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Re-entering a conversation after interruptions
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #71
To your point is a cautious entry, useful when interrupted by a boss
Summary
Re-enter an interrupted meeting with to your point to add, or I need to finish my point to assert yourself.
The speaker offers ways to get back into a conversation after being interrupted, while staying poised. With a boss, a cautious entry such as "to your point" adds to what someone just said before you raise your own idea. For repeated interruptions, the speaker suggests saying "I need to finish my point" and continuing calmly, since others watch how you handle these moments.
Key points- To your point is a cautious entry, useful when interrupted by a boss
- I need to finish my point is more assertive, then continue calmly
- The speaker notes people watch how you handle these moments
Listen first to reduce conflict
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #71
Jumping to solutions suggests your partner cannot solve their own problems
Summary
Reduce conflict by listening first: ask curious questions and reflect feelings, not jumping to solutions.
The speaker says arguments escalate when one partner complains and the other gets defensive or jumps to a solution. Successful couples ask curious questions, such as how the partner feels or what was most upsetting, and reflect back the partner's feelings without agreeing with their conclusions. Offering solutions unasked implies the partner cannot solve their own problems.
Key points- Jumping to solutions suggests your partner cannot solve their own problems
- Ask questions like how do you feel about that, or what was most upsetting
- Reflect feelings back without agreeing with the conclusions being drawn
Free Online Courses with Free Certificates
Tool · classcentral.com · Issue #71
A 2021 Class Central list of thousands of online courses that offer free certificates or badges, from MOOC platforms, universities, companies and nonprofits.
Summary
A 2021 Class Central list of thousands of online courses that offer free certificates or badges, from MOOC platforms, universities, companies and nonprofits. Examples include Google's 600+ courses, LinkedIn Learning's 185 courses, and Harvard CS50. Free access does not guarantee a free certificate, and most require finishing videos, quizzes or a passing score of 65 to 80%.
Wait an hour before eating after waking
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #70
After an alarm wakes you, melatonin is still high and takes an hour or two to fall
Summary
Avoid eating in the first hour after waking, since melatonin is still high and cortisol peaks, so your body is not ready to digest food.
The speaker recommends waiting an hour after waking before eating. Melatonin stays high for an hour or two after an alarm wakes you, and cortisol peaks about 45 minutes after waking. The speaker describes the morning as a hormonal handover from sleep to stress, when the body is not ready to digest food.
Key points- After an alarm wakes you, melatonin is still high and takes an hour or two to fall
- Cortisol peaks within the first 45 minutes of waking, when digestion is not ready
- The speaker says the body is not ready to digest food in the morning
TypeLit: Typing Practice With Classic Literature
Tool · typelit.io · Issue #70
TypeLit is a typing-practice website that uses classic literature as practice text, with material from Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia.
Summary
TypeLit is a typing-practice website that uses classic literature as practice text, with material from Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia. Built by a solo web developer from Vancouver, it offers a typing test, a State of Typing report, and a $5 monthly premium tier that adds file import, custom text, themes and extra fonts. The site is available in English and eight other languages.
Robert Kelly on Childhood, Ward of the State and Sobriety
Watch · youtube.com · 15 min · Issue #69
A 15-minute clip from The Joe Rogan Experience episode 1886, posted by the PowerfulJRE channel.
Summary
A 15-minute clip from The Joe Rogan Experience episode 1886, posted by the PowerfulJRE channel. Comedian Robert Kelly talks about a difficult childhood, time as a ward of the state, and getting sober at 15. The description links only to the full episode on Spotify.
Open cold calls by admitting the pitch
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #69
Admit upfront that the call is a sales call
Summary
Open a cold call by admitting it is a sales call, asking for 20 seconds, and promising to hang up if it doesn't apply.
The video shows a cold call opening. The caller admits it is a sales call, offers a pitch, and asks for 20 seconds, promising to stop calling if none of it applies. The clip cuts off as the listener asks what the call is about.
