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Improving your relationship game
Short · instagram.com · Issue #166
A short Instagram post on improving one's relationship game.
Summary
A short Instagram post on improving one's relationship game.
How to stay calm
Short · instagram.com · Issue #166
A short Instagram reel on how to stay calm.
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A short Instagram reel on how to stay calm.
StressBuddy: Calming Stress Relief App
Tool · stressbuddyapp.com · Issue #166
StressBuddy is a free app for Android, iOS and Kindle with light, calming activities such as breathing exercises and playing with colors.
Summary
StressBuddy is a free app for Android, iOS and Kindle with light, calming activities such as breathing exercises and playing with colors. It is presented as suited to anxiety and as a break from social media scrolling, and it works offline with no ads or in-app purchases. The site also recommends the Reflective app for people who use an app alongside their therapist.
Focumon: Gamified Focus App
Tool · focumon.com · Issue #166
Focumon is a browser-based focus app that turns work and study sessions into a game.
Summary
Focumon is a browser-based focus app that turns work and study sessions into a game. You level up creatures by completing tasks, and a new one can be discovered each day. It includes a focus timer, to-dos, time blocks and habits, and online group focus sessions for up to six players. The site says it stays free with no ads or microtransactions, and an optional Pro Pass unlocks extra features.
The Question Everyone Should Ask Themselves
Read · markmanson.net · 13 min · Issue #166
Mark Manson argues that what you get from life depends less on the good things you want than on the struggles you are willing to endure.
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Mark Manson argues that what you get from life depends less on the good things you want than on the struggles you are willing to endure. Most people want success, fitness or love without accepting the costs, such as hard work, risk and rejection. He suggests asking what pain you want in your life and choosing your struggles wisely.
The Hidden Crowd Engineering Behind Event Venues
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #165
A Wall Street Journal video in which an expert explains how major event venues are laid out to balance safety and revenue, from entry lines at festivals to concession stands at stadiums.
Summary
A Wall Street Journal video in which an expert explains how major event venues are laid out to balance safety and revenue, from entry lines at festivals to concession stands at stadiums. The video covers the arrivals curve, crowd psychology, the art of the queue and departures, and how to move tens of thousands of people through an event.
A cactus named Felipe
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #165
A short TikTok about a cactus named Felipe.
Summary
A short TikTok about a cactus named Felipe.
Plan around what won't change in ten years
Short · youtube.com · Issue #165
Customers at Amazon will always want low prices, fast delivery and big selection
Summary
Plan around what will not change in ten years, such as low prices, fast delivery and large selection, the speaker says.
Jeff Bezos argues that the most useful strategic question is what will not change over the next 10 years, since plans can be built around those things. At Amazon he cites low prices, fast delivery, and a large selection as lasting customer wants. He says energy spent on these stable needs keeps paying off.
Key points- Customers at Amazon will always want low prices, fast delivery and big selection
- No customer will say they wish delivery were slower or prices higher
- Energy spent on stable needs keeps paying dividends over the years
Judge character by the company someone keeps
Short · youtube.com · Issue #165
Friends and associates reveal character more than a person's own presentation
Summary
Judge a person's character by their friends and associates, since people can mask themselves but their circle is harder to hide.
The speaker suggests judging someone's character by the character of their friends and associates. People can put up a mask themselves, but their friends and associates are less likely to. Enemies can also be a signal, since if evil people dislike you, you may be doing something right.
Key points- Friends and associates reveal character more than a person's own presentation
- Even enemies can be a signal, since evil people disliking you may mean you are doing right
Giving everyone money makes people relatively poorer
Short · youtube.com · Issue #165
Money is not food, housing or healthcare, so more of it only raises prices
Summary
The speaker argues that giving everyone money adds no resources, so it raises prices and leaves people relatively poorer.
The speaker argues that giving everyone money does not make a society richer, because it adds no food, energy, housing, or healthcare. Handing out cash mostly pushes prices up, while resources and assets are what make a society richer. The speaker says a government benefited from blaming the Ukraine war for inflation, which they attribute to rising inequality.
