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Why Is It So Hard to Cure Cancer?
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #25
A TED-Ed lesson by Kyuson Yun, directed by Artrake Studio, explains why cancer remains uncured despite major advances such as sequencing the human genome and eradicating smallpox.
Summary
A TED-Ed lesson by Kyuson Yun, directed by Artrake Studio, explains why cancer remains uncured despite major advances such as sequencing the human genome and eradicating smallpox. It presents the challenges behind the difficulty and notes that cancer affects more than 14 million people and their families at any given time.
Name your fear before hard talks
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #25
Tell the team you need a hard conversation and admit you fear saying the wrong thing
Summary
Start a difficult conversation by naming your own fear and saying the conversation matters more than that fear.
The speaker advises opening a difficult conversation with your team by saying you need to have it and admitting you are afraid of saying the wrong thing. Ask people to work through it with you, because the conversation matters more than the fear. The speaker adds that empathy is a leadership skill that can be taught.
Key points- Tell the team you need a hard conversation and admit you fear saying the wrong thing
- Ask the team to work through the subject with you
- The speaker says empathy and leadership skills can be taught
PlayPhrase.me
Tool · playphrase.me · Issue #25
PlayPhrase.me lets you type a phrase and see the movie scenes where it appears, with the matching clip played back.
Summary
PlayPhrase.me lets you type a phrase and see the movie scenes where it appears, with the matching clip played back. The site describes its search across millions of movie clips as useful for language learning and cinema research.
Joplin
Tool · joplinapp.org · Issue #25
Joplin is an open source note-taking and to-do app by Laurent Cozic, available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and as a terminal app.
Summary
Joplin is an open source note-taking and to-do app by Laurent Cozic, available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and as a terminal app. Notes sync through Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, or OneDrive, can include images, PDFs, audio, and diagrams, and are protected with end-to-end encryption. A browser clipper saves web pages, and users can add plugins or choose Markdown or rich text editing.
Can Will Smith Lose 20 lbs in 20 Weeks?
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #24
Will Smith tries to lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks while finishing his memoir, with guests Dr.
Summary
Will Smith tries to lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks while finishing his memoir, with guests Dr. Ramani and Aaron Ferguson. The episode covers the pressure of the challenge, the weigh-in, and a writing camp, and Smith reaches a turning point he did not expect. The video is produced by Westbrook Media.
The Euler diagram article
Short · en.wikipedia.org · Issue #24
A Wikipedia article on Euler diagrams.
Summary
A Wikipedia article on Euler diagrams.
How brain cells keep a resting charge
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #24
Resting brain cells sit at about negative 70 millivolts so they can fire
Summary
Brain cells hold a negative resting charge by pumping sodium out, a process that uses a large share of the body's energy.
The speaker explains that brain cells keep a resting charge of about -70 millivolts by constantly pumping sodium out and potassium in. The pump moves three sodium ions out for every two potassium ions in, and it uses a lot of energy. The speaker estimates it accounts for about 55 percent of the brain's energy use, around 10 percent of the body's total, which keeps neurons ready to fire.
Key points- Resting brain cells sit at about negative 70 millivolts so they can fire
- A pump removes three sodium for every two potassium it takes in
- The speaker estimates this pump uses about 10 percent of the body's energy
How People Read Online: Scanning, Not Reading
Read · nngroup.com · Issue #24
Kate Moran of Nielsen Norman Group summarizes five eyetracking studies over 13 years, which found that people mostly scan online content rather than read it.
Summary
Kate Moran of Nielsen Norman Group summarizes five eyetracking studies over 13 years, which found that people mostly scan online content rather than read it. The 2016 and 2019 studies included participants in the US and Beijing. Newer patterns include the pinball pattern on search results, while the core scanning habits from 2006 still appear. Recommendations include clear headings, front-loaded key information, and plain language.
The Pixar Theory
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #23
Bloop Animation, narrated by Evyatar Gour, argues in this 2014 video that all Pixar movies take place in the same universe at different times.
