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@yennikwok Something I vaguely remember from junior high years - which was a Chinese-school turned a national private school. 1/3
@yennikwok A Chinese New Year (between 1987-1989) fell on a workday (no holiday back then). Around 50 students took a leave on that day. 2/3
@yennikwok The next morning, we were all rounded up by a Pancasila Moral Education teacher, a Batak Muslim teacher, scolding us for an hour and told us that we dishonored the country because we didn't attend school, and because we are "Cina". 3/3
Insulin Resistance is the real reason you have High Cortisol.
If I wanted to reverse high cortisol without medication, these are the 8 things I would do every day to fix it:
1. Stop running (at night!)
If I wanted to reverse high cortisol without medication, these are the 8 things I would do every day to fix it:
1. Stop running (at night!)
Hard cardio raises cortisol and adrenaline.
Many people sabotage their sleep without realizing it.
And poor sleep raises cortisol even more...
Many people sabotage their sleep without realizing it.
And poor sleep raises cortisol even more...
2. Sleep in a cold, dark room.
Your body wants darkness and cooler temperatures before sleep.
7Hour+ofsleep&samesleeptiming lowers cortisol.
But movement matters too...
Your body wants darkness and cooler temperatures before sleep.
7Hour+ofsleep&samesleeptiming lowers cortisol.
But movement matters too...
New leaked documents suggest the Trump admin has quietly co-opted tools — some w/ military capabilities — that were once justified in the name of protecting Americans from foreign influence, and turned them inward to map, monitor, & target U.S. political dissidents. Link below.
The leaked docs allege that the White House is working w/ an org called Vine and Fig Tree Institute to surveil, profile, & “go after” critics of Trump and Israel, using tactics such as burner accounts, AI content, & character assassination.
Details here: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/leaked-docs-…
Details here: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/leaked-docs-…
The targets described in the leaked docs include a number of right-wing influencers and members of the “dissident right,” including Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Nick Fuentes.
They also reveal that the entire Nick Shirley thing was orchestrated by the White House.
They also reveal that the entire Nick Shirley thing was orchestrated by the White House.
If I wanted to quit my job & use AI to get rich by Summer, here's exactly what I'd do:
1. Start a faceless Instagram page before the week is over. Not next month. Not after you "research more." This week.
1. Start a faceless Instagram page before the week is over. Not next month. Not after you "research more." This week.
2. Install ViralFindr immediately. This tool shows you exactly what content already went viral in your niche. It literally eliminates the guesswork. Find your top 10 competitors and study their best posts.
3. Recreate 2 posts per day using Canva AI.
Proven viral content adapted to your brand. Takes 30 minutes total.
Feed the viral post into ChatGPT → let it rewrite for your page → design in Canva AI.
Proven viral content adapted to your brand. Takes 30 minutes total.
Feed the viral post into ChatGPT → let it rewrite for your page → design in Canva AI.
🚨BREAKING: GOODBYE POWERPOINT forever.
Claude just collapsed 5 hours of presentation building into 100 seconds completely free.
10 prompts to go from completely unprepared to completely untouchable in every meeting: 👇
(Save this 🔖 you’ll need it later)
Claude just collapsed 5 hours of presentation building into 100 seconds completely free.
10 prompts to go from completely unprepared to completely untouchable in every meeting: 👇
(Save this 🔖 you’ll need it later)
1. Complete Presentation Blueprint
"Act like a professional presentation consultant who has built decks for Fortune 500 boardrooms and billion-dollar pitch meetings. Create a complete presentation blueprint for [topic]. Define the objective, target audience, key message, emotional arc, and exact slide flow. Make every section earn its place and eliminate anything that loses the audience for even a single second."
"Act like a professional presentation consultant who has built decks for Fortune 500 boardrooms and billion-dollar pitch meetings. Create a complete presentation blueprint for [topic]. Define the objective, target audience, key message, emotional arc, and exact slide flow. Make every section earn its place and eliminate anything that loses the audience for even a single second."
2. Killer Opening Hook
"Act like a TED Talk coach who has helped speakers get 10M+ views. Write 3 opening hooks for my presentation on [topic] that stop the room cold in the first 10 seconds. Use pattern interrupts, shocking statistics, or a provocative question. No generic greetings. No 'today I'll be talking about.' Just pure attention capture.
