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Why Poland Is Quietly Becoming Europe's Next Superpower
Watch · youtube.com · 11 min · Issue #111
An Explained with Dom video from August 2023 analyzes Poland's transformation over the past three decades.
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An Explained with Dom video from August 2023 analyzes Poland's transformation over the past three decades. Its sections cover the Polish economic miracle, the country's military strength and the question of how real that miracle is.
Letsrecast: Article-to-Audio App (Shut Down)
Tool · letsrecast.ai · Issue #111
Letsrecast, which turned articles into audio, has shut down, and its farewell page thanks users.
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Letsrecast, which turned articles into audio, has shut down, and its farewell page thanks users. The newsletter described the app at the time as handling up to 20,000 words per article.
Mind Gardening: Growing Ideas From Your Notes
Read · refinery29.com · 5 min · Issue #111
An interview with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, CEO of Ness Labs, about mind gardening, a way to cultivate ideas instead of passively consuming content.
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An interview with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, CEO of Ness Labs, about mind gardening, a way to cultivate ideas instead of passively consuming content. She describes treating a thought as a seed, noting it down and looking for connections between notes that branch into new ideas. She links the practice to the generation effect, the finding that creating your own version of information aids memory.
Talk to Strangers. It Will Change Your Life.
Watch · youtube.com · 12 min · Issue #110
A Sprouht video from June 2022 argues that talking to strangers is a key skill for making friends and countering loneliness.
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A Sprouht video from June 2022 argues that talking to strangers is a key skill for making friends and countering loneliness. It covers how not to approach strangers, the basic principles of starting a conversation and advice from strangers themselves. The sidewalk examples are filmed in Montreal.
Legend: Productivity App for Deep Work
Tool · legendapp.com · Issue #110
Legend combines documents, notes, to-do lists, emails, files and projects in one interface.
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Legend combines documents, notes, to-do lists, emails, files and projects in one interface. Filtered panes surface urgent tasks across projects, and the app supports Markdown documents, an outliner and an agenda view. Sync runs in real time across devices with client-side AES-256 encryption. The free tier includes 10 panes and unlimited documents, and paid plans start at $5 a month.
Deepnotes: Infinite Canvas Note-Taking
Tool · deepnotes.app · Issue #110
Deepnotes is an open source, end-to-end encrypted infinite canvas for notes, with nested containers and real-time collaboration.
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Deepnotes is an open source, end-to-end encrypted infinite canvas for notes, with nested containers and real-time collaboration. It is used for mind maps, diagrams, kanban boards, flashcards and study material. The Basic plan is free at $0 a month with a 50-page limit for personal use, and the Pro plan costs $4.99 a month.
Simulating a Jungle Ecosystem for 365 Days
Watch · youtube.com · 8 min · Issue #109
Dr.
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Dr. Plants' August 2022 video documents a year-long attempt to build a self-sustaining jungle-style paludarium, a vivarium with both land and water. The description highlights vampire crabs and mourning geckos and says the setup evolves into a tightly knit ecosystem.
Niche buyers can still sustain a business
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #109
About two million TikTok viewers produced roughly 300 orders in the last drop
Summary
Creators do not need to please everyone, since a niche 0.015% buyer rate can still sustain a real business.
A clothing maker in Australia explains that his label sells sportswear made on vintage machines under a made-up football club brand. About two million people saw the brand on TikTok, and a drop of 300 orders equals a 0.015% conversion, which he calls a strong number that now pays for a studio, camera gear and fabric. He says a creative person's job is to show people new things.
Key points- About two million TikTok viewers produced roughly 300 orders in the last drop
- Makes classic sportswear with vintage machinery in Australia under a made-up football club label
- Sales now pay for studio rent, camera gear and 1,000 metres of fabric
Luxury goods stop signalling status for the wealthy
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #109
Describes post-luxury buyers who no longer buy to show their wealth
Summary
The speaker argues luxury goods are a scam, since the wealthy stop needing them to signal status.
The speaker argues that luxury goods are a scam, since the concept was created to make people spend money to signal status. Wealthy buyers who no longer need goods to signal wealth are described as post-luxury. A second speaker calls themselves pre-luxury: they own nice things for quality and buy without logos or status in mind.
Key points- Describes post-luxury buyers who no longer buy to show their wealth
- Calls his own stance pre-luxury: he owns nice things with no status signal
- Claims luxury goods do not deliver the status people expect from them
Lightpad: Calendar With a Spatial Timeline
Tool · lightpad.ai · Issue #109
Lightpad is a planning calendar built around Timeflow, a view that lays out days, weeks, months and hours in one consistent format.