Key points- Admit upfront that the call is a sales call
- Ask for 20 seconds and promise to hang up and never call back if none of it applies
Self-discipline comes from saying no
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #69
Vitamin N is learning to say no, which the speaker calls a vitamin
Summary
Self-discipline comes from learning to say no, setting your priorities and avoiding complaining, which the speaker calls vitamin N.
The speaker presents self-discipline as built from three factors. The first is what they call vitamin N, learning to say no. The second is setting priorities, and the third is avoiding complaining. The speaker adds that people without discipline end up in a kind of prison, while disciplined people are free.
Key points- Vitamin N is learning to say no, which the speaker calls a vitamin
- The other factors are setting your priorities right and avoiding complaining
- The speaker says the undisciplined are in prison while the disciplined are free
The 40 percent rule against quitting
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #69
The speaker attributes the 40 rule to Navy SEAL David Goggins
Summary
The 40 percent rule says that when you feel like quitting you are only at 40 percent of what you can achieve, so push further.
The speaker describes the 40 percent rule, attributed to Navy SEAL David Goggins, which holds that when you feel like quitting you have used only about 40 percent of your capacity. The speaker says the brain sets barriers to protect us from discomfort, so when you want to stop, hold on for 10 more minutes. The speaker suggests asking yourself each day how you can push further.
Key points- The speaker attributes the 40 rule to Navy SEAL David Goggins
- The brain sets limits through exhaustion or limiting beliefs to protect you
- Hold on for ten minutes longer, and ask how you can push further today
iOS 16 Settings Worth Turning On
Watch · youtube.com · 11 min · Issue #68
Payette Forward, a channel hosted by David & David, lists 21 iPhone settings worth turning on, mainly for privacy, security, battery and convenience.
Summary
Payette Forward, a channel hosted by David & David, lists 21 iPhone settings worth turning on, mainly for privacy, security, battery and convenience. Examples include blocking cross-site tracking, enabling Lockdown Mode and Emergency SOS, showing battery percentage, and using Face ID for Notes.
Enjoy each wave like a surfer
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #68
A surfer knows the wave will crash, so they enjoy the ride while it lasts
Summary
Enjoy each wave like a surfer, since challenges and highs are two parts of the same experience and more waves always come.
The speaker says happiness comes from what they call the surfer's mentality. A surfer enjoys riding a wave without assuming it will last, knowing another is always coming, and prepares for the waves that crash over them. The speaker argues that the challenging moments and the highs are two parts of the same experience of being alive.
Key points- A surfer knows the wave will crash, so they enjoy the ride while it lasts
- There are always more waves coming, so prepare for the ones that crash over you
- Enjoy the challenging moments as much as the highs, the speaker says
Most problems can be figured out
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #68
Rule one: all problems or dreams are figure-outable
Summary
All problems and dreams are figure-outable, unless they are laws of nature, and if you don't care enough, find something you do care about.
The speaker offers three rules. First, every problem or dream can be figured out. Second, a problem that cannot be solved is a fact of life, like death, taxes or gravity. Third, you may not care enough about a particular problem to solve it, which is fine, so find something you care about deeply and return to the first rule.
Key points- Rule one: all problems or dreams are figure-outable
- Rule two: a problem that isn't figure-outable is a fact of life, like gravity
- Rule three: if you don't care enough, find something you care deeply about
Resistance signals a dream worth chasing
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #68
The dream is like a flower opening, and resistance is the shadow it casts
Summary
The stronger the resistance you feel, the bigger the dream behind it, so resistance is a sign you should go ahead.
Steven Pressfield describes a rule he follows: the stronger the resistance to a task, the more important it is to do it. He compares a dream to a flower in sunlight that casts a shadow exactly proportional to its size, with resistance as the shadow. A strong feeling of resistance therefore signals a big dream worth pursuing despite the pain.
Key points- The dream is like a flower opening, and resistance is the shadow it casts
- A big dream casts a big shadow, so the resistance is proportionate
- The speaker says the more resistance you feel, the more certain you can be
Ninite: Install Many Free Windows Programs at Once
Tool · ninite.com · Issue #68
Ninite is a free Windows tool that installs or updates many programs in one go.
