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How to Identify Quality in Clothing (A Rant)
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #199
Bernadette Banner's video explains how to judge clothing quality through construction signs, material content, and price versus brand.
Summary
Bernadette Banner's video explains how to judge clothing quality through construction signs, material content, and price versus brand. It includes a roast of Shein garments compared with a quality jacket, and a section on sustainability and greenwashing. The video was published February 8, 2025, on her channel.
Skip lagging saves money, with some risks
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #199
Example: a London to New York route is pricey, so you book London to Chicago via New York
Summary
Skip lagging means getting off at a layover city on a cheaper multi-stop route, which can save money but has risks.
The speaker explains skiplagging, where a passenger books a flight with a connection and gets off at the connecting city instead of flying the last leg. In a London to New York example, a London to Chicago route via New York can cost less than the direct flight, though not always. Airlines dislike it because a seat goes unused, and repeated use can get a passenger banned.
Key points- Example: a London to New York route is pricey, so you book London to Chicago via New York
- Savings are not guaranteed, the speaker notes
- Airlines dislike it and it can get you blacklisted
One master prompt locks an image style
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #199
A retro poster style came from a single master prompt, the speaker says
Summary
One master prompt can keep an image style locked while you swap in new scenes, subjects and products.
The video shows how to get distinct art styles from ChatGPT with one master prompt that holds the style fixed. The creator swaps the scene description to change the subject, producing a retro poster with a brand, an illustrated character placed in a real photo, a watercolor orange for packaging, and a flat vector explainer. The speaker says the style only holds when the prompt is carefully structured and phrased.
Key points- A retro poster style came from a single master prompt, the speaker says
- Changing the scene description keeps the style consistent
- The right phrasing matters, since a wrong prompt will not produce the style
Others' behaviour and expectations drain energy
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #199
Small moments of others' behavior add up like death by a thousand cuts
Summary
Your energy drains through other people's behavior and your expectations, so take back control of what you can.
Mel Robbins argues that much of daily exhaustion comes from energy lost to other people's behavior and to expectations about how things should go. Noticing these small moments adds up, which she compares to death by a thousand cuts. She says the fix is to focus on what you control, let other people be who they are, and take back your own power.
Key points- Small moments of others' behavior add up like death by a thousand cuts
- Focusing on what you can control brings your time and power back
- People should be a source of happiness, connection and inspiration
Looking at your phone spoils first impressions
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #199
Looking down at a phone resembles the universal defeat posture
Summary
Your first impression starts the moment someone sees you, so avoid looking down at your phone.
The speaker says the biggest first impression mistake is looking down at a phone or laptop when someone arrives. This head-down, shoulders-up, arms-close posture is called the universal defeat posture. Impressions form within about 100 milliseconds of seeing someone or their photo, so the photo chosen and open body language both shape how people judge you.
Key points- Looking down at a phone resembles the universal defeat posture
- Universal defeat means chin tucked, shoulders up and arms close to the sides
- Introverts wrongly think the first impression starts when they begin talking
Star Walk 2: Stargazing App
Tool · starwalk.space · Issue #199
Star Walk 2, built by Vito Technology, Inc., works as a portable planetarium.
Summary
Star Walk 2, built by Vito Technology, Inc., works as a portable planetarium. A real-time sky map identifies stars, planets, and constellations, and an observing list shows what is visible from your location. It also includes an encyclopedia with 3D models, satellite and comet content, and a Travel Through Time feature for past and future skies. Store listings refer to a free version.
AskNature: Biomimicry Strategies Library
Tool · asknature.org · Issue #199
AskNature is a biomimicry website that presents nature's strategies as solutions to human design problems.
Summary
AskNature is a biomimicry website that presents nature's strategies as solutions to human design problems. It holds more than 1,700 biological strategies and hundreds of products inspired by them. Collections include a Ray of Hope gallery of 40 nature-inspired solutions to environmental and social problems, plus classroom materials credited to the Biomimicry Institute.
Generalists, Assemble
Read · linkedin.com · 24 min · Issue #199
Dave Mence describes building a career by moving between design, strategy, operations, and other fields, which he calls his personal spice shop.
Summary
Dave Mence describes building a career by moving between design, strategy, operations, and other fields, which he calls his personal spice shop. He writes for people who do not fit the pick one thing and go deep mold, and about finding a community among others like him.