Key points- Money is not food, housing or healthcare, so more of it only raises prices
- Says a bit more money for you and a lot for another leaves you poorer relatively
- Blames inflation on massive increases in inequality, not the Ukraine war
Unriddle (Anara): AI Research Workspace
Tool · unriddle.ai · Issue #165
Anara is an AI research workspace reached through this link.
Summary
Anara is an AI research workspace reached through this link. It searches over 300 million papers and the web, answers questions across your own files, and drafts writing with citations that link to the exact passage in each source. It also extracts data from papers into tables and exports to Word, LaTeX and BibTeX. It is aimed at researchers, students and professionals who work with scientific literature.
HabitNow: Habit Tracker and Routine Planner
Tool · play.google.com · Issue #165
HabitNow is a daily planner app that combines a to-do list, habit tracker, routine planner and reminders.
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HabitNow is a daily planner app that combines a to-do list, habit tracker, routine planner and reminders. It supports daily, weekly and monthly habit goals, good and bad habits with streak tracking, and stopwatch, countdown and interval timers. Charts, home-screen widgets and backups are included. The app is free to install, with in-app purchases, and has a 4.8 star rating from about 92,000 reviews.
Streaks: Habit Tracker and To-Do App
Tool · streaksapp.com · Issue #165
Streaks is a habit tracker and to-do list where you pick up to 24 daily tasks, and a streak grows for each day you finish them.
Summary
Streaks is a habit tracker and to-do list where you pick up to 24 daily tasks, and a streak grows for each day you finish them. Tasks can be set to specific days so rest days do not break a streak. It can complete tasks from Apple Health data and syncs through iCloud across Apple devices. It is a paid app with a one-time purchase.
The End of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
Read · nathangoldwag.wordpress.com · 7 min · Issue #165
Nathan Goldwag's essay traces the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration, roughly the late 1890s to the 1920s, as the last flowering of Victorian ideals, cut off by the First World War.
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Nathan Goldwag's essay traces the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration, roughly the late 1890s to the 1920s, as the last flowering of Victorian ideals, cut off by the First World War. It covers the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, Shackleton's Endurance expedition, and Scott's party, which reached the South Pole 31 days after Amundsen's team and died on the return journey.
The Expert Myth
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #164
Veritasium's video asks which experts have real expertise.
Summary
Veritasium's video asks which experts have real expertise. Its description cites academic research on chess perception, clinical versus statistical prediction, deliberate practice and decision-making, and includes a clip of chess player Magnus.
Emotional questions expose lies
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #164
Looking up and to the left signals recalling a memory, the speaker says
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Emotional questions expose lies, because a liar cannot fully hide the real feeling the question triggers.
The speaker says asking an emotional question can reveal lying, because a truthful answer triggers a natural emotion. In a demonstration, they ask about a childhood memory and note that the person looks up and to the left while recalling it. When asked to lie about a painful experience, the speaker says tension and a flat face show the person suppressing a real feeling.
Key points- Looking up and to the left signals recalling a memory, the speaker says
- Asking about a first betrayal shows tension as the person hides a real feeling
- A flat face while the person processes a lie reveals the real emotion underneath
Corporate jargon hides a leaner-company plan
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #164
The translator reads Q1 as a weak quarter that management is upset about
Summary
Corporate jargon hides a plan to become a leaner organization, in a satirical all-hands meeting.
A comedy sketch shows an all-hands meeting where a presenter's "corporate translator" explains the jargon. The presenter says Q1 was strong with some process gaps, while the translator says management is upset. When asked about layoffs, the presenter denies it and says the organization will become much leaner, with a figure of 25% of the organization mentioned.
Key points- The translator reads Q1 as a weak quarter that management is upset about
- Gaps in processes are being fixed to make the company leaner, the speaker jokes
- A line claims the cut will be 25% of the organization, delivered as jargon
A short take on fasting
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #164
A short TikTok about fasting.
Summary
A short TikTok about fasting.
Hardship shows who your real friends are
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #164
He quotes: don't eat with people you wouldn't starve with
Summary
Hardship shows who your real friends are, and loyalty comes from investing in people who stick by you.