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Lightpad is a planning calendar built around Timeflow, a view that lays out days, weeks, months and hours in one consistent format. It syncs with Google Calendar, supports tags with custom colors, and has a notes mode with a focus setting. It works offline as a progressive web app, and its base plan is free, with paid plans listed on a separate pricing page.
Why Self-Care Hasn't Cured Your Burnout
Read · bustle.com · 13 min · Issue #109
Heather Havrilesky's Bustle essay argues that rest and self-care do not always cure burnout, and that burnout can reflect ambition with nowhere to go.
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Heather Havrilesky's Bustle essay argues that rest and self-care do not always cure burnout, and that burnout can reflect ambition with nowhere to go. She suggests physically absorbing or even repetitive tasks can restore a sense of satisfaction, citing her own work pulling ivy in her mother's yard. The piece also says modest goals can feel unmotivating, and that a more ambitious version of a goal may help.
Simplifiers split easy work from hard thinking
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #108
Switches context between meetings on different topics without losing focus
Summary
Jeff is an exceptional simplifier who quickly separates the easy 90% of work from the hard 10% that needs senior thinking.
A colleague who worked with Jeff Bezos for 23 years says the public sees him as a lone visionary, when his key skill is simplifying. The colleague says Bezos switches context quickly between meetings, sorts out the 90% of tasks that are easy, and focuses his senior judgement on the small share that is hard, so he does not waste time on easy work.
Key points- Switches context between meetings on different topics without losing focus
- Sorts out the easy 90% quickly and saves effort for the critical slice
- The speaker says he is efficient because he does not waste time on easy work
AI can reconstruct what people see and think
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #108
Reconstructed images shown in an MRI machine by matching patterns in brain activity
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The speaker says AI can now reconstruct what people see, think and where they stand, using brain scans and Wi-Fi signals.
The speaker describes research that reconstructs images from fMRI brain data. Participants viewed images in an MRI scanner, a model learned to map brain patterns to images, and it then reconstructed an image it had not been shown. A later study used Stable Diffusion for better results, and another tried to decode inner speech while people narrated a video. The speaker suggests dreams may no longer be private.
Key points- Reconstructed images shown in an MRI machine by matching patterns in brain activity
- Newer work uses stable diffusion and decoded a narrated inner monologue from a video
- Wi-Fi radio signals alone rebuilt real-time 3D poses of people in a room
The Ultimate Productivity Hack Is Focus
Read · fs.blog · 3 min · Issue #108
Shane Parrish's August 2022 Farnam Street post argues that focus is the key to productivity and success, and that focus means saying no.
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Shane Parrish's August 2022 Farnam Street post argues that focus is the key to productivity and success, and that focus means saying no. He notes that Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Jony Ive credit focus for their success. He describes focus as a muscle practiced daily, and says focused people often keep working on one idea for a long time even without visible results.
Laurie Santos on Discovering Your Signature Strengths
Watch · youtube.com · 6 min · Issue #107
A Big Think video from The Well, published July 2023, in which Laurie Santos argues that regularly using your signature strengths matters more for fulfillment than general character strengths.
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A Big Think video from The Well, published July 2023, in which Laurie Santos argues that regularly using your signature strengths matters more for fulfillment than general character strengths. She draws on Aristotle, Seligman and Peterson's 24 character strengths and suggests identifying yours through a survey, then practicing them, including at work.
Only some IMAX theatres show Oppenheimer uncropped
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #107
Nolan filmed in the 1.43 IMAX ratio, which most theatres crop to widescreen
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Only certain IMAX and dual-laser theatres show Oppenheimer uncropped, so check the screen before buying tickets.
The speaker advises choosing a cinema format for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Nolan filmed in two aspect ratios, and the IMAX 1.43 ratio is shown fully only on IMAX 70mm and dual-laser IMAX screens. Other theaters crop it to widescreen, which the speaker says earned the nickname Croppenheimer. The full frame conveys the scale of the bomb and evokes 1940s CRT screens.
Key points- Nolan filmed in the 1.43 IMAX ratio, which most theatres crop to widescreen
- Other screens crop the image, which gave the film its Croppenheimer nickname
- The speaker points to a website that verifies which theatres show it uncropped
Annie Duke at Talks at Google: Thinking in Bets
Read · youtube.com · 6 min · Issue #107
A 2018 Talks at Google event, about 84 minutes long, with former professional poker player Annie Duke discussing her book Thinking in Bets, moderated by Jordan Thibodeau.