"Act like a TED Talk coach who has helped speakers get 10M+ views. Write 3 opening hooks for my presentation on [topic] that stop the room cold in the first 10 seconds. Use pattern interrupts, shocking statistics, or a provocative question. No generic greetings. No 'today I'll be talking about.' Just pure attention capture.
My manager paid ₹1.5 crore for a 21th floor flat.
He sold it after 4 years.
Yesterday he told me everything. And he was ANGRY.
High-rise flat owners will NOT want to read this.
Reason 1 /13
They told me higher floors have no mosquitoes. Biggest scam ever.
He sold it after 4 years.
Yesterday he told me everything. And he was ANGRY.
High-rise flat owners will NOT want to read this.
Reason 1 /13
They told me higher floors have no mosquitoes. Biggest scam ever.
Reason 2
Dust and Noise? Worse than ground floor. No trees or buildings to block it at that height.
Dust and Noise? Worse than ground floor. No trees or buildings to block it at that height.
Reason 3
Had Vitamin D deficiency at 37. Doctor couldn't believe it.
No terrace access. Only one side gets morning sun. He stopped going for morning walks because coming down just to walk felt too heavy.
Had Vitamin D deficiency at 37. Doctor couldn't believe it.
No terrace access. Only one side gets morning sun. He stopped going for morning walks because coming down just to walk felt too heavy.
The airline lost my bag for 72 hours.
They handed me a $50 “courtesy” voucher at the baggage desk and smiled like they’d done me a favor.
I kept the voucher. Then I opened my laptop and used a 1999 international treaty they never mention at check-in.
Total recovered: $1,650.
Here are the three legal weapons most passengers never know they have.
They handed me a $50 “courtesy” voucher at the baggage desk and smiled like they’d done me a favor.
I kept the voucher. Then I opened my laptop and used a 1999 international treaty they never mention at check-in.
Total recovered: $1,650.
Here are the three legal weapons most passengers never know they have.
The Psychology
Why $50?
Because it is calibrated to feel generous enough that you sign the back,where the fine print says “acceptance of goodwill, full and final settlement.”
That voucher is not a refund. It is a liability contract disguised as kindness.
Never sign it. Never spend it. Treat it like a parking ticket from someone who hit your car.
Why $50?
Because it is calibrated to feel generous enough that you sign the back,where the fine print says “acceptance of goodwill, full and final settlement.”
That voucher is not a refund. It is a liability contract disguised as kindness.
Never sign it. Never spend it. Treat it like a parking ticket from someone who hit your car.
Weapon 1: The Montreal Convention
There is a treaty called the Montreal Convention. Airlines cannot opt out. It is baked into your ticket whether they mention it or not.
For checked baggage delays on international flights, they are strictly liable up to 1,131 Special Drawing Rights,about $1,500 USD.
The key word is *delay*, not loss.
A 72-hour delay means you can claim emergency purchases: clothes, toiletries, phone chargers, even a suit for your meeting. “Reasonable necessity” is the legal standard, not “what the airline feels like.”
There is a treaty called the Montreal Convention. Airlines cannot opt out. It is baked into your ticket whether they mention it or not.
For checked baggage delays on international flights, they are strictly liable up to 1,131 Special Drawing Rights,about $1,500 USD.
The key word is *delay*, not loss.
A 72-hour delay means you can claim emergency purchases: clothes, toiletries, phone chargers, even a suit for your meeting. “Reasonable necessity” is the legal standard, not “what the airline feels like.”
61-year-old American neurosurgeon Rocco Armonda flies from Washington to Dnipro to operate on wounded Ukrainians at Mechnikov Hospital.
“What we saw over 20 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, they saw here in the first two years of the full-scale war” — The Atlantic. 1/
“What we saw over 20 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, they saw here in the first two years of the full-scale war” — The Atlantic. 1/
After Russia’s full-scale invasion, Armonda started collecting neurosurgical supplies for Ukraine: stents, coils, spirals, flow diverters.
That’s how he met Andriy Sirko, chief neurosurgeon at Mechnikov Hospital. Four weeks later, Armonda was in Ukraine. 2/
That’s how he met Andriy Sirko, chief neurosurgeon at Mechnikov Hospital. Four weeks later, Armonda was in Ukraine. 2/
Armonda isn’t part of the hospital staff. He flies in only to operate.