Summary
Bloop Animation, narrated by Evyatar Gour, argues in this 2014 video that all Pixar movies take place in the same universe at different times. The video is based on Jon Negroni's essay The Pixar Theory and opens by asking what it would mean if all Pixar films were connected.
A short take on Web 3.0
Short · m.tiktok.com · Issue #23
A short TikTok about Web 3.0.
Summary
A short TikTok about Web 3.0.
Michael Saylor on What You Aren't Being Told About Bitcoin
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #22
A 27-minute video by Evan Carmichael presents Bitcoin's advantages over other assets, drawing on Michael Saylor and other investors and commentators, including Raoul Pal, Robert Kiyosaki, and Cathie Wood.
Summary
A 27-minute video by Evan Carmichael presents Bitcoin's advantages over other assets, drawing on Michael Saylor and other investors and commentators, including Raoul Pal, Robert Kiyosaki, and Cathie Wood. The description lists investing lessons such as buying when prices are low, protecting purchasing power, and staying patient.
Change friction to change habits
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #22
Lay out gym clothes and sneakers the night before to make the workout easier to start
Summary
Making a good habit easier and a bad habit harder by changing friction is the simplest way to change behavior.
The speaker, who says they read Atomic Habits so the viewer does not have to, explains that friction shapes habits. To do more of something, make it easier by reducing friction, such as laying out gym clothes and sneakers the night before. To do less, add friction, such as throwing out junk food so it is harder to reach.
Key points- Lay out gym clothes and sneakers the night before to make the workout easier to start
- Throw out junk food so unhealthy snacks become harder to reach
FutureLearn: Online Courses and Degrees
Tool · futurelearn.com · Issue #22
FutureLearn is an online learning platform with over 1,400 short courses taught by academic and industry experts, plus degrees and professional certifications such as PRINCE2 and CIPD.
Summary
FutureLearn is an online learning platform with over 1,400 short courses taught by academic and industry experts, plus degrees and professional certifications such as PRINCE2 and CIPD. Courses cover business, AI, and cybersecurity. A Limited Access plan costs nothing but excludes certificates, and Unlimited plans cost $49.99 per month or $244.99 per year.
31 Posters That Teach You Something
Read · buzzfeed.com · Issue #22
A 2016 BuzzFeed listicle by Maitland Quitmeyer presents 31 wall posters that teach something, such as a coffee brewing guide, a seasonal vegetable chart, a pasta shape guide, and a periodic table of Game of Thrones families.
Summary
A 2016 BuzzFeed listicle by Maitland Quitmeyer presents 31 wall posters that teach something, such as a coffee brewing guide, a seasonal vegetable chart, a pasta shape guide, and a periodic table of Game of Thrones families. Each entry pairs the poster with a seller and price, mostly on Etsy, Society6, and Pop Chart Lab.
I Made a Secret YouTube Channel to Prove It's Not Luck
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #21
Streamer Ludwig Ahgren says in this 2021 video that he made a secret YouTube channel to prove his success is not luck.
Summary
Streamer Ludwig Ahgren says in this 2021 video that he made a secret YouTube channel to prove his success is not luck. The description links to his related video about how a door made a streamer $1 million.
Attention is the art of learning
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #21
The speaker calls attention the number one rule of memory and learning
Summary
The art of learning and memory is the art of attention.
Jim Kwik, shown in a short clip, names attention as the number one rule of memory and learning. He opens with a hand exercise and asks who wants to learn faster and remember more.
Key points- The speaker calls attention the number one rule of memory and learning
- Opens with a physical exercise: shake a hand out, make a fist, touch chin
Notion: AI Workspace for Teams and Agents
Tool · notion.so · Issue #21
Notion presents itself as an AI workspace where teams and agents capture information, find answers with citations, and automate tasks.
Summary
Notion presents itself as an AI workspace where teams and agents capture information, find answers with citations, and automate tasks. Custom Agents can search across apps, and the page lists uses such as triaging product feedback, resolving Slack support tickets, and automating weekly reports. The site offers a free signup and a pricing page.