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A 2018 Talks at Google event, about 84 minutes long, with former professional poker player Annie Duke discussing her book Thinking in Bets, moderated by Jordan Thibodeau. Duke applies lessons from cognitive psychology and her poker career to decision-making under uncertainty.
Thinking in Bets: Deciding Like a Poker Player
Read · fronterablog.com · 5 min · Issue #107
A Frontera article on Annie Duke's 'thinking in bets' framework, drawn from her poker background.
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A Frontera article on Annie Duke's 'thinking in bets' framework, drawn from her poker background. It argues that judging decisions by their outcomes is misleading, because luck also shapes results. The three steps are imagining a friend betting against your prediction, calculating expected value and reviewing past decisions apart from their results.
Ryan Serhant: What I Learned From 94 Billionaires
Watch · youtube.com · 11 min · Issue #106
A May 2023 video in which Ryan Serhant, a top-selling New York luxury real estate agent and founder of the brokerage SERHANT, shares six lessons from working with 94 billionaires.
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A May 2023 video in which Ryan Serhant, a top-selling New York luxury real estate agent and founder of the brokerage SERHANT, shares six lessons from working with 94 billionaires. The video is free to watch on YouTube.
CubeTrek: GPS Track Viewer With 3D Terrain
Tool · cubetrek.com · Issue #106
CubeTrek is a web app for viewing and managing GPS tracks over realistic 3D terrain, aimed at skiing, mountaineering, mountain biking and trail running.
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CubeTrek is a web app for viewing and managing GPS tracks over realistic 3D terrain, aimed at skiing, mountaineering, mountain biking and trail running. It offers replay mode, dashboard statistics, matching of repeated routes and import of GPX and FIT files, with sync to Garmin Connect, Polar Flow and Coros. The code is open source under GPL v2, and replay mode is limited by quotas.
How to Listen to Classical Music With an Open Mind
Read · psyche.co · 10 min · Issue #106
Musicologist Lawrence Kramer's Psyche guide argues that classical music rewards listening for its emotional, intellectual and aesthetic value, with no training required.
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Musicologist Lawrence Kramer's Psyche guide argues that classical music rewards listening for its emotional, intellectual and aesthetic value, with no training required. He suggests picking an 'angle of hearing' such as a melody, timbre or story to focus attention. Other tips include comparing different recordings of the same piece and attending live concerts.
Laurie Santos on How to Be Happier
Watch · youtube.com · 8 min · Issue #105
Yale psychologist Laurie Santos, in a Big Think video from The Well series, argues that happiness is hard to reach because the brain is not wired for it.
Summary
Yale psychologist Laurie Santos, in a Big Think video from The Well series, argues that happiness is hard to reach because the brain is not wired for it. She recommends a set of practices she calls re-wirements, including prioritizing social connection, being other-oriented, practicing gratitude and exercising regularly. The video frames happiness as an ongoing practice, not a fixed state.
Workout.lol: Workout Routine Builder
Tool · workout.lol · Issue #105
Workout.lol is a small web app that builds a workout routine from the equipment you have and the muscles you want to train.
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Workout.lol is a small web app that builds a workout routine from the equipment you have and the muscles you want to train. The page calls it the easiest way to create a workout routine. Its listed creator is the handle @wweb_dev.
Is Time an Illusion? (Great Mysteries of Physics)
Read · theconversation.com · 3 min · Issue #105
The first episode of the podcast Great Mysteries of Physics, hosted by Miriam Frankel of The Conversation, asks whether our sense of time flowing matches how time works.
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The first episode of the podcast Great Mysteries of Physics, hosted by Miriam Frankel of The Conversation, asks whether our sense of time flowing matches how time works. Sean Carroll suggests the arrow of time may come from entropy, which was very low in the early universe. Emily Adlam argues that time does not flow and that the flow we perceive is an illusion.
Pardon My Piano: Are You Tone Deaf or Musically Gifted?
Watch · youtube.com · 12 min · Issue #104
A Pardon my Piano video from June 2022 is an ear test that scores your musical ear from 0 to 15 as a 'tone awareness' score.