During one visit, he performed five surgeries in a single day.
At Mechnikov, soldiers and civilians arrived with injuries from artillery, drones, and cruise missiles. Some were double or triple amputees. 3/
During one visit, he performed five surgeries in a single day.
At Mechnikov, soldiers and civilians arrived with injuries from artillery, drones, and cruise missiles. Some were double or triple amputees. 3/
12 Must-Know Prompting Techniques that will change how you use AI
(Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok etc)
A Thread 🧵
(Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok etc)
A Thread 🧵
1. Direct Instruction
Tell it exactly what you want with no ambiguity.
“Summarise the 5 most important principles of stoic philosophy in plain English.”
2. Role Assignment
Give it a specific identity before asking your question.
“You are a Nigerian economist. Explain why the naira keeps devaluing to someone with no finance background.”
3. Temporal Sequence
Ask it to walk through events in order.
“Walk me through the events that caused the 2008 financial crisis chronologically.”
Tell it exactly what you want with no ambiguity.
“Summarise the 5 most important principles of stoic philosophy in plain English.”
2. Role Assignment
Give it a specific identity before asking your question.
“You are a Nigerian economist. Explain why the naira keeps devaluing to someone with no finance background.”
3. Temporal Sequence
Ask it to walk through events in order.
“Walk me through the events that caused the 2008 financial crisis chronologically.”
4. Simulated Conversation
Make it act out both sides of a dialogue.
“Simulate a conversation between a junior doctor and a patient explaining a cancer diagnosis gently.”
5. Specific Context
Ground the question in a specific industry or situation.
“Discuss how AI is changing the way radiologists detect tumours in Nigerian hospitals.”
6. Progressive Depth
Start simple then go deeper in the same prompt.
“Explain blockchain. Start like I’m 10, then explain it like I’m a software engineer.”
Make it act out both sides of a dialogue.
“Simulate a conversation between a junior doctor and a patient explaining a cancer diagnosis gently.”
5. Specific Context
Ground the question in a specific industry or situation.
“Discuss how AI is changing the way radiologists detect tumours in Nigerian hospitals.”
6. Progressive Depth
Start simple then go deeper in the same prompt.
“Explain blockchain. Start like I’m 10, then explain it like I’m a software engineer.”
Stealing from the future 101. This 101 will attempt to describe facts. It is not political except to say that the outcome was entirely bipartisan. It spans 46 years of a wide variety of political alignments.
The big takeaway is every single member of society has benefitted
The big takeaway is every single member of society has benefitted
What has happened but the those who are older have benefited the most due to compounded benefits of what has happened.
What has happened is over the last 46 years the U.S. national debt has grown at an annualized pace of 8.6% from roughly 1tn to 39tn. During the same time
What has happened is over the last 46 years the U.S. national debt has grown at an annualized pace of 8.6% from roughly 1tn to 39tn. During the same time
Nominal GDP has grown by 5.5% annualized. The government share of GDP has been roughly 18% of the economy. As government has grown substantially faster than the overall economy the growth of government deficit spending has increased nominal GDP by roughly 60bp per year.
El cortisol alto es la verdadera razón por la que te despiertas a las 3 o 4 de la mañana.
Además, te quita 5 años de vida: reduce drásticamente la testosterona, acumula grasa abdominal y, literalmente, encoge el cerebro.
Si quisiera solucionarlo sin medicamentos, estas son 8 cosas que haría a diario:
1. No comer 3 horas antes de acostarme.
Además, te quita 5 años de vida: reduce drásticamente la testosterona, acumula grasa abdominal y, literalmente, encoge el cerebro.
Si quisiera solucionarlo sin medicamentos, estas son 8 cosas que haría a diario:
1. No comer 3 horas antes de acostarme.
Comer tarde provoca un pico de azúcar en sangre. La insulina lo elimina durante la noche. Luego, la glucosa cae en picado entre las 2 y las 3 de la madrugada.
Tu cuerpo libera cortisol para intentar solucionarlo.
Eso no es insomnio, es una emergencia metabólica que provocaste a las 9 de la noche con tu último bocado.
Tu cuerpo libera cortisol para intentar solucionarlo.
