The smartest age in life may be 55 to 60 – not in your 20s.
Raw cognitive abilities, such as processing speed and memory, often peak early in life. Athletes typically hit their prime before 30, mathematicians make major breakthroughs by their mid-30s, and chess champions rarely stay dominant past 40.
However, a new research reveals that overall psychological functioning—including personality traits, judgment, and emotional intelligence—peaks much later, between ages 55 and 60.
A study analyzing 16 key traits across the lifespan found that conscientiousness peaks around 65, emotional stability reaches its height near 75, moral reasoning deepens in older age, and the ability to avoid cognitive biases may improve into the 70s or 80s.
When combined into a single index, these traits suggest the mind is most balanced in the late 50s, blending experience, emotional steadiness, and sound judgment. This may explain why many top leaders and thinkers achieve their greatest impact in midlife.
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Raw cognitive abilities, such as processing speed and memory, often peak early in life. Athletes typically hit their prime before 30, mathematicians make major breakthroughs by their mid-30s, and chess champions rarely stay dominant past 40.
However, a new research reveals that overall psychological functioning—including personality traits, judgment, and emotional intelligence—peaks much later, between ages 55 and 60.
A study analyzing 16 key traits across the lifespan found that conscientiousness peaks around 65, emotional stability reaches its height near 75, moral reasoning deepens in older age, and the ability to avoid cognitive biases may improve into the 70s or 80s.
When combined into a single index, these traits suggest the mind is most balanced in the late 50s, blending experience, emotional steadiness, and sound judgment. This may explain why many top leaders and thinkers achieve their greatest impact in midlife.
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US white-collar hiring is extremely weak:
There are now just 1.6 job openings per 100 employees in the professional and business services sector, the lowest in at least 11 years.
This ratio has more than HALVED since 2021 and is even lower than the 2020 pandemic bottom.
Furthermore, the ratio of unemployed to job openings in the industry is down to 4.0%, nearly matching 2020 lows.
This comes as total job openings in the sector are down -1.4 million since the March 2022 peak, to 1.0 million, the lowest since May 2020.
Over the same period, the hiring rate is down -1.8 percentage points, to 4.2%, in line with levels seen during the 2008 Financial Crisis.
The US white-collar recession is accelerating.
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There are now just 1.6 job openings per 100 employees in the professional and business services sector, the lowest in at least 11 years.
This ratio has more than HALVED since 2021 and is even lower than the 2020 pandemic bottom.
Furthermore, the ratio of unemployed to job openings in the industry is down to 4.0%, nearly matching 2020 lows.
This comes as total job openings in the sector are down -1.4 million since the March 2022 peak, to 1.0 million, the lowest since May 2020.
Over the same period, the hiring rate is down -1.8 percentage points, to 4.2%, in line with levels seen during the 2008 Financial Crisis.
The US white-collar recession is accelerating.
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BREAKING - It’s been revealed that Dylan Bryan Adams, the Minnesota DHS employee who keyed six Teslas in Minneapolis in response to Elon’s role in DOGE, was a financial policy compliance lead, one of the individuals responsible for reviewing the state’s Medicaid fraud cases
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The Money Codex
The Money Codex is an interactive wiki of monetary history featuring foundational principles to digital currency systems. It traces the evolution of money from early exchange goods through coinage, central banking, and persistent debasement, culminating in cryptographic and network-based forms of value. Each entry stands alone while contributing to a unified framework that connects historical design choices to modern monetary architecture.
The work draws on three decades in institutional asset management alongside original research in network economics and digital asset valuation. Built as a permanent desk reference, it exists for readers who seek structural understanding of how money forms, adapts, and endures: from early coins, to gold, paper, and Bitcoin.
Available at cane-island dot digital
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The Money Codex is an interactive wiki of monetary history featuring foundational principles to digital currency systems. It traces the evolution of money from early exchange goods through coinage, central banking, and persistent debasement, culminating in cryptographic and network-based forms of value. Each entry stands alone while contributing to a unified framework that connects historical design choices to modern monetary architecture.
The work draws on three decades in institutional asset management alongside original research in network economics and digital asset valuation. Built as a permanent desk reference, it exists for readers who seek structural understanding of how money forms, adapts, and endures: from early coins, to gold, paper, and Bitcoin.