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A Pardon my Piano video from June 2022 is an ear test that scores your musical ear from 0 to 15 as a 'tone awareness' score. The test has six parts: pitch recognition, pitch memory, harmony awareness, tonality, resolution and perfect pitch. The channel posts piano covers, classical piano and music tests.
Seniority and pay do not reflect competence
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #104
Says only about 10% overlap exists between confidence and competence
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The speaker claims seniority and pay do not reflect real competence, and promotions often follow relationships and background.
The speaker argues that seniority, pay and education do not reliably show competence, and that relationships and pedigree often decide who is hired or promoted. Citing a claimed 10% overlap between confidence and competence, the speaker says the most outspoken person is often not the most capable. The speaker recalls joining an executive search firm and finding senior leaders less impressive than expected.
Key points- Says only about 10% overlap exists between confidence and competence
- Recounts finding senior leaders unimpressive while assessing them at a search firm
- Advises learning the game, dressing sharp, and dropping imposter syndrome
Funny answers from children's school tests
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #104
Riffs on a candy-bar word problem and a diabetes joke
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A comedy compilation of humorous answers children gave on school tests. Examples include a candy bar word problem answered with a joke about diabetes and a spelling exercise about words the child can and cannot spell. The clip has no commentary and contains no further information.
Key points- Riffs on a candy-bar word problem and a diabetes joke
- Ends with a prompt to write five words you can and cannot spell
A 36-hour fast helped unstick weight loss
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #104
Describes 36 hours without food, then 12 hours of eating, over 30 days
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The speaker says a 36-hour fast helped unstick weight loss, and the first weight lost came from the belly.
Dr. Mindy Pelz describes a 36-hour fast followed by 12 hours of eating, done over a 30-day period in a study she cites. She says that at 36 hours blood sugar drops, the body triggers autophagy and ketone production, and weight is lost, with the largest drop around the belly. The clip presents this as a way to break weight loss resistance.
Key points- Describes 36 hours without food, then 12 hours of eating, over 30 days
- Claims the fast lowered blood sugar, triggered autophagy and reduced inflammation
- Says the weight dropped most from around the belly
Why Maximum Effort Doesn't Build Top Teams: The 85% Rule
Read · hbr.org · 13 min · Issue #104
Greg McKeown's June 2023 Harvard Business Review article argues that maximum effort does not produce maximum results.
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Greg McKeown's June 2023 Harvard Business Review article argues that maximum effort does not produce maximum results. It proposes an 85% rule, where teams perform best when people give about 85% effort. The article warns that constant 100% effort leads to burnout and weaker results, and it is aimed at managers.
If It Were My Home: Compare Living Conditions Across Countries
Tool · ifitweremyhome.com · Issue #103
IfItWereMyHome.com asks how your life would differ if you had been born in another country.
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IfItWereMyHome.com asks how your life would differ if you had been born in another country. Users pick a region on a map and compare living conditions with another country. The site also has a disaster visualization tool, with the Pakistan flood and the BP oil spill as examples, and a weekly Country of the Week feature.
Fold 'N Fly: Paper Airplane Designs and Instructions
Tool · foldnfly.com · Issue #103
Fold 'N Fly is a database of 58 paper airplane designs, each with folding instructions, and many with video guides and printable templates.
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Fold 'N Fly is a database of 58 paper airplane designs, each with folding instructions, and many with video guides and printable templates. Designs can be filtered by type, difficulty and whether scissors are needed. The site also has lesson plans, science experiments and a design section, plus a paid membership for printable plans.
Sinix Design: Art Tutorials and Speedpaintings
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #103
Sinix Design is an art YouTube channel, running since 2006, with painting and drawing tutorials, speedpaintings and some unconventional creative videos.
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Sinix Design is an art YouTube channel, running since 2006, with painting and drawing tutorials, speedpaintings and some unconventional creative videos. Topics include digital and traditional painting, concept art and design. The creator describes it as a place to build art skills and enjoy creativity.
Stoicism: Become Undefeatable
Watch · youtube.com · 12 min · Issue #102
Aperture's April 2021 video presents Stoicism as a way to get through hard times, starting with common modern misconceptions about it.
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Aperture's April 2021 video presents Stoicism as a way to get through hard times, starting with common modern misconceptions about it. It covers a 'voluntary discomfort' exercise for building resilience and the dichotomy of control as the philosophy's most important principle. It also covers the four cardinal virtues: wisdom, courage, temperance and justice.