Eso no es insomnio, es una emergencia metabólica que provocaste a las 9 de la noche con tu último bocado.
2. El desahogo mental de las 9 PM en papel.
La mayoría de los despertares a las 3 AM son decisiones sin resolver que tu sistema nervioso mantiene activas.
Bolígrafo y papel. 90 segundos. Anota todo lo que no hayas terminado.
Externaliza ese bucle o te controlará a las 2 AM.
La mayoría de los despertares a las 3 AM son decisiones sin resolver que tu sistema nervioso mantiene activas.
Bolígrafo y papel. 90 segundos. Anota todo lo que no hayas terminado.
Externaliza ese bucle o te controlará a las 2 AM.
CDC data shows babies born are now dying at a >50% excess rate — YEARS after mass mRNA vaccination of young women.
Mississippi declared a PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY over soaring infant deaths, now linked to transgenerational mRNA “vaccine” fatal adverse events.
The 30-year decline in infant mortality completely reversed immediately following the mRNA injection campaign in 2021. It hasn't gone down since.
Excess infant death causes mirror those observed in vaccinated adults, suggesting transfer of mRNA "vaccine" genetic material to offspring — which was just proven in a recent study.
A transgenerational crisis is here — children are dying who were never injected, but whose mothers were.
Mississippi declared a PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY over soaring infant deaths, now linked to transgenerational mRNA “vaccine” fatal adverse events.
The 30-year decline in infant mortality completely reversed immediately following the mRNA injection campaign in 2021. It hasn't gone down since.
Excess infant death causes mirror those observed in vaccinated adults, suggesting transfer of mRNA "vaccine" genetic material to offspring — which was just proven in a recent study.
A transgenerational crisis is here — children are dying who were never injected, but whose mothers were.
CDC Child Death Records Indicate Severe Transgenerational Harm of Mass mRNA Vaccination: thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-cdc…
Academia spent a decade using broken statistics to confuse the world (and themselves) about population genetics.
Results that should've never passed a smell test have done so, time and time again.
I've known about this for years and now I'm going to detail it in this thread
Results that should've never passed a smell test have done so, time and time again.
I've known about this for years and now I'm going to detail it in this thread
The go-to 'expert' software is in many ways garbage. Time and again it produces results that contradict every other tool and method
The vast majority of 'experts' don't notice. No grasp of the adjacent fields & tools, or seemingly basic intuition to tell when a result is absurd
The vast majority of 'experts' don't notice. No grasp of the adjacent fields & tools, or seemingly basic intuition to tell when a result is absurd
Before I start: this isn't only Egypt. The same failure hits any closeness ranking built on outgroup f3 or f4 when the test populations differ in African-related ancestry or in how bottlenecked they are.
That's a large share of the Middle Eastern, Maghrebi, and sub-Saharan African literature (not to mention bottlenecked populations all over the world).
Wherever you see one of these rankings, check it against f2, Fst, and PCA. When they disagree, it's the f3/f4 ranking that's the artifact.
That's a large share of the Middle Eastern, Maghrebi, and sub-Saharan African literature (not to mention bottlenecked populations all over the world).
Wherever you see one of these rankings, check it against f2, Fst, and PCA. When they disagree, it's the f3/f4 ranking that's the artifact.
The drug may start the addiction.
But over time, the cue can begin to drive it.
A place. A person. A smell. A mood. A time of day.
This is how the brain learns to seek the drug before the drug is even present. 🧵👇
But over time, the cue can begin to drive it.
A place. A person. A smell. A mood. A time of day.
This is how the brain learns to seek the drug before the drug is even present. 🧵👇
To understand why, start with what repeated drug use teaches the brain.
The substance is not experienced in isolation.
It happens in a context:
* where the person is
* who they are with
* what they feel
* what they expect
* what their body has learned to anticipate
The substance is not experienced in isolation.
It happens in a context:
* where the person is
* who they are with
* what they feel
* what they expect
* what their body has learned to anticipate
That context can become a cue.
The brain learns that certain signals predict drug availability.
Over time, the cue stops being background.
It becomes a trigger for craving, attention, motivation, and drug-seeking behaviour.
The brain learns that certain signals predict drug availability.
Over time, the cue stops being background.
It becomes a trigger for craving, attention, motivation, and drug-seeking behaviour.
