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sahillavingia.com
No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees
sahillavingia.com
8 min · · How we work at Gumroad · Shared by 970, including Gergely Orosz, Balaji, Steve Faktor, Tyler Tringas, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Peter Steinberger, Mark Kaigwa, DHH, Kelsey Jones, Sara Soueidan, Ben Tossell, laugri, Amjad Masad, Mike Davidson, Nathan Baschez 📧, Stephanie A Kowalski, Saron, Rick Pastoor, Nilan 🇱🇰 නිලාන්, Damian Madray
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INSEAD Knowledge
How the Discomfort of Paradox Can Unlock Creativity
INSEAD Knowledge
· The transformative power of holding the tension of opposites and learning to live with contradiction. · Shared by 162, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Lee Keyes, Doug Sundheim, Neil Hart 💙, Matthias Lampe, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Katja Evertz
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Seth Godin
Why isn’t there a line at the library?
Seth Godin
1 min · · If any other institution was giving away essential items, it would be a sensation. The grocery store, the car dealership, even the laundromat would have a line out the door. And now that we’v… · Shared by 109, including Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Tim, Mike Taylor, LARRY ELKAN
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Popular Science
Take the best naps, with science
Popular Science
· It might be tempting to curl up on the couch for a nap, but you can do better for your tired body and mind. Here's what sleep researchers recommend. · Shared by 256, including Neil Hart 💙, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Gabriele, Lee Keyes, Chris Isak
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The Atlantic
Donald Trump Is Out. Are We Ready to Talk About How He Got In?
The Atlantic
8 min · · “The First White President,” revisited · Shared by 139, including Rick Klau, Nilofer Merchant, Kevin Marks 🏠kevinmarks.com xoxo.zone/@KevinMarks, Brooks Rainwater, Megan Garber, Larry Ferlazzo, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Christopher Knight, Karen K. Ho, Felix M
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The New York Times
The American Abyss
The New York Times
19+ min · · A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next · Shared by 841, including Niall Ferguson, Jeff Zeleny, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Charles Arthur, Wolfgang Blau, Matt Goodwin, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, Barry Ritholtz, Nouriel Roubini, emily bell, felix salmon, Brian Stelter, Jason Stanley, Kevin M. Kruse, Stefan Ottlitz @hierprivat@mastodon.social, Jay Rosen, John Battelle, Ida Bae Wells, Rob Wijnberg, Alfie Kohn
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Farnam Street
We Are What We Remember
Farnam Street
6 min · · Memory is an intrinsic part of our life experience. It is critical for learning, and without memories we would have no sense of self. Understanding why some memories stick better than others, as well… · Shared by 151, including davidabrock, Oscar MacDonald, Vikram Dutt, blinch, Scott Monty, Doug Sundheim, cackles (jeff weisbein), Jason Lauritsen, Gisele Navarro
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alarmingdevelopment.org
The Great Software Stagnation
alarmingdevelopment.org
2 min · · Software is eating the world. But progress in software technology itself largely stalled around 1996. Here’s what we had then, in chronological order: LISP, Algol, Basic, APL, Unix, C, Oracle… · Shared by 97, including Swizec Teller writing a book on software rewrites, Chris {he, they} , ✨ Phil Calçado, Kenneth Kalmer, Kirill Osenkov 🇺🇦
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SPACE.com
A giant black hole keeps evading detection and scientists can't explain it
SPACE.com
2 min · · Scientists are stumped by this black hole mystery. · Shared by 68, including 👨✈️ AA-Admiral ⚓🚀🌌
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The Guardian
Celebrity power undermining global conservation efforts, scientists warn
The Guardian
5 min · · Hostile dispute over trophy hunting fuelled by ‘myths driven by emotion and morality that ignore critical facts’ · Shared by 60, including George Monbiot
11
World Economic Forum
The Global Risks Report 2021
World Economic Forum
· The 16th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report analyses the risks from societal fractures—manifested through persistent and emerging risks to human health, rising unemployment,… · Shared by 91, including Thomas Pleil, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Florian Graillot, Vala Afshar, Gerd Leonhard, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Chris Gledhill, Antonio Vieira Santos, Sebastien Meunier
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Fast Company
How to train your brain to be more present
Fast Company
3 min · · This temptation to multitask has only gotten worse in the work-from-home era. But there are ways to fight it. · Shared by 682, including Neil Hart 💙, rohit, SusanaDeLeón, MD, Matthias Lampe, Doug Sundheim, Ceferino Díaz, Art Markman, blinch, LARRY ELKAN, Bilal Aslam, Florence, Katja Evertz
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POLITICO
The Eight Pieces of Pop Culture That Defined the Trump Era
POLITICO
10 min · · Just as our politics fractured over the past four years, so did our culture. Here, a look back. · Shared by 50
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Harvard Business Review
