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PokeRogue
Tool · pokerogue.net · Issue #151
PokeRogue is a Pokémon fangame inspired by roguelite games.
Summary
PokeRogue is a Pokémon fangame inspired by roguelite games. Players battle endlessly while gathering stacking items, explore many biomes and push Pokémon stats beyond normal limits.
Vsauce: What's the Scariest Thing?
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #150
Vsauce's video asks what the scariest thing is and explores how fears develop and whether a single unifying terror exists.
Summary
Vsauce's video asks what the scariest thing is and explores how fears develop and whether a single unifying terror exists. Topics include fear conditioning, the roles of the amygdala and hippocampus, innate aversions, fear of death, nomophobia, and how fear spreads socially through vicarious learning. It also draws on a patient with non-functioning amygdalae.
Frame vertical videos with centred key content
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #150
Centre the composition, since rule-of-thirds guides do not work vertically
Summary
Frame vertical videos with centred composition, layered depth, and key content above the lower third.
The creator explains how to frame vertical video without the rule of thirds. Keep the composition centered and balanced, turn the body slightly with the eyes near the center for a more engaging frame, and layer foreground and background for depth. Place important content above the lower third, since captions and usernames cover the bottom of the frame.
Key points- Centre the composition, since rule-of-thirds guides do not work vertically
- Turn your body and put your lead eye in the centre for a captivating shot
- Everything below the lower third gets covered by username and subtitles
Map real power centres to rise in companies
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #150
Old org charts hide where decisions and influence actually sit
Summary
To rise in a large company, map the real power centres and the incentivised behaviours, not just the org chart.
The speaker explains how to advance in a large company: find the real power centers, which often do not appear on the org chart, and identify the behaviors actually rewarded rather than those stated. Next, find trusted advocates to advance together, then stay long term and detach emotionally, since the speaker says the politics come at an emotional cost.
Key points- Old org charts hide where decisions and influence actually sit
- Find who has senior leaders' ear and what behaviours get rewarded
- Keep your strengths, but bend communication toward incentivised outcomes
Earbuds that work as a full computer
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #150
Beamforming and scene analysis isolate one speaker in a noisy restaurant
Summary
The speaker says these earbuds act as a full computer, with beamforming, denoising, transcription and translation.
A demo shows earbuds that boost speech in front of the wearer, isolate one voice, remove background noise and translate a conversation into English through text-to-speech. The speaker says these are a complete computer rather than simple earbuds and may replace some tasks done on visual computers.
Key points- Beamforming and scene analysis isolate one speaker in a noisy restaurant
- Machine-learning denoising and AI translation turn speech into text-to-speech in English
- The speaker expects such devices to replace some visual computers
Suno
Tool · suno.com · Issue #150
Suno is a web and mobile AI music generator that turns a text prompt into a complete song with vocals, lyrics and production in about a minute.
Summary
Suno is a web and mobile AI music generator that turns a text prompt into a complete song with vocals, lyrics and production in about a minute. Users can steer genre, mood and vocal settings, and use stem separation, Voices and a browser-based studio. The free tier allows 10 songs a day, while the paid Pro and Premier plans add monthly song quotas and commercial rights.
Chile's Desert Where Fast Fashion Ends Up
Read · nationalgeographic.com · 13 min · Issue #150
John Bartlett's National Geographic article describes how Chile's Atacama Desert has become a dumping ground for discarded clothing from fast fashion.
Summary
John Bartlett's National Geographic article describes how Chile's Atacama Desert has become a dumping ground for discarded clothing from fast fashion. Clothing production doubled between 2000 and 2014, and used clothes arrive at the Iquique duty-free port, where some end up in the desert. Much of it is synthetic and will not biodegrade, while small startups turn textile waste into yarn and insulation.
How to Organize Your Digital Life With PARA
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #149
Tiago Forte's video explains the PARA method, a simple system for organizing digital information so it can be found when needed.
Summary
Tiago Forte's video explains the PARA method, a simple system for organizing digital information so it can be found when needed. It covers the 10-to-15 rule for creating projects, a way to plan weekly tasks with PARA, and a second brain setup in Apple Notes. Forte also points viewers to his book Building a Second Brain.
People care more about earning above peers
Short · youtu.be · Issue #149
Most pick 90k with peers at 80k over 100k with peers at 110k
Summary
The speaker says people care more about earning above their peers than about earning more in absolute terms.
