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Fix posture by raising arms and breathing
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #85
Raise arms, squeeze your butt, and rotate fists as far back as you can
Summary
Fix posture by raising your arms, squeezing your glutes and breathing, not by slouching in the shown posture.
Coach Eli shows a short posture exercise and says that the slumped pose shown in the clip makes posture worse. The exercise: raise the arms, squeeze the glutes, rotate the fists back as far as possible, raise and lower the arms, breathe for 20 seconds, then relax.
Key points- Raise arms, squeeze your butt, and rotate fists as far back as you can
- Raise and lower, breathe for 20 seconds, then relax
- The speaker warns that the posture shown in the video makes things worse
Sometimes a worse situation beats a passable one
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #85
A friend stays in a job that is passable but not bad enough to act on
Summary
Sometimes a worse situation is better, since passable situations leave people comfortably numb and stuck.
The speaker describes a concept called the region beta paradox. Walking a mile is quicker than driving it, so a two-mile trip by car can beat a one-mile walk. The speaker applies this to tolerable situations, such as a passable job or relationship, arguing that a worse situation can push people to act, while an acceptable one leaves them comfortably numb.
Key points- A friend stays in a job that is passable but not bad enough to act on
- A relationship that is not abusive but not right keeps people comfortably numb
- The speaker argues worse situations galvanise people into doing something
Use the keyboard
Tool · usethekeyboard.com · Issue #85
UseTheKeyboard is a reference site that lists keyboard shortcuts for Mac apps, Windows programs and websites.
Summary
UseTheKeyboard is a reference site that lists keyboard shortcuts for Mac apps, Windows programs and websites. It covers about 90 programs, including Figma, VS Code and Notion, and has a search box. Visitors can suggest new pages through a GitHub issue. The page credits @aschmelyun and appears to be free.
Four quick fixes for a bad mood
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #84
Hate everyone: eat something
Summary
Four quick fixes for a bad mood: eat, sleep, shower, or go outside, depending on who you feel hates whom.
Shade Zahrai shares advice received long ago, a short list of simple fixes for bad moods. If you hate everyone, eat something. If everyone seems to hate you, go to sleep. If you hate yourself, take a shower. If everyone seems to hate everyone, go outside. The clip gives no further explanation.
Key points- Hate everyone: eat something
- Everyone hates you: go to sleep
- Hate yourself: have a shower, or go outside if everyone hates everyone
Delivery can make empty talks sound brilliant
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #84
Says tone and pacing can make nothing sound like meaningful content
Summary
Vocal delivery and manner can make an empty talk sound brilliant, the speaker demonstrates with a mock talk.
The video uses a TED-style talk to show how vocal intonation, pacing, gestures and a personal anecdote can make a speaker sound convincing even when the content is thin. The speaker says he is buying time and building an apparent argument. The clip is presented as a lesson in presentation technique.
Key points- Says tone and pacing can make nothing sound like meaningful content
- Uses an embarrassing anecdote to break tension, then turns to a broader point
- Pacing, gesturing and changing tone create the sense of building to a moment
Silicone earplugs and zinc spray for travel
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #84
Silicone earplugs plaster over the ear, block more sound, and allow side sleeping
Summary
Travel kit tips include silicone earplugs, a rubbing ball for feet, zinc spray, and vitamin C hourly while awake.
Tim Ferriss shares three travel items. Silicone earplugs sit over the ear rather than inside it and block more sound, a spiky rubber ball helps release tension in the feet, legs, hips and back, and sprayable zinc is used on travel days along with 1 g vitamin C tablets taken hourly while awake.
Key points- Silicone earplugs plaster over the ear, block more sound, and allow side sleeping
- A spiky rubbing ball rolled under the feet before and after travel eases tension
- Vitamin C at 1 g every waking hour, and zinc spray on travel days
Seeing Theory
Tool · seeing-theory.brown.edu · Issue #84
Seeing Theory is an interactive site by Daniel Kunin, built while he was an undergraduate at Brown University, that teaches probability and statistics through visualizations.
Summary
Seeing Theory is an interactive site by Daniel Kunin, built while he was an undergraduate at Brown University, that teaches probability and statistics through visualizations. It has six chapters: basic probability, compound probability, probability distributions, frequentist inference, Bayesian inference and regression analysis. It includes a donation link.
