Thread by @AabhashK

A TREASURE TROVE OF BOOKMARKABLE LINKS

- essays w/ timeless ideas
- lost interviews
- excellent memos
- remarkable notes

A thread on invaluable resources and sources of wisdom I've come across over time or my LINDY library (as @george__mack'd call it)👇

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Quotidiana: an online compendium of 420 public-domain essays >> essays.quotidiana.org

Essays on everyday, commonplace things; they're mostly old and somewhat forgotten. Use this as a starting point for finding timeless ideas

A compendium of book notes from Michael Parker (now Square; formerly at Google, Khan Academy) built over the last 7 years >> github.com/mgp/book-notes

Notes from books on entrepreneurship, psychology, (lots on) programming and much more...

Blank on Blank - a YouTube channel that resurfaces lost interviews of famous names in the form of animated shorts >> youtube.com/c/Blankonblank…

Philosophy Bro: let's admit it - much of written philosophy looks dull to the average reader. Philosophy Bro explains complex ideas of philosophy in easy to understand language >> philosophybro.com

Be Happier: summary of scientific research on happiness >> lesswrong.com/posts/JHcTP4Ad…

Topics include:
- Money and Happiness
- Work Satisfaction
- Materialism and Purchasing
- Interpersonal
- Stretching Happiness (fighting hedonic adaptation)
- Appreciation
- Optimal Happification

While on the topic of book notes, I shouldn't have forgotten to mention three of my favourite creators on the internet:

@sivers' book notes: sivers.org/book

@nateliason's book notes: nateliason.com/notes

@JamesClear's book summaries: jamesclear.com/book-summaries

Richard Feynman on why he dislikes 'honors' in this 150s excerpt from BBC's The Fantastic Mr Feynman >>

"I do not believe in honors.
The prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out,
The kick in the discovery,
The observation that other people use it"