Hello friend,
I’m often asked, Gell, how do you do it?
To which I will generally offer a coy and mysterious smile and nothing more.
As a special gift to readers of this newsletter, however, I hereby reveal the surprising truth: it all comes down to the magical smoothie I drink every single morning, the recipe for which was revealed to me during a life-altering spiritual reverie. Feel free to give it a try, or adapt it to your own needs; and scroll down for links to a few of my recent pieces.
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The Smoothie
Ingredients
A banana¹
1 1/2 cups², Silk Plain Almond and Cashew Protein Nut Milk³
3-5 large leaves frozen kale³
2 tablespoons, ground flax seeds
1 tablespoon, peanut butter
1 tablespoon, Hershey’s dark unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup, frozen blueberries
Directions
Place ingredients in a VitaMix blender⁴, blend until smooth.
Notes
¹I do not recommend a frozen banana unless you enjoy tooth pain. ²Don’t even measure, just eyeball it. ³Hint: frozen kale imparts no kale taste whatsoever. ⁴VitaMix blenders are ridiculously expensive (ours is a hand-me-down). But if you do splurge, on your death bed you will feel great peace as you picture the succession of lamer, cheaper blenders you never bought.
The Readings
Why Hollywood Loves Feel-Good Holocaust Movies
This is my methodical takedown of the execrable Jojo Rabbit, with a touch of shade for Anne Frank (not really). See the film it you must, but please read this first.
WeWork Didn’t Invent WeWork
You may have heard the tale of how Adam Neumann ran barefoot from his burning office-space unicorn, leaving it to SoftBank and other investors to sift through the wreckage. Here, the never-before-told story of how he came up with the coworking idea in the first place. (Turns out he yoinked it from a little old lady he met in a business class at Baruch College.)
People Are Seriously Talking About Invading Brazil to Save the Planet
To be fair, the death of the Amazon is now old news—along with the fate of humankind (yawn)—and we’ve moved on to other things, but I swear this headline was briefly true.
As ever, thanks for reading,
Aaron