Watch This Before You Make Another Decision
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #20
Gary Vaynerchuk argues that many people struggle to choose between two options because they fear never knowing how the other would have turned out.
Summary
Gary Vaynerchuk argues that many people struggle to choose between two options because they fear never knowing how the other would have turned out. He tells viewers to stop letting that fear control them. The video runs under six minutes and was posted in 2019.
Discontent is the reason to jump
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #20
On the edge, rationality dissolves and the unknown future feels scary
Summary
If you are not content where you are, that discontent is the reason to jump, because logic cannot carry you through fear.
The speaker says the rule is simple: if you are not content where you are, that is your reason to jump. At the edge of an unknown future, rationality breaks down, so you cannot logically talk yourself into the leap, which is why many people turn back. The speaker describes jumping into public speaking, making videos, and taking a first client, and says the first leap changed their life.
Key points- On the edge, rationality dissolves and the unknown future feels scary
- The speaker says public speaking, making videos and a first client each changed his life
- Many people turn back and settle for what they have
Chandoo.org: Free Excel and Power BI Tutorials
Tool · chandoo.org · Issue #20
Chandoo.org, run by Chandoo from Wellington, New Zealand, offers free Excel and Power BI tutorials, templates, and data challenges.
Summary
Chandoo.org, run by Chandoo from Wellington, New Zealand, offers free Excel and Power BI tutorials, templates, and data challenges. The free offerings include a dynamic Excel calendar and activity planner, plus guides on formulas such as XLOOKUP and pivot tables.
Three questions reveal personality and more
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #19
Players name a favorite color, animal and body of water, each with three deep reasons
Summary
A three-question game with deep reasons reveals personality, ideal partner and sexuality without players realizing it.
The speaker describes a game for new acquaintances built on three questions: favorite color, favorite animal, and favorite body of water, each with three deep reasons. Afterward, each answer is reinterpreted by crossing out the question word and writing a new one: the color answer reveals a view of your personality, the animal answer a view of your perfect mate, and the water answer a view of your sexuality.
Key points- Players name a favorite color, animal and body of water, each with three deep reasons
- Crossing out each word turns the answer into a hidden question about personality, partner or sexuality
- Players answer without knowing what they reveal, but the host does
Lordicon: Animated Icon Library
Tool · lordicon.com · Issue #19
Lordicon is an animated icon library from a Polish company, with over 48,100 icons, including 9,700 free icons that need no login.
Summary
Lordicon is an animated icon library from a Polish company, with over 48,100 icons, including 9,700 free icons that need no login. Icons come in Wired, System, and Doodle families, with adjustable colors, speed, and animation states. It exports to Lottie, GIF, MP4, SVG, and other formats, and offers npm, React, Figma, and WordPress integrations.
The Future of Art on Blockchain: Crypto Art and NFTs
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #18
Crypto artist Gordon Berger describes NFTs and the CryptoArt movement in a TEDx talk given at the Museum of London in 2018.
Summary
Crypto artist Gordon Berger describes NFTs and the CryptoArt movement in a TEDx talk given at the Museum of London in 2018. He argues that art can help people make sense of technologies that shape their lives. The description lists the tools behind NFTs, including IPFS, Ethereum smart contracts, and ERC-721 tokens, and says Berger has worked with blockchain since 2011.
PrinciplesYou: A Personality Assessment from Ray Dalio
Tool · principlesyou.com · Issue #18
PrinciplesYou is a personality assessment that helps users find out what they are like and how they relate to others.
Summary
PrinciplesYou is a personality assessment that helps users find out what they are like and how they relate to others. The page is linked to Ray Dalio, and the author says they have taken several personality tests and recommends this one alongside Clifton's Strengths.
The Link Between Great Thinking and Walking
Read · lithub.com · Issue #18
Anthropologist Jeremy DeSilva, in an excerpt from his book First Steps, argues that walking helps people think.