The speaker poses two choices. Most people would rather earn 90,000 when colleagues earn 80,000 than earn 100,000 when colleagues earn 110,000. Most also prefer six weeks of vacation when colleagues get nine over three weeks when colleagues get one. The speaker says people care about status when it comes to money, but not when it comes to time off.
Key points- Most pick 90k with peers at 80k over 100k with peers at 110k
- Most pick six vacation weeks when peers get nine, since vacation carries no status
- The speaker says humans are weird because status matters more than money
Water a Day: Daily Water Intake Calculator
Tool · wateraday.com · Issue #149
Water a Day estimates how much water you should drink.
Summary
Water a Day estimates how much water you should drink. You enter sex, age, weight, height and activity level, and it shows the result in liters, cups and bottles. It cites National Academies adequate intake figures of about 3.7 L per day for adult men and 2.7 L for adult women, and lists factors such as heat, exercise and altitude that change needs.
Magic Loops
Tool · magicloops.dev · Issue #149
Magic Loops is a platform for building AI-powered apps and automations by combining LLMs and code, with the pitch that you can build apps without writing code.
Summary
Magic Loops is a platform for building AI-powered apps and automations by combining LLMs and code, with the pitch that you can build apps without writing code. Its gallery includes community apps such as Magic Alchemy and Idea Builder. A free tier offers 8,000 credits and public loops, while the Professional plan costs $20 per month and adds private loops.
Avoid Clickbait: Schopenhauer on Bad Writing
Read · fs.blog · 3 min · Issue #149
Shane Parrish of Farnam Street applies Arthur Schopenhauer's essays On Authorship and On Reading to clickbait.
Summary
Shane Parrish of Farnam Street applies Arthur Schopenhauer's essays On Authorship and On Reading to clickbait. Schopenhauer separated writers who write to understand a subject from those who write for pay, and the second group produces much of today's clickbait. The article advises avoiding bad writing so your mind gets better raw material, and lists warning signs such as headlines built for clicks.
What Type of Brain Do You Have?
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #148
Mike and Matty argue that knowing your brain type helps you find a study style that suits you, since generic study tips give generic results.
Summary
Mike and Matty argue that knowing your brain type helps you find a study style that suits you, since generic study tips give generic results. Matty says his grades got worse when he tried his brother's methods. The video links to a three-minute brain type quiz, and a paid study course is also promoted.
Body cues can create and reverse anxiety
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #148
Darting eyes, a tense body and shallow breathing trigger anxiety, the speaker says
Summary
Anxiety can be created and reversed through body cues, so slow your breathing, fix your eyes, and relax your body.
The speaker describes three body signals that create anxiety: erratic head and eye movement, a tense body and shallow breathing. Doing the opposite reverses the feeling, by breathing slowly, fixing the eyes on one point and relaxing the body. The speaker says anxiety responds to these cues automatically in both directions.
Key points- Darting eyes, a tense body and shallow breathing trigger anxiety, the speaker says
- Reverse them by slowing breath, fixing your eyes on one thing, and relaxing
- The speaker says he wishes he had learned this much earlier in life
Triggers are events magnified by your trauma lens
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #148
Your reaction comes from your trauma lens, not from the event alone
Summary
Triggers come from the event magnified through your trauma lens, which turns an ambiguous remark into a worst-case reading.
The speaker says people are not triggered by an event itself but by that event magnified through the lens of their past trauma. A neutral remark or action gets translated into a perceived betrayal, such as cheating.
Key points- Your reaction comes from your trauma lens, not from the event alone
- The speaker's example is an ambiguous remark translated into cheating
Show up for depressed friends with low effort
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #148
Suggest a plan that needs no explanation, like making s'mores or cooking dinner
Summary
Show up for depressed friends with low-effort plans and presence, rather than asking how they feel or what they need.
The speaker says texting a depressed friend with questions about how they feel or with suggestions adds pressure. Instead, offer a low-effort plan for connection, like making s'mores or dinner together and watching a movie without talking. The speaker says depression is often loneliness with loss, aimlessness and hopelessness, and presence without pressure helps.
Key points- Suggest a plan that needs no explanation, like making s'mores or cooking dinner
- Being present, without pressure to explain or fix, can pull things in a new direction
- The speaker says much depression is loneliness with loss, and suggestions dig deeper
Missed windows open again and again
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #148
Concedes elite gymnastics often needs training to start by age six
Summary
The speaker argues it is nonsense to say your chance has passed, since windows like this open again and again.
A dialogue presents two views. One voice says that a window has closed, such as gymnasts needing to start by age 6, and that a missed potential is a personal failure. The other argues that reaching a peak would bring no lasting bliss, that the daily work is enjoyable, and that striving out of fear is suffering.
