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.”

“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.”

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.”

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.

“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.””

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

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.

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. ”

Different gut bacteria may affect differently the way energy is metabolized from foods.

It will enter clinical trials to prevent and treat the infection next year.

Sean Johnson reveals some great ways to focus on building your career!

“There are no silver bullets. But these are damn close.”

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.

“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.”

Brené Brown explains why outwitting BS takes nuance and civility.

“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.

Stretchable sensors, circuits and batteries are about to change our relationships with electronics and each other, explain Bryant Chu and colleagues.

“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.”

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.