7 Strategies to Build a More Resilient Team
Harvard Business Review
4 min · · You need a foundation of trust, transparency, and self-awareness. · Shared by 97, including Guy Kawasaki, Antonio Vieira Santos, Scott Monty, Nir Eyal, Doug Sundheim, davidabrock, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️
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Fast Company
WhatsApp and Facebook’s ultimatum to users reveals a privacy disaster
Fast Company
6 min · · WhatsApp has been sharing data with Facebook for years. But many users didn’t realize it until receiving a message saying that they had to consent to further tracking, or WhatsApp would be deleted. · Shared by 57, including Matthias Lampe
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XKCD Comic
Steepen the Curve
XKCD Comic
· This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details. · Shared by 98, including Esther Schindler, Hannah Ritchie, Steven Pinker, Jenn Dowd, @Nick_Craver@infosec.exchange, Steve "ardalis" Smith, Danielle Fong 🙋🏻♀️, Eric Topol
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Psychology Today
Self-Control and Dating Success
Psychology Today
4 min · · Observing the formation of dating relationships in real time. · Shared by 70
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The Guardian
The joys of being an absolute beginner
The Guardian
16+ min · · The long read: The phrase ‘adult beginner’ can sound patronising. It implies you are learning something you should have mastered as a child. But learning is not just for the young · Shared by 765, including Randy Deutsch, Elinor Stutz, Elena Neira, Florence, Tom Vanderbilt, Lynda, Chris Schilling, Ian M Calvert, Christian Hartmann, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Gabriele, John Hagel, Jane, Filippo Antonio Capizzi, Katja Evertz, Stephanie A Kowalski
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VICE
'Why Do I Spend Weeks Avoiding Tasks That Will Take Me 10 Minutes to Do?'
VICE
7 min · · Procrastinating has less to do with time management and more to do with mood management. · Shared by 505, including Krishna, Katja Evertz, Stephanie A Kowalski, Chris {he, they} , Stephan Woodtli, Gisele Navarro, 👨✈️ AA-Admiral ⚓🚀🌌, Ceferino Díaz
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The Washington Post
Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron to retire at the end of February
The Washington Post
· Memos from Post Publisher Fred Ryan and Executive Editor Marty Baron · Shared by 88, including ErikWemple, Mo Ryan, Jay Rosen, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave), Esther Schindler, Brian Stelter, Johannes Lenz, Hunter Walker, David Weigel, Jenna Johnson
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Brian Tracy
How to Delegate the Right Tasks to the Right People
Brian Tracy
Summary · · Employees who feel empowered in their jobs elevate their own capabilities, feel more motivated and improve the productivity of their teams. Managers who give team members responsibility for projects enhance their team’s overall performance. At the same time, they increase their own value and effectiveness in the organization. Brian Tracy, a leader in sales training and personal development, coaches business leaders by offering practical tips on delegating effectively and maximizing employee productivity. · Shared by 119, including getAbstract, Gabriele, Johannes Dornisch
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The New York Times
He Created the Web. Now He’s Out to Remake the Digital World.
The New York Times
7 min · · Tim Berners-Lee wants to put people in control of their personal data. He has technology and a start-up pursuing that goal. Can he succeed? · Shared by 447, including Tom Pick | #B2Bmarketing guy, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Michael (मुकेश), Edward Tufte, Forbes India, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave), Chris Gledhill, Gerd Leonhard, Steve Faktor, MIT CSAIL, Oren Etzioni, Nige Roberts-Willson, John Battelle, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Carissa Véliz, Sam Maule, AXSChat, Antonio Vieira Santos, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Craig Brown, PhD
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Psychology Today
10 Tips for Turning Procrastination into Precrastination
Psychology Today
7 min · · How to get started with getting started. · Shared by 811, including Luminous Kaleidoscope, Asif, Dr. SunWolf, Neil Hart 💙, Mark Kaigwa, Matthias Lampe, Stephanie A Kowalski, Arturo Rebolledo
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dwell
How to Humanize Working From Home, According to Experts
dwell
5 min · · Designers from Google, Nike, Logitech and more weigh in on how we can create inclusive and healthy spaces for ourselves. · Shared by 145, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, blinch, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Marsha Collier
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Ness Labs
5 thinking tools to add to your metacognitive toolbox
Ness Labs
3 min · · Bloom's taxonomy, DOVE brainstorming... Add these five thinking tools borrowed from education to your metacognitive toolbox. · Shared by 527, including Bernhard Huessy, maxadorno, Mark Kaigwa, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Filippo Antonio Capizzi, Gabriele, J. YouKnowMe, Sanni, Matthias Lampe, Oscar MacDonald, blinch, Katja Evertz, Tom Connor, Pascal Sulser
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Entrepreneur
What Should You Do When Team Members Aren't Pulling Their Weight?
