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Manny Vallarino

The Book of Beautiful Sentences: A Lesson in Writing from Anne Frank

Manny Vallarino · May 29, 2023 ·

Today, on Monday, May 29, 2023, I visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is one of the saddest experiences of my life thus far; I was holding back tears throughout most of the visit.

It was also, however, one of the most inspiring experiences of my life.

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Reading Recommendation: “Happiness Is Letting Someone Make You the Villain” by Derek Sivers

Manny Vallarino · May 22, 2023 ·

Tap or click here to read Derek’s article. It is so, so good. And very short!


Being disliked used to really affect me, especially when it stemmed from misinformation, ignorance, or malicious gossip.

These days, I couldn’t care less.

I genuinely think it’s kind of funny.

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Book Review: Vagabonding by Rolf Potts

Manny Vallarino · April 10, 2023 ·

How fully I recommend this book: 10/10

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Lessons from the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondō

Manny Vallarino · March 29, 2023 ·

How fully I recommend this book: 10/10

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Lessons from the book Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull, Ph.D. (co-founder of Pixar)

Manny Vallarino · March 10, 2023 ·

How fully I recommend this book: 10/10

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