Skeptikdev

Trying to make sense of the world around me despite perfectionism, procrastination and inertia...

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Carefully listen to one of the greatest business thinkers of all time share a life lesson that will serve you well.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“You escape competition through authenticity.”

— Naval Ravikant

[Curious Minds @CuriousMindsHub]

The Art of Strategic Thinking by @thedankoe

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

My Productivity Strategy to Reset, Get Unstuck, and Focus on the Right Things

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Naval Ravikant: How to be successful in life summarized in two words: productize yourself.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 @ThePreserverofU]

7 BOOKS TO GET INTO 1%

Book no: 1

[Nir Eyal @nireyal]

Nine books that changed how I think about behavior, belief, and attention.

Not a listicle. Just the ones I keep returning to when I'm stuck.

1. Thinking, Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman
The two-system model of the mind. If you only read one book on how you actually decide things, read this.

2. Influence — Robert Cialdini
Six principles of persuasion, all backed by named studies. I've never designed a product without it on the desk.

3. The Power of Habit — Charles Duhigg
Cue, routine, reward. The loop that shaped how I wrote Hooked.

4. Mindset — Carol Dweck
Fixed vs. growth. The research on how belief about ability changes performance is stronger than most self-help books ever get to cite.

5. Drive — Daniel Pink
Autonomy, mastery, purpose. Pink translates Deci and Ryan's self-determination theory into something you can actually use at work.

6. Flow — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
What it feels like to be fully absorbed, and the conditions that make it possible. The opposite of distraction has a name.

7. Predictably Irrational — Dan Ariely
The systematic ways we deceive ourselves. Read it before you trust your own next big decision.

8. The Willpower Instinct — Kelly McGonigal
McGonigal takes the research on self-control and makes it practical. Pairs well with the argument that willpower isn't a finite resource.

9. Man's Search for Meaning — Viktor Frankl
The one that doesn't fit the behavioral-science shelf but belongs on it anyway. Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose.

Which of these have you read? And what would you add?

[Skeptikdev @skeptikdev]

@ValaAfshar Wow!
This is so hearty warming.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

THIS IS THE BEST OF HUMANITY

At the 2026 Boston Marathon, runners Aaron Beggs (from Northern Ireland/Britain) and Robson De Oliveira (from Brazil) stop to help fellow competitor Ajay Haridasse cross the finish line after he collapsed near the 26-mile mark

[Carl Jung Archive @QuoteJung]

I love this from Kierkegaard.

Just keep walking.

Everyday.

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

https://t.co/tf1zTfhEMT

[MindBranches @MindBranches]

Full Course: How To Turn Your Interests Into a Profitable Lifestyle Business

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[Nir Eyal @nireyal]

Six beliefs quietly run your life. Most of them aren't true.

You didn't choose them. You inherited them — from parents, teachers, culture, the last decade of your own self-talk. And because you never examined them, they operate like facts. They aren't facts. They're tools. And some of the tools you're using are broken.

Here are six I've had to put down:

1. "Willpower is a limited resource."
Carol Dweck's work showed ego depletion only appears in people who already believe willpower runs out. Believe it's finite and it acts finite. Believe it's more like an emotion — waxing and waning with how you feel — and it behaves like one.

2. "I'm addicted to my phone."
Calling normal, uncomfortable behavior an addiction hands your agency to the device. The phone isn't the cause. It's the cope. The real question is what you were trying to escape when you picked it up.

3. "I just need more focus."
The opposite of distraction isn't focus. It's traction — both from the Latin trahere, to pull. You can't say you got distracted unless you know what you got distracted from. No plan, no distraction. Just a day.

4. "I don't have time."
You have time. You have priorities that don't match your calendar. A schedule builder decides in advance; a to-do list maker reacts all day and calls it busy.

5. "I'll do it when I feel ready."
Ready is a feeling that arrives after you start, not before. Waiting for it is the most sophisticated form of procrastination we've invented.

6. "This is just who I am."
Identity is the most powerful belief of the six — and the most editable. Vegetarians don't debate bacon. Indistractable people don't negotiate with the urge. Change the label and the behavior follows.

Beliefs aren't facts. They're tools. If one of yours isn't working, put it down and pick up a better one.