Summary
Ninite is a free Windows tool that installs or updates many programs in one go. You pick apps from a catalog and it fetches each from the publisher's official site, without toolbars or extra software. It checks signatures or hashes and skips apps that are already current. Paid options are Nintune for Intune users, at $1 per machine per year, and Ninite Pro.
On the Proper Use of Post-its
Read · tylercipriani.com · 1 min · Issue #68
Tyler Cipriani argues that Post-its should be peeled from the side, not the bottom, because pulling from the bottom curls the note and lifts it off the surface.
Summary
Tyler Cipriani argues that Post-its should be peeled from the side, not the bottom, because pulling from the bottom curls the note and lifts it off the surface. He learned this at a 2015 team offsite, where a facilitator noticed curlier notes kept falling off the wall. The post explains the adhesive, a microsphere adhesive that 3M scientist Spencer Silver discovered in 1968, and includes magnified images of it.
Self-talk and posture shape your feelings
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #67
Racing thoughts can make your heart race, because brain and body are wired together
Summary
Your neurons also control your body, so self-talk and posture shape how you feel, and changing them can change your life.
The speaker says neurons serve several functions at once, so thoughts and language are wired to the body. A racing heart or a sense of anxiety can start from what you think, and a hunched or upright posture signals mood to the brain. The speaker advises noticing your posture and self-talk, since both shape anxiety and self-doubt.
Key points- Racing thoughts can make your heart race, because brain and body are wired together
- Shoulders back and smiling tells your brain you are happy and safe
- Check your usual posture and self-talk if you feel anxious or full of self-doubt
Small talk helps you get promoted
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #67
Make small talk at the start of calls, meetings and even emails to know colleagues personally
Summary
Small talk builds the relationships that get you noticed and promoted, so ask colleagues and leaders about their lives.
The speaker argues that small talk affects promotion, because people who are comfortable with you, including leadership, are more likely to advance you. The advice is to make small talk at the start of calls, meetings and emails, ask colleagues about their day and weekends, and get to know leadership. The speaker says being good at building relationships matters as much as doing the job well.
Key points- Make small talk at the start of calls, meetings and even emails to know colleagues personally
- Leaders need to feel comfortable coming to you and trust that you get work done
- Ask about their day and weekend, and be genuinely interested
Five Percent Better: Small Changes, Big Results
Read · fs.blog · Issue #67
Shane Parrish argues that dramatic self-improvement efforts usually fail and that small, compounding gains produce large results over time.
Summary
Shane Parrish argues that dramatic self-improvement efforts usually fail and that small, compounding gains produce large results over time. He uses a lathe as a model of gradual shaping and calculates that a 5% annual improvement roughly doubles wisdom in under 15 years and quadruples it in under 30. After a setback, he suggests identifying where you slipped, redoubling effort and continuing.
Tips for attracting recruiters on LinkedIn
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #66
Choose who sees your open-to-work setting, such as recruiters only, instead of a photo banner
Summary
Recruiters respond to candidates who look responsive, so skip the open-to-work photo banner and keep your profile keyword-rich.
The speaker, a former HR leader, gives five tips for attracting recruiters on LinkedIn. Instead of an Open to Work banner on the photo, which some hiring managers see as a sign a candidate is easy to source, the speaker suggests limiting the open status to recruiters. Other tips are a keyword-rich headline, signing in daily, and always responding to recruiter InMails.
Key points- Choose who sees your open-to-work setting, such as recruiters only, instead of a photo banner
- Use a keyword-optimized headline and keywords that match the role you want
- Sign in daily and answer recruiters' paid messages, since replying saves them money
Persuasion starts with the other's view
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #66
Your first reaction is usually your needs, what you want, and who you are
Summary
The first principle of persuasion is to stop thinking of yourself and focus on the other person's psychology.
