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Film your child praising food, replay later
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #56
Interview the child on camera about something they like, such as broccoli
Summary
Film your child praising a food they like, then replay the clip when they refuse it later, which saves arguments.
The speaker describes a parenting method: film a child saying they like a food they usually refuse, such as broccoli, then replay the clip when they protest later. In the example, the child gives broccoli a thumbs up on camera, and the parent later uses the saved video in an argument. The speaker says the method has saved a lot of time and conflict.
Key points- Interview the child on camera about something they like, such as broccoli
- Save the clip in your notes under the food and replay it when they refuse
- The speaker says this saved a lot of time arguing
Terms of Service; Didn't Read
Tool · tosdr.org · Issue #56
ToS;DR is a volunteer project that summarizes website terms of service and privacy policies.
Summary
ToS;DR is a volunteer project that summarizes website terms of service and privacy policies. Contributors flag key points as good, neutral, bad or blocker, and each service receives a grade from A (treats users fairly) to E (raises very serious concerns). The project began in June 2012 and offers a public API and a donate link.
How to Make Small Talk People Actually Enjoy
Watch · youtube.com · 11 min · Issue #55
A 2020 Charisma on Command video offering five steps to improve small talk, drawing on techniques the video attributes to Joe Rogan's podcast conversations.
Summary
A 2020 Charisma on Command video offering five steps to improve small talk, drawing on techniques the video attributes to Joe Rogan's podcast conversations. The steps include opening with an early compliment, moving between topics with "reminds me of" thinking, pinging for shared interests, getting others excited, and listening to build connection.
Fantasizing about success can sap motivation
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #55
Dreaming of success releases dopamine as if achieved, so people move on to new projects
Summary
Fantasizing about success drains motivation, so pair the dream with obstacles and a plan, a method called mental contrasting.
The speaker, citing NYU psychology professor Gabriele Oettingen, says that fantasizing about success can make it less likely a goal gets achieved. Mental contrasting pairs the desired outcome with a list of likely obstacles and a plan for each one. The speaker says the method has raised goal completion by up to 60 percent, and suggests turning boredom into a challenge.
Key points- Dreaming of success releases dopamine as if achieved, so people move on to new projects
- Mental contrasting lists the desired outcome, the obstacles, and a plan to overcome them
- The speaker says the method can raise goal completion chances by up to 60 percent
How mindset shapes your life
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #55
A short video on how mindset affects life, using the milkshake study as an example.
Summary
A short video on how mindset affects life, using the milkshake study as an example.
Hypnogram: Text-to-Image AI
Tool · hypnogram.xyz · Issue #55
A site that generates images from text descriptions using AI.
Summary
A site that generates images from text descriptions using AI. The newsletter mentions it as an example of a new AI engine that creates images from text.
A Cleanse Won't Detox Your Body, But Here's What Will
Watch · youtube.com · 5 min · Issue #54
A 2021 TED video by Dr.
Summary
A 2021 TED video by Dr. Jen Gunter from the Body Stuff series, arguing that cleanses and detox products do not remove toxins and some may harm health. It explains how the body naturally clears harmful substances and what people can do to keep that system working well.
Omni Calculator
Tool · omnicalculator.com · Issue #54
Omni Calculator is a site with 3,938 free calculators across categories such as math, finance, physics, health, conversion and everyday life.
Summary
Omni Calculator is a site with 3,938 free calculators across categories such as math, finance, physics, health, conversion and everyday life. Its homepage pitches the tools as fast and easy for finance, business and health questions. The company has been featured in outlets including The Guardian, The New York Times, Forbes and Nature.
How to Use Flow State to Do the Impossible
Watch · youtube.com · 6 min · Issue #53
A 2022 Big Think video with flow researcher Steven Kotler, arguing that peak performance comes from getting biology to work for us.
Summary
A 2022 Big Think video with flow researcher Steven Kotler, arguing that peak performance comes from getting biology to work for us. The description says psychology and physiology are linked, so people can pre-wire their brains to enter flow, an optimized state where they feel and perform their best. It also promotes a claim that flow can speed learning by 250 percent.
Mailing a prepaid phone to executives
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #53
He loads a phone with 250 minutes and sets his number on speed dial
Summary
The speaker mailed a preprogrammed phone to executives who ignored him, and recounts how the recipients then called him.