Why the Military Plays Games to Prepare for War
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #198
Independent journalist Johnny Harris plays a wargame about a conflict over Taiwan at a military think tank, with a panel of experts guiding it and Sam Ellis opposing.
Summary
Independent journalist Johnny Harris plays a wargame about a conflict over Taiwan at a military think tank, with a panel of experts guiding it and Sam Ellis opposing. The video explains what wargames are, their history, and why militaries use them, using a South China Sea scenario as an example. It credits CNA's wargaming team for research.
Three signs of a scam job
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #198
The posting keeps being reposted while nobody gets hired
Summary
Three signs point to a scam job, and the speaker wishes he had dug deeper before the interview.
A creator says a job interview left them suspicious that the company was a scam, and lists three warning signs. The first is a posting that keeps reappearing with no one hired, possibly to look in demand or meet a quota. The second is a technical test or unpaid work. The third is an offer too good to be true, such as $10,000 a week from home with no experience.
Key points- The posting keeps being reposted while nobody gets hired
- It requires a technical test or free work without compensation
- It is too good to be true, like $10,000 a week with no experience
Years that seemed wasted still count
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #198
The speaker worked 100-hour weeks from age 22 to 34 before changing course
Summary
Years that seemed wasted still count, because you learned skills and a process along the way.
Gary Vaynerchuk argues that calling past years wasted is a mistake. He describes working 100-hour weeks to build a business in his twenties and early thirties, then says the experience still taught him a process. He adds that people who regret a job, a marriage or a city still lived and learned from it, so those choices are part of their story.
Key points- The speaker worked 100-hour weeks from age 22 to 34 before changing course
- Learning to code is not wasted time if you learned a process
- Memories and experiences from those years still carry value
Choose your hard, a short take
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #198
A short TikTok built around the phrase 'choose your hard'.
Summary
A short TikTok built around the phrase 'choose your hard'.
Start a first business in a weekend
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #198
It gives a step-by-step guide to starting a business in one weekend
Summary
A book shows how to start a first business in a weekend and check whether the idea can grow large.
The speaker recommends Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan, a book that describes starting a first business over a weekend. It offers a step-by-step guide to validating an idea and judging whether it could grow into a million-dollar business. He calls it the best book he has read on starting a business, and notes that his podcast has an interview with Kagan.
Key points- It gives a step-by-step guide to starting a business in one weekend
- It teaches validating an idea before wasting time on it
- The speaker calls it the best book he has read on starting a business
Minus: A Social Network Limited to 100 Posts
Tool · minus.social · Issue #198
Minus is a social network where each user gets 100 posts for life, with unlimited replies.
Summary
Minus is a social network where each user gets 100 posts for life, with unlimited replies. The only visible metric is a countdown of remaining posts. The feed is reverse chronological rather than algorithmic, with no likes, follows, or notifications. Ben Grosser created it, commissioned by arebyte Gallery for his exhibition Software for Less, to counter engagement-driven design.
ManyExcel: AI Formula and Script Generator
Tool · manyexcel.com · Issue #198
ManyExcel is an AI tool that turns plain-text requests into Excel and Google Sheets formulas, regex patterns, and VBA or Apps Script code.
Summary
ManyExcel is an AI tool that turns plain-text requests into Excel and Google Sheets formulas, regex patterns, and VBA or Apps Script code. The formula generator also explains how complex formulas work. The free plan allows five formula, regex, and script generations, with unlimited explanations. A Pro plan removes the generation limits and adds priority support.
ARTICULACY: From Monkey to Monk (Full Course)
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #197
Joseph Tsar's 36-minute course treats articulate speaking as a trainable skill.
Summary
Joseph Tsar's 36-minute course treats articulate speaking as a trainable skill. It covers managing anxiety under pressure, building vocabulary, controlling media inputs, keeping a commonplace book, and essence writing for clarity. It also names three blocks to authentic speech: fear of silence, perfectionism, and fear of not knowing what to say. Linked worksheets are included, and paid one-on-one coaching is promoted.
Fear is a mile wide, inch deep
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #197
A short TikTok built around the saying that fear is a mile wide and an inch deep.
Summary
A short TikTok built around the saying that fear is a mile wide and an inch deep.
Quiet early effort drives later growth
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #197
The speaker's podcast graph stayed flat for the first three years
Summary
Early effort often looks flat, and the skills built in quiet years drive growth that later goes steeply up.