The speaker, drawing on Robert Greene, says the first principle of persuasion is to stop thinking about yourself. The usual first reaction is to focus on your own needs and identity, whether with a boss, a child or a spouse. Training yourself to take the other person's position and understand how they see themselves gets you a long way toward persuading them.
Key points- Your first reaction is usually your needs, what you want, and who you are
- Train yourself to think about how the other person sees themselves
- Stepping into their position is most of the way to being able to persuade them
What's Wrong with Taking the Back Streets?
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #65
A vlogbrothers video, about 4 minutes long, published in August 2020 by John and Hank Green.
Summary
A vlogbrothers video, about 4 minutes long, published in August 2020 by John and Hank Green. The description only says John tries to draw circles while discussing circles and counting to 170,000.
Your purpose is what you do now
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #65
You are life itself, not something that starts at birth and ends at death
Summary
Your life's purpose is whatever you are doing right now, because life only happens in the present.
The speaker argues that people search for a life purpose because they see life as a span between birth and death. Life is only happening here and now, so the purpose is whatever you are doing in the present, such as walking your dog or working on a project. Looking for a purpose outside the present means missing your life.
Key points- You are life itself, not something that starts at birth and ends at death
- Walking the dog or working on a project is your life's purpose in that moment
- Looking for purpose outside the present means missing your entire life
Strengths and weaknesses depend on context
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #65
The speaker is chronically disorganized, and once lost a business card from a potential client
Summary
There are no fixed strengths or weaknesses, only context, since every strength carries a liability and every weakness a strength.
Simon Sinek argues that strengths and weaknesses depend on context, and that every strength carries a liability while every weakness carries a strength. He gives his own chronic disorganization as an example: he lost a business card from a networking contact, then emailed him two weeks later and was hired, as the contact took his busyness as a sign of demand. Disorganization is a problem when others rely on him.
Key points- The speaker is chronically disorganized, and once lost a business card from a potential client
- Two weeks later he found the card and emailed, and the contact wanted to work with him more
- Disorganization hurts when others rely on you, so the answer depends on context
Justice builds a better world than revenge
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #64
Resentment is poisonous, since resentful people want to act but feel unable or afraid
Summary
A dialogue debates revenge and justice, arguing that justice builds a better world while anger signals that something is wrong.
The video stages a debate between revenge and forgiveness. One side argues that forgiveness mostly benefits the wrongdoer and that resentment is poisonous, since resentful people feel powerless. The other side argues that proper justice, unlike revenge, aims to build a better world, and that anger signals something wrong and should be channeled rather than repressed.
Key points- Resentment is poisonous, since resentful people want to act but feel unable or afraid
- One voice says the justice system channels injustice, though it is not perfect
- Anger is necessary, one voice argues, because it tells you when something is wrong
Craftle: AI Compute Yield Verification
Tool · craftle.app · Issue #64
Craftle is a tool for verifying compute yield in AI infrastructure.
Summary
Craftle is a tool for verifying compute yield in AI infrastructure. It turns data-center telemetry, job scheduling, rack power, cooling and contract terms into evidence of what a cluster actually delivered and what the shortfall costs. Its sample report models a site in Saudi Arabia, and the company is based in Riyadh. The only call to action is to become a design partner by email.
Logan Paul: I Took 4,120 Polaroids in 99 Days
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #63
Logan Paul describes a 99-day trip starting August 21, 2021, covering 84,029 miles with a Polaroid camera.
Summary
Logan Paul describes a 99-day trip starting August 21, 2021, covering 84,029 miles with a Polaroid camera. The trip produced 99 one-of-one prints he calls '99 Originals', sold through originals.com. The description says the period included injuries, family conflict, substance addiction and travel with wealthy people.
Suffering is pain times resistance
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #63
Pain at 10 with resistance at 10 gives suffering of 100
Summary
Suffering equals pain times resistance, so reducing resistance cuts suffering even when the pain stays the same.
The speaker shares a formula, pain times resistance equals suffering, that was given to them by another person. If pain and resistance are each rated 10, suffering is 100, while zero resistance means zero suffering. The speaker says the formula is rough but gives practical steps for handling a difficult feeling.
