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Zoom fatigue is not burnout. It’s boreout. New study: when meetings are virtual, we’re not overwhelmed—we’re understimulated. Cardiac measures show drowsiness, not stress. The antidotes are common sense but not common practice: fewer, shorter, more interactive online meetings.

"Ambition is when you expect yourself to close the gap between what you have and what you want. Entitlement is when you expect others to close the gap between what you have and what you want." – James Clear

I think about this twice a day. Every morning when I sit down to read & then when I sit down to write, I say to myself, "Accept the initial agitation." When you try to focus, Andrew Huberman explains, "the brain circuits that turn on first are of the stress system." Meaning:

We need to hold the English media accountable for systemically vilifying Black players.⁣

Surprisingly, ignoring worries can improve mental health. Evidence: After practice blocking out fears, people were less anxious—and less depressed 3 months later—especially if they had high anxiety or PTSD. Not all concerns demand attention. Some thoughts are worth dismissing.

Carragher here displaying exactly how British racism works - it belittles, gaslights, it scoffs, but because he hasn’t said it outright it’s “reckless,clumsy” etc

Jamie Carragher’s disrespect towards the AFCON tournament is disappointing. Carragher scoffing and rolling his eyes at the end after Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge said the AFCON is a major tournament is a disgrace. Shoutout to Micah and Daniel for speaking up and

Eliminating microplastics entirely is not realistic—they’re everywhere. Reducing exposure, though? Totally within reach with some evidence-backed strategies. Think of it as imperfect avoidance. My top tips are: Try filtering tap water with a reverse osmosis system—studies show

Meaning may be healthier than happiness. 23-year study: A sense of purpose is a more robust predictor of longevity than life satisfaction. Having worthwhile goals is a source of vitality. It’s nice to feel happy today. It’s important to have something to strive for tomorrow.

1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed. Put simply: right-wing has narrative dominance. My org (Media Matters) did this study and been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...

Strange that the three podcast princes (Ferriss, Huberman, Friedman) who millions of young men turn to for advice on how to live and think are all single and childless, past the age of 40.

“Inspiration is perishable. Act on it immediately.” - Naval

Pratik Joshi had been living in London for six years. A software professional, he’d long dreamed of building a life abroad for his wife and three young children, who stayed back in India. After years of waiting for due clearances the dream was finally coming true. Just two days

Dads are spending 3-4x as much time with their kids as their dads did with them. When father figures are engaged, kids show better cognitive development, boys have fewer behavioral problems, and girls have fewer emotional problems. Every child deserves strong parental bonds.

Lauren Wilford this has been studied! first study (2024) found that endless feed / infinite scroll disrupts memory encoding. second study (2021) found that on days with more social media user participants reported more everyday memory slips. arxiv.org/html/2407.1880… pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC80…

It all worked out.

my therapist said this to me, and it hit me like a brick: “Procrastination is how you preserve the fantasy of your potential.”

My husband is one of the most intelligent people I've ever met, and I was immediately taken by him, but over the years, I've come to learn most people can't see it. He dresses simply. He uses plain language. He likes superheroes and video games. They conclude they're not seeing a