In a conversation with a friend named Lex, the speaker discusses loyalty and quotes the saying "Don't eat with people you wouldn't starve with." They say hardship shows who your real friends are. The speaker credits Lex with inspiring the podcast and with standing by him in challenging times.
Key points- He quotes: don't eat with people you wouldn't starve with
- Loyalty means investing in people and sticking by them when they stick by you
- The speaker says a friend showed up publicly and at home in hard times
Excalidraw: Collaborative Whiteboard
Tool · excalidraw.com · Issue #164
Excalidraw is a virtual whiteboard for sketching diagrams in a hand-drawn style.
Summary
Excalidraw is a virtual whiteboard for sketching diagrams in a hand-drawn style. The site describes it as a free, collaborative whiteboard that you can use with others.
Poolsuite: Summer Internet Radio
Tool · poolsuite.net · Issue #164
Poolsuite is an internet radio station that plays what its site calls an infinity pool of summer sounds, 24 hours a day.
Summary
Poolsuite is an internet radio station that plays what its site calls an infinity pool of summer sounds, 24 hours a day. It also offers a mini app version of the player. The site describes itself as the ultra-summer internet radio station.
A Moving Story About Stephanie Peirolo
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #163
A short video telling the moving story of Stephanie Peirolo.
Summary
A short video telling the moving story of Stephanie Peirolo. It is meant to make viewers stop and reflect on life, and it suggests that growth is not always about hard skills, new knowledge or interesting tricks.
Confidence comes from what you tell yourself
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #163
Daily recovery deserves as much attention as hard work, the speaker says
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Confidence comes only from what you say to yourself, so coach and back yourself every day.
The speaker says confidence comes from one place: what you say to yourself. To be great, he argues, you have to take risks, while peers wait for a mistake to get their chance. He describes a daily recovery program built on speaking to, backing, and coaching yourself. This weakens an identity built around constant performing, so you perform to contribute to something meaningful rather than the bottom line.
Key points- Daily recovery deserves as much attention as hard work, the speaker says
- Peers waiting for your mistake make risk-taking necessary to be great
- Coaching yourself lets the need to perform to prove identity fade away
The real reason behind burnout
Short · instagram.com · Issue #163
A short Instagram post on what it presents as the real cause of burnout.
Summary
A short Instagram post on what it presents as the real cause of burnout.
Happy Hues: Color Palette Inspiration
Tool · happyhues.co · Issue #163
Happy Hues is a color palette inspiration site created by Mackenzie Child.
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Happy Hues is a color palette inspiration site created by Mackenzie Child. It shows 17 numbered palettes applied to a sample website, with hex codes listed by role such as background, headline and button, and clicking a code copies it. The site also explains color terms such as hue, tint and shade, and covers common color associations.
The Surprising Pattern Behind Color Names
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #162
Vox's video explains why many languages add color words in the same order.
Summary
Vox's video explains why many languages add color words in the same order. It covers a 1969 study by Berkeley researchers Paul Kay and Brent Berlin, who argued that languages add color terms in a consistent sequence, based on a test in which 20 respondents named 330 colored chips. Languages with few color words usually have black, white and red, and later ones add green or yellow, then blue.
Ranking Linda descriptions exposes a shortcut
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #162
The speaker says almost 90% of Stanford students got this social perception test wrong
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Ranking eight descriptions of Linda exposes a cognitive shortcut that the speaker says fools most Stanford students.
The speaker presents the "Linda" test, in which viewers rank eight descriptions of a woman from most to least likely, including a bank teller who is active in the feminist movement. The speaker says almost 90% of Stanford students answered it incorrectly, and attributes the test to Daniel Kahneman as an example of a cognitive bias.
Key points- The speaker says almost 90% of Stanford students got this social perception test wrong
- Viewers rank eight Linda descriptions from most to least likely to apply
- The speaker promises the ideal answer and the bias explanation in a follow-up video
Hours of vulnerable talk build connection
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #162
Four hours with Busta Rhymes covered depression, grief and a near-death experience
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Sitting with someone for hours on vulnerable topics is the bridge to connection, the speaker says.
