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Ask how you contributed, not blame
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #213
Look at habits, relationships or old narratives you have not let go of
Summary
Ask how you have contributed to the circumstances you dislike most, as a question of accountability, not blame.
The speaker proposes asking how you have contributed to the circumstances you dislike most. The aim is accountability rather than blame, because you may not have caused a situation but may still be sustaining it. Examples include habits, relationships you keep investing in, outdated identities, vices, unforgiven mistakes, avoided commitments and negative self-talk.
Key points- Look at habits, relationships or old narratives you have not let go of
- Vices, unforgiven self-judgment and avoided commitments count too
- The question is about accountability, not ridicule for past hurt
Getting into a flow state
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #213
A short TikTok on how to get into a flow state.
Summary
A short TikTok on how to get into a flow state.
Random Things To Do: ideas for when you're bored
Tool · randomthingstodo.com · Issue #213
Random Things To Do, created by Kyle Bob, offers ideas for when you are bored.
Summary
Random Things To Do, created by Kyle Bob, offers ideas for when you are bored. It has random generators for games, drawing and painting prompts, and things to do at home or outside. Categories include conversation topics, writing prompts and pranks, plus numbered lists such as '35 Things to Do When You're Really Bored'. Hundreds of Flash games can be played in the browser, with no fees or paywalls shown.
The Hyperstitions of Moloch: when ideas make themselves real
Read · latent.space · 15 min · Issue #213
Latent Space's article argues that beliefs can make themselves real.
Summary
Latent Space's article argues that beliefs can make themselves real. It borrows the term 'hyperstition' for ideas that bring about their own reality, and says generative AI makes imagining something and making it real easier. It cites viral AI video characters, such as Italian brainrot, that became real toys, and presents cheap market testing across many accounts as a faster way to learn what people want.
James Webb Telescope and possible objects beyond the universe
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #212
Cosmos Prodigy's June 2025 video says the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted unfamiliar objects beyond the observable edge of the universe.
Summary
Cosmos Prodigy's June 2025 video says the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted unfamiliar objects beyond the observable edge of the universe. The description attributes to unnamed Nobel-winning physicists the view that these could be a separate universe, possibly forcing a rewrite of Big Bang theory. It names no physicists, papers or specific observations, and raises possibilities such as a parallel universe or a spacetime glitch.
Staying up late to reclaim time
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #212
Work and responsibilities fill the day, leaving only late hours that feel free
Summary
Staying up late can be an attempt to reclaim time that never felt yours, a pattern the speaker calls revenge bedtime procrastination.
The creator describes revenge bedtime procrastination, staying up late to take back personal time after a full day of work, school or obligations. Scrolling or watching becomes the only time that feels controlled, which delays sleep and repeats the cycle. The creator argues that real control comes from building a life you do not need to escape from.
Key points- Work and responsibilities fill the day, leaving only late hours that feel free
- Scrolling delays bed because sleep means the cycle starts again tomorrow
- Real control comes from a life you do not need to escape from
Dealing with feelings of guilt
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #212
A short TikTok about feeling guilty.
Summary
A short TikTok about feeling guilty.
Going outside comes before feeling better
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #212
Rumination keeps the mind spinning, making even a short walk feel hard
Summary
Staying home drains you, and going outside is what helps you feel better, not waiting to feel better first.
The creator describes a loop in which staying home makes going out feel harder, while the mind keeps spinning about the past and future. The creator says psychology calls this mental rumination, and that even a short walk starts to feel like a task. The advice is to go outside first, since feeling better follows going out rather than coming before it.
Key points- Rumination keeps the mind spinning, making even a short walk feel hard
- You do not need to feel better to go outside; going out helps you feel better
- The longer you wait, the deeper the trap becomes
Falling social life has wide costs
Short · youtu.be · Issue #212
The restaurant industry is 74% off-premises foot traffic, the speaker says
Summary
The speaker links falling restaurant traffic and dating to a wider decline in social life he calls the antisocial century.
The speaker says about 74 percent of restaurant traffic is now off-premises, meaning most food is eaten at home rather than with others. He links this to Americans dating, coupling and marrying less, having fewer children, and teenagers reporting fewer friends. He suggests people may be biochemically steered away from the urge for company, and argues that rising anxiety reflects these social costs.