Say yes, and instead of but
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #102
Saying yes, but negates the other person's thought, the speaker says
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Replying yes, and instead of yes, but keeps a negative conversation moving in a positive direction.
The speaker presents a conversation technique: answer negative remarks with yes, and rather than yes, but. Yes, but negates the other person's point, while yes, and builds on it and keeps the conversation positive. The example is a client rejecting a product as too expensive, answered with a question about why, to keep the talk going.
Key points- Saying yes, but negates the other person's thought, the speaker says
- Answer a price objection with yes, and I would love to know why
- Positive phrasing keeps the other person talking instead of pulling away
Solve stuck problems by advising a friend
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #102
The technique is called self-distancing, and the speaker says it fixes a brain glitch
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When stuck, ask what you would tell your best friend, because distance makes problems easier to solve.
The speaker describes self-distancing, a technique where you ask yourself what you would tell your best friend to do. People are good problem solvers but struggle with their own problems because they are too close to the details. The question lets you zoom out, see the big picture and find a solution when you cannot decide.
Key points- The technique is called self-distancing, and the speaker says it fixes a brain glitch
- Asking it zooms you out and shows the bigger picture
- The question is nine words: what would I tell my best friend to do?
Ten Great Books on How to Learn Better
Read · scotthyoung.com · 4 min · Issue #102
Scott H.
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Scott H. Young's May 2023 list of ten books on learning, chosen for being approachable and actionable. Picks include Make It Stick, How We Learn by Stanislas Dehaene and A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley. Young argues that learning is a skill improved by cognitive science, citing strategies such as retrieval practice, spacing and interleaving.
Four excuses stop people keeping promises
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #101
Cites 25 people trying and 58 finishing a 21-day promise
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The speaker claims four excuses stop people from keeping promises: pain, forgetting, lack of support, and self-talk.
The speaker cites a figure about people keeping a promise for 21 days, though the numbers in the clip are unclear. The speaker then lists four excuses that stop people: pain, forgetting, lack of support from a boss or family, and self-talk that calls the goal stupid. The speaker argues these excuses prevent people from becoming successful.
Key points- Cites 25 people trying and 58 finishing a 21-day promise
- Pain, including physical discomfort, is a reason to drop a promise
- Lack of support from a boss, kids or spouse is treated as an excuse
Three time rules make habits easier to build
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #101
Start a habit as a two-minute task, like putting on running shoes
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Combining a 2-minute rule, a 2-day rule and a 2-year rule makes building habits and skills much easier.
The speaker presents the Triple-Two system, a set of three rules (2 minute, 2 day and 2 year) for building habits and skills. Using a 30-minute morning jog as the example, the habit is first reduced to a 2-minute task tied to a specific cue, such as putting on running shoes after brushing teeth. Once showing up is consistent, the duration is increased.
Key points- Start a habit as a two-minute task, like putting on running shoes
- Commit to only a two-minute jog for the first week or so
- Lengthen the habit to 30 minutes once showing up is consistent
Product Chart: Visual Product Comparison
Tool · productchart.com · Issue #101
Product Chart is an online tool that shows gadgets in visual charts, with categories such as 3D printers, solid state drives and flash drives.
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Product Chart is an online tool that shows gadgets in visual charts, with categories such as 3D printers, solid state drives and flash drives. It also includes finders for touch screen laptops, laptops with matte screens and smartphones with removable batteries, plus a similar phone finder.
TIME's A to Z Glossary of Artificial Intelligence
Read · time.com · 10 min · Issue #101
A free glossary by TIME correspondent Billy Perrigo, first published in April 2023, that explains AI terms from AGI and alignment to hallucination and scaling laws.
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A free glossary by TIME correspondent Billy Perrigo, first published in April 2023, that explains AI terms from AGI and alignment to hallucination and scaling laws. It cites a 2023 OpenAI paper estimating that nearly a fifth of US workers could have over half their tasks automated by a language model. It also reports a 2022 survey of 738 AI researchers who put the average chance of human extinction from advanced AI at 10%.
How Gas Pump Nozzles Know When the Tank Is Full
Watch · youtube.com · 14 min · Issue #100
A Steve Mould video from September 2022 explains how fuel pump nozzles shut off automatically once a car tank is full.
Summary
A Steve Mould video from September 2022 explains how fuel pump nozzles shut off automatically once a car tank is full. The description says the mechanism uses the venturi effect and is clever, but the explanation itself is in the video. Steve Mould is a science communicator.