The speaker argues that vulnerability is the doorway to connection, citing a podcast interview with Busta Rhymes. Over four hours, the guest talked about depression, a near-death experience, and the deaths of his bodyguard and father, and the two ended up hugging and becoming close friends. The speaker says two to three hours of conversation about vulnerable topics builds deep bonds in business, life, and romance.
Key points- Four hours with Busta Rhymes covered depression, grief and a near-death experience
- Two to three hours of vulnerable talk deepens any relationship, he says
- After the conversation, the two hugged for about two minutes and became friends
Draw in MS Paint with keyboard keys
Short · youtube.com · Issue #162
Place the mouse inside the canvas, then hold the space bar
Summary
In MS Paint, hold the space bar and use arrow keys to draw with the mouse inside the canvas, the speaker says.
The speaker shows a method for drawing in MS Paint with the keyboard: place the mouse inside the canvas, hold the space bar, and move with the arrow keys to sketch. The speaker calls MS Paint their favorite program ever.
Key points- Place the mouse inside the canvas, then hold the space bar
- Use arrow keys to draw, producing a sketch-like line
- The speaker calls MS Paint his favourite program ever
The only way out is through
Short · youtube.com · Issue #162
Quotes Peterson answering whether feeling everything deeply is a blessing or a curse
Summary
Peterson's advice is that the only way out is through: take more of what poisons you until it becomes a tonic.
The speaker recalls a live talk by Jordan Peterson where an audience member asked whether feeling everything deeply is a blessing or a curse. Peterson answered that the only way out is through: you take more of the thing that poisons you until it becomes a tonic. The speaker initially found the answer harsh.
Key points- Quotes Peterson answering whether feeling everything deeply is a blessing or a curse
- The speaker calls the answer awful, yet an analytic piece of life advice
The anatomy of an octopus
Short · youtu.be · Issue #162
A YouTube video on the anatomy of the octopus.
Summary
A YouTube video on the anatomy of the octopus.
RustDesk: Open-Source Remote Desktop
Tool · rustdesk.com · Issue #162
RustDesk is open-source remote desktop software for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, presented as an alternative to TeamViewer, AnyDesk and Splashtop.
Summary
RustDesk is open-source remote desktop software for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, presented as an alternative to TeamViewer, AnyDesk and Splashtop. It can run on a server you host yourself, deployed with Docker, and the client can be branded with your own name, icon and logo. A paid Pro server edition is also offered.
You're Getting Old: Age Calculator
Tool · you.regettingold.com · Issue #162
A novelty web tool for entertainment.
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A novelty web tool for entertainment. You enter your date of birth and it returns a report about how old you are. The page claims more than 1.4 million visitors in its first week.
How to Get Important Work Done
Read · joshspector.com · 6 min · Issue #162
Josh Spector argues that a productive day depends on finishing the most important work.
Summary
Josh Spector argues that a productive day depends on finishing the most important work. He suggests picking one priority and doing it first, blocking out time for it each morning, and cutting about half of the to-do list each day. He also recommends a harsh self-critical reminder, such as one to write 1,000 words a day, and using lunch as a reset when the morning goes badly.
Mind Field: What Isolation Does to the Brain
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #161
Vsauce's Mind Field episode asks what happens to the brain when it is deprived of stimulation and cut off from the outside world.
Summary
Vsauce's Mind Field episode asks what happens to the brain when it is deprived of stimulation and cut off from the outside world. The host spends three days in a windowless, soundproof isolation chamber, examining the experience from both objective and personal perspectives.
Spotting a bot in an argument
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #161
A short TikTok on how to tell whether you are arguing with a bot.
Summary
A short TikTok on how to tell whether you are arguing with a bot.
Open posture frees your voice and face
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #161
Say the opening line with arms folded, then again with arms stretched open
Summary
Opening with a closed posture locks your voice and face, so open your arms and let the gesture carry your delivery.
The speaker demonstrates body language by saying the same greeting with folded arms and then with a relaxed, open posture. A volunteer's smile, pace, and emphasis changed without being asked, which the speaker attributes to gestures amplifying voice and facial expression. The speaker argues many presenters lock their body language at the start, which affects their face and voice.