Key points- The restaurant industry is 74% off-premises foot traffic, the speaker says
- Teenagers have fewer friends and spend less time hanging out
- Twenty-somethings date less, thirty-somethings marry less and forty-somethings have fewer kids
How much music do you actually remember?
Tool · pudding.cool · Issue #212
Matt Daniels, for The Pudding, presents a quiz of 10 songs in which visitors enter a birth year and rate each as unknown, familiar, known or sung along to.
Summary
Matt Daniels, for The Pudding, presents a quiz of 10 songs in which visitors enter a birth year and rate each as unknown, familiar, known or sung along to. Results are compared with Boomer, Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z recognition rates. The songs are 1990s Billboard top 5 hits, plus a 1975 sample of top 3 hits. It argues popularity does not guarantee a song is remembered.
A Language Blog That Doesn't Feel Like Homework
Tool · englishinaction.com · Issue #212
The EiA Blog from English in Action publishes teaching ideas for teachers of English as a foreign language, including activities, games, quizzes and newsletters.
Summary
The EiA Blog from English in Action publishes teaching ideas for teachers of English as a foreign language, including activities, games, quizzes and newsletters. Recent posts cover using the TV show The Traitors for investigative speaking tasks, real-world English, World Cup lessons and why teenagers still need games. The site offers free EFL teaching resources through a sign-up and invites teachers to submit content.
Does AI really make us dumber?
Read · oneusefulthing.org · 6 min · Issue #212
Ethan Mollick argues that AI does not physically harm the brain, but using it without thinking can weaken thinking.
Summary
Ethan Mollick argues that AI does not physically harm the brain, but using it without thinking can weaken thinking. He advises drafting and generating ideas first, then using AI for feedback. He cites an MIT Media Lab study in which students who used ChatGPT for essays remembered less, and a Turkish high school study where plain ChatGPT use led to 17% worse exam scores, a drop a tutor-style prompt removed.
This Discovery in the Mariana Trench Will Transform Geopolitics
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #211
The New Nature video argues that China is racing to explore and claim the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench, while the US cuts ocean research.
Summary
The New Nature video argues that China is racing to explore and claim the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench, while the US cuts ocean research. It describes deep-sea robot fleets, underwater bases, seafloor cables, deep-sea mining and methane hydrate. Narration walks through the ocean's zones down to Challenger Deep, nearly 11,000 meters below the surface.
How to regain your focus
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #211
A short TikTok on how to regain your focus.
Summary
A short TikTok on how to regain your focus.
Fewer choices can mean more sales
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #211
A study reportedly found 24 jam options led people to buy nothing
Summary
Offering fewer choices can increase sales, based on a jam study the speaker cites.
The speaker describes a jam study in which shoppers shown 24 varieties bought nothing, while shoppers offered six or fewer options increased sales by 900 percent. According to the speaker, too many choices can stop people from acting, much like scrolling Netflix without picking anything. The advice is to limit options in business and in life.
Key points- A study reportedly found 24 jam options led people to buy nothing
- Six or fewer options increased sales by 900%, according to the speaker
- Choosing less is the way to win more, in life and business
Act first, then aim and refine
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #211
Ready, fire, aim is the title of a Michael Masterson book, per the speaker
Summary
Stop over-analysing: do the minimum prep, act, then aim and refine once you have acted.
The speaker recommends the idea of ready, fire, aim from a book by serial entrepreneur Michael Masterson, which the speaker says applies to most of life. Many people over-analyze and never act. The approach is to do the minimum preparation needed, act, and then aim, adjust and refine based on what happens.
Key points- Ready, fire, aim is the title of a Michael Masterson book, per the speaker
- Many people keep aiming and never fire
- After acting, you can aim and iterate on your approach
Estimate new tasks, add 20%, block time
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #211
Estimate how long a new task takes, then add about 20% for overruns
Summary
Instead of a to-do list, estimate a new task's time, add 20%, and block it in your calendar with notes.
The speaker, who worked at Google, says complicated workload systems never stuck for them. When a new task arrived, they estimated the time, added 20 percent, and booked it as calendar blocks with notes in the first block. They also sent colleagues an early heads-up, which made people more willing to help.
