Realromantik

Conversationally fluent in Swaghili

[Brad @BradleyKellard]

Elon Musk believes that we are in a simulation:

"I do have this theory about predicting the future which is that the most interesting outcome is the most likely"

"If simulation theory is accurate this makes sense because if anyone is simulating a wide range of futures they're going to stop the simulation when it gets boring"

"This is what we do in reality. If SpaceX is doing simulations to understand how a rocket works we run all these simulations in the computer"

"The simulations that we pay attention to are the ones that are the most interesting"

"We could be an alien Netflix series and that series is only going to get continued if our ratings are good"

"If you apply Darwin to simulation theory then only the most interesting simulations will continue"

"Therefore the most interesting outcome is the most likely because it's either that or annihilation"

"So really we have one goal. Keep it interesting."

[Tim Denning @Tim_Denning]

Just f*cking do it.

Do it mad. Do it to the point of insanity. Do it with limited time. Do it with 3 kids. Do it at 80. Do it with sickness. Just fcking do it.

The world doesn't care about your potential. It only cares what you did.

Do it scared. Do it unprepared. Do it at 3 AM in bed. Do it while no one is watching. Do it while everyone is watching and calling you an idiot.

Algorithms make you stupid. Gatekeepers take all the profit. TV numbs your mind. Inaction is the kiss of death. You either do it and make memories, or die with fantasies that never came true.

Just f*cking do it. Do it without enough money. Do it on an 8 year old MacBook. Do it from your parent's basement. Do it while working a minimum wage job. Do it while everyone calls you a loser.

The competition has no idea what they're doing and they're lazy as f*ck. Do it for yourself. Do it for everyone who ever supported you.

99% of people do nothing with their life. You're different.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

There’s an old Persian proverb that I love:

“When a tree falls, everyone hears the sound. But when a tree grows, no one hears it.”

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

things to research when you have nothing to do:

the great filter
boltzmann brains
the library of alexandria
the black knight satellite
simulation hypothesis
the toba catastrophe
gödel's incompleteness theorems
the antikythera mechanism
the dyatlov pass incident
why octopuses seem so alien
the silk road
pareidolia
the great attractor
the bloop

buena suerte 👍

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇸 Starship lifting off from Pad 2 at Starbase, shot from above.

There's no angle on this rocket that doesn't look unreal, but the drone view from yesterday's launch might be the best one yet.

Never gets old.

Writers: Claudio, Daniel

[Naval @naval]

New podcast with @garrytan, @farbood and Daniel Francis.

Live in the Future!

00:00 Guest Intros
02:35 Live in the Future
03:58 Will AI Outsmart us?
07:43 In the Anthropic Breadline
09:59 The Tech Genie Is Out
12:33 We Invested in COVID?!
14:25 Good Writing Is Novelty
18:50 Living Like It’s 2028
24:32 Truth dot ai
30:18 Does China have the Weights?
35:38 Everyone has AI Anxiety
39:32 Have Your Agent Talk to My Agent
42:01 What if Open Source takes the Lead?
44:03 The Sun is Setting on Google
48:00 Ride the AGI
50:46 Will There be Startups?
54:05 Defending Taiwan
1:00:05 The California Empire
1:01:26 If the U.S. Falls
1:03:11 Universal Basic Robot
1:06:01 Humans as AI Handlers

[Skint Eastwood @Skint_Eastwood1]

🚨 “WOW!” Joe Rogan Was Absolutely Mind-Blown By This iPhone/iPad Addiction Hack 🔥

His guest, Chase Hughes, dropped the ultimate parental (and personal) life hack:

“I did it on my 2-year-old’s iPad… and nothing is addictive anymore. She won’t sit there and stare at it for more than 3 or 4 minutes anymore.”

Joe’s reaction? A shocked “Whoaa!”

The trick? A simple red color tint filter in your device’s Accessibility settings. It strips away the bright, colorful, dopamine-spiking visuals that keep us (and kids) glued to screens, while also cutting blue light for better sleep.

One quick change. Massive difference in screen time and focus.

Try it yourself:

1Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size → Color Filters

2Turn on Color Filters → Color Tint

3Slide Hue all the way to red + max Intensity

Works on iPhone and iPad. You can even set a triple-click shortcut to toggle it instantly.

[Luke McCown @luke_mccown]

I absolutely love this.
Have one in college and one just graduated HS.. but I have 4 still in the house and we’re definitely implementing!!!
Wished I have done this sooner

[Zarathustra @zarathustra5150]

Who makes better parents? Left-wingers or right-wingers?

Right-wingers, says Jonathan Haidt, #1 NYT bestseller and one of the most cited living social psychologists.

“Right-wingers make better parents than left-wingers, and there’s a lot of data on this.”

[Khairallah AL-Awady @eng_khairallah1]

https://t.co/dwUjJHjfxN

[𝙃𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙝𝙤© @El_Haginho]

Eine Bestandsaufnahme über den Zustand Deutschlands von #Lanz gestern Abend, die sich gewaschen hat.
Und das nur, weil Fakten präsentiert werden. Pure harte Fakten, die deutlich machen, dass ein „weiter so“ und „wird schon wieder“ mit diesen politischen Entscheidungsträgern, die uns in diese Scheiße geritten haben nicht mehr funktionieren wird …

[The Iced Coffee Hour @TheICHpodcast]

Tony Robbins explains the difference between operators and owners…👀

“How could I possibly run 114 businesses, have 5 kids, 5 grandkids, travel the world, do my speaking, do all the things I do, and have a life if I was an operator… I’m an owner”

[Brennan Schlagbaum, CPA @Budgetdog_]

100 boring ways to win at life:

1 - Wake up before your kids.
2 - Make your bed.
3 - Pray before you check your phone.
4 - Drink more water.
5 - Exercise daily.
6 - Eat real food.
7 - Budget every dollar.
8 - Pay yourself first.
9 - Automate your investments.
10 - Read 10 pages a day.
11 - Go to bed early.
12 - Marry someone with the same values.
13 - Combine your finances.
14 - Date your spouse weekly.
15 - Say "I love you" out loud.
16 - Go on walks together.
17 - Fight fair.
18 - Apologize fast.
19 - Never keep score.
20 - Put your phone down when they talk.
21 - Cook at home.
22 - Meal prep Sundays.
23 - Pack your lunch.
24 - Track your spending.
25 - Cancel old subscriptions.
26 - Spend less than you make.
27 - Keep 3-6 months in savings.
28 - Never carry a credit card balance.
29 - Negotiate your bills once a year.
30 - Buy quality.
31 - Max your Roth IRA.
32 - Get your 401k match.
33 - Open an HSA.
34 - Dollar cost average weekly.
35 - Reinvest dividends.
36 - Invest in 1-5 ETFs.
37 - Keep fees under 0.2%.
38 - Never time the market.
39 - Never panic sell.
40 - Never day trade.
41 - Get term life insurance.
42 - Ignore whole life insurance.
43 - Create a will.
44 - Update your estate plan every 3 years.
45 - Open a 529 plan for your kids
46 - Teach them about money early.
47 - Let them see you fail.
48 - Hug them more than you need to.
49 - Be present.
50 - Eat dinner together.
51 - Stop watching TV.
52 - Stop making excuses.
53 - Stop chasing motivation.
54 - Stop comparing yourself to others.
55 - Stop outsourcing your thinking.
56 - Stop confusing busy with productive.
57 - Stop lending money you can't lose.
58 - Stop blaming the economy.
59 - Stop waiting for the right time.
60 - Stop saying "someday."
61 - Stop leasing cars.
62 - Stop financing furniture.
63 - Stop paying minimums.
64 - Stop keeping up with the Joneses.
65 - Start living like you know you're going to die.
66 - Show up 5 minutes early.
67 - Keep your promises.
68 - Finish what you start.
69 - Admit when you're wrong.
70 - Do the hard thing first.
71 - Give generously.
72 - Tip 20% minimum.
73 - Volunteer.
74 - Say grace.
75 - Call your parents.
76 - Journal daily.
77 - Walk without headphones.
78 - Stretch every morning.
79 - Protect your sleep.
80 - Delete social media (or only follow my page 😉)
81 - Get a CPA before you need one.
82 - Get an attorney before you need one.
83 - Ask doctors for itemized receipts.
84 - Review insurance annually.
85 - Check credit reports quarterly.
86 - Invest your raises.
87 - Invest your bonuses.
88 - Invest your tax refunds.
89 - Let your lifestyle lag your income by 2 years.
90 - Treat compound interest like the miracle it is.
91 - Audit your circle.
92 - Network up.
93 - Pay for expertise.
94 - Invest in yourself.
95 - Use systems over willpower.
96 - Act like who you want to become.
97 - Put your family over your career.
98 - Remember why you started.
99 - Trust God.
100 - Follow me for more @budgetdog 🤝🏻

[Dr. Rhonda Patrick @foundmyfitness]

I recommend creatine to nearly everyone. But here are my caveats:

1. Make sure it's creatine monohydrate - this is the form that's most well-studied and effective. You don't need a "fancy" form.

2. Beware of gummies. If you use them, make sure you're getting one that's been third-party tested and contains the stated amount of creatine (many brands do not).

3. Look for an an NSF certification. This will help avoid heavy metals and other contaminants you don't want.

Clip is from my recent appearance on @JordanHarbinger show!

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

How to not f*ck up your kids

[MJ Kayum @mjkayum]

I found the best business for introverts:

They’re called Shadow Pages (& they pay me $90k a month).

You don't need to show your face.
You don't need to be creative.
You don't need expertise.

Here's how to start one in 2026:

[Eric Cole @erichustls]

If you wanna quit your job & use AI to make passive income…

Here’s a full blueprint to make $10k/month by the end of 2026:

[Alex Veremeyenko @alex_verem]

3. Designing beautiful UIs

Mega prompt:

You are a senior product designer with expertise in [WEB/MOBILE] interfaces.

Design a [COMPONENT/PAGE] for [PRODUCT TYPE].

Requirements:
- User goal: [WHAT USER WANTS TO ACCOMPLISH]
- Design system: [MODERN/MINIMAL/BOLD/etc]
- Color preferences: [COLORS OR "SURPRISE ME"]
- Key elements: [LIST MUST-HAVE FEATURES]

Provide:
1. Detailed layout description with measurements
2. Component hierarchy and spacing
3. Interaction states (hover, active, disabled)
4. Responsive behavior for mobile
5. Accessibility considerations
6. React/Tailwind component code

Style: Clean, modern, follows [DESIGN TREND]
Inspiration: [REFERENCE SITES IF ANY]

[Dr. Dominic Ng @DrDominicNg]

Time felt slower when you were a kid.

As a neuroscientist, here's why - and how to get it back:
1. Lack of novelty. Your brain encodes new experiences in vivid detail but condenses repeated ones. And kids have endless firsts.

[Mikhaila Peterson @MikhailaFuller]

I had Dr. Sarah Hill (@sarahehillphd), evolutionary psychologist and author of “The Period Brain,” on to discuss female attraction, desire, and relationships. How hormonal birth control can alter mate selection, what happens when women come off it, how attraction shifts across the cycle, and why stress and safety are biologically essential for women. This is an episode for every woman and every man interested in actually understanding women. She has an excellent course on all of this as well on Peterson Academy (@petersonacademy).