The 0.1% of ideas this week.
The rabbit holes I've gone down -- without the distractions.
8 best examples:
1. Rich and Poor Work Similar Hours
The top 1% only work 3.4 hours more per week than the bottom 1%
My assumption is leverage, education, environment and type of work are bigger factors than raw hours alone.
H/T @rubenbmathisen
2. Password Safety 101
If your password is 8 lowercase letters, hackers can brute force it instantly.
If your password is a mix of 18 numbers, lower/uppercase, and symbols -- it takes hackers 26 trillion years to brute force it.
3. Munger on Envy
Envy is the worst negative-sum game.
1. The envious person is miserable
2. The envied person is under attack
It's a virus of the mind that eats joy from everyone involved.
4. Cold Email Magic
Re-discovered this email from @niraj to Evan Spiegel (CEO of Snapchat)
Might be the best cold email of all time.
5. Noticed I do 2 kinds of walking activities:
1. Walking to be at a certain place at a certain time (100% utility)
2. Walking for the sake of walking with no specific intention (0% utility)
In hindsight on a long time horizon, No.2 often had greater utility than No.1
6. UK Productivity Is Stalling
The UK appears to be entering a golden era -- of stagnation.
7. Walt Disney's Obsession with Toy Trains
When Disney became a multi-million dollar company -- Walt should've been laser-focused on animation.
Instead, he followed his boredom.
He became obsessed with Toy Trains.
People thought he was losing his mind...
He moved houses so he can build Toy Trains in his backyard.
Walt turned part of Disney's HQ into a section to tinker with Toy trains.
He followed his boredom and curiosity.
And it resulted in... Disney Land.
H/T @HTTOTW
8. Tucker Carlson Goes Fishing
The first 10 seconds are like every viral heated political video.
And it then takes a wild left turn.
They treat one another like human beings -- despite their differing politics.
I've watched this video 10+ times.
PS. I put together a list of the best 0.1% of ideas, articles, and videos I've ever found.
"The Lindy Library" - Resources I've returned to at least 3+ times.
It's completely free -> george-mack.com
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