July 2025 Top 3
Let’s get this out in the open: Range by David Epstein turns the “specialize early, specialize hard” gospel completely on its head. If you’ve ever felt awkward chasing ten interests at once—or stumbled through side quests before you landed on anything resembling a career—you’ll find yourself nodding along. Epstein serves up research, quirky stories, and sports legends (like Roger Federer, whose early years were more chaos than commitment) to make a delicious case: dabblers, switchers, and late-bloomers are not only normal—they might just have the edge.
What’s brilliant here is how Epstein treats career and life like an experiment, not a prescription. Even Tiger Woods, the poster child for early focus, ends up as a counterpoint more than a roadmap. Range argues that jumping between domains and letting curiosity lead not only builds creative muscle, it’s the best defense against a fast-changing, unpredictable world.
So, if you’re someone who’s tried salsa dancing, violin (self included), and pottery all in the same calendar year and wondered if you’re doing it wrong—Epstein’s here, cheerleading from the sidelines, reminding you that there’s no such thing as wasted experience. This book is as much a rally cry for generalists as it is a nudge to embrace your wonderfully weird, wide-ranging self.
Colorado poet laureate, Andrea Gibson passed away this week from cancer. Although their time has gone- it’s not too late to get oriented with the work. Not a bad place to start would be love letter from the Afterlife— or if you are in the mood for a new anthology, You Better Be Lightning.
For more on Gibson’s life and battle with Cancer, This Atlantic article does a wonderful job highlighting the humanity and impact.
Lillet Maison Fondée en 1872
A friend brought a bottle to a dinner party recently and I was reintroduced to a new favorite summer time mixer! Lillet is for those days when you want to feel European, even if you’re just writing a contract on your back porch with a melting ice cube. It’s for the dabblers, the flavor chasers, and everyone who believes the hour before dinner is the best part of any day. The odds you’ll finish the bottle? High. The urge to plan a last-minute French picnic? Inevitable. Sunshine and French swagger in an easy to share bottle.
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