[BR]
Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro
picked this up in NZ airport, local author. blindly chose this based on the cover of the book because i wanted a fiction read. turned out surprisingly well!
main takeaway:
you're never too old to do what you love.
only thing that bugs me is who won the marathon? maybe it doesn't matter afterall in the end.
5/5 pleasant and easy read
Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro
picked this up in NZ airport, local author. blindly chose this based on the cover of the book because i wanted a fiction read. turned out surprisingly well!
main takeaway:
you're never too old to do what you love.
only thing that bugs me is who won the marathon? maybe it doesn't matter afterall in the end.
5/5 pleasant and easy read
❤4
[2026 NYR Reading Goal]
Total: 9/15
- Fiction: 3/8
- Non-fiction: 6/7
1. The Diary of A CEO - link
2. Purple Cow - link
3. Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop - link
4. This is Marketing - link
5. Ogilvy on Advertising - link
6. The Creative Act - link
7. The Tipping Point - link
8. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - link
9. Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts - link
Total: 9/15
- Fiction: 3/8
- Non-fiction: 6/7
1. The Diary of A CEO - link
2. Purple Cow - link
3. Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop - link
4. This is Marketing - link
5. Ogilvy on Advertising - link
6. The Creative Act - link
7. The Tipping Point - link
8. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - link
9. Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts - link
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humblespace
[BR] The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton this book was recommended to me from the community here and it was a good read the first few chapters were a bit slow/dry, but once you understand what was going on it gets interesting tons of…
i still think about this book from time to time even though it has been a week since putting it down
the scenes painted in my imagination while reading are still stuck
never thought a fiction book could do that
also think that maybe crime/mystery fiction is my new fav genre
the scenes painted in my imagination while reading are still stuck
never thought a fiction book could do that
also think that maybe crime/mystery fiction is my new fav genre
the hollowing of the middle management and traditional corporate hierarchy
https://block.xyz/inside/from-hierarchy-to-intelligence
https://block.xyz/inside/from-hierarchy-to-intelligence
From Hierarchy to Intelligence
How Block is using AI to eliminate hierarchical bottlenecks, building the first company organized as intelligence rather than hierarchy.
i don't know how i ended up reading this post, but here it is
was curious if one could survive jumping off the golden gate bridge in an olympic diving stance
https://abc7.com/post/i-survived-jumping-off-the-golden-gate-bridge/2012267/
was curious if one could survive jumping off the golden gate bridge in an olympic diving stance
https://abc7.com/post/i-survived-jumping-off-the-golden-gate-bridge/2012267/
ABC7 Los Angeles
Second Chances: 'I survived jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge'
Meet two men with an incredible connection. They jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge, and survived. Both say the moment their fingers left the railing, they felt instant regret. It's a story of mistakes, survival and second chances.
humblespace
i don't know how i ended up reading this post, but here it is was curious if one could survive jumping off the golden gate bridge in an olympic diving stance https://abc7.com/post/i-survived-jumping-off-the-golden-gate-bridge/2012267/
turns out only 2% of the people that jump off the Golden Gate Bridge survived the fall
and even if you jump in a perfect vertical posture, you're likely to suffer long term injuries like shattered vertebrae
and even if you jump in a perfect vertical posture, you're likely to suffer long term injuries like shattered vertebrae
Forwarded from Modo Capital
The biggest issue with mass immigration from the 2nd and 3rd world is the fact that our countries systems are built as high trust societies.
High trust societies rely on widespread norms of honesty, reliability, and institutions that work because people generally follow the rules voluntarily.
Low trust societies rely on personal networks, extraction, and informal enforcement.
In high trust societies, systems like taxation, welfare, healthcare, and education only work if the majority of people play by the rules.
If a large fraction of newcomers comes from low trust societies, then they can:
• Exploit welfare systems
• Circumvent regulations
• Create enclaves where local norms don’t apply
This means they can easily game the system, which leads to mass corruption. It’s essentially a wealth transfer from natives to immigrants.
In the early days of immigration it was a much lower portion of the whole population, therefore the immigrant populations were forced to assimilate, and by the 2nd generation they embrace the culture and become natives themselves.
When the immigrant populations become a larger portion, new immigrants can create ghettos with little interaction with natives, this means there’s a lower likelihood of full integration over time.
And because the immigrant culture is lower trust with a focus on extraction, the natives become disenfranchised.
There’s only two solutions:
1. drastically reduce immigration and spread it out between many countries of origin (they can’t all be from India as an example). Also forcefully spread them out between regions, which means there is a lower likelihood of cultural ghettos and higher likelihood of integration.
Or
2. Make it extremely difficult for foreign workers to gain citizenship, essentially the gulf model. Where natives are treated as the higher caste and the lower caste immigrants do their work with the eventual understanding that they will go back home eventually.
In order to make this work you need to also change the fundamental way in which the youth is directed and trained. Governments should be able to anticipate where skills shortages may become acute and incentivise your own population to train for these. Low skilled labour should be heavily automated to the extent that the economic cost of lower immigration is curtailed to some extent.