Available at cane-island dot digital
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Guy in California complains to Trump about gas prices saying, “Trump, you have some explaining to do.”
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Tomorrow marks the first solar eclipse of 2026: a striking annular "ring of fire" event.
On February 17, this rare annular solar eclipse will trace a narrow path—roughly 383 miles (616 km) wide—across a remote stretch of Antarctica. At the peak of annularity, the Moon will obscure about 96% of the Sun's disk, allowing a thin, radiant ring of sunlight to encircle the darkened center, creating the iconic "ring of fire" effect.
An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon aligns precisely between Earth and the Sun but appears slightly smaller in the sky due to its elliptical orbit. At apogee (its farthest point from Earth), the Moon doesn't fully cover the Sun, so bright sunlight spills around its edges.
Within the path of annularity, the glowing ring will persist for up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds. However, this may rank among the least-observed eclipses in modern times: the shadow sweeps mostly over uninhabited Antarctic interior regions, with only a small number of scientists at stations like Mirny (Russian) and Concordia (French-Italian) in position to witness the full spectacle.
Key timings (in UTC):
- Eclipse begins: around 09:56
- Annular phase: between approximately 11:42 and 12:41 (maximum around 12:13)
- Eclipse ends: about 14:27
Beyond the annular zone, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in other parts of Antarctica and in southeastern Africa (including regions of South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, and more). Southern tips of South America (Chile and Argentina) may also catch a minor partial phase.
Solar eclipses typically occur in pairs during eclipse seasons. This alignment sets the stage for a follow-up: a total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026, visible from East Asia, Australia, and portions of North America.
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On February 17, this rare annular solar eclipse will trace a narrow path—roughly 383 miles (616 km) wide—across a remote stretch of Antarctica. At the peak of annularity, the Moon will obscure about 96% of the Sun's disk, allowing a thin, radiant ring of sunlight to encircle the darkened center, creating the iconic "ring of fire" effect.
An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon aligns precisely between Earth and the Sun but appears slightly smaller in the sky due to its elliptical orbit. At apogee (its farthest point from Earth), the Moon doesn't fully cover the Sun, so bright sunlight spills around its edges.
Within the path of annularity, the glowing ring will persist for up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds. However, this may rank among the least-observed eclipses in modern times: the shadow sweeps mostly over uninhabited Antarctic interior regions, with only a small number of scientists at stations like Mirny (Russian) and Concordia (French-Italian) in position to witness the full spectacle.
Key timings (in UTC):
- Eclipse begins: around 09:56
- Annular phase: between approximately 11:42 and 12:41 (maximum around 12:13)
- Eclipse ends: about 14:27
Beyond the annular zone, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in other parts of Antarctica and in southeastern Africa (including regions of South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, and more). Southern tips of South America (Chile and Argentina) may also catch a minor partial phase.
Solar eclipses typically occur in pairs during eclipse seasons. This alignment sets the stage for a follow-up: a total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026, visible from East Asia, Australia, and portions of North America.
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France, Marseille. A young man got out of his car and calmly subdued a violent individual in front of two municipal policewomen who tried to stop him on Boulevard de la Libération, saying: "Madame, shall I catch him for you?"
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We need more power:
Global data center power demand is now expected to rise to a record 1,596 terawatt-hours by 2035.
That would mark a +255% increase from 2025 levels.
The US is set to remain the leader in consumption with a +144% surge in demand over this period, to 430 terawatt-hours.
China's demand is projected to rise +255%, to 397 terawatt-hours, while European demand is expected to surge +303%, to 274 terawatt-hours.
New data centers coming online between now and 2030 will need more than 600 terawatt-hours of electricity.
This is enough to power ~60 million homes.
AI growth will be contingent on generating more power.
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Global data center power demand is now expected to rise to a record 1,596 terawatt-hours by 2035.
That would mark a +255% increase from 2025 levels.
The US is set to remain the leader in consumption with a +144% surge in demand over this period, to 430 terawatt-hours.
China's demand is projected to rise +255%, to 397 terawatt-hours, while European demand is expected to surge +303%, to 274 terawatt-hours.
New data centers coming online between now and 2030 will need more than 600 terawatt-hours of electricity.
This is enough to power ~60 million homes.
AI growth will be contingent on generating more power.
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