The Idea Logs

Writing about living. Trying to be better at both. Prompted by Sunday walks for breakfast tacos. Also a big NBA fan

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Animal speed comparison

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Jeff Bezos on how to deal with stress.

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Geographic distribution of crops across the US. I love summary pieces like this. Source: https://t.co/W933nkhvGl

[Amazing Maps @amazingmap]

Map showing which country is closest when you are in the USA

[The Idea Logs @TheIdeaLog1]

This thread is sad but important

[Nick Mark MD @nickmmark]

Much has been made of the declining life expectancy in the US.

The reality is regional. Think of the US as two countries:

Some blue counties with increasing life-expectancy better than 🇯🇵 (84) & many red counties with plummeting life expectancy worse than 🇷🇺 (71).
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[The Idea Logs @TheIdeaLog1]

And yes, I love the @hubermanlab podcast

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I don't know if this is a hot take anymore, but I'd rather the sun come up at 7am and go down at 5pm than 8am and 6pm

I'm admittedly biased by being a lark, but I think the House made the right decision to NOT permanently adopt daylight saving time

[The Idea Logs @TheIdeaLog1]

I feel good about my highest level values/direction, so I'm focusing more on day to day processes/habits this year, and trusting that everything else takes care of itself

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Of all the reasons to get "canceled" for, a reading list is my favorite 🤣 Thank you for that ❤️

I'll continue reading & re-reading great books and sharing stuff I love with the world.

PS: Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing for them to fail.

[The Idea Logs @TheIdeaLog1]

Life is best with equal parts David Goggins and Dalai Lama

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Holidays are a reminder of what's important in life: family, friends, loved ones ❤️

This is easy to forget in the busy pursuits of daily life.

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

You will feel mentally better once you commit to fixing your bad habits instead of making up excuses to stay the way you are.

[The Idea Logs @TheIdeaLog1]

Silver lining of feeling under the weather - makes you thankful for your health. For me, this makes other concerns wash away a bit. A blessing in disguise

[The Idea Logs @TheIdeaLog1]

Been off the writing wagon of late. Officially stating my intent to climb back on, soon. A journey of a thousand words begins with a single tweet

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Twitter is an anti-compassion machine that stokes our tendency to dehumanize and even hate people we don't know personally.

Four little exercises I use to combat that and crank up the compassion in my mind:

[The Idea Logs @TheIdeaLog1]

@waitbutwhy Highly recommend Project Hail Mary

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@waitbutwhy @OnlyOneEMKAY The 2nd is totally different from the 3rd (political intrigue rather than a hero’s journey), but still good. The 3rd is similar to the first in form, and also amazing. I hear from the 4th onward it gets a bit out there

[The Idea Logs @TheIdeaLog1]

https://t.co/KkVTkgGCF4 Great read

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

It seems impossible at the beginning of this video that the person filming might be in danger

[The Idea Logs @TheIdeaLog1]

@waitbutwhy If you haven’t, I highly recommend reading Project Hail Mary to explore this space