High trust societies rely on widespread norms of honesty, reliability, and institutions that work because people generally follow the rules voluntarily.
Low trust societies rely on personal networks, extraction, and informal enforcement.
In high trust societies, systems like taxation, welfare, healthcare, and education only work if the majority of people play by the rules.
If a large fraction of newcomers comes from low trust societies, then they can:
• Exploit welfare systems
• Circumvent regulations
• Create enclaves where local norms don’t apply
This means they can easily game the system, which leads to mass corruption. It’s essentially a wealth transfer from natives to immigrants.
In the early days of immigration it was a much lower portion of the whole population, therefore the immigrant populations were forced to assimilate, and by the 2nd generation they embrace the culture and become natives themselves.
When the immigrant populations become a larger portion, new immigrants can create ghettos with little interaction with natives, this means there’s a lower likelihood of full integration over time.
And because the immigrant culture is lower trust with a focus on extraction, the natives become disenfranchised.
There’s only two solutions:
1. drastically reduce immigration and spread it out between many countries of origin (they can’t all be from India as an example). Also forcefully spread them out between regions, which means there is a lower likelihood of cultural ghettos and higher likelihood of integration.
Or
2. Make it extremely difficult for foreign workers to gain citizenship, essentially the gulf model. Where natives are treated as the higher caste and the lower caste immigrants do their work with the eventual understanding that they will go back home eventually.
In order to make this work you need to also change the fundamental way in which the youth is directed and trained. Governments should be able to anticipate where skills shortages may become acute and incentivise your own population to train for these. Low skilled labour should be heavily automated to the extent that the economic cost of lower immigration is curtailed to some extent.
a good summary of the current state of marriages/relationships
https://x.com/marriedmn/status/2040692560440500325?s=20
https://x.com/marriedmn/status/2040692560440500325?s=20
Modo Capital
The biggest issue with mass immigration from the 2nd and 3rd world is the fact that our countries systems are built as high trust societies. High trust societies rely on widespread norms of honesty, reliability, and institutions that work because people…
think Singapore government's move to double down on AI asap is also a move to alleviate the ageing population on top of reducing foreign labour (since singaporeans are so loud against it)
-one worker can do the tasks of 3 in the future-
yet when it comes to it, there are also singaporeans that do not want to upskill and are resisting AI
who else can we blame then?
https://t.me/c/2522076793/2145
-one worker can do the tasks of 3 in the future-
yet when it comes to it, there are also singaporeans that do not want to upskill and are resisting AI
who else can we blame then?
https://t.me/c/2522076793/2145
slightly extreme take, but i think it is a valid one
applies more toward influencers/validation/vain girls
and i've witnessed some first-hand before
the idea of finding something random to justify making a face/pose
most recent case in point might be novita and her iran statement (finding something to justify her running update or her in her sports gear): https://t.me/humblespace/1052
men are not immune to it too, but i find it more prevalent in ladies
applies more toward influencers/validation/vain girls
and i've witnessed some first-hand before
the idea of finding something random to justify making a face/pose
most recent case in point might be novita and her iran statement (finding something to justify her running update or her in her sports gear): https://t.me/humblespace/1052
men are not immune to it too, but i find it more prevalent in ladies
reading before bed is proven to help unwind for better sleep quality
https://sleep.me/post/reading-before-bed
https://sleep.me/post/reading-before-bed
Chilipad by Sleepme
Can Reading Before Bed Improve Your Sleep Quality?
Do you struggle to fall asleep at night? Reading a good book is one way to wind down and relax your mind before bed. Learn why, the benefits, create a routine, and more.
❤🔥6
good summary of a podcast with Anthropic's Head of Growth
https://x.com/lennysan/status/2041166073794592926?s=20
https://x.com/lennysan/status/2041166073794592926?s=20
X (formerly Twitter)
Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) on X
My biggest takeaways from @AnthropicAI's Head of Growth Amol Avasare:
1. Engineering is getting the most AI leverage—and it’s squeezing PMs and designers. With Claude Code, a five-engineer team now produces the output of 15 to 20 engineers. But PM and design…
1. Engineering is getting the most AI leverage—and it’s squeezing PMs and designers. With Claude Code, a five-engineer team now produces the output of 15 to 20 engineers. But PM and design…
humblespace
pebbling https://x.com/lovedropx/status/2041335831668097284?s=20
Forbes
A Psychologist Explains ‘Pebbling’—A Wholesome Dating Trend On The Rise
This animal-kingdom inspired dating trend is gaining traction online—and it’s undeniably cute. Here’s how it manifests in romantic relationships.
How to Start Researching as a Hobby #BM
https://sarahschauer.substack.com/p/how-to-start-to-researching-as-a
“How do I know what my interests are?” Date around.
Zines, poetry, smaller books.
To “find your type” you need to “go on dates.” You don’t need to full on date every topic, you are “falling in love” and should never feel obligated to continue anything for the sake of continuing.
https://sarahschauer.substack.com/p/how-to-start-to-researching-as-a
Substack
How to Start Researching as a Hobby
Trust me, I'm an alcoholic. I really am just doing this for fun.