Summary
Anthropologist Jeremy DeSilva, in an excerpt from his book First Steps, argues that walking helps people think. He notes that Charles Darwin developed much of his theory while walking. A Stanford study found students who walked on a treadmill scored about 60% higher on a creative-uses test, and a University of Iowa study linked regular walks to improved brain connectivity in older adults.
Firm Learning: Career Lessons from a Former Consultant
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #17
Firm Learning is a YouTube channel run by Heinrich, a former consultant who has moved into a C-level corporate role.
Summary
Firm Learning is a YouTube channel run by Heinrich, a former consultant who has moved into a C-level corporate role. It aims to help people succeed in the first years of their careers, with videos on consulting interviews, CVs and applications, GMAT preparation, and MBA advice. The channel also offers corporate trainings in communication, slide writing, and problem-solving.
Eight Psychological Tricks Restaurant Menus Use
Read · mentalfloss.com · Issue #17
Jessica Hullinger's 2016 Mental Floss article explains how restaurants design menus to steer what diners order.
Summary
Jessica Hullinger's 2016 Mental Floss article explains how restaurants design menus to steer what diners order. Tactics include limiting items to about seven per category, adding photos, dropping dollar signs from prices, placing expensive items near the top as decoys, and using descriptive language and nostalgic names such as Grandma's Chicken Soup. Several points cite studies, including a Cornell study on descriptions.
Three Minutes to the Perfect Pitch with Brant Pinvidic
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #16
Vanessa Van Edwards of Science of People interviews Hollywood producer Brant Pinvidic, author of The 3-Minute Rule, on how to structure a pitch in about three minutes.
Summary
Vanessa Van Edwards of Science of People interviews Hollywood producer Brant Pinvidic, author of The 3-Minute Rule, on how to structure a pitch in about three minutes. The episode covers the origins of the rule, his worst pitch, and the WHAC method, which asks questions such as whether the listener is sure and whether they can act. The episode runs 29 minutes.
A brief lesson on diversity
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #16
A short TikTok lesson on diversity.
Summary
A short TikTok lesson on diversity.
Free Google lessons for digital skills
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #16
Hundreds of free lessons cover Google products, including quizzes, posters and photojournals
Summary
Google offers free digital skills lessons that teach building resumes, posters and infographics with Google tools.
A speaker who says they work at Google shows a free Google program that teaches people to make resumes, posters, infographics, quizzes, and photo journals. The lessons are on Google's Applied Digital Skills site, and the speaker says they earn certificates that can be added to a resume.
Key points- Hundreds of free lessons cover Google products, including quizzes, posters and photojournals
- Completing a lesson earns a certification you can list on a resume
12 Simple Memory Exercises You Can Do Almost Anywhere
Read · pickthebrain.com · Issue #16
Pick the Brain argues that a sharp memory helps at work, in school, and in daily life, and lists 12 exercises that need no special equipment.
Summary
Pick the Brain argues that a sharp memory helps at work, in school, and in daily life, and lists 12 exercises that need no special equipment. Examples include mental math for store bills, rhyming games, recalling details before meeting someone, retelling old stories, and picturing the route home from memory. Mental imagery, which turns new words into pictures, is presented as aiding recall.
Obsidian: Your Second Brain
Tool · obsidian.md · Issue #15
Obsidian is a note-taking app that stores notes as local Markdown files and links them into a personal wiki.
Summary
Obsidian is a note-taking app that stores notes as local Markdown files and links them into a personal wiki. Features include a graph view, an infinite canvas, thousands of community plugins, and an open API. Paid add-ons are Sync, which is end-to-end encrypted, and Publish, which turns notes into a website. The company says the app is free without limits.
Daily Stoic book listing
Short · empik.com · Issue #14
A bookseller's page for Daily Stoic, a book.
Summary
A bookseller's page for Daily Stoic, a book.
About the book Daily Stoic
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #14
A short TikTok about Daily Stoic, a book.
Summary
A short TikTok about Daily Stoic, a book.