Entrepreneur
5 min · · If you're in a leadership position, you will have to assemble a team of diverse personalities and skillsets. Even if you're flying solo, you may have to work with freelancers or contractors… · Shared by 85, including John Rampton, Stephanie A Kowalski, Gabriele, Real Marsha Wright®
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Aeon+Psyche
What gaslighting does in exploiting trust, therapy can repair
Aeon+Psyche
18+ min · · The skilful manipulator casts a shadow of doubt over everything that you feel or think. Therapy can bring the daylight in · Shared by 64, including Abeba Birhane, Anita Leirfall, Miguel Angel Escotet, Doug Sundheim, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us)
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PsyPost.org
Entitled people with low humility and low inquisitiveness are more prone to conspiratorial ideation
PsyPost.org
2 min · · New research published in the Journal of Personality helps to establish a profile of those who are most likely to believe in conspiracy theories. The ... · Shared by 73, including Matthias Lampe, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Lee Keyes
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Quanta Magazine
A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life
Quanta Magazine
6 min · · Inside cells, droplets of biomolecules called condensates merge, divide and dissolve. Their dance may regulate vital processes. · Shared by 87, including Luminous Kaleidoscope, Nicolas Babin
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PsyPost.org
Women with higher levels of social anxiety may be more accurate in identifying emotions
PsyPost.org
1 min · · New research indicates that women with higher levels of social anxiety display heightened performance in a test of cognitive empathy compared to less ... · Shared by 51, including Bilal Aslam, Matthias Lampe, Lee Keyes
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physicsworld.com
Why free will is beyond physics
physicsworld.com
6 min · · Philip Ball argues that “free will” is not ruled out by physics – because it doesn’t stem from physics in the first place · Shared by 41, including Anita Leirfall, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social
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Gizmodo
How to Use the New Chrome Actions to Boost Your Browser Productivity
Gizmodo
5 min · · Update Chrome and then take advantage of these shortcuts. · Shared by 47, including Marcos
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Pew Research Fact Tank
86% of Americans get news online from smartphone, computer or tablet
Pew Research Fact Tank
4 min · · More than eight-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news from a smartphone, computer or tablet “often” or “sometimes.” · Shared by 58, including luis antónio santos, Ⓓarío Macchi, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Carla Gentry 🎶, Glenn Greenwald
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Ness Labs
Behind the scenes: how to start a website as an online creator
Ness Labs
6 min · · A step-by-step guide to building an online creator website using the most popular tools in the space, such as WordPress and ConvertKit. · Shared by 56, including Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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Harvard Business Review
How Iceland Is Closing the Gender Wage Gap
Harvard Business Review
3 min · · Three takeaways from the country’s landmark equal-pay policy. · Shared by 53, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Antonio Vieira Santos, Guy Kawasaki
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TIME
Amsterdam Is Embracing a New Economic Theory to Help Save the Environment. Could It Replace Capitalism?