The speaker describes sending a prepaid phone, loaded with minutes and programmed with his own number on speed dial one, to executives who ignore calls. The package includes a note asking the recipient to press that button within five minutes and is shipped with signature required. In the speaker's four attempts, the recipient called back twice, and on the other two he called them and they answered.
Key points- He loads a phone with 250 minutes and sets his number on speed dial
- He ships it by UPS or FedEx with signature required and tracks delivery
- On two of four occasions the recipient called as instructed, and he called back the others
Pushback phrases when your role grows
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #53
Ask whether the extra work comes with a review of title and compensation
Summary
When your role expands, push back with questions about pay, unrealistic timelines and training instead of accepting it silently.
The video offers ready-made phrases for workplace pushback. The lines ask whether taking on extra work comes with extra pay, whether a review of title and compensation is planned, and what thinking lies behind a timeline. Others ask for training, or offer to skip lower-priority meetings or extend a deadline.
Key points- Ask whether the extra work comes with a review of title and compensation
- Ask for a walkthrough of the timeline thinking and whether training is available
- Offer to skip lower-priority meetings or extend the deadline to free up time
Hoodmaps: New York City Neighborhood Map
Tool · hoodmaps.com · Issue #53
A crowd-sourced, humorous map of New York City neighborhoods, where each area carries a short, often stereotyped one-liner that users upvote.
Summary
A crowd-sourced, humorous map of New York City neighborhoods, where each area carries a short, often stereotyped one-liner that users upvote. The top-voted entries include NYU students and the September 11 attacks, and many tags refer to ethnic groups, celebrities and food.
A Moving and Inspiring Story
Watch · youtube.com · 13 min · Issue #52
A video the newsletter describes as a very moving and inspiring story, presented as the essence of what the newsletter aims to convey.
Summary
A video the newsletter describes as a very moving and inspiring story, presented as the essence of what the newsletter aims to convey.
Every yes is a no to something
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #52
The speaker said yes to a Florida talk and lost time with kids, writing and exercise
Summary
Every yes means a no to something else, and saying no to the unessential leaves room for what matters.
The speaker describes realizing that every yes is also a no to something else. A talk in Florida, for example, meant missing an evening at home with the kids, a writing routine and exercise. Citing Marcus Aurelius, the speaker says that saying no to inessential things also means saying yes to what matters.
Key points- The speaker said yes to a Florida talk and lost time with kids, writing and exercise
- Marcus says saying no brings a double benefit
- Saying no to unessential things is saying yes to what really matters
Prepare for recession with six months saved
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #52
Map money coming in against money going out and check whether anything is left over
Summary
To prepare for a recession, plan early, know your monthly income and spending, and build six months of savings.
The speaker treats personal finances like a business and starts by tracking monthly money coming in and going out. The goal is to break even or better each month, by paying off high-interest debt and, if needed, selling an unaffordable car or working more hours. The plan ends with saving six months of expenses, since recessions usually last about a year.
Key points- Map money coming in against money going out and check whether anything is left over
- If you don't break even, pay off high-interest debt and consider selling an unaffordable car
- Build savings for six months of expenses, since jobless claims are at a five-month high
Algorithms as IKEA-Style Instructions
Tool · idea-instructions.com · Issue #52
IDEA is a series of wordless, IKEA-style assembly instructions that explain how popular algorithms work, so they can be followed across languages.
Summary
IDEA is a series of wordless, IKEA-style assembly instructions that explain how popular algorithms work, so they can be followed across languages. The collection covers public key cryptography, quick sort, bogo sort, merge sort, gift wrapping, binary search, AVL trees, graph scan and Euler paths. The instructions are free under Creative Commons licenses and can be downloaded as one PDF. They were created by Sándor P. Fekete and blinry.
Time.is
Tool · time.is · Issue #52
Time.is shows exact time from atomic clocks for any time zone, across more than 7 million locations.
Summary
Time.is shows exact time from atomic clocks for any time zone, across more than 7 million locations. Besides current time and sunrise and sunset, it lists daylight saving changes and links to tools such as a timer, countdown, calendar, week-number lookup and Unix time converter. It also offers an ad-free option alongside the standard site.
Anonymity Online Is Winning
Read · theatlantic.com · 6 min · Issue #51
An Atlantic article from 2022 on Gen Z's shift away from building a personal brand online.
