R Marie Gutierrez

[Lumen @lumenxbt]

Ten million people have watched an MIT professor accidentally destroy the executive coaching industry.

He filmed the lecture once in January 2018 and died eighteen months later.

Executive coaches charge fifteen thousand dollars a session to teach a third of what he covered in one hour for free.

His name was Patrick Winston. He ran the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory from 1972 to 1997 and wrote the AI textbook every computer science major in the world read for thirty years.

Every January for four decades, he gave a lecture called "How to Speak."

His entire framework fits on a napkin.

Do not read. Be in the image. Keep images simple. Eliminate clutter. Start with an empathetic connection. End with a punch line the audience can repeat over dinner. Never open with a joke. Never end with "thank you."

That last rule alone has probably cost the executive coaching industry a hundred million dollars.

"Your success in life will be determined largely by your ability to speak, your ability to write, and the quality of your ideas. In that order."

That is the actual opening line of the lecture. Winston believed it strongly enough to spend fifty years teaching computer scientists how to talk.

Founders spend $80,000 on an MBA and then hire a communications coach to teach them the same material Winston filmed once for free. Engineers write brilliant code and lose promotions to teammates who watched this lecture on the train.

The lecture is free on MIT OpenCourseWare. The textbook is free on his page.

Winston died in 2019. Almost none of the ten million viewers have actually implemented the four rules on the napkin.

The napkin is free. The willingness to actually use it in your next meeting is the entire edge.

[R Marie Gutierrez @CALLIMOMMA805]

@JT___3000 @TomInverse @VanderDussenS This is exactly how it felt when I was caught in a riptide! I could feel the ground but my legs just wouldn’t do anything. The waves were so strong and fast moving getting to shore seemed like it would never happen. Thankfully, I was rescued on time. I am forever grateful!

[Art of Life 🦋 @Art0fLife_]

He literally explains how to activate the super conscious mind.

[Restricted Daily @RestrictedDaily]

When Freddie Mercury hit the crowd with that legendary “Ayo” and the entire stadium echoed it back, it became one of the greatest live moments in music history. That wasn’t just a concert — that was pure magic.

[R Marie Gutierrez @CALLIMOMMA805]

@donkakaclips @newstart_2024 @donkaka what exactly are your shoes and all your wear made out of?

[Sfnativekelly @sfnativekelly]

@Sec_Noem @POTUS @SecRubio @SecWar lol. Noem thinks this “Special Envoy”, is a real job. lol
Such a disaster appointment 👇👇👇👇

[R Marie Gutierrez @CALLIMOMMA805]

@DK81129 @HumbleI71926 @FBIDirectorKash What a silly question! You know who the government is run by, right? 😬🤦🏻‍♀️

[Camus @newstart_2024]

“Nobody makes you feel anything. Nobody makes you angry. Nobody makes you tense. You decide.”

This 1-minute clip hits like a lightning bolt:
Blame is the root of every negative emotion.
Cut the blame → the whole tree of anger, upset, fear, resentment dies at once.

Why?
Your conscious mind can only hold one thought at a time.
That single thought controls your emotional reaction.

So replace the blame thought with the most powerful affirmation in existence:
“I am responsible.”

The instant you say it out loud (or even silently), you take back the wheel.
You’re no longer a victim of what “they” did.
You’re the driver again.

No one can make you feel anything without your permission.
The moment you stop giving it, the emotional prison collapses.

Try it right now: Think of someone/something that’s upsetting you → say “I am responsible” → notice what happens inside.

What emotion just lost its grip on you?

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

This will have you in tears. Stop letting them divide us. ❤️

[Survival Instinct @SurvivalInstint]

Study this move, practice it, and make it yours.

[ABC News @ABC]

A federal prosecutor in Massachusetts said Friday that the federal government will not return a 19-year-old college student who was deported over Thanksgiving despite a court order blocking her removal. https://t.co/E9XHwnWY2O

[🧨⚜️ S I G ⚜️🧨 @PURE_BL00D2]

Good morning patriots ❤️🥰🔥😎🙋‍♂️

Surround yourself with people that only bring you positive vibes🔥🔥🔥

✨🧨✨

[Sharon Osbourne @MrsSOsbourne]

Last night was bigger than a performance. It was a moment carved into musical history. Reminding everyone that rock isn’t nostalgia - it’s alive, evolving, and still the heartbeat of music. Post you were pure magic, a shapeshifter with a voice that can bend into any genre. Slash, Duff, Andrew, Chad you are the master of your craft and complete icons. Truly from the bottom of my heart, thank you ❤️ Ozzy was definitely in the building ✌️ 🙏🤘

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

NEW: 13-year-old Australian boy swims for four hours in cold and dangerous waters to save his mom and siblings who were swept into the ocean, says God is who got him to shore.

The family was on kayaks & paddleboards when they were swept about 2.5 miles out to sea.

After a conversation with his mother, Austin Appelbee decided he would swim back to shore to find help.

Appelbee says he prayed throughout the four-hour swim and told God he would get baptized if he made it out alive.

"I don't think it was actually me [swimming]... It was God the whole time. I kept on praying, kept on praying. I said to God, 'I'll get baptized.'"

"The waves are massive, and I have no life jacket on… I just kept thinking 'just keep swimming, just keep swimming,'" he said.

"And then I finally made it to shore, and I hit the bottom of the beach, and I just collapsed."

Appelbee says when he got to shore, he had to sprint for about a mile to find help.

According to AP, the family drifted 9 miles from Quindalup and spent 10 hours in the water.

When he reached the shore, Appelbee alerted authorities, who then sent out a helicopter to find his mom, 12-year-old brother, and 8-year-old sister.

Austin's mother, Joanne Appelbee, said one of the hardest decisions of her life was sending her son to shore.

"One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make was to say to Austin: 'Try and get to shore and get some help. This could get really serious really quickly,'" she said.

What a remarkable kid.

Video: 7 News.

[Epic Clip Vault @EpicClipVault]

That time Morgan Freeman left Mike Wallace speechless on 60 Minutes while calling Black History Month ridiculous.

[ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch]

Born in 1748, she lived long enough to be photographed in 1852. (Pictured Mary Monroe Sanderson from Massachusetts)...

Mary Monroe Sanderson is notable not because she was famous, but because of when she lived. She was born during the colonial era, nearly three decades before the American Revolution, and lived long enough to be photographed in the early days of photography—making her one of the earliest-born Americans ever captured on camera. In short, she is remembered as a living bridge between colonial America and the modern age.

She likely grew up as a British subject, witnessed the creation of the United States, and lived through events such as the American Revolution, the signing of the Constitution, the War of 1812 and, the early Industrial Revolution.

When she was born, photography did not exist. By the time of her photo, the daguerreotype had only recently been invented (1839), meaning her image represents a rare overlap between the 18th century and modern visual history.

When Mary Monroe Sanderson was born in 1748, George Washington was just 16 years old, and no U.S. state existed yet.

© Reddit

#archaeohistories

[Jetski Grizzly @Jetskigrizzly]

Young generations now optimize for planned remembrance rather than enjoyment of the moment

[R Marie Gutierrez @CALLIMOMMA805]

@akafaceUS Pond - Texas

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

Fernando Mendoza, winner of this year’s Heisman Trophy and the quarterback for the 2026 national champions, the Indiana Hoosiers, announced his eligibility for the 2026 NFL Draft Friday morning, telling CBS Mornings that he’s ready to put in the work to go pro: “It requires such a new skill set.”

Mendoza shares how his family has supported him every step of the way — including with “at least 15 family members at every game” — and why there were so many emotions at the NCAA Championship game.