The speaker says long-term rewards often come after slow early years. He describes a podcast whose audience stayed flat for about three years before rising around years four or five, and says those early years built the skills that made the growth possible. He notes that many people quit during the unrewarding period, and that fans only see the success, not the years of hard work behind it.
Key points- The speaker's podcast graph stayed flat for the first three years
- Those years built skills and an understanding of what listeners liked
- Compounding is slow and then fast, he says
How to build good company culture
Short · youtu.be · Issue #197
A short YouTube video on how to build good company culture.
Summary
A short YouTube video on how to build good company culture.
Crowding turns grasshoppers into locusts
Short · youtu.be · Issue #197
Rains expand grasslands, and rising density then triggers an epigenetic change
Summary
One grasshopper species becomes locusts when crowding triggers a dormant gene, with the same DNA responding to conditions.
The speaker describes a North African grasshopper species whose individuals change when rains expand grasslands and then stop, crowding the insects together. Crowding triggers a dormant epigenetic response, and the front legs shorten, the back legs lengthen, the head and coloring change, and behavior shifts from solitary to aggressive and swarming. He concludes that locusts and these grasshoppers are the same species responding to different conditions.
Key points- Rains expand grasslands, and rising density then triggers an epigenetic change
- Within individuals, front legs shorten, back legs lengthen, and head shape and color change
- The solitary grasshoppers turn cannibalistic and swarm, the speaker explains
Heuristica
Tool · heuristi.ca · Issue #197
Heuristica is an AI learning platform that turns PDFs, YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, and links into concept maps, flashcards, quizzes, summaries, and study notes.
Summary
Heuristica is an AI learning platform that turns PDFs, YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, and links into concept maps, flashcards, quizzes, summaries, and study notes. Flashcards and quizzes use spaced repetition and active recall. Users can chat with models such as Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT. Several standalone tools, including a flashcard generator and a PDF summarizer, are offered free.
Day One: Journaling App
Tool · dayoneapp.com · Issue #197
Day One is a journaling app for recording thoughts, moods, and memories, with photos, videos, drawings, or audio in each entry.
Summary
Day One is a journaling app for recording thoughts, moods, and memories, with photos, videos, drawings, or audio in each entry. An On This Day view resurfaces past entries, and the app offers passcode and biometric locks, end-to-end encryption, automatic backups, and data export. It is free to download, with an optional paid Gold plan. Day One is part of the Automattic family.
How tea also cleans water
Read · news.northwestern.edu · 36 min · Issue #197
A Northwestern News story from February 2025 reports that brewing tea also removes lead from water.
Summary
A Northwestern News story from February 2025 reports that brewing tea also removes lead from water.
Rewiring How We Learn: The Power of an Experimental Mindset
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #196
In this SXSW EDU 2025 keynote, Anne-Laure Le Cunff and Vanessa Van Edwards argue that educational practices often cause anxiety.
Summary
In this SXSW EDU 2025 keynote, Anne-Laure Le Cunff and Vanessa Van Edwards argue that educational practices often cause anxiety. Drawing on recent neuroscience, they present an experimental mindset that treats learning as testing and trying things, turning uncertainty into curiosity. The talk offers practical tools for learners and teachers and describes classrooms where failure supports growth.
A face-down hip position eases neck pain
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #196
Lie face down with big toes touching heels and knees dropped to the sides
Summary
A face-down hip position held for six minutes can relieve head, neck and shoulder pain, according to the speaker.
A corrective exercise specialist recommends lying face down with big toes touching and knees dropped to the sides, arms out on stacked books or blocks, and forehead on the ground. Gently pull the shoulder blades back and down, then hold for about six minutes while breathing and relaxing the hips. The speaker presents this as a first step that calms the nervous system before strengthening work.
Key points- Lie face down with big toes touching heels and knees dropped to the sides
- Place arms out to the sides, forehead on the floor, and pull shoulder blades back and down
- The speaker says this calms the nervous system before strengthening work
Posting more will not fix vague content
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #196
The best content compels someone to act, change, or remember
Summary
Posting more will not fix vague content; get specific about the message and carry it with real stories.
The speaker argues that posting more does not fix weak engagement, since vague content does. Good content makes the audience act, change or remember something. He recommends getting hyper specific about the message, then carrying it with a real-life story, because people remember stories more than logic. Early drafts that read like a brain dump improve once you do this.
Key points- The best content compels someone to act, change, or remember
- Ask: what is the message, and how can a story carry it?
