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| February 14 · Issue #203 · View online |
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š Welcome back to P.S. You Should Knowā¦ probably the best newsletter published on Sundays between 6-7am CST, and definitely the best one published by me. Now in its fifth year!
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š° It was very cool to see NutriSense mentioned in the New York Times this week. If youāre interested in trying the service, email me for a discount code. |
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š I heard positive feedback about last weekās musings format. Today Iāll try again. Some musings on teamwork and objectivesā¦
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Am I making it different or making it better? I didnāt always wonder this, but nowadays I do. When Iām holding the editorās red pen, my tendency is to use it liberally. At first, each idea that flows from my mind feels like a gem Iāve found laying in plain sight. Bestowing that gem on the beneficiary of my feedback is obviously the right thing to do, right? Holistically, yes! The creative process is iterative, benefiting from good and repeated editing. Still, Iāve certainly made edits to othersā work that changed rather than improved it. Today I work to avoid editing unless I have a good reason to believe Iām making the outcome better.
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Opinions: stronger than ideas but weaker than beliefs. Our brains instantly, and dangerously, take each passing thought from 0 to 100% conviction. Once weāve taken the time to examine a thought, itās far less dangerous. If Iām collaborating and offer my views, I think itās my responsibility to express my level of confidence. In order of weight, any point I make might be a thought, an idea, an opinion or a belief. Not all are created equal. I may have an opinion on how to word the sentence, but that doesnāt mean I believe I know the very best way to word the sentence.Ā
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Am I doing something that matters? A few times this week I started drafting a note to a teammate only to delete it mid-way through. The notes all start with good intentionātypically I come across something and wonder how it works or if it might be improved. Of course, Iām immediately convinced that whatever thought I have is important so of course it merits action. If itās not clearly directed toward my goal, though, it might not matter. Iām grateful that sometimes I can recognize that before I hit send. Focus is challenging because opportunity is everywhere. By deleting the note, I believe Iām reducing noise and promoting focus.
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How Americans spend their time, sorted by income. āThis data visualization shows favorite American past-times like playing baseball or watching TV by using income brackets.ā | learn more
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The pirate problem. ā5 pirates board a ship, find a chest full of gold coins, and must agree on a fair way to split it. The junior pirates must propose a split, but face being thrown overboard if itās rejected by the senior pirates. Can they win? This is a metaphor for WSB.ā | learn more
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Citizen sleuths take to Facebook to find their stolen cars. āThe group has helped recover more than 200 cars in the last two months from Chicago and surrounding areas, the groupās moderator said.ā | learn more
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Study: Apple Watch can predict COVID-19 diagnosis a week before testing. The predictive ability we gain from new sensors + cheaper hardware + more data + better algorithms is incredible. And I think weāre just getting started. āA new study from Mount Sinai researchers published in the peer-reviewed āJournal of Medical Internet Researchā found that wearable hardware, and specifically the Apple Watch, can effectively predict a positive COVID-19 diagnosis up to a week before current PCR-based nasal swab tests.ā | learn more
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Creeping as a Service. Thereās a twitter app called Spoonbill that keeps a log of profile changes in a userās network. The resulting feed is a window to the evolving way people choose to portray themselves. āHow Spoonbill reveals our obsession with identity.ā | learn more
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6 lessons for startups from Amazon execs who arenāt Jeff Bezos. Lesson include: slow down to innovate, build by working backwards, and intentions donāt work, mechanisms do. | learn more
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Fluid thought: the art of exploring without expecting. āThe moment we conjure a result in our minds, we tie ourselves to that result, and become attached to that idealized blueprint.ā | learn more
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Hereās what really happens to the items you return online. Almost every warehouse Iāve ever visited has a graveyard of products hidden in the back. āReceiving and handling a return isnāt simple in the slightest for retailers. Thatās where liquidation companies like 888 Lots come in.ā | learn more
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Two more coma patientsā brains jump-started with ultrasound. āFive years ago, we heard how a team at UCLA had used ultrasound to seemingly "jump startā a patient out of a coma. At the time, the scientists wondered if such results could be repeated. They have now done it two more times.ā | learn more
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The steep price we pay for cheap chocolate. āOur voracious demand for chocolate is helping fuel the climate crisis and keeping farmers in poverty ā but as consumers, we can drive positive change.ā | learn more
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Is there a translational research gap? The anonymous writer at Applied Divinity Studies considers the question. āThis is a compelling narrative. Academic handles fundamental research, startups work on commercialization and deployment. What weāre missing is translational research to nurture pre-commercial research and bring it to fruition.ā | learn more
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