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[Eminent_minds @minds_eminent]

I STUDIED 50 PEOPLE WHO SEEM "LUCKIEST" IN LIFE

No 5 AM wake-up calls. No tedious journaling. No complex productivity systems.

Instead, they all do these 12 things religiously

1. They stop waiting for Friday to start living.

[Cooking with Chris @coookwithchris]

One of my very favorite, easy ways to prep a huge batch of protein:

Throw 4 lb cubed short rib or chuck with gluten free tamari, rice vinegar, Korean chili flakes, green onions, ginger & garlic in a pressure cooker/crock pot

Pressure cook on high for 30 minutes, or simmer in a crock pot for 4-6 hours

Shred it up and enjoy

[Bonsai 🌳 @bonsaixbt]

This girl says she makes up to $5k creating cartoons using AI

She revealed her “secret” to earning on YouTube with AI, and it honestly looks kind of scary

In the video, she breaks down step by step her workflow that turns AI into a personal production studio:

> Finding a “goldmine”: She looks for viral videos in the kids’ niche
> Copying the foundation: She opens the description of the most popular video and basically copies its transcript
> Creating a script: She pastes that text into ChatGPT and asks it to generate a detailed prompt for a similar kids show
> Generating animation: She goes to Picsart AI Playground (or any other AI tool), selects a video generation tool, pastes the prompt from ChatGPT, and gets a fully made colorful cartoon
> Monetization: She uploads the video to her channel and starts getting views

And I was thinking - this could easily be automated with AI agents that do all these steps on their own and even upload directly to YouTube

I already explained how to build a system like that in the article below

Go check it out, save it and read it

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre.

The level of competition is thus fiercest for “realistic” goals, paradoxically making them the most time- and energy-consuming.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.

Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

Unreasonable and unrealistic goals are easier to achieve for yet another reason.

Having an unusually large goal is an adrenaline infusion that provides the endurance to overcome the inevitable trials and tribulations that go along with any goal. Realistic goals, goals restricted to the average ambition level, are uninspiring and will only fuel you through the first or second problem, at which point you throw in the towel.

If the potential payoff is mediocre or average, so is your effort.

The fishing is best where the fewest go, and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone else is aiming for base hits.

There is just less competition for bigger goals.

[𝕏 Travels, Hotels and Resorts @em3dia]

When mapping out a first-time adventure through Japan, it is incredibly easy to let the country's mega-cities completely dictate your route. Travel planning algorithms aggressively push a hyper-fast loop of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, causing most visitors to completely skip over the culturally rich chokepoint of the Ishikawa Prefecture. But on your next journey, you don't need to restrict yourself to just the loudest, most crowded locations.

If you have around 11 days to spare, expanding your route into a 5-2-2-2 breakdown, incorporating five nights in Tokyo, two in Kanazawa, two in Kyoto, and two in Osaka, creates a beautifully balanced, immersive Japanese holiday.
The secret weapon of this itinerary is Kanazawa. Sitting seamlessly on the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line, it rests directly between Tokyo and Kyoto, making it an stress-free addition that requires just two and a half hours of transit out of the capital.

Kanazawa escaped the devastating air raids of World War II, meaning its feudal neighborhoods are not modern reconstructions, but living pieces of untouched Edo-period history.
Spend your first day stepping into the city’s traditional heart. Start at Omicho Market, a bustling culinary maze where locals have shopped for fresh Sea of Japan delicacies since the 1700s. From there, cross the Asano River to wander the wood-latticed alleys of the Higashi Chaya and Kazue-machi Chaya geisha districts. Make a definitive point to return to Higashi Chaya after dark; once the daytime shops close, the dark timber walls echo with the gentle plunk of the shamisen under the amber glow of traditional paper lanterns.

Dedicate your second day to classic samurai and garden architecture. Kanazawa is home to Kenroku-en, universally revered as one of Japan’s three "Great Gardens," where meticulously trained pine trees shade reflecting ponds. Walk across the bridge to explore the expansive castle walls of Kanazawa Castle and its peaceful stone-walled sanctuary, Gyokuseninmaru Garden, before spending your afternoon tracing the mud-plastered walls and private canals of the Nagamachi Samurai District.