Summary
An Atlantic article from 2022 on Gen Z's shift away from building a personal brand online. The newsletter notes that the article suggests younger users prefer to stay anonymous on the internet.
Elon Musk on How to Learn Anything
Watch · youtube.com · 8 min · Issue #50
A 2021 video from the fan channel Elon Musk Fan Zone, not an official Musk production.
Summary
A 2021 video from the fan channel Elon Musk Fan Zone, not an official Musk production. It covers what the description calls a fundamental problem in education, how students should be taught, and several approaches for learning almost any subject. The description notes that Musk was not a standout student but became known for wide-ranging knowledge.
Authenticity is resisting the urge to shape
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #50
For a fraction of a second your mind tells you not to be honest
Summary
Living authentically means resisting the split-second urge to shape how someone reacts before you speak honestly.
Alok Kanojia, a psychologist who works with streamers, says authenticity is decided in brief moments. For a fraction of a second the mind may suggest holding back an honest response, anticipating how the other person will react and adjusting behavior to get a particular reaction. The advice is not to give in to the impulse to shape someone else's behavior.
Key points- For a fraction of a second your mind tells you not to be honest
- Your mind adjusts behavior to create a particular reaction from the other person
- Don't give in to the impulse to shape someone else's behavior
Leadership is vision and persuasion, not management
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #50
Management is about setting goals and managing people to deliver them
Summary
Management sets goals and manages people to deliver them, while leadership is vision, and the leader's art is persuasion.
The speaker separates management from leadership. Management means setting a series of goals and directing people to deliver them, which is important but is not leadership. Leadership is about vision, sometimes a vision only the leader can see, and the leader's task is to persuade people to believe in it and help deliver it.
Key points- Management is about setting goals and managing people to deliver them
- Leadership is about vision, sometimes a vision only the leader can see
- The leader's art is persuading people to believe in the vision and help deliver it
Otter.ai: Voice Meeting Notes and Real-Time Transcription
Tool · otter.ai · Issue #50
Otter.ai is an AI meeting assistant that transcribes meetings in real time with speaker recognition, then produces summaries with decisions and action items.
Summary
Otter.ai is an AI meeting assistant that transcribes meetings in real time with speaker recognition, then produces summaries with decisions and action items. It works with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams through desktop, mobile and Chrome apps, and it offers pre-call briefings built from earlier discussions. A Basic plan is free and includes automated summaries and unlimited meetings. The Business plan starts at $19.99 per user per month.
Stop Trying to Get It: The Backwards Law
Watch · youtube.com · 11 min · Issue #49
A 2021 Einzelgänger video on the backwards law, the idea that chasing something too hard tends to produce the opposite result.
Summary
A 2021 Einzelgänger video on the backwards law, the idea that chasing something too hard tends to produce the opposite result. The video argues that letting go of the effort is how to get what you want, and frames this paradox as a source of ongoing dissatisfaction. Chapters move from what we are trying to get, through a sense of lack, to how to have what we want.
Neural networks learn from examples, not rules
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #49
The speaker says nobody really knows how a neural network works internally
Summary
Building AI is easy: a neural network learns from examples, and the speaker compares its layers to steps in alchemy.
The speaker explains that a neural network learns from millions or billions of input and output examples rather than from explicit rules. Using pictures of numbers as the classic example, the speaker describes network layers and compares the process to alchemy, saying nobody fully knows why it works. Convolutional layers are presented as better than basic linear layers.
Key points- The speaker says nobody really knows how a neural network works internally
- Linear layers work but poorly, while convolutional layers work better
- A basic example maps pictures of numbers as inputs to the number as output
Losses weigh far more than gains
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #49
The speaker cites a 2002 Nobel-winning theory that loss looms larger than gain
Summary
Fear of loss dominates human decisions, since losses weigh two to nine times more than equivalent gains.
Former FBI negotiator Christopher Voss says people's decisions are dominated by what they fear losing. He cites the prospect theory of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, which holds that losses weigh roughly two to nine times more than equivalent gains. In hostage negotiation, he looks for the loss a person has suffered, often a recent identity loss, to understand their behavior.
Key points- The speaker cites a 2002 Nobel-winning theory that loss looms larger than gain
- In hostage and crisis work, look for a recent personal loss driving behavior
- He calls loss the biggest single influence on decisions, though not the only one
r/interestingasfuck
Tool · reddit.com · Issue #49
The all-time top posts of the Reddit community r/interestingasfuck.
