Are quarantine links still relevant?š Issue #10
Plus: Kasparov wisdom on decision making and the power of learning things in public
Happy Friday!
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Not much news this week, so on to the best part of the newsletter.
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13 YouTube Channels We Geek Out Over in Quarantine | 10 min read
There is something here for everyone. From food to airline pilots, or from cycling to gardening. What I think makes these channels shine is the combination of expertise with enthusiasm, a combo that gets you glued on the screen, and the reason that made me start the playlist that YouTube playlist.
Lifeās Work: An Interview with Garry Kasparov | 5 min read
A brief interview with one of the best humans at something about what he did best: making decisions. Playing games, at least the ones I respect, is all about making decisions and having the results of those decisions matter. Itās like life, isnāt it? The lessons Kasparov shares here are wide-ranging and incredibly powerful.
Do the Real Thing | 6 min read
When we chose to do anything but the thing we want to be able to we are wasting our time with āfake alternativesā. The worst of all is, more often than not, we are aware that we are postponing the thing that will get us the results we want. Itās one of the most infuriating ābugsā of our species. I find liberating, however, that one of the suggested ācuresā is just doing nothing instead of the āfake alternativeā. Why? I leave the explanation for Scott Young in the article.
Learn In Public: The fastest way to learn | 3 min read
The growing amount of tutorial-like content available is noticeable. Itās not just the things that need explanation are increasing or that there are more ways to monetize your explanations. What I think itās also happening is the slow realization that you can share what you learn with minimal extra-effort AND the act of learning with the intention to share it later can have positive effects on how well you understand the target material.
Attorney/Uber Driver Tutorial on DWI Checkpoints | 6 min watch
Of all the things I shared in this newsletter, Iām betting watching this video will get you the most physical reaction of all. You have the right to remain silent. The rest is best left unspoiled.
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These apps I discovered š
Nudget (iPhone) | āCut to the chaseā budgeting app, with enough eye candy to make you forget about excel.
Todolink | Create a todo list and share it with anyone by sending them a link. Good for planning dinner parties. Oh wait, we canāt have those anymore.
Remotefit | Find remote job openings filtered by the things we value the most, but that never appears on job descriptions: culture, values, rituals, wellness, career, and strategy.
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High note ā”
Last weekās most clicked link was a tie (!?) between The Greatest Speech in History? Alexander the Great & The Opis Mutiny, 100 Little Ideas and How To Think More Clearly: Mental Models For Dummies.
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Until next week,
Filipe