TIME
Summary · 10 min · · It’s the first time a major city has attempted to put doughnut theory into action on a local level · Shared by 686, including Marius Bleuer, Bryan Onel, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Rick Powell, Tom Connor, Mark Little, Neil Hart 💙, Stephanie A Kowalski, getAbstract, Damir Kusar, Michael Sumner, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, James Anderson, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Christopher Mims 🤌, Ian M Calvert, Brooks Rainwater, Gerd Leonhard, John Maeda
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150sec.com
Europe’s 'first' digital nomad village to open in Portugal in February
150sec.com
4 min · · Digital Nomads Madeira is an initiative that has been transforming the landscape of the municipality of Ponta do Sol over the past months. · Shared by 64, including blinch
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Smithsonian Magazine
The Lost History of Yellowstone
Smithsonian Magazine
20+ min · · Debunking the myth that the great national park was a wilderness untouched by humans · Shared by 146, including Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky
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Ars Technica
Last year reusable rockets entered the mainstream, and there’s no going back
Ars Technica
5 min · · Shared by 34, including Carla Gentry 🎶, Jennifer Ouellette
40
The Washington Post
Audio: Trump’s full Jan. 2 call with Ga. secretary of state
The Washington Post
· In a one-hour phone call on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 with Georgia election officials, President Trump insisted he won the state and threatened vague legal consequences if the officials did not act. This audio has been edited to remove the name of an individual about whom the president makes unsubstantiated allegations. · Shared by 448, including Brian Stelter, Ida Bae Wells, Brent Toderian, Frank Luntz, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Jason Stanley, Ezra Klein, Josh Elman, Michael Beschloss, erik spiekermann, Scott Hanselman 🌮, Kara Swisher, Hiroko Tabuchi, Carl Zimmer, Neal Schaffer | ニール・シェーファー, Anne Applebaum, alan rusbridger, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Brian Klaas
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The School of Life
The Golden Child Syndrome
The School of Life
3 min · · We are used to thinking of many of the psychological problems of adulthood as stemming from a lack of adequate love in our early years. We grow mentally unwell – prey to underconfidence, anxiety,… · Shared by 52
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youtube.com
The Intersection of Neuroscience and Philosophy
youtube.com
· (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Is there a science of the soul? Does how we think about the brain define how we think about ourselves? Patricia Churchland, B. ... · Shared by 55, including Gregg Caruso, Patricia Churchland, Dr. Walter Veit, Dr. A.S. Barwich, Ceferino Díaz
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NPR
Just Move: Scientist Author Debunks Myths About Exercise And Sleep
NPR
8 min · · Paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman says the concept of "getting exercise" is relatively new. His new book, Exercised, examines why we run, lift and walk for a workout, when our ancestors didn't. · Shared by 787, including Florence, venkat - bala, Ⓓarío Macchi, Kevin Roberts, Katja Evertz, David Gates, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Tauno, Lee Keyes, ahg, Neil Hart 💙, Tim, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Cim Mues, Marsha Collier, Tim Washer, Howard Getson, Matthias Lampe
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Seth Godin
Shipping creative work
Seth Godin
1 min · · Of course you can. If you care enough. It’s not easy, it might not work and it takes effort, but the opportunity is there. It helps to do it on purpose and it helps to do it in community. III&#… · Shared by 60, including Luminous Kaleidoscope, LARRY ELKAN
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Psychology Today
7 Signs of a Family That's Turned Toxic
Psychology Today
4 min · · 7 signs you're in a toxic family. · Shared by 54
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Polina M. Pompliano
'Atomic Habits' Author James Clear: 'I'm Never Far From a Good Idea'
Polina M. Pompliano
8 min · · James Clear explains his writing and idea-generating process. · Shared by 63, including Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Stephanie A Kowalski
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The New Yorker
Black America Has Reason to Question Authorities
The New Yorker
8 min · · From vaccines to public schools, a history of cruelty and neglect informs Black communities’ relation to the state. · Shared by 54, including Timothy Caulfield, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, uché blackstock, md
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Mental Floss
A Brief History of Nachos
Mental Floss
7 min · · From the chips, to the toppings, to the molten yellow cheese that’s become synonymous with the dish, the history of nachos can tell us a lot more than their simple ingredients list might suggest. · Shared by 50, including dj patil, Christian Surchi, Bryan William Jones, OM
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Harvard Business Review
Be Kinder to Yourself
Harvard Business Review
8 min · · How to steer your inner monologue toward compassion. · Shared by 306, including Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW, davidabrock, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, Katja Evertz, Doug Sundheim, Mike Atwater, PhD, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Stephanie A Kowalski, Thomas Power, Antonio Vieira Santos
50
Quanta Magazine
A Prodigy Who Cracked Open the Cosmos
Quanta Magazine
13+ min · · Frank Wilczek has been at the forefront of theoretical physics for the past 50 years. He talks about winning the Nobel Prize for work he did as a student, his solution to the dark matter problem, and… · Shared by 48, including Tauno, The Nobel Prize