“Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn’t watching. He’s singing and dancing. ... Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you’re awake. He’s making sure you’re always distracted."
— Chuck Palahniuk
via https://t.co/mR0xnZJd9h from @tferriss
i realized around mile 11 that yesterdays marathon would be an exercise in survival and i was 100% resolved to show no pain. smile at all costs. looking through the footage now - this screen grab was around mile 21, i could barely lift my feet BUT LOOK AT THAT FUCKING SMILE
One of the easiest pitfalls in tech is accidentally losing sight of the customer problem. Just figure out the customer problem and build the best solution. That’s it!
I’ve found only 4 things that increase my baseline happiness:
1 - Time outside, ideally in nature
2 - Physical activity, preferably rigorous
3 - Meaningful relationships, with lots of play
4 - Work that has purpose, where I have agency
Here’s to more of all four in 2022 🍾🥂
A catastrophic failure of US journalism and politics is that something like Biden's 10-year, $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill is not called a $350 billion annual bill...but the Pentagon's budget, which will exceed $7.5 trillion over a decade, is called a $750 billion annual bill
@michaelgervais An SEP is something we can’t see, or don’t see, or our brain doesn’t let us see, because we think that it’s somebody else’s problem. That’s what SEP means. Somebody Else’s Problem. The brain just edits it out, it’s like a blind spot. - Douglas Adams
Nepal 🇳🇵 is amazing!
“Cloud Avalanche” occurred near the Kapuche Glacier Lake in the mountains of Nepal. That scene is extremely rare, but a wonder of nature.
Nepal 🇳🇵 is amazing!
“Cloud Avalanche” occurred near the Kapuche Glacier Lake in the mountains of Nepal. That scene is extremely rare, but a wonder of nature.