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Thankful that we humans are not vulnerable as well to cleverly designed bait that hacks our pattern-recognition abilities and reward systems.

The single most influential factor: prenuptial chastity. If people were expected to remain virgins until they were married, the culture was more likely to have all of the markers of human flourishing. They were more likely to be an "advanced" civilization.

Tarantino's writing process: 1) Focus: Six-hour writing session where he puts ideas on paper. 2) Wander: Goes to the pool, dozes off for a while, and reflects on what he's written. 3) Plan: Writes down his epiphanies, which become his work for the next day.

“When I was 20 I wanted to be a millionaire…Now that I’m a millionaire, I want to be 20.” I overheard a version of this. Makes me realize that when I’m 40, I’d rather be 32 (my age) with nothing, just to be 32 (again). A different frame on gratitude I thought I’d share.

“Never mistake activity for achievement.” — John Wooden

You don't need more time, you need more focus. As Bruce Lee observed, "The successful warrior is the average man with laser like focus."

The greater what you want to accomplish, the more ritual matters.

1/ When the creator economy works, it's a beautiful thing. Here is a quick example of creator driven commerce working at Morning Brew ☕️.

3/ We know her audience wants to get better at Excel, so we knew we had to mirror that sentiment in her commerce. Last week, we launched Excel Dictionary mouse pads for Mac and PC. Simple, but true value-add commerce.

"It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own." — Marcus Aurelius

Microsoft Excel is used by 99.99% of the world’s businesses, and most people still don't know how to use it. Here are 10 basics everyone should know:

You need to listen to classical music. Here are 7 reasons why:

In 1951, Adelbert Ames created the mind-boggling ‘Ames Window’. It’s so effective that even when you know how it works you can’t break the illusion [video from The Curiosity Show: buff.ly/36DvRNs]

@ctopherthomas Massimo Same energy bro, 👽 x.com/BrianRoemmele/…

Massimo If you fail to replicate it at home, explore this 3D model in #GeoGebra geogebra.org/m/xfbejeer

The drawing corresponds to a machine created by Heron of Alexandria that was used to open the doors of a temple. It took over 1000 years to achieve the same level of technology after the Greek society fell.

The best pieces of writing advice I can come up with after doing it every day for five years: 1) If your ideas are boring, get a life. 2) If you already have a life and your ideas are still boring, you’re not listening carefully enough.

“Facebook can track your Internet history and credit card number on other websites” Even if you delete Facebook. dailystar.co.uk/tech/news/face…

If you focus on results from the start, you’re doomed to fail. What do I do instead? I practice The Law of 100:

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