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October 1 · Issue #110 · View online
Awesome Humans is about becoming the best you can be in a world of exponential change: Leadership, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth, Health, Disruption, and the Future.
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Why 4 a.m. Is the Most Productive Hour
This sums me up really well including the psychology behind this time of the day: “Some people begin to work or tackle personal tasks before sunrise, aiming to find focus before distractions begin in the standard morning rush.”
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If You Have to Talk About Your “Success,” Then You Aren’t Actually Successful
“The most successful people I know, though, are practically silent on social media. If they’re talking, they’re not bragging about what they’re doing. They’re too busy taking action. Helping people. Creating something. Building a reputation.”
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Rethinking Happiness
This is a must read! “Income is even less important as a determinant of emotional happiness. Winning the lottery is a happy event, but the elation does not last. On average, individuals with high income are in a better mood than people with lower income, but the difference is about a third as large as most people expect.” This is an instance of what Kahneman calls the focusing illusion — when we consider changes, we over-focus on the differences and ignore the things that stay the same. We think a shiny new Tesla automobile will improve us, but we don’t consider that we will still get stuck in traffic.”
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Stop Wasting Your Hard-Earned Free Time
Why do we work 8–9 hours a day so that we can earn free time, while we endlessly waste that hard-earned free time? All modern day workers are guilty of it.
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Maybe We All Need a Little Less Balance
“Nearly all of the great performers I’ve gotten to know — from athletes to artists to computer programmers to entrepreneurs — report a direct line between being happy, fulfilled and at their best and going all-in on something. Rich Roll, a top ultra-endurance athlete, told me that “the path to fulfillment in life, to emotional satisfaction, is to find what really excites you and channel your all into it.” Dr. Michael Joyner, a top researcher at the Mayo Clinic, says, “You’ve got to be a minimalist to be a maximalist; if you want to be really good, master and thoroughly enjoy one thing, you’ve got to say no to many others.””
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The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life: the new sleep science
Leading neuroscientist Matthew Walker on why sleep deprivation is increasing our risk of cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s – and what you can do about it
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Scientists Discover The “Master Controller” Neuron of Good and Bad Habits
The discovery of a neuron in the brain that acts as the “master controller” of habits could someday change the way we treat addiction and compulsive behaviors.
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Negative Experiences in Childhood May Permanently Alter Your DNA
Wow, to think emotional trauma can get encoded into your DNA! “We used to think of genes themselves as set in stone. But the story is far more complex. ”
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Your Gut Bacteria May Determine How Much Weight You Can Lose
Different gut bacteria may affect differently the way energy is metabolized from foods.
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New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains
It will enter clinical trials to prevent and treat the infection next year.
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13 ways to turn your career into an f-ing rocket ship
Sean Johnson reveals some great ways to focus on building your career! “There are no silver bullets. But these are damn close.”
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Project management: A surefire way to kill your software product
If you are building product, this is a must read!
If you want to kill a tree, saw it into a pile of logs. If you want to kill a product, saw it into a pile of projects.
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Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft’s Code
Great biography Satya! “Microsoft’s CEO has stopped infighting, restored morale, and created more than $250 billion in market value. All it took was focusing on what matters most.”
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How to Speak Truth to Bullshit
Brené Brown explains why outwitting BS takes nuance and civility.
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Report on the Bioscience & Philanthropy Summit
“The Allen Institute held an inaugural two day Bioscience and Philanthropy Summit featuring a speaker program of leading research scientists across biology, genetics, engineering, immunology, computational biology, and memory. Over 20 lecture (and q&a) sessions were offered.” - This article summarizes the best talks from the summit.
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Bring on the bodyNET
Stretchable sensors, circuits and batteries are about to change our relationships with electronics and each other, explain Bryant Chu and colleagues.
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Irving Wladawsky-Berger: Minds and Machines
“The rapidly expanding capabilities of machines; the emergence of large, asset-light platform companies; and the ability to now leverage the knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm of the crowd. These three trends are combining into a triple revolution, causing companies to rethink the balance between minds and machines; between products and platforms ; and between the core and the crowd. I cannot possible do justice to all three trends in one blog, so let me summarize the key themes of the Mind and Machine section, which I found to be an excellent explanation of the current state of AI.”
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Over 2,000 Years of Economic History in One Chart
This chart compares the economies of major powers from 1AD all the way until today, showing the impact of Industrial Revolution and re-emergence of Asia.
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