Key points- Estimate how long a new task takes, then add about 20% for overruns
- Put the time blocks in the calendar, with instructions and links in the first block
- The speaker says this method changed how on top of her workload she felt
Google Fact Check Tools: search for existing fact checks
Tool · toolbox.google.com · Issue #211
Google's Fact Check Tools explorer lets users search for claims and headlines that professional journalists have already fact-checked.
Summary
Google's Fact Check Tools explorer lets users search for claims and headlines that professional journalists have already fact-checked. Google appears to operate it.
The science behind the smell of rain
Read · popsci.com · 28 min · Issue #211
Tom Hawking explains petrichor, the scent that rises when rain hits dry ground.
Summary
Tom Hawking explains petrichor, the scent that rises when rain hits dry ground. It comes mainly from geosmin and 2-MIB, compounds produced by soil bacteria and released when raindrops strike. The term was coined in 1964 by Australian scientists Isabel Bear and Dick Thomas. A 2020 Nature Microbiology study suggests the bacteria benefit when springtails eat them and spread their spores.
How Hackers Pirate Every Software
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #210
The Softlinks channel explains how software protection, such as anti-piracy systems and DRM, gets defeated.
Summary
The Softlinks channel explains how software protection, such as anti-piracy systems and DRM, gets defeated. Topics include SafeDisc and SecuROM, hardware dongles, license hacking with the IDA Pro disassembler, fake license servers and memory-level loaders. It cites Adobe Creative Cloud as an example, saying the video's claimed 2013 security push was broken within 48 hours, and it covers the cracker groups RELOADED, CORE and CPY.
Group rules outlive their original cause
Short · youtu.be · Issue #210
Four monkeys learn not to climb after the others are sprayed with cold water
Summary
Group rules can outlive their cause, as monkeys keep attacking climbers none of them was sprayed for.
The speaker recounts a story presented as an experiment. Four monkeys learn that climbing a ladder for bananas brings cold water spray on the group, and they attack any monkey that tries. Over time each new monkey, including one never sprayed, is attacked for climbing. When asked why, one monkey says that's just the way it is.
Key points- Four monkeys learn not to climb after the others are sprayed with cold water
- Replacement monkeys attack climbers even though they were never sprayed
- The rule survives as each newcomer learns it from the group
Our opinions upset us, not events
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #210
Epictetus: it is not things that upset us, but our opinions about them
Summary
Events do not upset us; our opinions about them do, a point the speaker traces to the Stoic Epictetus.
The speaker draws on Epictetus, who said it is not things that upset us but our opinions about them. A missed courtesy becomes an insult or a ruined reputation through the story we tell ourselves about the event. The speaker also cites Shakespeare's line that nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so, and concludes that we can choose not to tell any story at all.
Key points- Epictetus: it is not things that upset us, but our opinions about them
- We add expectations, call things rude, then say we are ruined
- Shakespeare made a similar point: nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so
Unpaid creative hobbies recharge your energy
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #210
Ed Sheeran's music became a day job, so he took up painting
Summary
Creative hobbies that you do not monetize can recharge you when your day job drains your energy.
The speaker says creative activity unrelated to work often brings energy back. He cites Ed Sheeran, who used to recharge through music but now treats music as a job, so he took up painting, which he does not try to sell. The speaker suggests that overcoming burnout starts with noticing which activities drain your energy and which replenish it.
Key points- Ed Sheeran's music became a day job, so he took up painting
- He paints without trying to sell the paintings, which keeps it a recharge
- Recognize which activities drain you and which recharge you
Three key questions worth asking
Short · instagram.com · Issue #210
A short Instagram post on three key questions to ask.
Summary
A short Instagram post on three key questions to ask.
BioDigital: Google Earth for Anatomy
Tool · biodigital.com · Issue #210
BioDigital is a cloud-based 3D platform for visualizing the human body, diseases and treatments, on web, mobile and VR.
Summary
BioDigital is a cloud-based 3D platform for visualizing the human body, diseases and treatments, on web, mobile and VR. Its BioDigital Human model can be embedded in learning management systems and other platforms, and its Human Studio tool lets users build custom visualizations. The company targets medical educators, hospitals and pharma firms, and claims over 5 million users. Individuals can sign up for free, while business use requires contacting sales.