- Specific real-life experiences make content easier to write and more connective
Most of life is a plateau
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #196
Dabblers stop when the honeymoon phase of something new ends
Summary
Most of life is spent on a plateau, and the master is the one who stays on the path through it.
The speaker describes four types of people who pursue new things. The dabbler moves on once the honeymoon phase ends. The obsessive burns out by pushing past the plateau that follows early progress. The hacker tries to skip stages and gets nowhere. The master accepts that most of life is spent on plateaus and stays on the path until the next breakthrough.
Key points- Dabblers stop when the honeymoon phase of something new ends
- Obsessives burn out by forcing progress past the first fast gains
- Hackers skip stages, get a quick result, then go nowhere
Buy only what you could afford twice
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #196
The rule is credited to Grant Cardone, according to the speaker
Summary
Do not buy something unless you could afford it twice and passive income could cover it, per the speaker.
The speaker shares a spending rule he attributes to Grant Cardone. If you cannot buy something you have always wanted twice, and cannot pay for it from passive income, meaning the returns your money earns, you should not buy it. He presents the rule as a sign that you are not yet in a position to afford the purchase.
Key points- The rule is credited to Grant Cardone, according to the speaker
- Ask whether you could buy the thing you want twice
Hypernatural AI: Video Creation
Tool · hypernatural.ai · Issue #196
Hypernatural is an AI video platform that turns prompts, scripts, images, and characters into finished videos.
Summary
Hypernatural is an AI video platform that turns prompts, scripts, images, and characters into finished videos. Users add their logo, visual style, and products once so later videos stay consistent. The editor covers generation, storyboarding, and editing, with AI voices, captions, B-roll, and an MCP integration. Marketing teams, creators, and writers are the stated audience.
One Task: Mastering Focus
Tool · onetaskx.com · Issue #196
One Task is a minimalist to-do app built around doing one task at a time.
Summary
One Task is a minimalist to-do app built around doing one task at a time. Tasks are sorted into two lists, Today and Someday. Its tagline, “One task today > ten half-done,” sums up the idea of finishing one thing rather than starting many.
Why Do We Sleep?
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #195
Circadian neuroscientist Russell Foster's TED talk argues that scientists still know little about sleep, although we spend a third of our lives doing it.
Summary
Circadian neuroscientist Russell Foster's TED talk argues that scientists still know little about sleep, although we spend a third of our lives doing it. It covers three theories about why we sleep, myths about how much sleep people need at different ages, and whether sleep can predict mental health. TED published it in 2013.
AI will soon write nearly all code
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #195
He cites Anthropic's founder predicting AI writes 90% of code in three to six months
Summary
The speaker argues AI will soon write nearly all code, so hand-writing code may become the exception.
The speaker explains vibe coding, building software by prompting AI tools instead of writing code by hand. He cites predictions from the founder of Anthropic that AI will write most code within months and nearly all within a year, and a claim from the CEO of Gumroad that this is already true. He names tools such as Cursor, Windsurf and Replit, and argues that vibe coding is programming.
Key points- He cites Anthropic's founder predicting AI writes 90% of code in three to six months
- Gumroad's CEO compares hand-writing code to doing dishes by hand
- Cursor, Windsurf, Lovable, v0, Bolt and Replit can generate code from prompts
Corporate politics is a paid popularity contest
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #195
The speaker compares office politics to the show Survivor
Summary
Corporate politics is like a high school popularity contest where you get paid, and skilled players earn more.
The speaker treats corporate politics as a game people are paid to play, comparing it to a high school popularity contest with money at stake and to the show Survivor. He says it is an opportunity to get better at the game, and notes that his account covers office politics.
Key points- The speaker compares office politics to the show Survivor
- He says the better you play the game, the more money you earn
- Office politics is a game the speaker says is worth learning
Angry feelings are often empty boats
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #195
In the parable, anger vanishes once the rower sees the boat is empty
Summary
Most things that anger you are like empty boats, drifting with their own problems rather than aiming at you.
The speaker retells the parable of the empty boat. A man rowing through fog is struck by another boat and becomes furious, but when the fog clears he finds the boat empty and drifted loose, so his anger fades. He argues that most things that crash into us, such as a careless driver or a missed deadline, are like empty boats.
