Summer Series | A Rhythm Worth Returning To. This was one of my most well-read issues. Here it is again.

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Hi Reader,

I’m often surprised by how often what I’m currently reading shows up in my coaching sessions.

This ended up being one of the most-read issues of the past season. And summer is a perfect time to pick up the reading habit you let go of.

I wasn’t always an avid reader, but around 10 years ago, I made a decision.

I was going to become a reader.

Since then, my reading habit has climbed to around two dozen books per year.

Warren Buffett has said knowledge compounds like interest, and by his own estimate, he spends about 80% of his working hours reading and thinking, which says something about how real leadership advantage gets built.

AI can help you fake knowledge, but without internalizing it, it will never become part of your life, character, or decision-making. Some books have transformed my life. Books like Man’s Search for Meaning shaped me into the person I am today.

Reading has become the practice that keeps my decision-making sharp and my ideas from going stale. And my best ideas often come through cross-pollination—reading widely, across genres.

This issue walks through why the leaders you respect are readers, and what a single page a day does to your capacity to think clearly under pressure. Here's the rest of it.

​Read the full issue here.​

What's one decision on your desk this week that would move faster with clearer thinking instead of more hours?

Until next time,

P.S. Have you tried the RHYTHMS OF REST℠ Leadership Podcast? If not, summer is a great time to catch up on season 1. Season 2 coming around mid-August.