It takes 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain. Through play, it only takes 10 - 20 repetitions. Our brains are wired for play: Fosters imagination, creativity & collaboration. Brings joys & wonders. Encourages risk taking. Illustration by Elliott Aleksander 🧵 👇

Sometimes I have to stop & look around. No matter what. Paraphrasing Oliver Sacks Fdn.: fortunate to be a sentient being...on this beautiful planet.

A work of art

The new 988 mental health hotline is live. Here's what to know npr.org/sections/healt…

Open the pod bay doors HAL. How about a remake of 2001 (need date change) with Michael Emerson as the voice of HAL?

There is no free will. Had to stop by Roy Choi's kogibbq

They will recommend a Kindle version of a diet book which you can read on your way to Whole Foods. cnbc.com/2022/07/21/ama…

We lived long and prospered together.

Win-win infrastructure.

Just kind. nbcbayarea.com/news/national-…

“More important, I think we have to start with acknowledging that in urban areas…those kinds of places just don’t really make sense to have like the predominant mode of transportation be this highly individualized and often very, very dangerous machine.” dcist.com/story/22/08/25…

“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say ‘It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”

Win-win. #renewableenergy bbc.com/news/science-e…

Much admiration for Patagonia playing the long game. outsideonline.com/business-journ…

Remember to stay active. Different kinds of exercise could improve different aspects of memory. neurosciencenews.com/exercise-memor…

Strategic cabbage reserve. #kimchi reuters.com/markets/asia/t…

Simply inhumane. #insulin4all nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Irony. A partnership to truly escape the winter & permanently extend summer cycling season.

Not normally into stickers but I made an exception.

30 short rules for a better life (from the Stoics).