Key points- In the parable, anger vanishes once the rower sees the boat is empty
- Traffic cut-offs, missed deadlines and forgotten calls are rarely personal
- Before getting angry, ask whether you are angry at an empty boat
Dopamine and serotonin may oppose each other
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #195
Mice showed a dopamine spike and a serotonin dip when drinking sugar water
Summary
A Stanford mouse study suggests dopamine and serotonin work against each other to produce a sense of reward.
The speaker reports a Stanford study in mice showing that dopamine and serotonin interact in the nucleus accumbens. Dopamine rose and serotonin fell during reward, and stimulating both changes together produced a stronger sense of reward than changing either alone. He suggests serotonin acts as a brake on dopamine, which he uses to explain why cocaine is more addictive than MDMA.
Key points- Mice showed a dopamine spike and a serotonin dip when drinking sugar water
- Raising dopamine while lowering serotonin increased the mice's sense of reward
- Both signals operate in the nucleus accumbens, a reward-processing area
Bookwatch: Animated Book Summaries
Tool · bookwatch.com · Issue #195
BookWatch is a subscription app offering animated summaries of non-fiction books.
Summary
BookWatch is a subscription app offering animated summaries of non-fiction books. Each summary is a 20 to 60 minute video with whiteboard-style animation and a voiceover that explains the main ideas. The app also includes monthly challenges and achievements, and a 7-day free trial applies to subscriptions bought through the App Store or Google Play.
Career Dreamer by Google
Tool · grow.google · Issue #195
Career Dreamer is an AI-powered tool from Grow with Google that analyzes your skills to suggest career paths and help you uncover your potential.
Summary
Career Dreamer is an AI-powered tool from Grow with Google that analyzes your skills to suggest career paths and help you uncover your potential.
Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #194
Stanford GSB lecturer Matt Abrahams gives a 58-minute talk on communication techniques for speaking with more confidence and clarity, recorded at Stanford Alumni Weekend in 2014.
Summary
Stanford GSB lecturer Matt Abrahams gives a 58-minute talk on communication techniques for speaking with more confidence and clarity, recorded at Stanford Alumni Weekend in 2014. Its topics include handling nerves and speaking spontaneously, such as in cold calls. The talk launched his Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast, where experts discuss research-backed communication tools.
Mindfulness changes your relationship to now
Short · youtu.be · Issue #194
Calm may be a side effect, not the goal, the speaker says
Summary
Mindfulness is not about calming the mind; it changes your relationship to whatever is happening right now.
The speaker argues that a common myth holds meditation is about calming the mind. Calm may be a side effect, but the real practice is changing your relationship to what is happening, such as frustration about being late or trouble sleeping. Watching your own reactions teaches you about yourself, which builds wisdom and makes you less affected by events over time.
Key points- Calm may be a side effect, not the goal, the speaker says
- Most of us try to control things we cannot control, such as being late or sleeping badly
- Watching your reaction teaches you about yourself and makes you less affected by events
Self-optimisation hacks may not bring happiness
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #194
The speaker says hacks rarely make people happier when pursued as a mirage
Summary
Self-optimization hacks are studied in isolation and may not bring happiness, so treat your brain as a living friend.
Rachel Barr, a neuroscientist, argues that self-help promises of happiness through optimization, such as stricter scheduling or positive manifesting, are not backed by evidence, since even studied interventions are tested in isolation. She says the brain is a living system rather than a machine to hack. The better question, she argues, is how to make your brain your best friend.
Key points- The speaker says hacks rarely make people happier when pursued as a mirage
- Your brain is not a machine to hack into submission
- The better question is how to make your brain your best friend
Mastering an art has three phases
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #194
Nothing great is achieved quickly, so mental commitment comes first
Summary
Mastering an art follows three phases: commitment, mimicking a master, then self-expression.
The video describes geido, a Japanese system for mastering any art, from calligraphy and painting to martial arts and the tea ceremony. A master moves through three phases: committing to years of practice, imitating an existing master to see the world as they do, and then expressing themselves with mushin, a state of unselfconscious play. Committed artists often describe this last stage as inspiration or a muse.
Key points- Nothing great is achieved quickly, so mental commitment comes first
- Students mimic a master to learn to see the world as the master does
- The final stage is self-expression with mushin, or mindlessness, and play
AI voice shows how ADHD scatters attention
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #194
The speaker asked AI to write 30 seconds of ADHD thoughts as dialogue
Summary
An AI-written, voice-synthesized 30 seconds of thoughts shows how ADHD scatters attention, the speaker says, for entertainment.