YAMA: The antidote to infinite options
Read · nesslabs.com · 5 min · Issue #210
Anne-Laure Le Cunff of Ness Labs explains YAMA, short for 'You're Always Missing Out', which treats missing out as unavoidable.
Summary
Anne-Laure Le Cunff of Ness Labs explains YAMA, short for 'You're Always Missing Out', which treats missing out as unavoidable. She offers it as a more sustainable alternative to JOMO, the joy of missing out, and links the anxiety to choice overload in a world of endless options. Her three steps are to acknowledge your limits before an activity, refocus during it, and avoid judging your choice afterward.
How Labubu Catapulted China's Pop Mart to $1.8B in Revenue
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #209
A Wall Street Journal explainer from its 'The Economics Of' series, published June 18, 2025, examines how Pop Mart grew through Labubu, a blind-box collectible.
Summary
A Wall Street Journal explainer from its 'The Economics Of' series, published June 18, 2025, examines how Pop Mart grew through Labubu, a blind-box collectible. The video says blind boxes drive most of the company's revenue, and social media unboxings and overseas fans fuel demand. Chapters cover retail success, IP strategy and expansion beyond blind boxes. It asks whether the trend can become lasting brand value.
Can you slip life's punches
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #209
A short TikTok using a boxing image to ask whether you can slip the punches life keeps throwing.
Summary
A short TikTok using a boxing image to ask whether you can slip the punches life keeps throwing.
Websites may give way to LLM summaries
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #209
Content is now rehashed by LLMs rather than read on websites
Summary
The speaker expects websites to be replaced by LLM summaries, so years of search optimization may matter less.
The speaker asks what happens when people stop visiting websites and read rehashes generated by LLMs. He says the web drifted from peer-to-peer blogs toward large platforms that attracted creators and audiences, then squeezed both for margins. He calls this enshittification, a term he credits to Cory Doctorow, and describes the process as the one that produced today's platforms.
Key points- Content is now rehashed by LLMs rather than read on websites
- Years of tagging and optimizing content for search engines may lose value
- He calls his predictions realistic rather than hopeful, based on browser and adoption trends
Celebrate others' success while you wait
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #209
The speaker mocks the thought that others' work is not that good
Summary
You will not be happy or successful until you learn to celebrate other people's successes while you wait for your own.
A short skit shows someone resenting others' success and asking why they have not made it yet. The creator's reminder is that you will not be happy or successful until you learn to celebrate other people's successes while waiting for your own. The clip ends with a joke about a parent's voice.
Key points- The speaker mocks the thought that others' work is not that good
- Thinking you deserve it more than others is a common trap, he says
- Celebrating someone else's work is a way to wait for your own success
Define your ideal customer before selling
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #209
A typical first-time founder says 'I can help you lose weight' to everyone
Summary
First-time founders should define an ideal customer persona rather than speaking to everyone at once.
The speaker, who says he learned this at Stanford Business School, argues that first-time business owners fail to define an ideal customer persona. A weight loss program aimed at everyone converts less than one built for a specific buyer, such as a mom juggling work, bills and family. The more specific the audience, the more likely a sale, according to the speaker.
Key points- A typical first-time founder says 'I can help you lose weight' to everyone
- A specific ideal customer persona lets you speak to one person's exact need
- The speaker says this is the first lesson he took from business school
Anymailfinder: find verified email addresses by name and company
Tool · anymailfinder.com · Issue #209
Anymail Finder is a B2B email finder that checks each address live against the recipient's mail server before showing it.
Summary
Anymail Finder is a B2B email finder that checks each address live against the recipient's mail server before showing it. Searches can use a name and company, a domain, a role or a LinkedIn URL, and bulk CSV or Excel files of up to 100,000 rows are supported. Plans start at $29 a month for 400 credits, and unverified results are not charged.
Turn your neighborhood into a drag-and-drop 3D model
Tool · topoexport.com · Issue #209
TopoExport lets users export 2D vector maps and 3D terrain models of a site for architecture and urban planning.
Summary
TopoExport lets users export 2D vector maps and 3D terrain models of a site for architecture and urban planning. Layers include buildings, parcels, roads, waterways and contour lines. Files come as DXF, SVG or PDF in 2D, and OBJ, IFC or STL in 3D, for use in tools such as AutoCAD, Revit and Blender. A free export option is offered, and global coverage is listed as coming soon.