Cereal brand used people named after celebrities
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #100
Found people with the same names as famous celebrities to endorse the brand
Summary
A small cereal brand used people sharing celebrity names as endorsers, showing big ideas need no big budget.
The speaker describes a small cereal brand that could not afford famous celebrities, so it found people sharing those celebrities' names and had them endorse the brand, which spread on social media. The speaker argues that a tight budget calls for creativity and persistence, not the assumption that a big campaign is impossible.
Key points- Found people with the same names as famous celebrities to endorse the brand
- The campaign spread across social media without a celebrity budget
- Calls tight-budget excuses lazy thinking and says imagination beats cash
Coworkers lift or drag down your output
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #100
Cites a study of 58,000 hours across 11 companies
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Your coworkers shape your output: top performers nearby lift it, and poor performers drag it down.
The speaker cites a study covering 58,000 hours at 11 companies, claiming that sitting within 25 feet of a top performer raises performance by 15%, while sitting near a poor performer lowers it by 30%. The speaker applies this to choosing a workplace and the people one spends time with. The study is not named in the clip.
Key points- Cites a study of 58,000 hours across 11 companies
- Claims sitting within 25 feet of a top performer raises performance 15%
- Claims sitting near a poor performer cuts performance by 30%
Eat This Much: Meal Planning App
Tool · eatthismuch.com · Issue #100
Eat This Much builds meal plans from food preferences, budget and schedule to help users reach diet and nutrition targets.
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Eat This Much builds meal plans from food preferences, budget and schedule to help users reach diet and nutrition targets. Users can choose diets such as keto, vegan or Mediterranean and set calorie and macro goals. Grocery lists can be delivered through Instacart or AmazonFresh, and a virtual pantry lets the planner use foods you already have.
Daily Deductions
Tool · dailydeductions.com · Issue #100
Daily Deductions is a website that publishes a new set of logic puzzles every day.
Summary
Daily Deductions is a website that publishes a new set of logic puzzles every day.
How to Conquer Spicy Food (Hot Ones Challenge)
Watch · youtube.com · 30 min · Issue #99
A Food Theory video from May 2023 tests unusual ways to stop the burn from a spicy wing during the Hot Ones Challenge by First We Feast.
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A Food Theory video from May 2023 tests unusual ways to stop the burn from a spicy wing during the Hot Ones Challenge by First We Feast. It ends with a sauce the description calls far hotter than Last Dab. The creators are Matthew Patrick, Santi Massa and Brittany Leigh Turnbull.
Body fun facts, some of them myths
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #99
Lists claims such as 25% of humans have dimples
Summary
A short list of body and behavior claims presented as fun facts, such as the tongue resting on the roof of the mouth, the nose and ears never stopping growing, and a scary movie burning over 100 calories. No sources are cited. Some claims, such as a regulator that limits muscles to 60% strength, are myths rather than established physiology.
Key points- Lists claims such as 25% of humans have dimples
- Includes the claim that a scary movie burns about 100 calories
Numbr: Calculator and Notepad Combined
Tool · numbr.dev · Issue #99
Numbr is a web app that merges a calculator with a notepad, so numbers written in notes calculate alongside the text.
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Numbr is a web app that merges a calculator with a notepad, so numbers written in notes calculate alongside the text. Anton Medvedev made it, and it draws on Soulver by Zac Cohan. It can be opened in the browser or installed as a Chrome extension.
The Film Theorists
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #99
The Film Theorists is a YouTube channel that explores hidden meanings and secrets behind movies and TV shows.
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The Film Theorists is a YouTube channel that explores hidden meanings and secrets behind movies and TV shows. Its videos cover film monster survival, superhero lore and indie horror series. It belongs to a network with Game Theory, Food Theory and Style Theory.
Play boss fights in short bursts, then sleep
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #98
Players usually do better on the first boss fight than on later tries
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Study tactics apply to games: play a boss for 20 to 40 minutes, then rest and sleep so learning consolidates.
Dr. K, a psychologist, applies learning research to video games. He notes that players often do well on a boss's first attempt and worse afterwards, then recommends short 20 to 40 minute sessions with breaks, since sleep consolidates short-term learning into long-term memory. The speaker says this approach helped them beat a boss in Elden Ring within four or five days of half-hour mornings.
Key points- Players usually do better on the first boss fight than on later tries
- Short sessions let learning consolidate into long-term memory during sleep
- The speaker beat a boss in four or five days with half-hour morning sessions