How to Stay the Course Amid the Chaos

PLUS: The Lost Art of Owning Things, $495 Cargo Pants, Finding Your Zone of Genius & Why More Men Are Doing Business Outside

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Greg Scheinman
September 21, 2025

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In today’s newsletter, our Editor-in-Chief Jon Finkel’s Manologue goes into The Lost Art of Owning Things and Why He’s Buying CDs, DVDs, and Paperbacks Again (And You Should Too). He’s now got me convinced.

I interviewed entrepreneur, author, athlete, and Founder of Business Outside, Bart Foster, on why the smartest guys in the room are all taking their business outdoors.

My weekly Viewpoint is all about How to Stay the Course Amid the Chaos (and there’s a lot of it these days).

Our 6Fs hit The Nervous System Reset You Didn’t Know You Needed, how I ended up buying $495 cargo pants with Howie Mandel, DadGrass gummies (yes, they’re a thing), and more.

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How to Stay the Course Amid the Chaos

A lot of people are doubling down right now. On outrage, on noise, on being the first to fire off a take. Every headline is treated like a summons to respond. Every tragedy, every controversy, every viral clip demands an instant opinion. Algorithms are designed specifically to make you angry and agitated and annoyed. Media headlines are all clickbait on steroids, seemingly demanding you have an instant reaction and opinion and rage.

What do you think? Which side are you on? Are you one of the good guys? Bad guys? Well? Well? Wellll????

Fuck all that.

Here’s the truth: you don’t owe the news a damn thing. You don’t have to follow every cycle. You don’t have to comment on every controversy. You don’t even have to watch.

What you can do is double down on your own values. On your family. On your health. On your work. On your joy. That’s the only arena you can actually control. That’s where your energy belongs.

I don’t want to talk about Charlie Kirk. I don’t want to talk about Israel. I don’t want to talk about Jimmy Kimmel or that Emmy’s actress or that other thing you just thought of that’s controversial. Here’s what I do want to talk about:

The Lost Art of Owning Things: Why I’m Buying CDs, DVDs, and Paperbacks Again (And You Should Too)

I am returning to the CD-filled, DVD-ruled, paperbacked and glossy-covered glory of the 80s and 90s and you’re coming with me. Good news: You don’t need a flux capacitor, a DeLorean, or Dr. Emmett L. Brown’s genius to get there. Nope. You just need to take a moment to remember how great our entertainment lives used to be and realize you can take it all back. 

Here we go. 

Remember those Case Logic CD cases you’d keep in your car? Remember unzipping that bad boy and seeing ALL your music in one place in those sleek white pockets? Remember CD cases and the artwork on the actual CD? Remember the feeling of sliding it out, double pressing the top of your CD player, snapping in a CD and letting it run for an hour? 

Or burning CD mixes and coming up with cool/stupid names for them? Yes, I’m talking about “mixes” with a finite amount of room so you had to make cuts, not endless playlists on your phone someone else picked with dumb names like “Hip Hop Workout”. 

Remember DVD towers? Those monumental, four-foot structures of cinema that stacked and displayed all your favorite movies. One glance from your couch and you saw them all. Goodfellas. Gladiator. Tommy Boy. Tombstone. Fight Club. The Matrix. Reservoir Dogs. 

And we all had our own order: alphabetical, genre, most recent, favorites, etc…

It was up to you. They were yours. Forever. Organize ’em however you want.

Remember print books? Stacks of them on your nightstand and on your bookshelf, available to read whenever you felt like it.

Same with print magazines. They’d sit on your coffee table to flip through during TV commercials or in a little bin next to the toilet for your private reading pleasure.

Remember all that? Do you remember ever asking to give it up? To not own CDs, DVDs, or your own books?

Me neither, so here’s what I’m doing and it’s awesome so far:

Bart Foster on Business Outside, Personal Freedom & Your Zone of Genius

I first met Bart Foster through our mutual friend, speaker and author of Hunting Discomfort, Sterling Hawkins. Not long after, I had the opportunity to hike and plunge with Bart out in Boulder, Colorado, alongside my son Auden.

I love it when good people connect good people. I’ve met and developed some great friendships over the last few years; and really from 47 to today at 52.  These are guys  all over the country, inspiring me, sharing personal and professional values  and I always look forward to when we have the opportunity to get together in person.

I was particularly intrigued by Bart’s background, achievements; in business and in life and what he’s building with his latest venture Business Outside. 

Bart is one of those guys who embodies the full package: husband, father, athlete, provider, and leader. After a prolific career as an entrepreneur and executive, he’s taken everything he’s learned and poured it into Business Outside—a groundbreaking program that gets leaders and teams out of the boardroom and into nature. He talks about shifting perspective, building connection, and rediscovering clarity and purpose in the outdoors.

He’s also just a very likeable guy.  

You meet people where they are. And when I texted Bart about getting together in Boulder his immediate response was “I’ll pick you up at 6:30 and we can hike and jump in the river after”.  These are the guys I respond best to.  These are the generous invitations I’m grateful for; because I’m physically able to say yes, because I’m able to bring my son along and introduce him to men like Bart, because you don’t have to get ready when you stay prepared. 

We talked about having a “People who give us energy list”.  If you don’t have one, make one.  Bart’s on mine.  Creating your personal value statement.  What living a life by design really means and how too often men have a personal “you” and a “business you”; and the truth is that there really is only one YOU.  

I’m thrilled to share this How I See It with you.

Better Together Intentionally

Kate and I started couples counseling about a month ago. Not because anything was broken, but because anything worth improving requires work, communication, and reinvestment. We want to be better as parents, partners, and friends. The simple act of taking action and honoring it shifts your mindset. If you want to upgrade your family dynamic — or anything else in your life — get help. None of us can or should do it all alone.

My Nervous System Reset Button

I’m skeptical of biohacking gadgets, but when Laird Hamilton tells you to get in the chair, you get in the chair. The Shiftwave hooked me fast. It helps me downshift when I’m running hot, recharge after training, and show up calmer and more focused. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely. Check them out with a special offer here

From the Desk of Anthony Pompliano

If you’re looking for a smart, casual daily take on the world of finance and bitcoin, you’ll enjoy watching snippets or the entirety of From the Desk of Anthony Pompliano. “Pomp”, a former Army Sergeant, is currently the CFO of Professional Capital Management and has amassed 1.7M followers on X and several million more across all social channels. Watch his show here. 

Just a Damn Good Bar

Every protein bar brand seems to come with a dramatic founder story. Sometimes you just want one that tastes great, uses clean ingredients, and solves the simplest problem: you’re hungry. JACOB bars deliver. No gimmicks. Just good.

Shopping for $495 Cargo Pants with Howie Mandel

RRL (Double RL) is Ralph Lauren’s personal line:  intentional, curated, high-end Americana. I dropped into their Malibu shop last week and found myself trading a dressing room with Howie Mandel. Two bald middle-aged guys wondering if we could still rock cargo pants. Answer: yes, but only these. Check them out here.

Dad Grass for the Win

At The Sphere, watching the Eagles, I mentioned a THC gummy that enhanced the night. A bunch of you asked for the brand. It’s Dad Grass. 2mg THC + 10mg CBD per gummy. Mild dose. Smooth buzz. Pineapple Ginger Lime flavor. Fast-acting and fun.

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