Key points- Pain at 10 with resistance at 10 gives suffering of 100
- With zero resistance, suffering drops to zero, though the speaker notes some variance
- The formula gives practical steps to take when feeling a certain way
Systems beat goals for tiny daily habits
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #63
A 3-degree shift at takeoff sends a New York flight toward Tijuana instead of Los Angeles
Summary
Tiny daily habits compound, so focus on systems rather than goals, because progress feels invisible in its early valley.
The speaker uses a plane analogy from James Clear's Atomic Habits: a 3-degree change at takeoff sends a flight from New York far off course. Getting 1 percent better every day for a year compounds to about 37 times better, while 1 percent worse daily drops close to zero. The speaker argues that systems matter more than goals, since goals create all-or-nothing outcomes and motivation fades after results.
Key points- A 3-degree shift at takeoff sends a New York flight toward Tijuana instead of Los Angeles
- One percent better every day for a year compounds to 37 times better
- Goals set a direction, while systems make progress, and most people quit in the valley
Pomofocus: Online Pomodoro Timer
Tool · pomofocus.io · Issue #63
An online Pomodoro timer, a time-management tool that alternates focused work intervals with short breaks.
Summary
An online Pomodoro timer, a time-management tool that alternates focused work intervals with short breaks.
Emoji Kitchen
Tool · emoji.supply · Issue #62
A browser for Emoji Kitchen, a feature that combines emoji into mixed designs, with thousands of combinations available in Gboard for Android.
Summary
A browser for Emoji Kitchen, a feature that combines emoji into mixed designs, with thousands of combinations available in Gboard for Android. The page displays the combinations as images and credits the Emoji Kitchen team for the emoji and standards. Its source code is on GitHub.
Kelly McGonigal on Strengthening Willpower
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #61
A video in which Kelly McGonigal, a Stanford doctoral student in neurobiology, explains simple exercises for strengthening willpower.
Summary
A video in which Kelly McGonigal, a Stanford doctoral student in neurobiology, explains simple exercises for strengthening willpower.
Gmail's team chose 2GB over 200MB
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #61
Competitors gave 25MB, and Larry crossed out 200MB on the whiteboard and wrote 2GB
Summary
Gmail's team was told to choose 2GB over 200MB, a tenfold leap, and the speaker now asks founders for their 2GB moment.
Wesley, who helped build Google Analytics, recounts sitting in on a Gmail product meeting. The team planned 200MB per user, while rivals gave about 25MB, but Larry Page crossed it out and asked for 2GB, saying the team should not return until it worked. The speaker says the team found a way, and that Gmail's invite-only launch was resold for thousands of dollars.
Key points- Competitors gave 25MB, and Larry crossed out 200MB on the whiteboard and wrote 2GB
- The team was told to find a way to deliver 2GB despite storage costs
- The speaker asks founders for their 2GB moment, not an incremental idea
Chris Williamson on Why There Are Psychopaths
Watch · youtube.com · 7 min · Issue #60
A 2022 clip from Joe Rogan Experience episode 1851, with Chris Williamson as guest, posted by the PowerfulJRE channel.
Summary
A 2022 clip from Joe Rogan Experience episode 1851, with Chris Williamson as guest, posted by the PowerfulJRE channel. The clip addresses why psychopaths exist, as its title frames it, and the newsletter describes Williamson presenting interesting facts about psychopaths in society.
Talk to Books (Google)
Tool · books.google.com · Issue #60
A Google experiment built on machine learning that lets people explore ideas and discover books, with sample searches showing archived results.
Summary
A Google experiment built on machine learning that lets people explore ideas and discover books, with sample searches showing archived results. The page describes it in the past tense, suggesting it may no longer be available.
Data Scientist on Real Dating Preferences
Watch · youtube.com · 14 min · Issue #59
A 2022 Modern Wisdom podcast episode with host Chris Williamson and data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, who uses big data to analyze dating preferences.
