De gustibus non est disputandum
De gustibus non est disputandum
Three Point Essay | A curation of magnificent movies, books, and music for the refined mind
There’s no particular order on these. Ranking your favorite works of art in a rigid way is as foolish as limiting yourself to only consuming certain genres. Just enjoy.
I. 46 books that gave me valuable knowledge, changed how I think, or sparked my imagination
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
Discourses by Epictetus
Maxims and Reflections by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Wanting by Luke Burgis
The Ape That Understood The Universe by Steve Stuart-Williams
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1984 by George Orwell
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
Principles by Ray Dalio
Mortal Republic by Edward J. Watts
Making Sense by Sam Harris
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
Karma by Sadhguru
Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
Magic Tree Houses series by Mary Pope Osborne
Don Quijote De la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
A Man Called Intrepid by William Stevenson
Thinking Fast and Slow By Daniel Kahneman
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Shortest History of Europe by John Hirst
Killing the SS by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Great Mysteries of History by Kenneth Platnick
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill by William Manchester
1776 by David McCullough
The Birth of the United States by Isaac Asimov
The Bible
II. 43 movies that don’t suck
Inception
2001: A Space Odyssey
Shutter Island
Django Unchained
Inglorious Basterds
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Star Wars Saga
Goodfellas
Scarface
The Patriot
Ex Machina
Saving Private Ryan
The Matrix
Silence of the Lambs
James Bond Saga
Godzilla Saga
Rocky Series
Avengers Series
Training Day
The fighter
Limitless
Karate Kid
Dune
The Prestige
Hell or High Water
Superbad
Crazy Rich Asians
Terminator series
The Shawshank Redemption
Baby Driver
Get Out
Parasite
Fight Club
Rounders
Gladiator
The Departed
The Town
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Martian
True Grit
Jaws
There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men
III. 102 songs that have given me goosebumps at one point or another
American Pie by Don Mclean
Come on Eileen by Dixie Midnight Runners
If I Can Dream by Elvis Presley
Piano Man by Billy Joel
Barcelona by Ed Sheeran
Dharma by Sebastian Yatra
Enséñame a Bailar by Bad Bunny
American Girl by Tom Petty
Dura by Daddy Yankee
Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band
Eye of The Tiger by Survivor
Run This Town by Jay-Z
Atlantic City by The Band
Jumper by Third Eye Blind
People Are Crazy by Billy Currington
Southern State of Mind by Darius Rucker
Remember You Young by Thomas Rhett
Wake Me Up by Avicii
Can’t Be Touched by Roy Jones Jr.
die in california by Machine Gun Kelley
Goodbyes by Post Malone
La Bicicleta by Carlos Vives
Punto G by Quevedo
Blank Space by Taylor Swift
Dreams and Nightmares Meek Mill
Runaway by Kanye West
Baba O’Riley by The Who
Mr. Brightside by The Killers
I Wanna Get Better by The Bleachers
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
Did It Again by Jay Critch
Drops of Jupiter by Train
Big Yellow Taxi by Counting Crows
On The Road Again by Willie Nelson
La Cintura by Alvaro Soler
What You Know Bout Love by Pop Smoke
Hotel California by The Eagles
Emotionally Scarred by Lil Baby
No Flockin by Kodak Black
One Headlight by The Wallflowers
La Bachata by Manuel Turizo
Leave The Night On by Sam Hunt
This Land Is Your Land by Bruce Springsteen
BedRock by Young Money
Live Your Life by T.I.
John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 by Keith Urban
Sun Daze by Florida Georgia Line
Rise and Shine by J. Cole
All Summer Long by Kid Rock
Be Like That by Kane Brown
Champion by NAV
Runnin by 21 Savage
Lips of Angel by Hinder
Fire Burning by Sean Kingston
Waka Waka by Shakira
Martin & Gina by Polo G
Volando Remix by Mora
Tal Vez by Paulo Londra
Playa Del Inglés by Myke Towers
Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ooh La La by Faces
Hey Ma by Cam’ron
The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco
Jackie Chan by Tietso & Dzeko
20 Min by Lil Uzi Vert
No Sleep by Wiz Khalifa
Covid by Tee Grizzley
Drip From My Walk by Famous Dex
Vive La Vida by Coldplay
About You by The Kid Laroi
Don’t Mind by Kent Jones
Courtesy of The Red White and Blue by Toby Keith
Something I need by OneRepublic
Soundtrack 2 My Life by Kid Cudi
American Kids by Kenny Chesney
100 Years by Five For Fighting
Finish Line / Drown by Chance The Rapper & T-Pain
Wish You Would by Justin Bieber
Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects
Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Drift Away by Dobie Gray
Freed From Desire by Gala
Till I Collapse by Eminem
Life Is So Good by John Denver
I'm On One by DJ Khaled
Consejo de Amor by TINI
Glory Bridge by Chief Keef and A Boogie
Playa No More by PNB Rock
Computers by Rowdy Rebel
Last Friday Night by Katy Perry
Your Love by The Outfield
The Gambler by Kenny Rogers
Beautiful Day by U2
Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede
Beautiful by Akon
Mona Lisa by Lil Wayne
Girls Want Girls by Drake
March Madness by Future
Tiny Dancer by Elton John
My Way by Frank Sinatra
December 1963 by The Four Seasons
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Some true classics on the movie list
Some great selections! Have you read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand? That’s always on my list of favorite books.