Key points- Concedes elite gymnastics often needs training to start by age six
- Says most elite mathematicians do their best work before age 25
- Argues that reaching a peak does not guarantee lasting happiness afterwards
VirusTotal
Tool · virustotal.com · Issue #148
VirusTotal is a service for checking whether a file or link is a potential threat.
Summary
VirusTotal is a service for checking whether a file or link is a potential threat. Scammers use increasingly convincing methods, so checking suspicious files and links before opening them is useful. The site is provided by VirusTotal.
50 Hacks
Tool · 50hacks.co · Issue #148
50 Hacks is a crowdsourced site where people post productivity tips and the community votes them into a Top 50 list.
Summary
50 Hacks is a crowdsourced site where people post productivity tips and the community votes them into a Top 50 list. Anyone can submit, upvote or comment without an account, with Hot, New and Top 50 tabs organizing the tips. Marc Lou runs the site, which also carries advertising and a promoted course.
How I Search in 2024
Read · newsletter.vickiboykis.com · 6 min · Issue #148
Vicki Boykis describes how she searches the web in 2024, arguing that search is splitting into task-specific tools as LLMs and independent search engines grow.
Summary
Vicki Boykis describes how she searches the web in 2024, arguing that search is splitting into task-specific tools as LLMs and independent search engines grow. She uses Kagi, a paid search engine she switched to in January 2024, which has a summarizer and a Small Web section. She also uses Marginalia, an open source, non-commercial index run by one person, and Perplexity for technical lookups with citations.
This Is a Teenager: Tracking Hundreds of Teens Into Adulthood
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #147
The Pudding's video follows hundreds of teenagers first sampled in 1997 and tracks them into adulthood.
Summary
The Pudding's video follows hundreds of teenagers first sampled in 1997 and tracks them into adulthood. It looks at how childhood experiences relate to later life outcomes, using a large dataset. An interactive version of the study is hosted on the Pudding site. The video was published on YouTube in April 2024.
Keep integrity when you dislike someone
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #147
Do not lose integrity because of one difficult person, others see it
Summary
When you dislike someone, keep your integrity, since people around you are watching how you treat them.
The speaker advises talking to a disliked person as you normally would, since others are watching and the goal is to win them over. Stay neutral by keeping arms uncrossed, avoiding eye-rolls and projecting that their presence does not bother you. Keep commentary out and answer with plain facts, such as giving the meeting time.
Key points- Do not lose integrity because of one difficult person, others see it
- Go neutral: no crossed arms, no eye rolls, and a self-assured mindset
- Keep commentary at home and answer with plain facts, like the meeting time
Improv breakup song about germs
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #147
The rant asks for six feet of distance over a partner's germs
Summary
An improviser performs a confrontational freestyle song addressed to a partner who sneezes, wipes his nose and avoids washing his hands. The song turns a breakup into jokes about germs, COVID and the need for six feet of distance.
Key points- The rant asks for six feet of distance over a partner's germs
- Jokes about wiping a nose with an unwashed finger in a supermarket
Teaching victimhood primes people for discrimination
Short · youtu.be · Issue #147
Women told they had facial scars reported more discrimination after the scars were removed
Summary
The speaker argues that teaching people they are victims primes them to see discrimination, and teaching strength is better.
The speaker describes an experiment in which women were told they were attending interviews to study discrimination against facial disfigurement and were shown scars that were later removed. Afterward they reported more discrimination, which the speaker links to priming. The speaker argues young people should be taught that they are strong and capable rather than victims.
Key points- Women told they had facial scars reported more discrimination after the scars were removed
- They took interviewers' comments as referencing scars that were no longer there
- The speaker says young people should be taught they are strong and capable
Codedex
Tool · codedex.io · Issue #147
Codedex is a coding education platform for kids and adults.
Summary
Codedex is a coding education platform for kids and adults. It offers a fantasy-themed learning route through Python, HTML, CSS or JavaScript. Learners earn experience points to unlock new regions and collect badges at their own pace.
Ortto Free AI Subject Line Tester
Tool · ortto.com · Issue #147
Ortto's AI Labs offers a free subject line tester.
Summary
Ortto's AI Labs offers a free subject line tester. You enter a subject line, your name and email, and it predicts the open rate for your line and for AI-generated alternatives. The example shown scores the entered line at 0% and the suggestions at 22% to 32%. Ortto is a customer data, messaging and analytics platform.
