I found this letter in a folder of old correspondence from my days when I was editing at the Whole Earth Catalog. It is from the science fiction master Robert Heinlein. Heinlein engineered his own nerdy solution to a problem
2 Key Ways Parents Can Raise Kids Who Are Eager To Do Chores : Goats and Soda : NPR
In some cultures, kids roll their eyes when asked to do chores. In others, they'll pitch in without even being asked. Researchers have identified two key practices to raise helpful children.
More than ten, actually. Millions of books will be published this year and for good reason. People rarely regret the effort. Everyone has their own, but here are some of the reasons to get you star…
We need to design a system that embraces this technological future and taxes the assets that will make up most of the value in that world–companies and land–in order to fairly distribute some of the coming wealth.
“You might be an exception but virtually all Bitcoin critics fall into one of these four categories:”-@gladstein Nominations now open👇 🤡 pic.twitter.com/qnjT4klBFw— Anil (@anilsaidso) March 20, 2021
By Duncan Anderson. To see all blogs click here . Reading time: 10 mins Summary: Creating strategies is the ultimate metaskill to know for the unknowable future. IMO ‘intelligence’ is not fixed. IMO in almost any area ‘intelligence’ can be levelled up. IMO one can s
One of the most useful and flexible models of human interaction that I've encountered is Richard Francisco's Five Levels of Communication (which comprises Chapter 2.6 of the Reading Book for Human Relations Training, 8th edition.) Francisco, a Lecturer at the...
Hunter S. Thompson's Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life
Hunter S. Thompson's letter to his friend, Hume Logan, on finding your purpose and living a meaningful life. The most profound advice I've ever come across.
The Common Denominator of Success (Full Transcript)
The Common Denominator of Success is as valuable today as when it was first delivered by Albert E.N. Gray in 1940 at the annual convention for insurance underwriters.
A collection of concepts to help you figure out how to write blog posts that attract readers, create opportunities, and help you accomplish your goals.
Interview: Patrick Collison, co-founder and CEO of Stripe - Noahpinion
In addition to being a friend and a Noahpinion subscriber, Patrick Collison is one of the world’s most successful founder-CEOs. Along with his co-founder and brother John, he built online payments company Stripe into a $36 billion behemoth in a decade. (Patrick and John hail from Ireland, continuing the hallowed tradition of Irish immigrants making it big in America.)
So for the past year I've been exploring what interests me. Cooking with my wife. Long walks. Writing on a blog that no one will find. Figuring out different ways to learn. Taking online courses. Teaching my wife how to snowboard. Doing things that I think are important, not things other people tell me are important. Things that I enjoy intrinsically. Things that I think improve me or that I can improve in the world.
The Non-Fungible Token Bible: Everything you need to know about NFTs - OpenSea blog
This post provides an in-depth overview of non-fungible tokens: from the history of the non-fungible token, the technical anatomy of an ERC721, to the current state of the market, to the exciting future for NFTs.