Change Bad Spending Habits in 5 Steps
Watch · youtube.com · 7 min · Issue #83
Big Think's 'Your Brain on Money' video, produced with Million Stories Media, argues that many financial decisions come from habits that the brain runs without conscious control.
Summary
Big Think's 'Your Brain on Money' video, produced with Million Stories Media, argues that many financial decisions come from habits that the brain runs without conscious control. The description says about 40% of daily actions are habits. The video covers making habits visible, the neuroscience of habits and common good and bad financial habits, then five steps for building better ones.
Take simple actions to extremes when stuck
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #83
Simple things taken to extreme lengths beat hacks and secrets
Summary
When stuck, take simple actions to extremes, such as 100 words, 100 emails or 100 ideas, rather than seeking hacks.
The speaker suggests that when you are stuck, start with 100: 100 words, 100 emails or 100 ideas. The speaker says the world rewards those who give, and that people need no hacks or secrets, only simple things taken to extreme lengths.
Key points- Simple things taken to extreme lengths beat hacks and secrets
- The speaker says the world gives to those who give
BizToc: Business and Finance News Aggregator
Tool · biztoc.com · Issue #83
BizToc is a news aggregator that collects business and finance headlines from outlets including the WSJ, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC and Barron's on one page.
Summary
BizToc is a news aggregator that collects business and finance headlines from outlets including the WSJ, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC and Barron's on one page. It has sections such as Hot, Bullish, Bearish and Regulatory Impact, a market ticker for indexes, commodities and crypto, and an RSS feed. Headlines link to the original publishers.
Visualize Habit: See What Small Habits Add Up To
Tool · visualizehabit.com · Issue #83
Visualize Habit is a free calculator by Marc Lou that shows what a daily habit adds up to over a year.
Summary
Visualize Habit is a free calculator by Marc Lou that shows what a daily habit adds up to over a year. For example, reading 15 minutes a day, seven days a week, is shown as about 18 books, or roughly 19 hours. The site argues that tiny habits produce big results, and the page claims 80% of New Year's resolutions fail.
Bionic Third Thumb: The Future of Human Augmentation
Watch · youtube.com · 12 min · Issue #82
Freethink's Hard Reset episode, published January 2023, looks at artificial body parts that add capabilities rather than only replace lost ones.
Summary
Freethink's Hard Reset episode, published January 2023, looks at artificial body parts that add capabilities rather than only replace lost ones. Designer Dani Clode developed the Third Thumb, a 3D-printed extra thumb controlled by the toes. Her team works with The Plasticity Lab at University College London and Cambridge University to study how the brain adapts to augmentation and to improve prosthetic control.
Parallel play as secure closeness
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #82
Examples: reading together, or one on a phone while the other watches TV
Summary
Parallel play, doing separate activities side by side, is a secure form of closeness, and secure partners explore more freely.
The speaker describes parallel play, where adults do separate activities side by side, such as reading while a partner reads, while still feeling together. The speaker calls it a favorite way to spend time with someone they feel secure with. The speaker cites research saying that secure attachment fuels exploration and independent interests, while insecurity narrows focus onto the relationship.
Key points- Examples: reading together, or one on a phone while the other watches TV
- Quotes a dependency paradox: secure attachment links to the drive to explore
- When partners feel unsafe, people develop tunnel vision about the relationship
ColorWise: Find Colors That Suit You
Tool · colorwise.me · Issue #82
ColorWise is a web tool for finding colors that suit a person's coloring.
Summary
ColorWise is a web tool for finding colors that suit a person's coloring. It offers a free color analysis to identify a personal palette, plus virtual draping, outfit recoloring, photo color palettes and capsule wardrobe palettes.
Clarity matters more than motivation
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #80
Fill a notebook with ambitions, goals and the exact steps to take
Summary
Most people need clarity rather than motivation, so write down your ambitions and exact steps, then refine them over time.
The speaker says most people need clarity rather than motivation. The method is to fill a notebook with ambitions, goals and the exact steps to take, then refine it over time, since no first plan is perfect. The speaker's point is that a plan creates clarity, and clarity creates action.