Summary
The all-time top posts of the Reddit community r/interestingasfuck. Posts from Reddit have appeared in the newsletter several times.
An Antidote to Dissatisfaction
Watch · youtube.com · 10 min · Issue #48
A 2019 Kurzgesagt video arguing that gratitude counters dissatisfaction, the common feeling that one's success, relationships or possessions fall short.
Summary
A 2019 Kurzgesagt video arguing that gratitude counters dissatisfaction, the common feeling that one's success, relationships or possessions fall short. Gratitude is presented as one of the strongest predictors of how happy people are, and it is linked to making friends and coping with hardship. The description also promotes the creator's gratitude journal.
Oversupply lowers the value of connections
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #48
The speaker says more supply lowers value, so people stop valuing each relationship
Summary
Dating is an economics problem: when supply is huge, nobody values a relationship, and being pursued raises your value.
Mo Gawdat compares dating to a market where oversupply lowers how much people value each connection. He describes people spending months on dates with someone who does not share a basic goal, such as wanting children. He suggests spending time where people are actively interested in you, so they pursue you and your value rises.
Key points- The speaker says more supply lowers value, so people stop valuing each relationship
- Seven months of dating can pass before you learn someone does not want children
- Go where people want you, like a Shelby Cobra club, and your price goes up
Faster and Better Reading (Bionic Reading)
Tool · bionic-reading.com · Issue #48
The homepage of Bionic Reading, a branded reading method owned by Bionic Reading AG.
Summary
The homepage of Bionic Reading, a branded reading method owned by Bionic Reading AG. The company sells fonts as a one-time purchase and offers apps for iOS, macOS, Android and Windows, a Chrome extension, and a web app that converts uploaded text, files or websites. The apps and web app have a free version with paid upgrades. The page cites self-reported testimonials about faster reading and better attention.
The Map of Mathematics
Watch · youtube.com · 11 min · Issue #47
A 2017 video by the channel Domain of Science presenting the whole field of mathematics as a single map, showing how pure and applied fields relate to each other and to their subtopics.
Summary
A 2017 video by the channel Domain of Science presenting the whole field of mathematics as a single map, showing how pure and applied fields relate to each other and to their subtopics. The description lists five corrections to the video, including that 1 is not prime and that the real and imaginary axes were swapped. Linked sources cover counting, zero, complex numbers and the irrationality of pi.
Ten lessons worth learning early
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #47
Affording the monthly payment does not mean you can afford the item
Summary
The speaker lists ten lessons he wishes he had heard earlier, from avoiding financed purchases to not taking risks.
The speaker lists ten lessons said to be worth learning a decade earlier. They include not financing purchases you cannot really afford, accepting that life is not fair, looking after your body, and not relying on an employer. The list also covers investing early, avoiding alcohol, practicing positivity, and treating not taking risks as the biggest risk.
Key points- Affording the monthly payment does not mean you can afford the item
- An hourly wage is inefficient, and not using devices as an income source leaves you behind
- Not taking risk is the greatest risk, since retirees regret the dreams they did not pursue
Esther Perel's conclusions on infidelity
Short · en.wikipedia.org · Issue #47
Esther Perel, whose conclusions on why people cheat are worth hearing.
Summary
Esther Perel, whose conclusions on why people cheat are worth hearing.
MuscleWiki
Tool · musclewiki.com · Issue #47
An exercise library organized around an interactive muscle map: clicking a muscle shows targeted exercises.
Summary
An exercise library organized around an interactive muscle map: clicking a muscle shows targeted exercises. It advertises over 2,000 exercises, each with video tutorials and step-by-step instructions, plus a Generator tool and mobile apps. The site describes the library as free with no registration required.
How to Bypass a Paywall
Read · bardeen.ai · Issue #47
A Bardeen blog post by Jason Gong listing 18 ways to get past article paywalls, including browser extensions, web archives such as the Wayback Machine and archive.ph, and reader modes.
Summary
A Bardeen blog post by Jason Gong listing 18 ways to get past article paywalls, including browser extensions, web archives such as the Wayback Machine and archive.ph, and reader modes. The author notes that paywalls are either soft or hard, and that bypass methods should be used only where permitted. Bypass Paywalls Clean is described as open source.