On Spending Time Alone
Read · theguardian.com · 10 min · Issue #147
A Guardian article on time spent alone looks at how the pandemic made working from home routine for many people.
Summary
A Guardian article on time spent alone looks at how the pandemic made working from home routine for many people. The author notes that for many of them the flat is also the office.
Crash Course Business Soft Skills: Influence
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #146
CrashCourse's second Business Soft Skills episode explains what influence is, how to use it respectfully and how to protect yourself from its manipulative uses.
Summary
CrashCourse's second Business Soft Skills episode explains what influence is, how to use it respectfully and how to protect yourself from its manipulative uses. It opens with how con artists scam people, why people follow good or bad leaders, and how CEOs win better deals in the boardroom. The host is Evelyn, and the video is free to watch.
Smartphones from puberty weaken social skills
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #146
Millennials grew up with flip phones, while Gen Z got smartphones and social media at puberty
Summary
The speaker says smartphones from puberty have weakened Gen Z's social skills, and kids need time with other kids.
The speaker contrasts millennials, who grew up with flip phones, with Gen Z, who got smartphones and social media at the start of puberty. Gen Z spent less time in person with friends, which the speaker links to lower self-confidence. The speaker urges parents to limit phones and social media and to replace that time with in-person time with other kids.
Key points- Millennials grew up with flip phones, while Gen Z got smartphones and social media at puberty
- Gen Z gets together physically but stays on devices, the speaker says
- Parents should cut phone access and give kids things to do with peers
Three Excel shortcuts that save time
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #146
Alt equals inserts a sum for a selected cell or table, instead of typing equals
Summary
Three Excel shortcuts save time: Alt equals for sums, Ctrl+E to split values, and a shortcut to clean up tables.
The speaker lists three Excel tips. The Alt and equals shortcut inserts a sum for a selected range instead of typing a formula. Ctrl+E fills the rest of a column after you type the first value, which splits data from one column into several. The third is a shortcut for quickly cleaning up a messy table instead of doing it by hand.
Key points- Alt equals inserts a sum for a selected cell or table, instead of typing equals
- Type the first value, then Ctrl+E to auto-fill the rest of a split column
- The spoken shortcut Alt, 0, A is used to tidy a messy table
Treat an overactive mind like a dramatic child
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #146
The speaker says thoughts drive feelings, so constant thinking brings unease
Summary
Treat your overactive thinking mind like a dramatic child, and quieten it gently with attention and kindness.
The speaker suggests picturing the thinking mind as a dramatic child and quieting it by bringing attention to the thoughts and saying shh with kindness. Because thoughts drive feelings and worry often threatens without doing anything, the speaker says the mind usually slows down once it is calmed this way.
Key points- The speaker says thoughts drive feelings, so constant thinking brings unease
- Say shh to the voice in your head, as you would calm a child
- Worry does not accomplish anything, so calm attention can slow the mind
Write harsh thoughts, answer as your wiser self
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #146
Write the negative thoughts, then reply as your higher, wiser self would
Summary
Write down harsh thoughts, then answer them as your wiser adult self, twice a day for six months.
The speaker describes writing down harsh self-talk, then answering it twice a day as a wiser adult self would, for six months. Next came a raw inventory of every relationship and an unpacking of childhood, which felt painful but freeing. The speaker then spent a month alone in a cabin in Vermont with no phone or computer, journaling, and reports feeling clear, energetic and expansive afterward.
Key points- Write the negative thoughts, then reply as your higher, wiser self would
- The speaker did this twice daily for six months, which was hard at first
- Unpacking every past relationship and childhood memory freed him, he says
HowStuffWorks
Tool · howstuffworks.com · Issue #146
HowStuffWorks is a portal of articles that answer the questions people wonder about late at night.
Summary
HowStuffWorks is a portal of articles that answer the questions people wonder about late at night. It is aimed at curious readers.
What's This Cloud
Tool · whatsthiscloud.com · Issue #146
What's This Cloud is an educational site for learning to identify and classify clouds, aimed at students, teachers, pilots and skywatchers.
Summary
What's This Cloud is an educational site for learning to identify and classify clouds, aimed at students, teachers, pilots and skywatchers. It offers 126 illustrations, real photographs, guides to the ten main cloud types, a printable chart, step-by-step lessons and flashcards. A 136-page ebook on the ten cloud types is offered free, and posters are sold in the shop. Foxhaven Media publishes the site.
7 Windows 11 Tips and Hidden Settings
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #145
CNET's video presents seven built-in Windows 11 tweaks meant to make the system easier to use.