The speaker asks an AI tool to write about 30 seconds of thoughts in the mind of a person with ADHD, then reads the result aloud with a voice synthesizer. The monologue jumps between the task at hand, a buzzing phone, forgotten plants, an unpaid bill and self-criticism about falling behind. He presents it as entertainment that many people may recognize.
Key points- The speaker asked AI to write 30 seconds of ADHD thoughts as dialogue
- Thoughts jump from the report to an unsent email, plants, coffee and a buzzing phone
- The speaker says reading it feels like his own brain, though the clip is for entertainment
Live Sketch: Turn Your Drawings Into Animations
Tool · sketch.metademolab.com · Issue #194
A Meta FAIR tool, listed on its page as Animated Drawings, that transforms static sketches into animations.
Summary
A Meta FAIR tool, listed on its page as Animated Drawings, that transforms static sketches into animations.
Sesame: Crossing the Uncanny Valley of Voice
Tool · sesame.com · Issue #194
Sesame's research post presents its Conversational Speech Model, an end-to-end transformer that uses conversation history to make speech sound more natural.
Summary
Sesame's research post presents its Conversational Speech Model, an end-to-end transformer that uses conversation history to make speech sound more natural. It was trained on about one million hours of mostly English audio, and listeners still preferred real recordings when conversational context was included. A research preview app is offered, and the models are planned for release under an Apache 2.0 license.
Die With Zero: Ten Lessons on Money and Time
Read · untetheredmind.co · 58 min · Issue #194
Alex Mathers' Untethered Mind post summarizes Bill Perkins' book Die With Zero, which argues against hoarding wealth for a distant future.
Summary
Alex Mathers' Untethered Mind post summarizes Bill Perkins' book Die With Zero, which argues against hoarding wealth for a distant future. Its ten ideas include spending on experiences earlier in life, treating time as scarcer than money, and working out your "enough" number. Mathers also recommends taking bold risks while young and investing in health early.
6 Exercises That Fix 97% of Your Problems
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #193
A Health in Focus video presenting exercises for strengthening the body for everyday life, including single-leg hip thrusts, resistance band rows, suspension belt squats and side planks with leg lifts.
Summary
A Health in Focus video presenting exercises for strengthening the body for everyday life, including single-leg hip thrusts, resistance band rows, suspension belt squats and side planks with leg lifts. The description lists ten moves, and the video is free to watch.
Conscientious people tend to live longest
Short · youtu.be · Issue #193
The study tracked 1,548 children for success, health and longevity
Summary
A Stanford study of 1,548 ten-year-olds found that conscientious people, who show up reliably, live longest.
The speaker cites a Stanford study that followed 1,548 ten-year-old children to look at what goes with success, health and longevity. People who were conscientious and reliably did what they said they would lived longest. The carefree "don't worry, be happy" group died earliest, often from accidents and preventable illnesses.
Key points- The study tracked 1,548 children for success, health and longevity
- The carefree 'don't worry, be happy' people died earliest, from accidents and preventable illness
- The longest-lived shared one theme: they reliably did what they said they would do
Your self-image shapes how others treat you
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #193
The speaker says others detect a self-image of being a loser and treat you that way
Summary
Your sense of who you are shapes how others treat you and which relationships you keep repeating.
The speaker argues that your sense of who you are is the most important factor in your future. He says other people detect how you see yourself and treat you accordingly, which he links to repeating failed relationships until you change. As your identity changes, he says, your future changes too.
Key points- The speaker says others detect a self-image of being a loser and treat you that way
- Failed relationships repeat until you change your identity
- Changing your identity changes your future, he argues
Physicists, not traders, often beat markets
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #193
Jim Simons' Medallion Fund reportedly returned 66% a year for 30 years
Summary
Physicists and mathematicians, not veteran traders, were among the best at beating the stock market.
The video traces how mathematics and physics shaped derivatives and quantitative investing. It describes Jim Simons, a mathematician whose Medallion fund, set up in 1988, is said to have returned about 66 percent a year. It also covers Louis Bachelier, an early modeler of markets, and Thales of Miletus, credited with the first known call option.
Key points- Jim Simons' Medallion Fund reportedly returned 66% a year for 30 years
- The speaker says $100 invested in 1988 would be worth $8.4 billion today
- Louis Bachelier pioneered using math to model financial markets
How to be better than 95 percent
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #193
A short TikTok on how to be better than 95%.
Summary
A short TikTok on how to be better than 95%.