Key points- Fill a notebook with ambitions, goals and the exact steps to take
- Refine the plan with time, since perfection is not human
- A plan creates clarity, and clarity creates action
Pain, uncertainty and constant work persist
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #80
Stutz shows Hill interviewing his therapist about tools that changed his life
Summary
Pain, uncertainty and constant work cannot be escaped, the speaker says, after watching Jonah Hill's documentary Stutz.
The speaker describes a Netflix documentary called Stutz, in which Jonah Hill's therapist names three unavoidable aspects of reality: pain, uncertainty and constant work. The speaker says reaching goals like a degree or a full client book does not remove them, so the question becomes what kind of constant work you want. The speaker suggests checking whether a goal is chosen for enjoyment or to avoid pain.
Key points- Stutz shows Hill interviewing his therapist about tools that changed his life
- Hill says pain, uncertainty and constant work are unavoidable realities
- The speaker realised reaching milestones would not remove those three realities
Psychologist Debunks 8 Myths of Mass Scale
Watch · youtube.com · 31 min · Issue #80
Psychologist Todd Rose argues that collective illusions, shared false assumptions about society, have existed for millennia and are more common today because of social media and technology.
Summary
Psychologist Todd Rose argues that collective illusions, shared false assumptions about society, have existed for millennia and are more common today because of social media and technology. He disputes that most people want fame, wealth and power, and that the U.S. is irredeemably divided. His remedy is becoming a more authentic individual. The video is part of a 9-part series produced with Stand Together.
Brain Breaks: Why Stepping Back Helps Learning
Watch · youtube.com · 12 min · Issue #79
Jim Kwik argues in this 12-minute video that brain breaks matter as much as learning itself, because stepping back to reflect helps connect ideas and consolidate them.
Summary
Jim Kwik argues in this 12-minute video that brain breaks matter as much as learning itself, because stepping back to reflect helps connect ideas and consolidate them. The lesson includes three tips for brain breaks, juggling and movement for brain health, a 'super brain yoga' exercise, and an assignment.
Big Five beats Myers-Briggs for rigor
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #79
The Big Five covers openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism
Summary
The Big Five is more rigorous than Myers-Briggs, which the speaker calls pseudoscience because its results change with mood.
The speaker argues that the Myers-Briggs test is unreliable, since the same person can get very different results depending on their mood that day. The speaker recommends the Big Five personality test, which measures openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, as more rigorous. The speaker calls Myers-Briggs close to pseudoscience, citing low test-retest reliability.
Key points- The Big Five covers openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism
- Myers-Briggs has very low retest reliability, the speaker says
- Taking Myers-Briggs on Monday and Tuesday can give very different types
Wait 90 minutes before first caffeine
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #79
Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors, and adenosine rushes in when caffeine wears off
Summary
Delay caffeine about 90 minutes after waking so adenosine can clear, which the speaker says prevents the afternoon crash.
The speaker explains that caffeine blocks adenosine receptors, while adenosine builds up during waking hours and causes fatigue. When the caffeine wears off, the adenosine that is still present binds the receptors, producing a crash. The speaker advises waiting about 90 minutes after waking before caffeine, so adenosine can clear, which the speaker says avoids the usual 2 or 3 p.m. slump.
Key points- Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors, and adenosine rushes in when caffeine wears off
- Wait roughly 90 minutes after waking before drinking any caffeine
- The speaker says the usual 2 to 3 pm crash no longer happens
Fear setting on three pages
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #79
Page one: define the worst case, how to prevent it, and how to repair it
Summary
Fear setting uses three pages: worst cases with prevention and repair, benefits of acting, and costs of not acting.
The speaker describes fear setting, a pen-and-paper exercise. Page one has three columns, define, prevent and repair, covering the worst case, ways to reduce it, and how to recover if it happens. Page two lists the benefits of making the change, even partial success, and page three lists the cost of not acting, in columns for six months, one year and three years.
Key points- Page one: define the worst case, how to prevent it, and how to repair it
- Page two: list benefits of the change, even partial success
- Page three: list costs of not changing at 6 months, 1 year and 3 years
Ultimate Book List: What Thought Leaders Read
Tool · ultimatebooklist.com · Issue #79
Ultimate Book List collects book recommendations from celebrities and thought leaders, with thousands of recommendations listed.