The Emotional Cost We All Forget to Account For
Read · theunsubscribed.co · 7 min · Issue #209
In issue 14 of Justin Welsh's newsletter, The Unsubscribed, the writer argues that people weigh the financial cost of decisions like where to live or what job to take, but rarely count the emotional cost.
Summary
In issue 14 of Justin Welsh's newsletter, The Unsubscribed, the writer argues that people weigh the financial cost of decisions like where to live or what job to take, but rarely count the emotional cost. They recount moving to Nashville for affordability and then finding it draining. After moving somewhere they love, their expenses rose about 40%, which they consider worth it.
How to Absorb Everything You Read Like a Sponge
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #208
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Summary
Dr. Justin Sung's 17-minute video presents reading and learning techniques for absorbing textbooks and other material more effectively. Its sections cover the biological barrier, layman's language, layering, relevance framing, and real estate. Sung is a self-regulated learning expert and former medical doctor. He also offers a free learner type quiz, a learning system diagnostic, and a free summary of learning research.
Imagined perfect days can come true
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #208
Close your eyes for 10 to 30 minutes and imagine a perfect day with no limits
Summary
Imagining your perfect day with no limits can bring about some of the things you picture, the speaker says.
The speaker describes a perfect day exercise: sit or lie with eyes closed for 10 to 30 minutes and imagine an ideal day with no limitations. He says several things he imagined have come true, and he has repeated the exercise many times. He sends the written result to a friend, who sends a notification when such a day happens.
Key points- Close your eyes for 10 to 30 minutes and imagine a perfect day with no limits
- The speaker says several imagined elements later became reality
- He has people write their ideal day down, then report back when it happens
Three rules for decisions that matter
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #208
If you can't decide, the answer is no
Summary
Three decision heuristics: if you cannot decide, say no; when equal, take the short-term pain; choose the calmer long-term path.
The speaker shares three decision heuristics. If you cannot decide, the answer is no. When two options seem equal, take the one more painful in the short term. Choose the option that leaves you more at peace in the long term. Decisions should focus on who you are with, what you do and where you live.
Key points- If you can't decide, the answer is no
- When two options seem equal, take the more painful short-term one
- Choose the option that leaves you more equanimous in the long term
We are bound to be scared
Short · instagram.com · Issue #208
A short Instagram post on the idea that we are bound to be scared.
Summary
A short Instagram post on the idea that we are bound to be scared.
How communities are eroding
Short · instagram.com · Issue #208
A short Instagram post on eroding communities.
Summary
A short Instagram post on eroding communities.
Mnemonic Generator: Turn Facts into Memorable Phrases
Tool · automem.us · Issue #208
AutoMem is a web tool that generates mnemonics from facts you paste in, in styles including Funny, Rhyme, and Animals.
Summary
AutoMem is a web tool that generates mnemonics from facts you paste in, in styles including Funny, Rhyme, and Animals. Examples include the colors of the rainbow and planet order. Notes can be uploaded and turned into flashcards for spaced repetition using ChatGPT. Saving a mnemonic as a note card requires signing up. The site describes itself as fast and free.
When Memories from Fiction Become Part of Who You Are
Read · psyche.co · 17 min · Issue #208
Psychology instructor Osman Görkem Çetin argues that memories of fiction can matter as much as memories of real life, serving the same roles in self-image, decisions, and social bonding.
Summary
Psychology instructor Osman Görkem Çetin argues that memories of fiction can matter as much as memories of real life, serving the same roles in self-image, decisions, and social bonding. In a study by his team, movie memories had more perceptual detail than book memories. People who are more empathetic engage with stories as if they were real, which makes those memories richer and more emotional.
Marcus Aurelius: The Man Who Solved the Universe
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #207
A video from the channel Horses about the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, titled The Man Who Solved the Universe.
Summary
A video from the channel Horses about the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, titled The Man Who Solved the Universe. Its images were generated with Midjourney AI.
Talking through crossroads reveals what you know
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #207
The speaker weighs fatherhood at 31 alongside his partner
Summary
Talking through a life crossroads can reveal a perspective you already have, even if you think you lack evidence.