Finally, your third day opens up a choice of three spectacular regional day trips. You can catch a direct bus from Kanazawa Station to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Shirakawa-go to photograph the iconic, steep-pitched gassho-zukuri farmhouses of Ogimachi Village. Alternatively, hop on a train to the hidden alpine valley of Takayama to explore the timber-framed merchant homes of Sanmachi Suji and browse the riverside Miyagawa Morning Market.

If you are visiting during the winter months, your best move is to head into the mountains of Ishikawa to Hakusan Ichirino Onsen Ski Resort, where you can spend your day carving down snow-covered slopes before slipping into a piping-hot, mineral-dense outdoor onsen as the snow falls around you. It is a diverse, unforgettable detour that proves Japan's true soul is found when you venture just a few stops off the beaten path.

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[George Ferman @Helios_Movement]

Don't care. Here's an edit of Greg Plitt (R.I.P).
Never doom.

[Damir Akaza @Damir_Akaza]

Gavin Baker, CIO of the $6.5 billion fund Atreides Management, revealed at Sohn 2026 how he makes money on tech and AI

the man who previously managed $17 billion at Fidelity and posted one of the best returns in the industry

in the interview he explains why the AI cycle is only just beginning, which chip is the most underrated right now, and why the shortage of power and chips is actually a plus for investors

bookmark it if you follow tech and AI, real insights here from a man who manages billions ↓

[CK Capital @CKCapitalxx]

Look at how many of the biggest names in the entire market are down crazy from their all time highs right now.

This is not just small caps bleeding. The mega caps are getting hit just as hard.

$NVDA. The most important company in the AI trade. All time high of $236.54 in May, now around $193. Roughly 18% off the top, even after posting record earnings. Jensen himself called the pullback a mystery.

$PLTR. All time high of $207.52 last November, now around $107. Down nearly 48% from its high and sitting at fresh 52 week lows, despite growing revenue 85% last quarter.

$NFLX. Briefly crossed $108 in April, now around $77. Roughly 40% off its high, even while growing revenue and raising free cash flow guidance to $12.5 billion.

$ORCL. 52 week high of $345.72, now around $170. More than 50% off its high as the market frets over its massive AI capex buildout.

$AVGO. 52 week high of $495, now around $370. Down roughly 25% from the top despite a $30 billion plus AI backlog and record guidance.

$MRVL. 52 week high of $316, now around $264. Down about 16% even with the custom silicon story fully intact and revenue up 196% on the year.

Here is the point. When this many world class companies are all down 15, 25, even 50% from their highs at the same time, that is not separate stories of things breaking.

That is a broad, macro driven selloff. A hawkish Fed, capex fears, and profit taking after an enormous run hitting everything at once.

Nothing about these businesses changed. NVIDIA still posted records. Palantir still grew 85%. Broadcom still has a record backlog. The fundamentals are intact across the board. What moved was sentiment and positioning, not the companies.

Zoom out. The best companies in the world go through drawdowns like this on the way higher. It is the price of admission, not a reason to panic.

[Pep Invest @PepInvestStocks]

The comparison between $INFQ and $PLTR is highly accurate, as @infleqtion is perfectly mirroring @PalantirTech early playbook of deep government integration to build an unassailable moat.

Beyond the company's strong @WhiteHouse presence and massive government funding, three strategic pillars position $INFQ to become the $PLTR of the Quantum Era.

First, much like $PLTR early focus on immediately deployable software, $INFQ is prioritizing "Dual-Use" software and quantum sensing over distant hardware promises.

Platforms like Superstaq and QuIRC generate revenue today by solving critical military bottlenecks, such as GPS-independent navigation and advanced radio-frequency processing for the @USNavy. Second, $INFQ is establishing a sovereign monopoly in orbital infrastructure through its "Quantum Space Initiative."

By supplying the foundational quantum hardware for @NASA and next-generation defense satellites, they are making themselves structurally indispensable to national security.

Finally, their deep alliance with @nvidia has unlocked a massive commercial catalyst, allowing them to demonstrate the world’s first real-world material science applications using error-corrected, logical qubits.

By commercializing actionable software, monopolizing space defense infrastructure, and cementing a critical alliance with $NVDA, $INFQ is scaling exactly like early-stage $PLTR.