Summary
Ultimate Book List collects book recommendations from celebrities and thought leaders, with thousands of recommendations listed. Bill Gates has the most with 345, followed by Oprah Winfrey with 250 and Reese Witherspoon with 204. Popular recommended books include Sapiens, Zero to One, Principles, Thinking, Fast and Slow and Meditations. Users can track their reading and get personalized suggestions.
Stoic Discipline: Self-Control and Industriousness
Watch · youtube.com · 14 min · Issue #78
The Einzelgänger video explains that Stoics treated discipline as a virtue, alongside perseverance, endurance, high-mindedness and self-control.
Summary
The Einzelgänger video explains that Stoics treated discipline as a virtue, alongside perseverance, endurance, high-mindedness and self-control. It covers what self-discipline is, the power of self-control, and industriousness as a Stoic virtue, ending with a segment called 'the star in the sky'. The channel promotes its book Stoicism for Inner Peace.
A farm parable on judging outcomes
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #78
The horse runs off, and the son calls it a nightmare for the farm
Summary
A farm parable shows that a bad-looking event can turn out good, and that the outcome cannot be judged at first.
The speaker retells a parable about a farmer whose horse runs off, then returns with fifty wild stallions, and whose son is later injured by one of them. Each event seems good or bad to the family, while the old father repeatedly says he cannot tell what it means. When an army comes to draft men, the son's injured leg means he is left behind.
Key points- The horse runs off, and the son calls it a nightmare for the farm
- The old father says he cannot call it, since it may not be a nightmare
- Days later the horse returns with 50 wild stallions, and the family becomes rich
Witty aphorisms on taxes and childhood
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #78
Taxes are a yearly subscription to your country
Summary
A short list of witty aphorisms. Taxes are described as a yearly subscription to the country you live in, and childhood as the free trial. Asking someone's name is likened to asking what sound will get their attention. The last line says people spend their lives gathering guests for their own funeral.
Key points- Taxes are a yearly subscription to your country
- Childhood is the free trial
Interior AI: AI Redesign for Rooms and Exteriors
Tool · interiorai.com · Issue #78
Interior AI is a web app by Pieter Levels that redesigns photos of interiors, exteriors and gardens with AI.
Summary
Interior AI is a web app by Pieter Levels that redesigns photos of interiors, exteriors and gardens with AI. Users upload a photo, pick a room type and style, and get photorealistic renders in about 25 seconds. It offers over 55 styles and 30 room types, plus virtual staging for empty rooms and sketch-to-image rendering. Plans are paid subscriptions: Pro, Premium and Ultra, from about $29 to $199 per month.
Fill afternoons, empty evenings, create mornings
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #77
Afternoons: books, learning and socialising fill your mind
Summary
Structure your day so afternoons fill your mind, evenings empty it, and mornings use it for creative output.
The speaker proposes a daily formula. In the afternoon, fill the mind with books, learning and socializing. In the evening, empty it with journaling, planning and meditation. In the morning, use it for creation, output and focus. The speaker says this balance of clarity, productivity and creativity makes for a fulfilling day.
Key points- Afternoons: books, learning and socialising fill your mind
- Evenings: journaling, planning and meditation empty it out
- Mornings: creation, output and focus put the mind to use
Make instant coffee with cold water first
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #77
Instant coffee burns easily, so add cold water first to dissolve it
Summary
Instant coffee tastes bad when made wrong, so dissolve it in cold water first, then add hot, at one teaspoon per six-ounce cup.
The speaker says instant coffee tastes bad when made wrong. Add cold water first and dissolve the powder, then add hot water, since instant coffee is fragile and burns easily. The speaker recommends a teaspoon per cup, but notes that a cup is 6 ounces rather than 8, so the usual ratio makes it too weak.
Key points- Instant coffee burns easily, so add cold water first to dissolve it
- A cup is 6 oz, not 8, so most people make it too weak
- The speaker says a dislike may be an elitist view of coffee rather than a flaw
Clear mode removes TikTok on-screen text
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #77
Press and hold the screen, then choose clear mode
Summary
Press and hold a TikTok video, then choose clear mode to remove the on-screen text and overlays along the bottom.
