Glaxton

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

5 Things That Fools Do:

1. Care about what other people think (Epictetus)
2. Wait until tomorrow (Marcus Aurelius)
3. Act like they’re going to live forever (Seneca)
4. Suffer before it’s necessary (Seneca)
5. Talk more than they listen (Zeno)

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

"It's courtesy and kindness that define a human being." — Marcus Aurelius

[Glaxton @Glaxt0n]

@AskAmex I ordered my Amex card on the 9th of November ahead of Christmas and before booking my travel. 2 months later, numerous calls and AMEX Spain have failed to deliver my card, yet again. So disappointing. No idea what to do.

[Glaxton @Glaxt0n]

@anastasia_ch90 Yup. The best way to wake up on the day of your flight.

[WIRED @WIRED]

Scientific proof that they're the worst https://t.co/aqIaL0kXhs

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

You will offend people once you choose to keep your standards high and become a better person. Do it nevertheless.

[Scott Galloway @profgalloway]

Accurate
via @mattsurely

[Glaxton @Glaxt0n]

@ManuAlzuru @samanthawyap When are you in London? I’m here for a week.

[Nikhil Krishnan @nikillinit]

This week I asked Get Real members about their thoughts on Harvard going virtual. This response was super interesting

[Vox @voxdotcom]

The risk of coronavirus when you go out isn't binary. Here's how to think about the risk and how to mitigate it, in one chart: https://t.co/mmAj8HDITm

[Glaxton @Glaxt0n]

If you're worried about rumours regarding a second wave and the potential lockdown, I found this WindowSwap oddly satisfying https://t.co/fBUbmpQPih #windowswap #satisfying #tranquilo

[Glaxton @Glaxt0n]

I used this free stream-sharing service yesterday. Well worth a look for those long-distance relationships. https://t.co/9HWoKIrz7r via @twosevenxyz

[Vox @voxdotcom]

Soap is a badass. It's even more routinely effective than hand sanitizer. Here's why it works so well: https://t.co/GAC5FaJQpF

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.

[Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) @StatsSA]

[Thread]
South Africa’s unemployment rate increase by 1,0 percentage point to 30,1% in Q1:2020 compared to Q4:2019. The unemployment rate usually increases between Q4 and Q1 each year.

Read more here: https://t.co/rsyaaGNHrt

#StatsSA #unemployment

[Scott Galloway @profgalloway]

Go team!

[Glaxton @Glaxt0n]

EdTechX on COVID-19: The [Great] Disruptor of Education and Work by Romy Tuin https://t.co/bHziExTWch

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Two examples of deeply flawed logic:

You don’t have dandruff. So why do you use dandruff shampoo?

We don’t have many cases of COVID-19. So why should we keep our State closed?

[Glaxton @Glaxt0n]

#thoughtsfromlockdown : I would not do well in jail. #lockdown #confinement #findingmyself #LockdownSA #StayHomeSaveLives #day24oflockdown #

[Glaxton @Glaxt0n]

@SamHarrisOrg, the daily meditation you produced on the 8th was the no-head experience I have heard about for years, but have now experienced. Thank you. #anotherlevel