Typical weekday: Wake up. Put on clothes. Brush teeth. Wash face. Make coffee. Sit down at desk to start the work day. Read the news/see what’s going on in the world. Work…avoid work…work…avoid work. Check social media for no reason. Check my stocks that never make money. Avoid laundry. Avoid cleaning cat vomit. Do some online shopping for household items. Avoid opening delivery boxes/mail. More work. Make lunch. Clean kitchen. Clean cat vomit. Open packages. Maybe go for a walk. Back to work. Do some laundry. More work. Maybe work out. Make dinner. Clean dinner. Watch some mindless TV. Pretend to care about sports on TV. Shower. Go to bed. Do it all over again the next day.
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The Day You Stop Learning Is the Day You Start Dying
The day you stop learning is the day you start dying. Period.
In a rapidly changing world, you have two choices: adapt or risk being left behind.
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16 Fascinating Photos You Must See – Ned Hardy
This is a must-read book for all entrepreneurs who don’t want to fall in the trap of creating a job for yourself – Amazon
16 Easy Ways to Create More Meaningful Memories With the People You Love – Life Hacker
The social psychologist discusses the “great rewiring” of children’s brains, why social-media companies are to blame, and how to reverse course – New Yorker
I changed these 10 iPhone settings and improved battery life dramatically – ZD Net
How the All-American Motel Became a Last Resort for the Country’s Most Vulnerable – Mel Magazine
The rules for real estate are changing. Here’s how you can profit from the upheaval – Business Insider
Construction on America’s First High-Speed Rail Has Begun – Gizmodo
WNBA players could earn more money, but it will take big changes to make that happen – NBC
Countries With the Largest Happiness Gains Since 2010 – Visual Capitalist
You Are Fifty Times More Likely To Develop Cancer Living In This Part Of America – Joel Bervell
The Biggest Difference Between Cheap and Expensive Suits, According to Expert Tailors – GQ
21 People Who Thought They Were Ugly Ducklings, But Time Proved Them Wrong – Ned Hardy
This is one of those gadgets for work from home folks who are monitered with employee monitoring software – Amazon
Tesla’s in its flop era – The Verge
Mercedes-Benz beats Tesla to selling Level 3 autonomous cars in the U.S. – Mashable
5 Psychological Techniques Companies Use to Take Advantage of You – Linkiest
Do you need to worry about “forever chemicals”? – VOX
The Best Movie Trilogies Ranked – Den of Geek
California just went 9.25 hours using only renewable energy – Fast Co
The Dumping Grounds
The Most Sophisticated Piece Of Software Ever Written
The most sophisticated software in history was written by a team of people whose names we do not know.
It’s a computer worm. The worm was written, probably, between 2005 and 2010.
Because the worm is so complex and sophisticated, I can only give the most superficial outline of what it does.
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Money Matters: ‘Elderly parent has significant debt and no job’
My mom (70) “retired” a few years ago despite not being nearly financially secure enough to do so. Cut to today and she currently has 6k remaining in her 401k with no other savings, and is just over 100k in debt (43k remaining on mortgage, 23k car debt across two cars, 25k credit card debt, 10k in other loans).
Monthly expenses including minimum payments on all loans is $4k ($1k housing, $520 utilities, $800 food/necessities, $675 car payments, $1k credit card/loan payments), and she gets $1.5k a month in social security benefits, so there is a $2.5k deficit that needs to be paid each month which she has been paying with a combination of credit cards and 401k withdrawals.
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Life Matters: ‘Are we a lost generation?’
Are we a lost generation?
I’ve heard millennials referred to as that, and I’m just curious what everyone else thinks. I wonder if that’s true, that everything going to pot in 2001 with the war, 2008 with the real estate market and the ensuing social/economic malaise that has followed would make us a lost generation.
I can’t help but look back and almost feel a sense of betrayal, but that seems almost too harsh of a way to describe it. The social and economic damage that my parents generation did absolutely derailed us from what I have gathered. I don’t blame them, but at the same time I just can’t believe a whole generation would be so careless to live as though there would never be a reason to worry about tomorrow.
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Re-wire Your Motivation with a Dopamine Detox
Struggling to find the drive to tackle your toughest goals? Feeling more drawn to video games and social media than studying or working on your side hustle? The culprit might be right between your ears—it’s called dopamine.
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How Porn is Rewiring Our Brains
Humans are hardwired to seek pleasure and avoid pain. It’s a primal drive that has helped our species survive and thrive. But in today’s hyper-stimulating digital world, could the pursuit of instant gratification through pornography be short-circuiting our natural reward systems?
Linkage
The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived – Wired
This is What It Would Look Like If Martin Scorsese Directed "Lord of the Rings" – Ned Hardy
How Scam Calls and Messages Took Over Our Everyday Lives – NY Times
Shortcut to getting bigger foreams and biceps fast – Amazon
The Complicated Reality of Doing What You Love – VOX
100 Greatest Drummers of All Time – Rolling Stone
How IKEA tricks your brain into buying more – The Next Web
The 50 Best Sandwiches We’ve Ever Made – Saveur
I’m a tax lawyer who helps wealthy people move to lower their taxes — and prepare for residency audits – Business Insider
Ryan Garcia Says He Made $10M Betting On Himself to Beat Devin Haney in Boxing Fight – Bleacher Report
Meta Releases Latest AI Model, Seeking to Build Out Rival to ChatGPT – WSJ
Art Uncovered: ‘The Raft of the Medusa’ by Théodore Géricault – Ned Hardy
This robot vacuum is widely considered the best performing robot vac in the mid-range price point – Amazon
A cheap drug may slow down aging. A study will determine if it works – NPR
The Highest Earning Athletes in Seven Professional Sports – Visual Capitalist
Is the Earth itself a giant living creature? – VOX
10 Plans Hitler Would Have Put In Motion If The Nazis Had Won – Listverse
5 Surefire Ways to Make Friends While Traveling – Outside
HOAs are the worst – Reddit