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I am a work in progress and under construction

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

2026 has 15 long weekends if you use your PTO right:

Jan 1-4 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Jan 17-20 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Feb 13-16 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Apr 3-6 (4 days) - 1 PTO
May 22-25 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Jun 19-22 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Jul 3-6 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Sep 4-7 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Oct 9-12 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Nov 7-11 (5 days) - 2 PTO
Nov 11-15 (5 days) - 2 PTO
Nov 26-29 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Dec 23-27 (5 days) - 2 PTO
Dec 25-28 (4 days) - 1 PTO
Dec 30-Jan 3 (5 days) - 2 PTO

Never let a job make you feel bad for using PTO

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

NEW: China officially opens the world’s tallest bridge, completing the project in under 4 years.

The bridge features a restaurant at the top, a whopping 2600 ft above the river.

The bridge not only cuts a 2-hour drive to 2 minutes, but also features as a theme park with a glass skywalk, a high-speed glass elevator, and a waterfall off the edge of the bridge.

Visitors can also bungee jump off of it.

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is 2050 feet above the river and spans 4600 feet over the river.

Insane.

[Bruce @_Bruce__007]

"No man in this whole world wants you to be better than him except your Dad"🙏🏻

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

You are what you cultivate when no one is watching.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I can't stop thinking about this poem...

The final two lines bear repeating:

And make the ordinary come alive for them. The extraordinary will take care of itself.

How often have you been convinced that your joy, contentment, and fulfillment were on the other side of some extraordinary achievement?

• I'll be content when I get that promotion.
• I'll be fulfilled when I make director.
• I'll be joyful when I find a partner.

This "when, then" psychology traps our happiness in a conditional statement:

You get to be happy when you achieve that thing.

In a culture that obsesses over the extraordinary, there's much to be gained through simply shifting your focus to celebrate the ordinary.

How can you make the ordinary come alive today?

Every single thing you do today is something your 90-year-old self will wish they could go back and do.

That simple walk. That feeling of satisfaction when you figure out a tricky problem. That smile from a friend. That laugh from your child. That workout you wanted to skip. That conversation with your parents.

That ordinary moment you're tempted to ignore.

All of it.

So, the next time you find yourself wanting to skip through to the other side—to the end, the goal, the finish line:

Stop. Pause. And breathe it in.

This is it. This is real. This is life.

Make the ordinary come alive and the extraordinary will take care of itself.

[Raghu @IndiaTales7]

Most Spectacular Landings in the World ✈️

Here’s my take on the 16 most thrilling ones.🧵

1. Airbus A321neo executed an incredibly low landing, skimming just 5 feet above awe-struck tourists gathered at Skiathos Airport, Greece 🇬🇷
https://t.co/o0w0i9bD5a

[Dr. Bob Beare @DrBobBeare]

You think you're “too nice,” “too intense,” or “too anxious?”

It’s not your personality.

It’s trauma—hiding in plain sight.

Here’s how to spot it—and heal it in your body, not just your head. 🧵 (by a PhD psychologist)

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Travel anywhere on Earth (that’s willing to allow loud rockets) in half an hour or so at Mach 25!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Def true 4 me 😮‍💨

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Coldplay accidentally exposed an alleged affair between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his colleague Kristin Cabot at one of their recent concerts.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore.

This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.

Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

This is truly insane:

On February 20, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon sold $234 million worth of $JPM stock.

On February 22, Warren Buffett disclosed a record $334 BILLION cash balance.

30 trading days later, the Nasdaq 100 crashed -24%.

How did they know?

(a thread)

[Tyler Todt @tyromper]

A lot of marriages & sex lives DRY UP after kids because it becomes all about the kids.

It becomes only MOMMY & DADA not MAN & WIFE.

•No date nights.
•No fun, laughter, & passion.

The enemy loves SEXLESS MARRIAGES as much as he loves SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE.

Here's 4 ways to FLIP THE SCRIPT & bring back the HONEYMOON!

[Cem Karsan 🥐 @jam_croissant]

If you didn’t already understand the current White House’s approach from their budget, Bessent is telling you 🔊 loud & clear, if you care to listen👂.

This is what he is saying in plain English:

- They want to slow demand in the real economy & hence slow inflation, by distributing less 💰 to people, via slowing wage growth and less social services to American’s in the median income on down?

How?

A/ Cut Government Employment
B/ Cut Medicare
C/ Cut Snap Food assistance and School Lunches
D/ Cut Low income Housing Assistance

Then, as these cuts take hold in the next 3-6 months…

- Meanwhile, they plan to in Equal amounts Increase supply side stimulus to get ‘private Industry moving,’ this will send money to the top 0.1% of the top wage earners. Not increasing inflation, while stimulating economic growth.

How?

A/ Massive Corporate Tax Cuts
B/ Gut the IRS and corporate financial oversight to reduce taxes further.
C/ Deregulate to allow corporations to operate untethered to increase profitability.
D/ Drill baby Drill

The demand side policies take effect quicker than the supply side, So… as cyclical deflation takes hold in 6 months or so… they plan to respond quickly with:

Loose Monetary Policy switching back from QT-> QE

[Dr. Eric Berg DC @dr_ericberg]

The #1 Best Meal to Clear Your Arteries (backed by science)

You’ve been lied to about heart health.

Doctors push whole grains & seed oils as “heart-healthy.”

But the real solution is the opposite of mainstream advice.

Let’s dive in:🧵👇

[Craig Brockie @CraigBrockie]

It’s the most underrated medicine on Earth.

It fights cancer, kills inflammation, and crushes stress—yet costs pennies per dose.

Recently, I’ve been researching its healing benefits.

What I found is mind-blowing 🧵

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Fund manager Howard Marks on daytraders.

Do you agree?