Why You Can't Find Your Passion
Watch · youtube.com · 13 min · Issue #46
A 2021 video by Leon Hendrix arguing that people struggle to find their passion because they hold onto certain lies they have been told.
Summary
A 2021 video by Leon Hendrix arguing that people struggle to find their passion because they hold onto certain lies they have been told. He says years of trying different things, reading advice and introspection led him to this view.
Analogies make offers easier to picture
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #46
Answer a price demand with a mechanic example: he needs to look under the bonnet first
Summary
Using analogies on sales calls turns your offer into a picture the prospect understands, which is more persuasive than a bare answer.
A sales professional argues that analogies are among the most effective sales techniques because people think in pictures. When a prospect pushes for a price before discovery, the speaker compares it to asking a mechanic for a repair cost, since the mechanic must inspect the car first. The comparison moves the situation into a context the prospect already accepts.
Key points- Answer a price demand with a mechanic example: he needs to look under the bonnet first
- The speaker says the human brain thinks in pictures, so put your offer into images
- Turn your own scenarios into analogies the prospect already understands
Reframe self-talk to regain control
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #46
Test with the celebrity test: would a favorite celebrity's lunch invite make you find time?
Summary
Changing how you talk to yourself, like swapping 'I don't have time' for 'not a priority', returns control over your choices.
The speaker says small changes in self-talk, learned through therapy, podcasts and self-help books, have had a large effect. The main example replaces "I don't have time" with "I don't have the capacity right now to make it a priority." The speaker argues this moves the situation from lack of control to a choice the person owns, which makes clear what they actually want to do.
Key points- Test with the celebrity test: would a favorite celebrity's lunch invite make you find time?
- Saying 'not a priority' admits the choice and makes the situation fully yours
- Saying 'I don't have the capacity' replaces 'I don't have time' as an honest framing
Why raises lag and how literacy helps
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #46
Raises rarely match inflation, and pay is often set by committees months or years earlier
Summary
Employers set pay to serve shareholders, so raises lag behind, and financial literacy is the way out of being underpaid.
The speaker lists ten points about employment. Raises rarely keep up with inflation because pay is set by executives or budget committees long before, and profits go to shareholders. HR protects the company rather than the employee, and being indispensable or long-tenured is not leverage. Financial literacy is presented as the way out of trading time for a salary.
Key points- Raises rarely match inflation, and pay is often set by committees months or years earlier
- HR protects the company, and management promotes people it knows and likes
- Saying the company would need three people to replace you means you are underpaid
Two Hidden Ways to Get More From Gmail
Tool · gmail.googleblog.com · Issue #46
A 2008 post on the official Gmail blog by a Google product marketing manager describing two ways to change a Gmail address while it still delivers to the main inbox.
Summary
A 2008 post on the official Gmail blog by a Google product marketing manager describing two ways to change a Gmail address while it still delivers to the main inbox. Adding a plus sign and a label, such as hikingfan+bank@gmail.com, lets you filter or auto-delete mail sent to that variant. Gmail also ignores periods, so hiking.fan@gmail.com reaches the same inbox as hikingfan@gmail.com.
A manager's eleven baseline promises
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #45
Weekly one-on-ones are never cancelled, and every meeting states its agenda up front
Summary
A manager's eleven promises, like never cancelling one-on-ones and no surprise feedback, are baseline behaviors any good manager should show.
The speaker shares a thread in which a manager lists 11 promises to their team, including a weekly one-on-one that is never cancelled, an agenda in every invite, personal delivery of major news, and feedback that is never a surprise. The speaker says these are a low bar but describes them as the kind of manager they would want to be.
Key points- Weekly one-on-ones are never cancelled, and every meeting states its agenda up front
- Big news comes directly from the manager, and feedback is never heard for the first time in reviews
- Trust people to manage their own time and to skip-level without clearing it first
A comedic bad first date sketch
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #45
A comedic sketch of a bad first date uses lines such as admitting the profile photo was heavily edited, saying they would rather sleep than go out, and drinking to get through it.
Summary
A comedic sketch of a bad first date uses lines such as admitting the profile photo was heavily edited, saying they would rather sleep than go out, and drinking to get through it. It also mentions an ex, and ends with the speaker planning to fake a phone call to ghost the date and finish their drink.