[Pushpendra Tripathi @pushpendratips]

35 WEBSITES GOOGLE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW

1. Explee .com — sends cold emails on autopilot
https://t.co/DVrkTI38Td

2. NoteGPT — turns docs into podcasts
https://t.co/4iz0BJ3V1t

3. Napkin AI — turns text into diagrams
https://t.co/FHvQBwNfZb

4. Ideogram — generates text in images perfectly
https://t.co/VmvsgZ216s

5. Suno — makes full songs from a prompt
https://t.co/F957bMjtDE

6. HeyGen — clones your face into videos
https://t.co/R0yuyx8y1r

7. Kling AI — best AI video generation
https://t.co/EThOfIkElo

8. ElevenLabs — clone any voice instantly
https://t.co/z0x5VEA67k

9. Gamma — AI presentations in seconds
https://t.co/81lhXkEGKs

10. Perplexity — AI search with real sources
https://t.co/4GC5dfcSwe

11. Pika — animate any image into video
https://t.co/bmFwf25Mov

12. Runway — cinematic AI video generation
https://t.co/wI9gxfLg7K

13. Cursor — AI code editor that builds for you
https://t.co/lHgtRV8pE7

14. v0 — generate UI components with AI
https://t.co/JLvUxxG9yY

15. Lovable — turn ideas into working apps
https://t.co/TuJcnVA3tJ

16. Descript — edit video by editing text
https://t.co/XGVSBiTaKc

17. Opus Clip — auto cut long videos into shorts
https://t.co/9oHIz39jTO

18. Krea AI — real time AI image generation
https://t.co/uRVAmoUmP6

19. Magnific — upscale any image with AI
https://t.co/JrNd71UwUO

20. Viggle — make characters move realistically
https://t.co/bmfpVvkToV

21. tl;dv — record and summarize any meeting
https://t.co/b8K8lX5wYv

22. Fireflies — AI meeting notes automatically
https://t.co/7pM14jz4Cv

23. Castmagic — turn audio into content pieces
https://t.co/SHgycHalDr

24. Replit — code and deploy from browser
https://t.co/SDbKRoaszP

25. Leonardo AI — generate images for free
https://t.co/GFzWjZ2nHP

26. Synthesia — AI avatar videos no camera needed
https://t.co/aGP2N4Yop3

27. Fliki — turn text into videos with AI
https://t.co/oh6rUE11yJ

28. Photoroom — AI product photography
https://t.co/MG0oBSfmE1

29. Invideo AI — turn prompts into full videos
https://t.co/uAG331fPv9

30. Consensus — search what science agrees on
https://t.co/CLIu2l5iXA

31. SciSpace — understand any research paper
https://t.co/hibLBWvZBB

32. Tome — AI builds your pitch decks
https://t.co/V8lmV5NiGl

33. Beautiful AI — smart presentation design
https://t.co/zGZuH7zQ8n

34. Meshy — turn text into 3D models
https://t.co/vmvwax51Hj

35. Vizcom — turn sketches into renders
https://t.co/1KpT4FrV4h

The AI revolution isn't coming.

It already happened and you missed half of it.

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for more useful websites, AI tools & tech resources. 🚀

[Pushpendra Tripathi @pushpendratips]

27 Most Powerful AI Tools.
[Must Bookmark 🔖 Now]

1. Writing
- SurgeGraph
- Sudowrite
- Hoppy Copy

2. Coding
- Vo
- Cursor
- Bolt

3. Agents
- Manus
- n8n
- Zapier

4. Image
- Ideogram
- ChatGPT
- Midjourney

5. Video
- Runway
- Veo
- Hailuo

6. Speech/Audio
- Suno
- ElevenLabs
- Speechify

7. SEO
- SurgeGraph
- Google Search Console
- AnswerSocrates

8. Research
- Perplexity
- NotebookLM
- Deep Research

8. Chatbots
- ChatGPT
- Grok
- Gemini

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[Tripti Tripathi @triptitips]