[Liam AI @liamaimans]

A guy in Austin tracked every "premium" purchase he made in his apartment for 2 years.

$1,800 standing desk. $400 ergonomic chair. $200 monitor arm. $150 wireless charging stand. $120 air purifier. $90 cable management system.

Total spent: $3,200+.

His brother a furniture designer at a mid-tier brand came to visit and laughed at half of it.

"You paid for the marketing. The actual function on most of this stuff costs $15 on Amazon. I'll show you. Same job. Sometimes literally the same factory."

Two weekends later they'd replaced 9 expensive items with Amazon purchases totaling $187.

The apartment looks better than it did before.

Here's the full list 🧵

[Eric Cartman 💎⛏️ @KylesastupidHue]

Definitely worth the watch. #citizenvigelante

[DENIRO @denir0x]

ALGUIEN CREO UNA APP DONDE LOS INVITADOS GRABAN TU BODA Y YA FACTURA $20 MIL DOLARES AL MES

la plataforma solo hace que los asistentes suban sus videos para crear un album compartido

el modelo de negocio se basa en una psicologia brutal y simple

quien gasta treinta mil dolares en una fiesta no va a pensar dos veces antes de pagar diez dolares extra

esa logica le consiguio millones de vistas y un ingreso continuo enorme

la verdadera leccion aqui es que nunca debes construir productos para gente que no tiene dinero

[P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist 🇺🇸 @Mangan150]

No negative self-talk, ever.

Sometimes a hard rule to follow, but so worth it.

[Dr. Syed Haider: @DrSyedHaider]

What’s even worse than this is the millions of knee and hip replacements that are completely unnecessary. The “bone on bone” mythology that evaporates for so many people with just a diet change and some weight loss.

[AskLivermore @asklivermore]

My dear followers.
Get READY for July, SURVIVE September, and ride the October-November move for 2026.

Here's how every sector PERFORMS month by month during MID-TERMS and what it means heading into July.

July:
- the BROADEST strength of the entire back half
- every single sector finishes POSITIVE
- tech, energy, and consumer discretionary lead with +4% moves

August:
- the rally STALLS
- half the sectors turn NEGATIVE
- biotech $XBI is the standout at +4.52% while energy $XLE and materials $XLB fade

September:
- this is the month to be CAREFUL
- nearly every sector DIPS
- utilities $XLU and real estate $XLRE get hit hardest
- if you're adding exposure, this is where you WAIT

October:
- the TURN
- STRENGTH comes back almost everywhere
- staples $XLP LEAD at +3.91%, but even the LAGGARDS catch a bid.
- this is historically where the midterm LOW gets put in.

November:
- CONTINUATION
- materials $XLB rip +4.57%. industrials $XLI +3.79%. the cyclicals take over

December:
- profit-taking
- almost every sector gives BACK
- tech DROPS -3.45%, energy -3.01%
- the back half rally takes a BREATHER before the post-midterm year kicks in

A lot of traders have setups. But they do NOT know the timing cycles.
I will always make sure you're STEPS ahead of everyone else.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

https://t.co/yvJOwOS4xE

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Tim Cook, who told The Wall Street Journal that the jump in costs was unlike anything he had seen “in any area in over 40 years.”

Biggest price jump in anything I’ve ever seen too. https://t.co/aypJGgssnN

[Antonio Linares @alc2022]

These companies are becoming Monopolies and are on track to take their entire respective markets:
1. $TSLA: the OS for Physical AI.
2. $AMZN: owns e-commerce.
3. $PLTR: the OS for Enterprise AI.
4. $SPOT: the $GOOG of audio.
5. $NFLX: the global entertainment hub.
6. $HOOD: the millennial investing gateway.
7. $SHOP: the OS for small business.
8. $HIMS: the only customer-first healthcare platform in the US.
9. $DUOL: the $NFLX of learning.
10: $AMD: personalized AI at a marginal cost.

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

I recently spent a month in Asia, including 10 days in China, where I met with senior policy makers in several countries, and I found that over the past few months, there has been a big shift in the world order. I share my perspective in my latest article. 

As always, I welcome your questions and thoughts.

[NEAR Protocol @NEARProtocol]

AI is becoming the primary interface to the internet and all of computing. 

What's at stake with centralized vs. user-owned AI  🧵