Key points- Say the opening line with arms folded, then again with arms stretched open
- The open gesture made the speaker smile and change pace without being asked
- Presenters who lock their body language at the start limit voice and expression
People mistake the mask for the reality
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #161
Charm and intelligence lead us to assume character, the speaker says
Summary
People judge by appearance and mistake the mask for the reality underneath, and they pay for it.
Robert Greene argues that people judge others by appearances because the brain takes shortcuts, so charm or apparent intelligence gets taken as character. He says people learn to disguise their flaws early, and that the cost comes from mistaking the mask for reality. Aggressive or deceitful people do not show it openly.
Key points- Charm and intelligence lead us to assume character, the speaker says
- Devilish people do not wear horns, and fools do not wear caps and bells
- People learn to disguise their flaws from very early on
Telescope images are coloured, not what you see
Short · youtube.com · Issue #161
The first photo from space, in 1946, was taken about 65 miles up
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Space telescope images are coloured by NASA to show wavelengths invisible to the eye, so they are not what you would see.
The speaker explains that many space images are not what the universe looks like to the eye. Telescopes such as the James Webb capture light at wavelengths like infrared, ultraviolet, and X-ray, which people cannot see. NASA then assigns colors to these wavelengths, a process called false coloring, to highlight features that would otherwise be invisible.
Key points- The first photo from space, in 1946, was taken about 65 miles up
- James Webb captures infrared, ultraviolet and X-ray light that humans cannot see
- NASA assigns colours to these wavelengths in a process called false colouring
A designer's sunglasses Levi's once rejected
Short · youtube.com · Issue #161
A Levi's executive said the design execution was not good enough for a collaboration
Summary
A designer's sunglasses were turned down by Levi's years ago, and he has since refined every detail of the design.
A designer recalls showing sunglasses to an executive at Levi's, pitching a collaboration in which jeans would be hardened with resin. The executive said the execution was not good enough, and the designer agrees. Eight years later, the design has changed, with brass hexagon dots, a five-prong hinge, and a brass zigzag in place of a large logo, and every detail has been improved repeatedly.
Key points- A Levi's executive said the design execution was not good enough for a collaboration
- Eight years later he changed the brass hexagon dots, five-prong hinge and zigzag
- The speaker says almost everything has been improved again and again
AirClap: Local Wi-Fi File Transfer App
Tool · airclap.app · Issue #161
AirClap moves files between Mac, iPhone, Windows and Android over local Wi-Fi, without cables, internet or cloud storage.
Summary
AirClap moves files between Mac, iPhone, Windows and Android over local Wi-Fi, without cables, internet or cloud storage. Devices find each other automatically on the same network, and you drag files onto the app to send them. Basic transfers are free and need no account, while a Pro tier adds unlimited transfers and folder sharing. The vendor claims transfers are faster than AirDrop in its own tests.
ChefGPT: AI Recipe and Nutrition App
Tool · chefgpt.xyz · Issue #161
ChefGPT is an AI app that generates recipes from the ingredients you have on hand.
Summary
ChefGPT is an AI app that generates recipes from the ingredients you have on hand. It also estimates calories from a photo of a meal, builds weekly meal plans with shopping lists, and tracks what is in your pantry. It is aimed at home cooks and people with health goals, and it appears to be a subscription product.
How Breaking Apartment Rules Could Create Better Homes
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #160
The About Here video argues that many rules governing apartments limit better design, and that relaxing them could lead to better living spaces.
Summary
The About Here video argues that many rules governing apartments limit better design, and that relaxing them could lead to better living spaces. It was made with Urbanarium, which ran a design competition asking what apartments could look like without some of those rules. The competition entries are published at decodingdensity.com.
Panic over unanswered texts is anxious attachment
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #160
Arguing with the thoughts fails, and the feelings grow until you need reassurance
Summary
Panic after an unanswered text comes from anxious attachment, a fear of not being good enough, not from being broken.
The speaker describes the anxiety of waiting for a reply. Thoughts like "they don't like me" persist despite logic, which can lead to repeated texts and then guilt. The speaker links this to anxious attachment, driven by fear that the thoughts prove one is not good enough. They say the pattern can change and promise more videos on building confidence.