50 Web Sites Google Doesn't Want You to Know About

1.) 'https://t.co/SwbCBGPAld' — Bypass any paywall
2.) 'https://t.co/mDO2W5N9nR' — Millions of free textbooks
3.) 'https://t.co/g5z9c3EzJ2' — Free academic articles
4.) 'https://t.co/AZqsoHz4nD' — Find free app alternatives
5.) 'https://t.co/UuOKMNGTQL' — Find where any content is published
6.) 'https://t.co/2niQ61uw0z' — Access any old web page
7.) 'https://t.co/nOoOTunah5' — 70,000 free classic books
8.) 'https://t.co/go9WOcbtAZ' — Free PDF downloads
9.) 'https://t.co/CqpkuVifl8' — Free courses from top universities
10.) 'https://t.co/BaHoLCIfSh' — Solve any math problem instantly
11.) 'https://t.co/XpDdPojuUk' — Free Photoshop in your browser
12.) 'https://t.co/D6wA6ZWKrd' — Compress any image for free
13.) 'https://t.co/BUwtPBRUTO' — Remove image backgrounds for free
14.) 'https://t.co/3OTzJOXPBO' — Remove objects from photos
15.) 'https://t.co/YYxCC4kkxF' — Remove video backgrounds
16.) 'https://t.co/qDvvol26AE' — Turn code into art
17.) 'https://t.co/rvQlbz9ngS' — Stylish code screenshots
18.) 'https://t.co/F90hdoQYmv' — Free product mockups
19.) 'https://t.co/QVZHre5Ufr' — Create mockups without Photoshop
20.) 'https://t.co/PJeCzkrgt0' — Check if you've been hacked
21.) 'https://t.co/so9KSaWeF2' — Scan any file for malware
22.) 'https://t.co/rNLskeGGtj' — Send self-destructing messages
23.) 'https://t.co/uKNQyC5goo' — Instant disposable email
24.) 'https://t.co/T52dsrdnMp' — Auto-deleting file sharing
25.) 'https://t.co/nmI0r2tx9w' — Permanently save any web page
26.) 'https://t.co/QIsQh63RZL' — Find alternatives to any site
27.) 'https://t.co/j48OCz463L' — Listen to any radio station worldwide
28.) 'https://t.co/KlHdo9Ezbf' — Discover every music genre
29.) 'https://t.co/ka9ItLEueu' — Find songs from any TV show
30.) 'https://t.co/Qht9hQFkfq' — Focus music
31.) 'https://t.co/z0FwaodkIc' — Custom focus soundscapes
32.) 'https://t.co/gEycUIv7Tx' — Cafe sounds that boost productivity
33.) 'https://t.co/46rdAG6FTj' — AI academic paper assistant
34.) 'https://t.co/Gep4QPHDTI' — Search scientific consensus
35.) 'https://t.co/lWab9RgEiM' — Visualize academic paper maps
36.) 'https://t.co/YYdEtUd9Es' — Free academic search
37.) 'https://t.co/9nFQwVFV6w' — Understand any academic paper
38.) 'https://t.co/b37XeTlo1C' — Summarize any YouTube video
39.) 'https://t.co/TT6jotyC9M' — AI search engine for developers
40.) 'https://t.co/80lIfHtP4m' — Test any regex instantly
41.) 'https://t.co/VLpYgR2m4K' — Format code cleanly
42.) 'https://t.co/xJZW7QCtHi' — Read JSON like a human
43.) 'https://t.co/XyvTVnR1Yh' — Understand terminal commands
44.) 'https://t.co/3SvrMwSMSk' — Effective bookmark manager
45.) 'https://t.co/nVFrZtnp5f' — Check if any site is down
46.) 'https://t.co/C4yJJCnqOz' — Reverse image search
47.) 'https://t.co/D0vwkNjKRk' — Check internet speed
48.) 'https://t.co/NnH2s5kHj9' — Free PDF editing
49.) 'https://t.co/nMjvraAbyN' — Merge and split PDFs
50.) 'https://t.co/fJ88VWJZJ7' — Second-long temporary email

The internet is much bigger than what Google shows you.

Cc : Respective author

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[Curious Minds @CuriousMindsHub]

Write more.
Write more.
Write more.
Write more.
Because writing is thinking.

A 2025 Nature editorial argues that human-generated scientific writing is not only about reporting results.

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

https://t.co/oBvzZZKGUm

[MindBranches @MindBranches]

“Life is a mind game. Here's how you win.”

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[liminal @Liminal1988]

Purpose Of Life