Summary
A 2022 Modern Wisdom podcast episode with host Chris Williamson and data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, who uses big data to analyze dating preferences. The description poses four questions, including whether women really want taller men, whether rich men make women happier, and whether younger women are more attractive.
Psychology tricks that make you likeable
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #59
The Ben Franklin effect: someone who does you a favor convinces themselves they like you
Summary
Small psychology tricks, like the Ben Franklin effect and mirroring body language, make people feel closer to you.
The speaker lists tactics for seeming more likeable. The Ben Franklin effect says people who do a favor for someone tend to conclude they like that person. The speaker also recommends mirroring body language to show empathy, and describes spontaneous trait transference, where listeners link the traits you use to describe others with you. The last tip, a wink, has no scientific basis according to the speaker.
Key points- The Ben Franklin effect: someone who does you a favor convinces themselves they like you
- Subtle mirroring of body language shows empathy and understanding, studies show
- Words you use to praise others get associated with you, called trait transference
Learn by copying, then combining
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #59
Replicate before you iterate, copying a style before making it your own
Summary
Learn by copying several people first, then combining those lessons into something that becomes your own.
The speaker's mantra for learning is to replicate before you iterate. You copy three to five people's work, then combine what you learned into something of your own. The speaker cites Leonardo da Vinci and says artists have long learned by imitating another artist's style before mixing it with their own.
Key points- Replicate before you iterate, copying a style before making it your own
- Copy three to five different people, then combine what you learned
- The speaker says great artists like Davinci learned this way
The Hidden Cost of a Cashless Society
Read · thewalrus.ca · Issue #59
A 2022 article by Lucy Uprichard, a fact checker at The Walrus, arguing that the shift to digital payment could leave vulnerable Canadians behind, especially those without bank accounts or credit.
Summary
A 2022 article by Lucy Uprichard, a fact checker at The Walrus, arguing that the shift to digital payment could leave vulnerable Canadians behind, especially those without bank accounts or credit. It cites a 2021 Payments Canada report in which about 40 percent of Canadians said the pandemic had turned them off cash. Proposed fixes include prepaid cards for benefits and postal banking.
Hiring is marketing, so market internally
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #58
People want to join a winning team, so recruiting works like sports
Summary
Hiring is marketing and sales, so you must also market internally to keep the people you recruit.
The speaker argues that hiring is marketing and sales, since candidates choose a team the way fans pick a team they want to win with. Recruiting means building a pipeline and funnel of candidates, and the speaker calls this internal marketing, because a company must also market itself to employees to keep them.
Key points- People want to join a winning team, so recruiting works like sports
- The speaker says hiring is building a pipeline and funnel of people who stay
- Market internally as well as externally to keep the people you hired
Setbacks can be our greatest lessons
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #58
A young man's riding gift seems lucky until he breaks his leg and war spares him
Summary
Setbacks can become our greatest lessons, because good and bad news are both uncertain, as the monk who says 'we'll see' shows.
The speaker retells a parable about a gifted young rider whose fortunes swing after a fall and a war, while a monk repeatedly says we'll see. The speaker says their own career began in a period of lost passion, which turned out to be the best thing that happened to them. The takeaway is that some of life's hardest struggles teach the greatest lessons.
Key points- A young man's riding gift seems lucky until he breaks his leg and war spares him
- The monk answers 'we'll see' to every turn of fortune
- The speaker says his career began in pain and became the best thing that happened to him
Stop labeling feelings and predicting outcomes
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #58
Resisting a feeling makes it persist, so fully accepting it lets it pass
Summary
Two practices reduce anxiety: stop labeling feelings as bad, and stop assuming you know the best and worst outcomes.
The speaker says two practices have eased anxiety, fear and worry more than anything else. The first is to stop labeling feelings and situations as bad, since resisting a feeling tends to prolong it, while full acceptance lets it pass. The second is to accept that no one can predict the best or worst outcome, so a feared result may open a better path.
