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37 lessons in 37 years
"They're not all gonna be winners."
Sep 15 • 
Brian Phillips
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July 2024

36 learnings in 36 years
“Keep it to yourself.”
Jul 12, 2024 • 
Brian Phillips
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June 2023

35 takeaways after 35 years
”If this isn‘t nice, I don’t know what is!”
Jun 26, 2023 • 
Brian Phillips
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February 2023

Chelsea’s rounded corners
There's something remarkable in every direction
Feb 15, 2023 • 
Brian Phillips
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June 2022

34 discoveries in 34 years
Leaving jobs, appreciating the dishwasher, and self-actualizing
Jun 1, 2022 • 
Brian Phillips
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February 2022

Tales from the West Village
Two feuding sisters and a smoke with Sarah Jessica Parker
Feb 23, 2022 • 
Brian Phillips
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January 2022

Death by embarrassment
Is this how it ends?
Jan 26, 2022 • 
Brian Phillips
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My 16 principles for long-term investing
Dozens of dollars
Jan 5, 2022 • 
Brian Phillips

December 2021

I still have nightmares about my childhood home
And I’m still not sure why
Dec 29, 2021 • 
Brian Phillips
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My street
Dim sum, the kind tailor, and the theater around the corner
Dec 22, 2021 • 
Brian Phillips
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My year in three short essays
My cat’s in love with me. And my shoulder hurts. But at least my snoring is under control.
Dec 15, 2021 • 
Brian Phillips
33 realizations in 33 years
A lesson on contentment, the problem with saying ”I don’t understand”, the genius of Tears for Fears, and more
Dec 8, 2021 • 
Brian Phillips
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