The speaker shares a TikTok feature: press and hold the screen, then choose Clear Mode to hide the on-screen text and icons along the sides and bottom of a video. The speaker says it makes watching content easier, since some of the bottom text was hard to read.
Key points- Press and hold the screen, then choose clear mode
- The bottom captions and overlays that block reading are removed
Track This: Firefox Anti-Tracking Tool
Tool · trackthis.link · Issue #77
Track This, from Firefox (Mozilla), is a web tool described as a new kind of Incognito.
Summary
Track This, from Firefox (Mozilla), is a web tool described as a new kind of Incognito. It opens many tabs to make trackers think you are someone else. You choose an alter ego profile from four options: Hypebeast, Filthy Rich, Doomsday and Influencer.
Lisa Genova: Nine Tactics to Strengthen Memory
Watch · youtube.com · 10 min · Issue #76
Neuroscientist and novelist Lisa Genova presents nine tactics for strengthening memory in this Big Think video, including paying attention, securing sleep, creating associations, using repetition, writing things down and self-testing.
Summary
Neuroscientist and novelist Lisa Genova presents nine tactics for strengthening memory in this Big Think video, including paying attention, securing sleep, creating associations, using repetition, writing things down and self-testing. She argues that occasional memory lapses are normal and that memory can be improved. The video closes with the point that forgetting is human.
Loyalty to people over values confuses midlife
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #76
Those who put people above values may find their life does not make sense
Summary
Being more loyal to people than to your values leads to a confusing midlife, the speaker says.
The speaker argues that people who are more loyal to others than to their own values may feel unhappy and confused in midlife, because their lives stop making sense. This can lead to a reset, which the speaker calls a Great Awakening. The speaker says they have never consciously cut anyone out of their life, and prefers to live in a way that lets others decide whether to stay.
Key points- Those who put people above values may find their life does not make sense
- Such people risk becoming part of a what-should-have-been life
- The speaker says he does not cut people out, but lives so they choose to leave
Four reasons people finally change
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #76
Pain pushes people to change once it hurts enough
Summary
People change when they hurt enough, see enough, learn enough, or receive enough, the speaker says.
The speaker says people change in four situations: when they hurt enough that they have to, when they see enough that they are inspired to, when they learn enough that they want to, and when they receive enough that they are able to. The clip is presented as a short version of a longer leadership talk.
Key points- Pain pushes people to change once it hurts enough
- Inspiration moves people once they have seen enough
- Learning enough makes them want to change, and receiving enough makes them able
How Sleep Can Help Solve Problems
Read · slate.com · 5 min · Issue #76
Sleep researcher Kristin E.G.
Summary
Sleep researcher Kristin E.G. Sanders argues in Slate that sleep may help solve problems. She describes targeted memory reactivation, which pairs a learned item with a sound or smell and replays that cue during sleep. In her study, participants who heard cues overnight solved more brain teasers the next morning. Her practical tip is to think about a problem before bed.
Daniel Lieberman: Exercise Has Been Medicalized
Watch · youtube.com · 8 min · Issue #75
Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman, author of Exercised, argues in this Big Think video that modern exercise has been medicalized and turned into something people feel obliged to do.
Summary
Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman, author of Exercised, argues in this Big Think video that modern exercise has been medicalized and turned into something people feel obliged to do. Historically, people stayed active through necessary and socially rewarding activities such as hunting, dancing and sports. The video covers the 10,000 steps myth and the warrior origins of exercise, and claims treadmills were invented as prison torture machines.
Smart glasses that caption speech live
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #75
Wearing the device makes speech appear as captions in real time
Summary
The speaker demonstrates a pair of smart glasses that display what is said as captions in real time. The speaker says the captions would appear as subtitles for people with no hearing, and that this could change many people's lives, which is why the project was built.
Key points- Wearing the device makes speech appear as captions in real time
- The speaker says it could help people with no hearing at all
A conspiracy-style story about raw milk
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #75
Claims a new, expensive machine pushed 99% of small dairy farms out
Summary
The speaker claims Rockefeller lobbied to outlaw raw milk, pushing small dairy farms out of business in 1933.