Paper Website: Build a Site from a Notebook
Tool · paperwebsite.com · Issue #45
Paper Website is a tool for starting a small blog by writing by hand on paper and publishing those notes online.
Summary
Paper Website is a tool for starting a small blog by writing by hand on paper and publishing those notes online. It presents pen and paper as a less distracting way to write, with the goal of reaching a wide audience.
The Asshole Test
Read · johnpublic.mataroa.blog · 1 min · Issue #45
A 2022 blog post describing a group exercise in IBM's graduate recruitment, where about eight candidates had 60 minutes to solve a puzzle together at a whiteboard.
Summary
A 2022 blog post describing a group exercise in IBM's graduate recruitment, where about eight candidates had 60 minutes to solve a puzzle together at a whiteboard. The author's group failed to finish, but the author advanced. Months later the author learned from the interviewer that the test mostly observes behavior under pressure: candidates who turn rude are cut, hence the name.
Social Media and Teen Mental Health: Haidt's Senate Testimony
Read · judiciary.senate.gov · 11 min · Issue #45
Jonathan Haidt of NYU Stern told a Senate subcommittee in May 2022 that smartphones and social media are a major cause of the rise in teen depression and anxiety.
Summary
Jonathan Haidt of NYU Stern told a Senate subcommittee in May 2022 that smartphones and social media are a major cause of the rise in teen depression and anxiety. He cites mood disorder rates up 50% to 150% from 2009 to 2019, and nearly all studies linking heavy use to poorer mental health. He recommends researcher data access and raising the internet adulthood age from 13 to 16.
Being yourself pays off over careers
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #44
After the boss left, the speaker was told the top job was a stretch at best
Summary
Being yourself pays off over a career, because the speaker missed a big promotion yet his next boss reinvigorated his career.
The speaker describes giving the company president a self-deprecating thank-you card after missing a big promotion. They had kept a cartoon for years, captioned "we could use an idiot," and rewrote the caption to show humility and creativity. Two years later, a new boss with more executive experience reinvigorated their career, and the speaker says to be yourself because careers bring unexpected turns.
Key points- After the boss left, the speaker was told the top job was a stretch at best
- He gave the president a cartoon card with a self-deprecating caption instead of the original
- Two years later, a new boss with ten more years of experience reinvigorated his career
A bulletin board for staying focused
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #44
Cards cover work, personal, travel, things to learn, creative projects, and friends and family
Summary
A bulletin board with category cards and an urgent-versus-important grid helps stay focused and lets low-priority tasks drop away.
The speaker shares a bulletin board system for staying focused, with cards for categories such as professional work, personal life, travel, things to learn, creative projects, and friends and family. Urgent items go in the top corner and important ones below, and anything that drops to the bottom corner is effectively dropped. The speaker suggests smaller cards for individual tasks.
Key points- Cards cover work, personal, travel, things to learn, creative projects, and friends and family
- Urgent items go in the top corner, important items below, and non-urgent items top left
- Smaller cards let you add individual tasks to the mix
Alfred makes Mac tasks faster
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #44
Alfred searches the web, Amazon, files and folders from one bar
Summary
Alfred is a Mac search tool that makes everyday computer tasks about three times faster than clicking through Finder.
The speaker recommends Alfred, a Mac app they install first on any new computer. It works like Spotlight on steroids, searching the web, Amazon, files, and folders, and opening URLs directly. The speaker says it makes their computer work about three times faster than clicking through Finder.
Key points- Alfred searches the web, Amazon, files and folders from one bar
- Typing a URL into Alfred is quicker than clicking through Finder and Safari
- The speaker says he installs Alfred first on every new Mac
Write, Think, Learn: How to Write Better
Tool · covingtoninnovations.com · Issue #44
A long presentation on how to write better, shared as a PDF.
Summary
A long presentation on how to write better, shared as a PDF. The page notes that the presentation has been expanded and published as a book.
The Equation That Can Stop the Next Global Crisis
Watch · youtube.com · 6 min · Issue #44
Gen.
Summary
Gen. Stanley McChrystal's April 2022 Big Think video argues that risk can be treated as a mathematical equation that anyone can learn. It contends that crises such as 9/11, the 2008 financial crisis, and COVID-19 were foreseeable to some extent, and that the goal is to improve our capacity to predict risk and become resilient to it.