Key points- Arguing with the thoughts fails, and the feelings grow until you need reassurance
- Afterwards, guilt and shame set in about how you acted
- The speaker says insecurity, specifically anxious attachment, drives this reaction
Right eye to left eye makes strongest bond
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #160
Look into the other person's left eye with your right eye to build a bond
Summary
Your right eye meeting the other person's left eye creates the most bonding eye contact, the speaker says.
A speaker says right-eye-to-left-eye contact is the most bonding form of eye contact, because looking into someone's left eye triggers an innate bonding response. Touch, such as hugs and a handshake with the other hand placed on top, and shared laughter also raise oxytocin, making people more likely to lower their guard. Warm baths and massage are named as other sources.
Key points- Look into the other person's left eye with your right eye to build a bond
- Handshakes with your other hand on top, hugs and laughing together raise oxytocin, he says
- Eye contact, touch and laughing are the main behaviours, and a bath beats a shower
Feelings are valid, some behaviours are not
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #160
Anger is valid, but yelling is not, the speaker says
Summary
Your emotions are always valid, but some behaviours are not, so separate feelings from actions.
The speaker separates emotions from behavior. Anger, jealousy, and pain are valid feelings, but yelling, poor judgment, drinking, or going back to someone who hurt you are not. Emotions are always valid, while behavior is judged on its own.
Key points- Anger is valid, but yelling is not, the speaker says
- Jealousy and pain are valid, but judgment and drinking are not
- Missing someone is valid, but going back to them is not
Living 22 years younger brings measurable gains
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #160
Over five days, the men were asked to think, act and feel 22 years younger
Summary
Men in their 70s and 80s who lived as if 22 years younger showed measurable physical and mental gains, per the speaker.
The speaker describes a Harvard study in which men in their 70s and 80s spent five days at a monastery acting as if they were 22 years younger, surrounded by period cues. The speaker says they played touch football without canes, and that measures such as cognition (by 60%), range of motion, and finger and toe length improved. The lesson is to ask who you are pretending to be.
Key points- Over five days, the men were asked to think, act and feel 22 years younger
- The speaker reports longer finger and toe lengths and cognition up 60%
- Pictures of the Kennedy brothers and Marilyn Monroe served as reminders of that time
GeoQuiz: Guess the Country
Tool · thennal10.github.io · Issue #160
GeoQuiz is a web-based geography game where you guess the location of countries on a map.
Summary
GeoQuiz is a web-based geography game where you guess the location of countries on a map. Countries come from the ISO 3166 list with dependent territories removed. Each guess is scored by its distance from the real country, with the score decaying exponentially, and scoring is more lenient for regions such as Europe than for Africa.
Kickresume: AI Resume and Cover Letter Builder
Tool · kickresume.com · Issue #160
Kickresume is an online resume and cover letter builder with recruiter-approved templates, AI writing tools for work experience bullets and cover letters, an ATS resume checker, and job-tailoring features.
Summary
Kickresume is an online resume and cover letter builder with recruiter-approved templates, AI writing tools for work experience bullets and cover letters, an ATS resume checker, and job-tailoring features. The free plan includes basic templates and unlimited downloads, and the paid plan costs 18 euros a month, or 54 euros billed every three months, for more templates and unlimited AI features.
Eight Uncommon Daily Rituals
Read · untetheredmind.co · 11 min · Issue #160
Alex Mathers outlines eight daily habits: connecting with your deeper self through prayer or meditation, improving the routines that produce your results, freewriting to vent and test ideas, shaking off tension through vigorous movement, a short routine of squats and push-ups, studying one new topic for at least 10 minutes, reading fiction for about 30 minutes before bed, and carrying yourself with confidence.
Summary
Alex Mathers outlines eight daily habits: connecting with your deeper self through prayer or meditation, improving the routines that produce your results, freewriting to vent and test ideas, shaking off tension through vigorous movement, a short routine of squats and push-ups, studying one new topic for at least 10 minutes, reading fiction for about 30 minutes before bed, and carrying yourself with confidence.