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0.1% of ideas this week

The rabbit holes -- without the distractions.

7 examples: Image
1. Lagging Measurements

I've been looking for a graph that visualizes lagging measurements.

This one is perfect. Image
Reminder:

The smoking of this decade is not exercising.
2. The Scale Of America's Economy

If California was a nation, it would be the 6th largest economy in the world.

Texas' economy is bigger than South Koreas -- and almost bigger than Russia's.

Via @VisualCap Image
3. How To Disprove The 10,000 Hour Rule

If 10,000 hours is enough to master something -- why doesn't everyone have world class speaking skills?

Answer: They never listen to themselves.

100 hours with feedback >>> 10,000 hours without feedback
4. Mack Data

At the end of each day, I ask what one thing would I do differently if I could re-wind the day

2 realisations:

• Sleep is the biggest mover
• I prefer having a planned day that I can edit in the present moment if a better option arrives. Image
5. Knowledge vs Experience

What causes the nodes that separate knowledge from experience?

My thoughts:

1. The pain of failure
2. The dopamine of success Image
6. The Joe Rogan Razor

My favourite content creators and artists all follow this principle:

• Create what you would consume.

Create things you can do for 5,853 hours -- and still find it interesting. Image
7. The UK's WW1 and WW2 Debt

If you think covid debt ratio is bad...

Wait until you see UK's WW1 and WW2 debt.

It's incredible the UK managed to bounce back from that debt level without falling apart.
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Jul 23
The 0.1% of ideas this week

The rabbit holes -- without the distractions

7 examples: Image
1. Apple's Road To $3 Trillion

3 thoughts popped into my head:

• Apple was only worth $5.16 billion in 2002

• The growth (and inflation) from 2018-2023 is huge

• It will be fascinating to see AR & VR mapped onto this 5-10 years from now Image
2. The History Of The Internet

It's crazy how fast things have moved over the last 30 years.

Google's explosion is incredible when viewed in a historians frame.
Read 10 tweets
Jul 22
What ideas sound crazy or weird today -- but will be obvious in 10-20 years?

10 predictions:

1. The Smart Toilet Image
1. The Smart Toilet

Urine and stool tests provide incredible medical biofeedback.

The smart toilet will give a detailed breakdown of your microbiome, hydration levels and health.

It could also help eradicate Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia. Image
2. AI Matchmaking Dating Apps

The biggest complaint my single female and male friends have:

"I hate spending time on dating apps. I just want to go on dates"

Dating apps will have an AI match making co-pilot to solve this problem. Image
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Jul 16
0.1% of ideas I've found this week

The rabbit holes -- without the distractions

7 examples: Image
1. Immigrant Mentality

44% of US Unicorn founders were not born in the US

Israel, with a population of just 9.3 million, is the pound-for-pound outlier in 2nd place Image
43% of the Fortune 500 in 2017 were co-founded by an immigrant or a child of an immigrant.

Why do immigrants dominate?

My theory: Immigration is a mechanism for creating or self-selecting high agency people. Image
Read 13 tweets
Jul 15
The most useful razors and rules I've found:

1. Bragging Razor - If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim

If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim

2. High Agency Razor - If unsure who to work… https://t.co/y0SMRuoZTVtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Image
On the Everyday Razor, here's the spreadsheet:

1. If you go from doing a task weekly to daily, you achieve 7 years of output in 1 year.

2. If you then apply a 1% compound interest each time, you achieve 54 years of output in 1 year Image
If you enjoyed this, I spoke about this in my podcast with @ChrisWillx

You can listen here:

open.spotify.com/episode/6emdJW…
Read 4 tweets
Jul 14
The most underrated video on the internet:

A man tries to make a chicken sandwich from scratch: It costs $1500 and takes him 6 months.

There's never been a better time to be alive.
We are standing on the shoulders of invisible giants every day.

Show this video whenever someone says how terrible modern life is.
Via the fantastic "How To Make Everything" YouTube channel

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Jul 13
What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians?

Here's the full list of 25 examples: Image
1. What Happened To Mental Hospitals?

Theory:

1. The USA decided to treat more of the mentally ill at a community level (failed)

2. And had new hope in a wonder drug called Thorazine (didn't work as hoped) Image
2. The Rise Of Negative Media

Since 2010, the media massively increased headlines that use fear, anger, disgust, and sadness.

It has also decreased articles of neutrality and joy.

It's no surprise that few media outlets are covering this meta point. Image
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