Key points- Resisting a feeling makes it persist, so fully accepting it lets it pass
- Anxiety comes from assuming you know the best and worst case outcome of a situation
- A failed interview may set you on a better path, since the future cannot be predicted
Quillbot: AI Writing and Paraphrasing Tools
Tool · quillbot.com · Issue #58
Quillbot is a suite of AI writing tools from Learneo, Inc., including a paraphraser for rewording text, a grammar checker, summarizer, translator and citation generator.
Summary
Quillbot is a suite of AI writing tools from Learneo, Inc., including a paraphraser for rewording text, a grammar checker, summarizer, translator and citation generator. It also covers a plagiarism checker, AI image and presentation creators, and PDF tools. Sign-up is free, and a Premium upgrade is offered.
A Myth About Depression (BBC)
Read · bbc.com · 5 min · Issue #58
A BBC article that deals with the myth that low serotonin levels trigger depression.
Summary
A BBC article that deals with the myth that low serotonin levels trigger depression. The newsletter notes it sparked discussion about antidepressants.
Ask who you admire, not like
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #57
Liking or respecting someone lets you see yourself as an equal
Summary
Ask who you admire, not who you like or respect, because admiration means aspiring to become more like someone.
The speaker, passing on a homework task from a mentor, asks viewers to consider who they admire. The speaker argues that admire is heavier than like, respect or inspire, because it implies aspiring to be more like someone and feeling somewhat subordinate. Respecting someone, by contrast, is seen as relating to an equal.
Key points- Liking or respecting someone lets you see yourself as an equal
- Admiring someone makes you feel subordinate, because you aspire to be like them
- Lists of who you like or respect can be robust, but admiration is weightier
Decide your path, do not react to provocation
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #57
A yogi heard abuse on the street, then said he had a show and would return later
Summary
Don't react to provocation, because reacting hands control to others, while a person who decides his own path goes where he wants.
The speaker tells the story of a yogi who was verbally abused on a street and calmly replied that he had a show to attend and would return later. The point is that reacting hands control to other people, while a response is a deliberate choice of where to go. The speaker argues that people who react to every pressure rarely achieve what they want.
Key points- A yogi heard abuse on the street, then said he had a show and would return later
- If you react, others will steer you their way, and you will not achieve what you wish
- The speaker says the master of his destiny keeps his own direction regardless of others
Better Analyst (formerly Formula Bot)
Tool · excelformulabot.com · Issue #57
Better Analyst, formerly Formula Bot, is an AI data analyst where users connect spreadsheets or databases and ask questions in plain English.
Summary
Better Analyst, formerly Formula Bot, is an AI data analyst where users connect spreadsheets or databases and ask questions in plain English. Answers come with a chart and the SQL or Python behind them, and dashboards and scheduled reports can refresh automatically. A free plan is offered with no credit card, and paid plans start at $20 per month.
Inside a Miracle: The 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Read · fs.blog · Issue #57
Shane Parrish's Farnam Street article retelling the U.S.
Summary
Shane Parrish's Farnam Street article retelling the U.S. men's hockey upset of the Soviet Union at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, drawing heavily on Wayne Gretzky's book 99. The U.S. team, built by coach Herb Brooks from college players, won 4-3 in the medal round after trailing early. The article suggests ordinary players can achieve extraordinary results under the right conditions.
Shark Tank, but With Your Girlfriend
Watch · youtube.com · 4 min · Issue #56
A 2020 comedy video by Stevie Emerson, co-written and starring Nikki Howard, with a title that riffs on the TV show Shark Tank.
Summary
A 2020 comedy video by Stevie Emerson, co-written and starring Nikki Howard, with a title that riffs on the TV show Shark Tank. Emerson also directed and edited it.
If Your Attention Span Has Been Hijacked, Here's How to Take It Back
Watch · youtube.com · 5 min · Issue #56
A 2022 Big Think video by Dr.
Summary
A 2022 Big Think video by Dr. Amishi Jha, a psychology professor at the University of Miami. The description argues that attention shapes thinking, feeling and connection, and that because the environment holds more information than anyone can process, people should be deliberate about where they direct it. Some qualities of human experience can disable attention, according to the video.