Summary
CNET's video presents seven built-in Windows 11 tweaks meant to make the system easier to use. The tips cover moving the Start button, using Snap Layouts, hiding desktop icons, adding extra clocks, managing startup apps, turning on dark mode and running Disk Cleanup. All of them are features already included in Windows 11.
The Struggle: Ben Horowitz on Hard Times at Companies
Read · fs.blog · 4 min · Issue #145
Shane Parrish of Farnam Street summarizes Ben Horowitz's book The Hard Thing About Hard Things, which covers the low point founders reach when a company goes wrong, the Struggle.
Summary
Shane Parrish of Farnam Street summarizes Ben Horowitz's book The Hard Thing About Hard Things, which covers the low point founders reach when a company goes wrong, the Struggle. The article argues hardship is a normal part of building a company and where greatness comes from. It offers six coping ideas, including sharing the burden, keeping focus on the goal and avoiding harsh self-judgment.
I Tested Viral TikTok Food Hacks
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #144
Joshua Weissman tests viral TikTok food hacks to find out which ones are actually true.
Summary
Joshua Weissman tests viral TikTok food hacks to find out which ones are actually true. He is a food content creator with a large cooking audience, and the video is free to watch on YouTube. He also sells a cookbook, Texture Over Taste.
Four leadership lessons from Marcus Aurelius
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #144
Marcus studied under his stepfather Antoninus for almost twenty years
Summary
The speaker draws four leadership lessons from Marcus Aurelius: find a mentor, never complain, guard against power, stay a student.
The speaker draws four leadership lessons from Marcus Aurelius. He studied for about 20 years under the emperor Antoninus and treated it as an apprenticeship, so the speaker urges finding a mentor. Aurelius did not complain, even privately. He guarded against being changed by power, and he remained a student of leadership and life.
Key points- Marcus studied under his stepfather Antoninus for almost twenty years
- Leadership comes with perks and responsibilities, so do not complain
- Guard against being changed by position, like being dyed purple
The Dip is the hard stretch before rewards
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #144
Every new venture starts with excitement, then a slog before results show up
Summary
The Dip, from Seth Godin's book, is the hard stretch that makes rewards meaningful, and quitters give up inside it.
The speaker recalls Seth Godin's book The Dip: starting something new brings excitement, then a slump where effort does not yet show results. The speaker argues the dip filters out people who will not do the work and gives the reward its meaning. The speaker says they kept making YouTube videos through two years without results and did not quit.
Key points- Every new venture starts with excitement, then a slog before results show up
- The speaker spent two years making YouTube videos with no visible results
- The dip separates people willing to do the work from those who quit
Ego is the most dangerous part of us
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #144
A little ego helps you keep moving, but too much becomes a power freak
Summary
The speaker says ego is the most dangerous part of us, and unchecked ego creates power-hungry leaders.
The speaker calls the ego the most dangerous part of us. A little ego helps a person keep moving, but unchecked it produces power-seekers. The speaker points to corporate greed and abuses of power in the news as examples.
Key points- A little ego helps you keep moving, but too much becomes a power freak
- Points to corporate greed, power and corruption seen in the papers
- Presents ego as the enemy to be managed
Selling Without Being Salesy: The Kind Way to Sell
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #143
Chris Do of The Futur argues that selling is not about pushing but about understanding, empathizing and providing value.
Summary
Chris Do of The Futur argues that selling is not about pushing but about understanding, empathizing and providing value. Based on a talk at the RGD Conference in Toronto, the video covers how competition changes on projects above about $200,000, his account of doubling business revenue in one year, and sales for introverted designers. It also covers conversational selling and identifying client pain points.
Set rejection goals, like 100 asks a week
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #143
Quotes Noah's dad: collect rejections like treasure to find a few yeses
Summary
Set rejection goals, such as 100 asks a week, since you will never sell anything without asking for what you want.
Summarizing the book Million Dollar Weekend, the speaker says most people wish for what they want instead of asking for it. The book suggests setting a rejection goal, such as 100 rejections a week, because some yeses will follow. After a no, it recommends asking why not, who else would like this, what would make it a no-brainer, and what the person would pay.
Key points- Quotes Noah's dad: collect rejections like treasure to find a few yeses
- Most people wish for what they want and drop hints instead of asking
- Reframe rejection as an exciting thing to collect, not a failure
Egg yolk antibodies could counter cat allergy
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #143
Most cat allergies come from the Fel d 1 protein in saliva, skin and urine
Summary
A board-certified allergist says egg-yolk antibodies from hens can neutralise the main cat allergy protein, Fel d 1.
