The Connection Newsletter 7 - 32

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This is edition #7 of The Connection, the weekly email I send family, friends, and future friends (hello!) Glad you're here.

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First, I turned 32 recently. Here are 12 things I got wrong this year

. The big one: sleep. I know -- I’m late to the game, but I’m still shocked how much better I feel when I get my 7 hours. Other things I got wrong: how much of a down payment you should put on a home, and my productive am I really.  

Let’s look at how CNN, MSNBC, and Fox cover the news

. The insights aren’t shocking (e.g. Hillary Clinton still got serious coverage from Fox months after the 2016 election… but for CNN or MSNBC, not so much) but the glorious data display strikes you like an anvil: where you get your news matters.

How to raise boys

. Psychologist Steve Biddulph explains how boys go through “mini-puberty” at age 4, the emotional 8’s, and how to handle video games and porn. Note: requires sign-up (incognito trick doesn’t work) but worth it.

The Disney vs. Netflix battle is just heating up

. How the Disney vs. Netflix throwdown showdown extravaganza plays out could change the movie industry as we know it (

I’ve talked about this before

).

16-year-old Nicky Ryan defeats Geo Martinez

. Majorly-hyped match of the

Danaher Death Squad member

vs. 10th Planet’s Martinez ends with Nicky Ryan in control and looking for the kimura. Ryan wins by decision and good reminder that technique > strength.

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