Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.
One of the things that limits our …
What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter
Four key beliefs help us become successful. Each can make it tough for us to change. And that’s the paradox of success: These beliefs that carried us here may be holding us back in our quest to go …
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
In closing, I offer a disclaimer. Should you feel drowsy and fall asleep while reading the book, unlike most authors, I will not be disheartened. Indeed, based on the topic and content of this book, …
Why You Should Talk to Yourself in the Third Person
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3mm/why-you-should-talk-to-yourself-in-the-third-person-inner-monologue
if you’re feeling overwhelmed, see if getting a little distance from yourself helps. …
About
👋 Hello,
I am Matt McQ[uillan], an average human in the Midwest. I used to be a software engineer, but now manage them. This site is a few decades late for starting a blog, but I dumped of social …
Books
Here is a running list of books I’ve read, with an asterisk next to my favorites.
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2026 🔗Magnifica Humanitas by Pop Leo XIV
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Leadership on the Line by Ronald …
Maxims
Maxims I have picked up over the years. They are true some of the time.
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Be a man that is calm, capable, and industrious.
You must be the editor of your own life: time, money, and people. …