Two friends discuss a crossroads one of them faces at 31, as he considers fatherhood and questions why he keeps working toward bigger goals. The other asks him to state his perspective and where his life is off. He admits he has been deferring his romantic relationship until he sells a business in about three years, and the friend argues he would never accept that delay for a business problem.
Key points- The speaker weighs fatherhood at 31 alongside his partner
- A friend argues you already have a perspective and need no more evidence
- He questions whether work is about the destination or the climb itself
Investing terms build in a logical order
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #207
Capital is anything of value, such as cash, cars or houses
Summary
Investing terms make sense in order: capital, then stock, then the IPO and the market where stock trades.
A speaker with 15 years in finance explains investing terms in order. Capital is anything of value, and a stock is a small piece of a company that shares its profits and losses. A company sells shares in an IPO to raise cash, and shares then trade between investors. Market capitalization is shares outstanding times price, and an index such as the S&P 500 tracks a group of stocks.
Key points- Capital is anything of value, such as cash, cars or houses
- A stock is a small piece of a company, sharing its profits or losses
- An IPO gives ownership to the public and is the only time the company gets cash
People scan rather than read online
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #207
Most people read in F or Z shaped patterns, moving eyes from one to five
Summary
People scan rather than read, so websites and ads should be built to be scannable.
The speaker says people scan rather than read, typically following F and Z shaped eye patterns across a page. Because readers skim, websites and ads should be easy to scan. The speaker also notes that words do not need to be spelled perfectly to be understood.
Key points- Most people read in F or Z shaped patterns, moving eyes from one to five
- Words do not need perfect spelling to be understood while scanning
- Build websites and ads so the key points can be picked up quickly
Expectations can shape outcomes more than genes
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #207
A group told they had a genetic edge outperformed, even without it
Summary
Expectations can shape outcomes even more than genes, according to a book the speaker recommends.
The speaker recommends David Robson's book The Expectation Effect and describes a study. Participants with and without a genetic trait for efficient CO2 removal were told either that they had the trait or that they did not. Those told they had it outperformed those told they lacked it, even when the gene was absent. The speaker also cites the Monster study, where children told they stuttered developed speech problems.
Key points- A group told they had a genetic edge outperformed, even without it
- The book's synopsis says expectations are even more powerful than genes
- The speaker says children told they stutter developed worse stutters
Teams need four distinct kinds of meetings
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #207
A daily five-minute leadership check-in asks what everyone is doing today
Summary
Teams need four distinct kinds of meetings, because cramming them into one meeting makes bad meetings.
The speaker argues that bad meetings make bad companies and that teams need four kinds. Brief daily check-ins let leaders share what they are doing, while a weekly tactical meeting reviews priorities marked green, yellow or red, a method credited to Alan Mulally at Ford. Ad hoc strategic meetings tackle big problems at length, and quarterly offsites take teams away from the office for half a day to two days.
Key points- A daily five-minute leadership check-in asks what everyone is doing today
- A weekly tactical meeting reviews priorities marked green, yellow or red
- Ad hoc strategic problem-solving needs its own time, not slots in tactical meetings
PineTools: Free Online Tools
Tool · pinetools.com · Issue #207
PineTools is a collection of free online utilities sorted into ten categories, including mathematics, colors, text and lists, images, files, programming, and videos.
Summary
PineTools is a collection of free online utilities sorted into ten categories, including mathematics, colors, text and lists, images, files, programming, and videos. Examples include a percentage calculator, a color inverter, a base64 encoder, JSON and HTML formatters, a password generator, and a screen recorder. The site is offered in English and Spanish.
How to Stop Doing and Finally Rest
Read · self.com · 14 min · Issue #207
A short guide on why many people struggle to switch off, especially when they feel guilty for not being productive.
Summary
A short guide on why many people struggle to switch off, especially when they feel guilty for not being productive. It explains how to give yourself permission to do nothing without guilt.
The Lies That Make Your Tech Actually Work
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #206
Enrico Tartarotti's December 2023 video looks at the design, engineering, and psychology behind everyday technology.
Summary
Enrico Tartarotti's December 2023 video looks at the design, engineering, and psychology behind everyday technology. Topics include why phone keyboards work despite the odds, how fake loading bars calm people, and why people still remember Microsoft Bob. It also covers tricks borrowed from nature that make tools usable. Tartarotti is a tech product manager building Flask, a video collaboration tool.