Jasper: AI Platform for Marketing Content
Tool · jasper.ai · Issue #14
Jasper is an AI platform for marketing teams that creates on-brand content at scale.
Summary
Jasper is an AI platform for marketing teams that creates on-brand content at scale. Its features include Canvas, Chat, agents for workflows such as research and translation, a brand-voice store called Jasper IQ, and integrations with Gmail, WordPress, and HubSpot. The Pro plan costs $59 per month billed annually after a 7-day free trial, and Business pricing is custom.
40 One-Sentence Email Tips
Read · joshspector.com · Issue #14
Josh Spector lists 40 one-sentence tips for writing better emails and reducing email stress.
Summary
Josh Spector lists 40 one-sentence tips for writing better emails and reducing email stress. The core ideas are to send fewer emails, avoid instant replies, and keep messages short with a clear request. Other tips cover limiting CC and Reply All, using filters instead of labels, and creating templates for repeated messages.
The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #13
Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA, gives a 19-minute TEDxCSU talk on learning new skills quickly, with the early hours of learning as the focus.
Summary
Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA, gives a 19-minute TEDxCSU talk on learning new skills quickly, with the early hours of learning as the focus. The description says that becoming a father led him to approach learning in a new way. The talk has about 43 million views.
The Joe Rogan Experience channel
Short · youtube.com · Issue #13
The YouTube channel of the Joe Rogan Experience.
Summary
The YouTube channel of the Joe Rogan Experience.
Valued goals create meaning and emotion
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #13
Choosing a goal means sacrificing other options, which creates a hierarchy of values
Summary
Pursuing a valued goal creates positive emotion and meaning, and the higher the goal, the richer the experience.
The speaker says a valuable goal creates meaning and positive emotion, and the better the goal, the richer the experience of pursuing it. Pursuing it means facing frightening challenges, like becoming a better speaker, writer, or thinker, which stretch you. The speaker links this pattern to the myth of rescuing a father from the belly of a whale, as in Pinocchio.
Key points- Choosing a goal means sacrificing other options, which creates a hierarchy of values
- Moving toward the goal brings positive emotion and meaning along the way
- Stretching goals bring frightening challenges, like learning to speak or write better
Connected Papers: A Visual Tool for Finding Related Research
Tool · connectedpapers.com · Issue #13
Connected Papers is a visual tool that helps researchers and applied scientists find academic papers relevant to their field.
Summary
Connected Papers is a visual tool that helps researchers and applied scientists find academic papers relevant to their field. It builds a graph of related publications from a starting paper, which the newsletter notes suits students writing academic work.
Gen Z moves the progressive line further
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #12
Millennials fought for gay marriage and saw that as progressive
Summary
Millennials thought backing gay marriage made them progressive, but the speaker says Gen Z has moved the line further.
The speaker jokes that millennials thought they were progressive for fighting for gay marriage, while Gen Z goes further, saying gender is a myth, sexuality is fluid, and a couple can include up to nine people. The punchline is that the older generation now looks conservative by comparison.
Key points- Millennials fought for gay marriage and saw that as progressive
- The speaker says Gen Z now talks about gender as a myth and sexuality as fluid
- The joke closes by saying Gen Z drives a hard bargain
Our best skills fade from our attention
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #12
Once a skill becomes habit, we stop thinking about it and move to new problems
Summary
We stop noticing our best skill once it becomes habit, and others value the very quality we take for granted.
The speaker argues that people are wired to stop noticing what they are best at, because skills that become habits fade from attention. People also form their sense of value by comparing themselves with others, so others tend to value the very strengths we overlook. The speaker concludes that the best part of you lies in the skills you are built for, not the ones you struggle with.
Key points- Once a skill becomes habit, we stop thinking about it and move to new problems
- We build our value systems by comparing what we lack with what others have
- The quality people value in you is often the one you already have
A profile of Tony Robbins
Short · en.wikipedia.org · Issue #11
A Wikipedia article about Tony Robbins.
Summary
A Wikipedia article about Tony Robbins.
