Resources

Books, videos, podcasts, and tools I use and recommend. If it’s here, I’d hand it to a friend.

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Podcast · Fatherhood

The Daily Dad

parenting

Short daily meditations on fatherhood. Binge the back catalog.

Podcast · Family

Warrior Kid Podcast

parenting

Kids ask former Navy SEAL “Uncle Jake” about growing up healthy and strong. Listen together.

Podcast · Life

Naval

success motivation

On wealth and happiness, and how to actually stay there.

The Strangest Secret Revisited

motivation success

On YouTube and Spotify.

The Strangest Secret

motivation success

On YouTube and Spotify.

Tool · Cloud

AWS CLI

cloud

The free command line for the AWS accounts I live in. Scripts beat clicking.

Tool · Dev

Visual Studio Code

dev

The editor on every machine I own. Free, and it stays out of the way.

Tool · Dev

Git

dev

Version control. Free, and I don’t ship anything without it.

Tool · Cloud

diagrams.net

cloud dev

Boxes and arrows for architecture, in the browser, for free.

Tool · Productivity

Obsidian

productivity ai

Notes that stay on my machine. Free for personal use, and I actually keep them.

Tool · Productivity

Bitwarden

app productivity

Passwords in one place. The free account is the one I use.