An allergist explains that most cat allergies come from one protein, Fel d 1, found in cat saliva, skin and urine. Chickens exposed to cats can make antibodies against it that pass into egg yolk. A cat food built on this, Pro Plan LiveClear, reduced Fel d 1 in cats' saliva by about 50 percent over four weeks. Homemade egg versions may give mixed results.
Key points- Most cat allergies come from the Fel d 1 protein in saliva, skin and urine
- Hens exposed to cats make IgY antibodies that bind Fel d 1 and pass into egg yolk
- The speaker says a cat food tested four weeks lowered Fel d 1 in cats' saliva
Digital Defense: Personal Security Checklist
Tool · digital-defense.io · Issue #143
Alicia Sykes built Digital Defense, a personal security checklist for protecting privacy, online accounts and devices.
Summary
Alicia Sykes built Digital Defense, a personal security checklist for protecting privacy, online accounts and devices. It holds 12 checklists with 259 items, covering web browsing, networks, authentication, email, messaging, social media, smart home and personal finance. Users tick items off at Essential, Optional and Advanced levels. The project is MIT-licensed and open source on GitHub.
Saner.ai
Tool · saner.ai · Issue #143
Saner.AI is an AI personal assistant for notes, email and calendar, aimed at people with ADHD.
Summary
Saner.AI is an AI personal assistant for notes, email and calendar, aimed at people with ADHD. A Chrome extension and voice input capture notes, which can then be searched alongside files and the web. It turns emails into tasks and pulls in Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack and Google Drive. The product is in beta, with a free package offered.
If You're Struggling to Find Inspiration
Read · untetheredmind.co · 3 min · Issue #143
Alex Mathers of the Untethered Mind newsletter argues that people often explain away a lack of progress with identity excuses, such as "I'm just not that kind of person." He says the way forward is to return to the basics of making progress.
Summary
Alex Mathers of the Untethered Mind newsletter argues that people often explain away a lack of progress with identity excuses, such as "I'm just not that kind of person." He says the way forward is to return to the basics of making progress. The post is about a three-minute read and can be opened free through an author link.
This Transparent Engine Is Fascinating (How Engines Work)
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #142
Destin Sandlin's SmarterEveryDay episode 292 uses a see-through engine to show how an internal combustion engine works.
Summary
Destin Sandlin's SmarterEveryDay episode 292 uses a see-through engine to show how an internal combustion engine works. Its topics include pistons, engine blocks, valve timing and fuel injection. The episode was published in November 2023 and runs about 25 minutes.
Build habits with 60 seconds of meditation
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #142
Place a meditation pillow in a visible, dedicated corner
Summary
Build a habit by making it obvious, attractive, easy and satisfying, starting with just 60 seconds of meditation.
The speaker says building a good habit comes down to four things: make it obvious, attractive, easy and satisfying. Examples include keeping a meditation pillow in a dedicated corner, picking habits you are actually interested in, and starting with 60 seconds instead of 30 minutes, since showing up is what builds the habit. Pairing it with a reward you enjoy keeps you coming back.
Key points- Place a meditation pillow in a visible, dedicated corner
- Pick habits you want, since should-do habits feel like a hassle
- Start with 60 seconds, master showing up, then extend the time
Rehearsing problems makes them grow
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #142
Rumination, obsessing over pain, is described as the number one symptom of depression
Summary
Thinking and talking about problems over and over makes them grow, and rumination is a core symptom of depression.
In a conversation about a book on rumination, the speaker says that repetitively dwelling on pain is a core symptom of depression, and that activity such as running errands helps more than talking about problems. They argue human history is a story of resilience, that a little anxiety and bad memories are normal and can be useful, and that treating every hardship as trauma can backfire.
Key points- Rumination, obsessing over pain, is described as the number one symptom of depression
- Good therapists break that pattern first, while many just indulge it
- The speaker says the worst thing that happened to you is the worst thing for you
Gleevery
Tool · gleevery.com · Issue #142
Gleevery is a Polish service for renting electronics, small appliances, sports gear and office equipment instead of buying.
Summary
Gleevery is a Polish service for renting electronics, small appliances, sports gear and office equipment instead of buying. Rentals run 3 to 14 days or 1 to 24 months for a monthly fee, and some items need no deposit. Its GleeverySafe program covers 80% of repair costs in Poland, excluding intentional damage, loss and liquid damage other than water.