The speaker tells a satirical story in which a 1933 industrialist lobbies to outlaw raw milk after pasteurization machinery appears, pushing small dairy farms out of business and rural workers into cities. The speaker presents the result as a deliberate psyop lasting generations, with raw milk now illegal to sell in many states. The account is a conspiracy-style interpretation rather than documented history.
Key points- Claims a new, expensive machine pushed 99% of small dairy farms out
- Says raw milk sales are now illegal in many states after lobbying
- Calls the outcome a psyop lasting several generations
Pick a few core traits in partners
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #75
Says 50% end in divorce, 10 to 15% separate, and 7% stay unhappy
Summary
Tashiro argues only about 30% of Western marriages end happily, and that you should wish for just a few core traits.
The speaker summarizes Tashiro's book The Science of Happily Ever After. The main claim is that traits rarely change, and traits shown early in dating predict later behavior. The Big Five framework suggests seeking partners high in agreeableness and low to moderate in neuroticism and novelty seeking. The suggested exercise is to score past partners and yourself on each trait, then rank 10 wishes and keep the top three.
Key points- Says 50% end in divorce, 10 to 15% separate, and 7% stay unhappy
- Says traits rarely change, and early dating traits predict future behaviour
- Recommends choosing from the Big Five traits, not looks or wealth
Swap and then for but or therefore
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #74
Trey Parker uses this method when stuck on his weekly scripts, per the speaker
Summary
Replace every and then in a story with but or therefore, a method the speaker credits to South Park's Trey Parker.
The speaker shares a storytelling rule attributed to South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Between each beat of a story, the connecting word should be but or therefore, not and then. The example: a product was built, but research showed a different need, therefore R&D rebuilt it into something better. The speaker calls it Mad Libs style storytelling.
Key points- Trey Parker uses this method when stuck on his weekly scripts, per the speaker
- Example: we built this, but then research showed another need, therefore we did R and D
- This turns a list of events into a chain of conflict and consequence
A neck routine that ends in a yawn
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #74
Clasp hands behind your head and move only your eyes to one side until you yawn
Summary
Turning your head and eyes until a yawn or sigh, the speaker says, resets the nervous system and eases neck and head pain.
The speaker demonstrates a neck routine said to reset the vagus nerve and ease headaches, migraines and neck, shoulder or back pain. Turn the head as far as possible each way, clasp the hands behind the head, keep the face forward, and move the eyes to one side until an involuntary yawn or sigh. The head then turns farther, and the speaker says the routine has cleared their own headaches.
Key points- Clasp hands behind your head and move only your eyes to one side until you yawn
- Repeat the other side, then turn the head again, which now turns farther
- Claims this relieves headaches, migraines, and neck, shoulder and back pain
Yoodli: AI Roleplay and Coaching for Human Skills
Tool · app.yoodli.ai · Issue #74
Yoodli is an AI platform for practicing human skills through roleplays and coaching, aimed at sales teams, L&D teams and managers.
Summary
Yoodli is an AI platform for practicing human skills through roleplays and coaching, aimed at sales teams, L&D teams and managers. Modules include Roleplays, Personas (embeddable AI experts), Create (builds learning journeys from a prompt), Coach and Measure. It integrates with Zoom, Google Meet, Slack and Salesforce. The company reports SOC 2 Type 2 certification, and the site offers a free sign-up with pricing plans linked.
Dad, How Do I? (YouTube Channel)
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #74
The About page of the 'Dad, how do I?' YouTube channel describes how-to videos by a father, covering tasks such as tying a tie, shaving, changing a tire, cooking and managing money.
Summary
The About page of the 'Dad, how do I?' YouTube channel describes how-to videos by a father, covering tasks such as tying a tie, shaving, changing a tire, cooking and managing money. The stated mission is to encourage and empower people. Viewers can shop the creator's Amazon store, and a small share of purchases they would make anyway goes to support the channel.
Why Don't We Shoot Nuclear Waste Into Space?
Watch · youtube.com · 11 min · Issue #73
Kurzgesagt, an animated science channel, examines why nuclear waste is not shot into space, an idea that looks like an easy fix for nuclear energy's waste problem.
Summary
Kurzgesagt, an animated science channel, examines why nuclear waste is not shot into space, an idea that looks like an easy fix for nuclear energy's waste problem. The description says the idea is 'horribly bad' and gets worse the longer you think about it. It links a sources list and further reading.
