Category: WW – i) How the World Works/BeSci/Misc
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WW #90 Brain Inception
(More things my brain finds fascinating about the brain) It’s a Thief The brain is only 2% of our body weight but uses 20% of our energy Umm, excuse me what? To Infinity and Beyond It has theoretical infinite storage capacity Technically, according to my 5 minute Reddit research, some scientists believe there could be…
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WW #89 How are humans motivated?
Why do humans act how we act? “Metrics drive Behavior” I’ve been perplexed by human behavior, I desperately want to understand why the hell we do what we do… this one broke through for me. Why do we do the things we do? We’re driven by the carrot of the stick. Those come from relationships,…
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WW #87 Fascination with Japan – 9-23-24 – Ikigai, Meticulously Detailed (pride in work), Kaizen vs Kaikaku, Integration of Nature, Oldest Living People
Where I’ve Been Long time, no see. Life has been a bit of a whirlwind. Japan. Portugal. DC. It has been a trip. I feel an immense appreciation for being able to experience. I’ve been living in Japan the past ~6 months and am quite sad to see it go. The differences in how people…
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Week 70 Wanderings (3-19-24) – Managing the confusion of our lives
Artistic Obligations Quote – Everyone’s just trying their best Destruction and Creation Quote – Changing stress per the scope
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Week 66 Wanderings (2-13-24)
49er fans, hopefully you don’t break your phones reading this newsletter through your fountain of tears. (I could not give 2 shits about football tbh) Enjoy! How I lose things less often ‘It has to have a place to live’ I lose things perpetually.Recently it’s been my mind.Subpar joke, I get it but it’s not…
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Week 63 Wanderings (1-23-2024)
Misunderstanding for Empathy Creative expression is an extension of self, life, and personal experience. Abstract painting, origami and gangster rap. Someone somewhere is thinking ‘Geez this is dumb, what numbskull is even capable of creating this’. But if it is truly authentic, deep from the soul, how can we fault the artist? SHOULDN’T art come…
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Week 62 Wanderings (1-16-2024)
Ideas from Die With Zero Concept: ‘Peak Net Worth’ – Retire before retirement Bill Perkins introduces this idea of Peak Net Worth. He argues that any amount of money we die with can be directly translated to hours worked with no return on investment. Even if we enjoy our jobs (which let’s be honest) that…
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Week 61 Wanderings (1-9-24)
Harsh Reality from Harsh Coaches “We need more people willing to accept the consequences” Now this dude was a bit… let’s call him ‘unconventional’. He was a bit of a riot. He calls you on your bullshit. He challenges you. He doesn’t put up with excuses and firmly believes you just ‘deal with things’. He…
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Week 59 Wanderings (12-26-2023)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Hopefully you enjoy yourself. Here’s some ideas to hopefully make Christmas just a tad easier. Some Discounted Joy “The value of a smile at Christmas It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of…