Thoughts On Dealing With Cancer

Welcome to The Scroll — the weekly newsletter that shares topics and ideas I find over the past week.

Getting back into the fold has been a good time so far. We've also announced our first in-person Analects meetup for our Discord members. Hope things are rolling along on your end as we kick off the summer months.

Let's get into it.

Something to Read: "Cancerous" (3 Minutes)

A close friend of mine has been fighting Hodgkin's Lymphoma for several weeks.

That type of news is never easy to process, especially at such a young age that we're at.

"Out of all people, why him." I thought (and still think) to myself throughout the day.

Life is random and chaotic, as well as beautiful. We have to stop and appreciate what's in front of us rather than what's next up on the to-do list. This Medium article shines a light at the end of a dark dark tunnel.

Mahamud has the wisdom of someone who's 56, yet is 26. His lens on the world is unique and unmatched, it's a blessing that I'm able to be his friend.

You'll get to meet him in the story below.

Something to Watch: 2 Minutes

Steve Jobs On Recruiting People

I never understood why folks were so fascinated with Steve Jobs until this video here.

It's obvious that both his conviction and self awareness is what made Apple what it is today.

Leadership is all about vision. Take it from one of the greats.

A Song You Haven't Heard Yet

A Tweet to Ponder On

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