An AI podcast imitating Jobs and Rogan
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #73
The creator says the voice and transcript were generated from online presence
Summary
An AI-generated podcast mimicking Steve Jobs and Joe Rogan shows a future where humans guide AI to make content.
The speaker describes a 20-minute podcast said to be generated by AI, imitating the late Steve Jobs and Joe Rogan using their voices and a language model trained on their public presence. The speaker expects future content to be AI-generated but guided by humans. Listed cons include lack of consent, profiting from someone's likeness, and manipulation, while pros include easier learning and saving time.
Key points- The creator says the voice and transcript were generated from online presence
- Says the most creative work will depend on articulating ideas to the machine
- Describes telling an AI assistant to create a video of him at his desk
Bumble's ideas came from user motives
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #73
She founded Bumble, a dating app where women make the first move
Summary
Whitney Wolfe Herd says Bumble's original ideas came from understanding what motivates people, such as women making the first move.
An excerpt from an interview with Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble, covers the app's model in which women make the first move. Wolfe Herd describes the personal toll of leaving Tinder, including media pressure and a public persona that followed her. The interviewer notes she was the youngest woman to take a company public, at 31.
Key points- She founded Bumble, a dating app where women make the first move
- She became the youngest woman to take a company public, at 31
- She says leaving Tinder was painful, with reporters trying to reach her window
Google Admin Toolbox Screen Recorder
Tool · toolbox.googleapps.com · Issue #73
A browser-based screen and audio recorder from Google's Admin Toolbox, a set of troubleshooting utilities for Google Workspace administrators.
Summary
A browser-based screen and audio recorder from Google's Admin Toolbox, a set of troubleshooting utilities for Google Workspace administrators. Recording starts and stops with buttons, and audio capture is optional. Media is processed in the browser and not sent to Google or other remote services. It works on desktop and laptop devices, and screen and tab audio capture requires Chrome or a Chromium browser. It is described as free.
Tit for Tat: A Strategy for Repeated Games
Read · fs.blog · 2 min · Issue #73
Shane Parrish, excerpting The Great Mental Models Volume 2, describes tit for tat, a game-theory strategy for repeated interactions: start by cooperating, then copy the other player's last move.
Summary
Shane Parrish, excerpting The Great Mental Models Volume 2, describes tit for tat, a game-theory strategy for repeated interactions: start by cooperating, then copy the other player's last move. Anatol Rapoport formalized it. Plain tit for tat can lock two players into mutual defection, so a forgiving version that sometimes cooperates after defection performs better. The takeaway is to start with cooperation and forgive honest mistakes.
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Read · hbr.org · 25 min · Issue #72
Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy of The Energy Project argue that people should manage energy rather than time, since energy can be deliberately built up and time cannot.
Summary
Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy of The Energy Project argue that people should manage energy rather than time, since energy can be deliberately built up and time cannot. They describe four sources of energy: body, emotions, mind and spirit. Examples include breaks that follow ultradian rhythms, and a Wachovia program whose participants outperformed a control group.
Book Club: The Unfair Advantage by Ali Abdaal
Watch · youtube.com · 12 min · Issue #71
Ali Abdaal's first Book Club episode, published April 2020, discusses The Unfair Advantage by Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba.
Summary
Ali Abdaal's first Book Club episode, published April 2020, discusses The Unfair Advantage by Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba. The video explains a 'success equation' and the MILES framework for identifying your unfair advantages. It argues that everyone has them, even people who doubt it, and stresses a 'reality-growth mindset'.
Work fewer, more focused hours
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #71
Renting a Porsche showed the speaker the best feeling comes from the people beside you
Summary
Work fewer, more focused hours, since fifteen-hour days signal poor time management and tracking shows real output.
The speaker, a former workaholic, lists eleven lessons after a near burnout. Working 15 hours a day signals poor time management, and money should not be the only motivator, since the people around you matter more. Other points are comparing yourself with your past self, tracking your time, setting long-term goals with short steps, executing before planning, and dropping perfectionism.
Key points- Renting a Porsche showed the speaker the best feeling comes from the people beside you
- Five hours of focused work without phone or social apps beats fifteen distracted
- Compare yourself with yesterday's self, and celebrate small victories