This edition: 371 words & takes 2 minutes to read.

Now that we’ve all been embarrassed by our Spotify Wrappeds (Yeah, I listen a little too much to Dua Lipa & Village People)….

We’re again at Tabula Rasa. 

I’ll start with Wagner’s Ring Cycle. 

Let’s see how long I last.

-Kabir  
 

Seven Point Sunday – December 4, 2022
 

💼 Portfolio Career

Meet Rory Gardiner. Musician, comedian, software consultant, real estate investor. “Don’t overthink it. Just do it.” His daily schedule: deep focus, intermittent fasting, linear tasks, family. Listen to his comedy holiday EP.
 

⚡️ Productivity

Say yes & do nothing. I admit this can be off-putting (I like to do what I say). But Mel Brooks says: “I’ve learned one very simple trick: say yes. Simply say yes….Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.” A producer wanted Mel to fire Gene Wilder. Mel said yes and didn’t do it. And the producer forgot. Read for full context. 
 

💰 Money

Consider Bumble (BMBL). Online dating app where women make the first move. A top internet stock per J.P. Morgan: (1) Bumble app international expansion is ramping; (2) strong product pipeline (compliments, bundles); (3) highly profitable (~25% adjusted EBITDA) with potential margin upside catalyst in the app store relief.

📚 Books

Read The Mountain Is You by Brianna West. This is a book about self-sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it—for good. Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. To scale our mountains, we actually have to do the deep internal work of excavating trauma, building resilience, and adjusting how we show up for the climb.

🎵 Music

Listen to The Christmas Heart by Grant Maloy Smith. Roots music for the holidays. Beautifully performed with lush arrangements. It will get you singing along! Grant’s talent on full display: guitars, B3 organ, percussion. My favorite tracks: “What Child Is This?” & “O Holy Night.”

📽️ Film

Watch our HBO feature documentary Fandango at the Wall directed by Varda Bar-Kar. Explore US-Mexico relations through Mexican folk music. Use discount code 7PS to watch for free. 

Follow Arturo O’Farrill & Kabir Sehgal (hi!) to Veracruz where we meet with son jarocho masters. We then join these musicians at the US-Mexico border to participate in an annual festival. From EPs Quincy Jones, Andrew Young, Carlos Santana. Features Regina Carter, Antonio Sanchez, Mandy Gonzalez, Douglas Brinkley, Jorge Francisco Castillo & more. The largest & most meaningful project I’ve ever produced. 

📷 Photo

Fandango at the Wall recording session.