HyperWrite: AI Writing Assistant
Tool · hyperwriteai.com · Issue #10
HyperWrite, built by OthersideAI, is an AI writing assistant with autocomplete, drafting, email replies, research with citations, and a Chrome extension.
Summary
HyperWrite, built by OthersideAI, is an AI writing assistant with autocomplete, drafting, email replies, research with citations, and a Chrome extension. It offers hundreds of tools, including a rewriter and summarizer, and targets writers, students, and professionals. Four free tools are listed, while Premium costs $19.99 per month ($16 billed annually) and Ultra costs $44.99 per month ($29 billed annually).
How to Get Your Resume Noticed and Out of the Trash Bin
Read · hbr.org · Issue #10
Kristi DePaul writes that recruiters skim resumes quickly and companies use automated screening, so a generic resume rarely earns an interview.
Summary
Kristi DePaul writes that recruiters skim resumes quickly and companies use automated screening, so a generic resume rarely earns an interview. Eye-tracking research finds hiring managers spend about seven seconds on a resume. Her five recommendations are to get past automated screening, show skills, count unpaid experience, use numbers to show results, and keep the cover letter personal.
Disruptive business in brief
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #9
A short TikTok about disruptive business.
Summary
A short TikTok about disruptive business.
Lobbying and campaign money write laws
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #9
Lobbyists write bill language, which politicians pass after campaign money and job offers
Summary
Lobbying and campaign money let special interests write laws, and the speaker says this corruption is legal and should be made illegal.
The speaker describes how lobbyists fund politicians' campaigns, offer them lucrative jobs, and write the bill that gets passed. Citing figures, the speaker says the 200 most politically active companies spent $5.8 billion on influence over five years and received $4.4 trillion in taxpayer support. The speaker argues the problem predates the 2010 Citizens United ruling and promotes a plan to bypass Congress.
Key points- Lobbyists write bill language, which politicians pass after campaign money and job offers
- The top 200 political companies spent 5.8 billion dollars influencing government in five years
- Those same companies received 4.4 trillion dollars in taxpayer support over that period
Elites shape US laws more than citizens
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #9
Researchers studied over 20 years of data on public support and passed laws
Summary
A Princeton study found that U.S. law tracks the views of elites and business interests, while average citizens' preferences have almost no impact.
The speaker discusses a Princeton study of more than 20 years of data on whether Congress passes laws that reflect public opinion. Ideas with no public support had about a 30 percent chance of becoming federal law, the same as the most popular ideas. The study found the average American had a near-zero effect on policy, while economic elites and business interests had far more influence.
Key points- Researchers studied over 20 years of data on public support and passed laws
- Ideas nobody supports and the most popular idea each have about a 30 percent chance of law
- The average American's preferences had a minuscule, statistically insignificant impact on policy
EmuOS: A Simulated Retro Computer by Emupedia
Tool · emupedia.net · Issue #9
Emupedia, a nonprofit hub focused on preserving video games and software, offers EmuOS, a simulated retro computer.
Summary
Emupedia, a nonprofit hub focused on preserving video games and software, offers EmuOS, a simulated retro computer. The page shows a 1997 BIOS boot screen for a simulated Pentium Pro system, along with a theme selector. The site aims to archive software and make it playable online through interfaces that imitate retro operating systems, for educational purposes.
3-2-1: Authenticity, Feeling Unqualified, and Win-Win Relationships
Read · jamesclear.com · Issue #9
James Clear's August 2021 3-2-1 newsletter offers three ideas: balance between absorbing setbacks and achieving wins, being yourself as an ongoing daily effort, and the fact that people rarely feel fully qualified before trying something new.
Summary
James Clear's August 2021 3-2-1 newsletter offers three ideas: balance between absorbing setbacks and achieving wins, being yourself as an ongoing daily effort, and the fact that people rarely feel fully qualified before trying something new. It adds two quotes, a Hindu proverb about many paths up a mountain and Don Herold's I'd Pick More Daisies, and asks which relationships are win-win.