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The Simple 10 Step Morning Routine That Changed My Life
People often ask what my writing schedule looks like. This is always a hard question to answer, because I’m not much of a structure guy…
Jeff Goins
Sep 18
404 pages from popular sites — Design Inspiration
via Muzli design inspiration
Muzli
Sep 18
The Empire Strikes Back with a Coordinated War on Crypto
On Sept 1 2017, Bitcoin roared to a new all-time high, touching the $5000 mark for the first time in history.
Daniel Jeffries
Sep 17
Wake Up GOP: Trump Is Not An Anomaly — This Is Who You Are
Republicans are no longer the conservative party and Trump is not an aberration. And conservatives need to face some hard facts…
Greg Fish
Sep 15
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An Untold Love Story Between a 21 year old and a 36 year old
A tale of chance, adventure, surprises and tragedy
Samanee Mahbub
Aug 24
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The Everyday Abuse You Endure as a Fat Woman
One of the most devastating things that happened to me after my last abusive relationship wasn’t just the fallout from the very man who no…
Aly Semigran
Jun 12
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I will not die in London
I love London in late summer.
Nyla Nox
Aug 25
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Is your creativity worth the sacrifice?
Creativity often involves sacrifice. You may have had to give up a job that took up too much of your mental and physical energy so that you…
Cali Bird
Aug 14
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Criminals Thought Bitcoin Was the Perfect Hiding Place, but They Thought Wrong
Companies have popped up to help cops identify suspects who use Bitcoin, and savvy criminals are moving to other currencies.
MIT Technology Review
Sep 18
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China moves towards banning the internal combustion engine
Its government is developing a plan to phase out vehicles powered by fossil fuels
The Economist
Sep 18
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That’s Not a Star, That’s a Diamond
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Aztec Yoga
Sep 18
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Pagame
Fausto got a call from his homie Chuy out in Yacatecutli.
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Aztec Yoga
Sep 18
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The Struggle of Rare and Orphan Diseases
One out of every 10 Americans has a rare disease, but each disease affects fewer than one in 1,000 people. How can we find cures…
Grace Niewijk
Sep 19
Alter Ego
Poetry by Justin A. Davis
Justin A. Davis
Sep 19
The Equifax hack and how to protect your family — all explained in 5 minutes
In 1989, the US government decided to concentrate our most sensitive data in the hands of three giant finance corporations: Experian…
Quincy Larson
Sep 15
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I am not illegal
I was born in the United States legally, but I almost wasn’t.
John Metta
Sep 19
Novel drugs for depression
A new generation of drugs could change the way depression is treated
The Economist
Sep 19
Technology
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Welcome to Augmented Modernity.
An emerging techno-consumerism is taking aim at what makes us human: love, happiness, politics, the search for meaning and more. It amounts…
David Mattin
Sep 10
Outgrowing Our Internet: Caught Between the Intranet and the Decentralized Web
SaaS, Connectivity Service Platforms (CSPs), and the coming of the decentralized web.
Founder Collective
Sep 13
Apple’s Speciality Isn’t Hardware Or Software
The obvious point everyone misses when criticising Apple
Sarvasv Kulpati
Sep 17
iPhone X: The Demo Gods Are Cheeky
by Jean-Louis Gassée
Jean-Louis Gassée
Sep 17
ARKit and ARCore will not usher massive adoption of mobile AR
The AR Cloud Will.
Ori Inbar
Sep 12
Creativity
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Your Art May Never Go Viral or Change the World — Make It Anyway
If a piece of art is born and nobody sees it — does it mean anything?
Iris
Sep 16
On Creative Practice Part 1: Fear
Beating Fear as the First Step Toward Building a Creative Practice
Nick Smith
Sep 16
The Internet Is Killing the Art of Writing. Or Is It?
In a visual and digital world, what’s a fan of the written word to do?
Mistress Agency
Sep 15
The Meaning & Power of Words
Sticks & stones may break my bones, but words create or destroy
RobinB Creative
Sep 14
A Mental Model to Leverage Information Overload as Creative Fuel for Problem Solving
Surfing the internet feels like drinking from a fire hose of information.
Mohammed Ali Vakil
Sep 17
Entrepreneurship
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Dear Entrepreneurs: The Daily Grind Does Not Get Any Easier (But you’ll get better at it)
There is this moment when you’re a young startup, where you imagine what it will be like, years from now when everything is going…
Joshua Davidson
Sep 15
Startup Burn
I’m fortunate to have just returned from a week at Burning Man. It was my 3rd burn in as many years. It’s a special, different, and…
Jonathan Lowenhar
Sep 8
The two questions I ask every entrepreneur
These questions get to the heart of what season your company is currently in.
George Brooks
Sep 18
What Do You Do When Someone “Steals” Your Amazing Idea?
The subject line read: “did you see this?” The message was from my editor Jen. “Nir, I saw the headline on this story and thought it might…
Nir Eyal
Sep 14
Mock the Magic Quadrant at Your Peril
Two of the most lucrative IPOs from 2011-15, worth a combined $35B, feature their position on Magic Quadrant as their primary selling point…
Founder Collective
Sep 15
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Why SNL’s Emmy Win Gives Trump The Last Laugh
Sean Spicer isn’t the punchline
Ezinne Ukoha
Sep 18
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The Merits of Dining Alone in Public
J. Lee Hazlett
Sep 18
Explaining Bran Stark’s Super Powers
A quick tutorial in basic ‘Greenseeing’ and ‘Warging’
Josh H
Sep 15
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Remembering No Country for Old Men, 10 Years Later
It’s not Cormac McCarthy’s best book, and it’s not the Coen brothers’ best movie. But it works.
Vulture
Sep 13
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Pray for PREACHER, y’all.
Thoughts on season 2 of the comic-book drama everyone’s growing more comfortable about ignoring.
Dan Owen
Sep 14
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The Truth About Gut Instincts
When should we rely (and not rely) on our gut?
Melissa Chu
Sep 18
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Watching porn, and other things I am ashamed of
In photos
Jessica Semaan
Sep 14
Happiness is a Compass, Not a Destination
Shift your perceptions, articulate your goals, and find happiness in all possible worlds
Matthew Pirkowski
Sep 7
The Power of Decision
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu
Anthony Vicino
Sep 12
What if Every ‘No’ Meant ‘Not Yet’
Using the Magic of Disappointment to Reshape Your Dreams
Sandy Peckinpah
Sep 13
Politics
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On Final Passage Of The National Defense Authorization Act
Today, the Senate will vote on final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. This is the culmination of…
John McCain
Sep 18
Catastrophe on the Yalu: America’s intelligence failure in Korea
By: Bruce Riedel
The Brookings Institution
Sep 13
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Ivanka Trump: ‘I will not be distracted by the noise’
Ivanka Trump is one of the most powerful first children in US history. Courtney Weaver talks to her about expectations, criticism and what…
The Financial Times
Sep 14
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Sanders Is Changing the Democratic Party
Single payer is a long shot, but this is how big ideas happen in America.
Bloomberg View
Sep 14
Wake Up GOP: Trump Is Not An Anomaly — This Is Who You Are
Republicans are no longer the conservative party and Trump is not an aberration. And conservatives need to face some hard facts…
Greg Fish
Sep 15
