Writing Is Thinking: Build Ideas Through Continuous Notes
The key principle from "How to Take Smart Notes": writing is not the outcome of thinking. Writing is the medium in which thinking occurs. When you write about an idea, you're not recording a thought - you're developing it. This is why starting from a blank page is so hard. The alternative: write smaller notes continuously, then connect them when you need to produce something. The writing becomes easy. The years of note-taking is the work. https://ssp.sh/brain/smart-note-taking
First Human Age‑Reversal Trial Targets Whole‑Body Reset
The first human age-reversal trial is officially happening. But before the FDA cleared it, Harvard professor David Sinclair had to pull off a mice experiment most scientists thought was impossible: "These mice had their optic nerve regenerated. We were able to...
Resilience Beats Absurdity: Rise More Than You Fall
Two thoughts from Oliver Goldsmith "Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall." “Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.”
Success Has Many Routes, Not Just One
"You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain." — Miyamoto Musashi https://t.co/oRyikvHJKk
Know Your Edge: Play Within Your Circle of Competence
“So you have to figure out what your own aptitudes are. If you play games where other people have the aptitudes and you don’t, you’re going to lose. And that’s as close to certain as any prediction you can make....
10 Must‑Read Books That Decode Human Thought and Behavior
10 Books That Reveal Why People Think And Act The Way They Do, According To Psychology https://t.co/PygSZiZfBF
Chinese Ceramic Endures 3272°F, Transforming Space Heat Shields
#WhatsNext? Scientists in China created ceramics that survive 3272°F, 1800°C! Could revolutionize how heat shields are used by spacecraft. (Engineering Post) #NewMaterials https://t.co/Wr6wLsUfxe
Invisible Learned Helplessness Stifles Teams; Leaders Must Reset Beliefs
One of the most dangerous barriers in organizations is invisible. Psychologists call it learned helplessness. After repeated setbacks, people stop trying, even when the constraint is gone. Not because they can’t act, but because experience has convinced them it won’t work. You see it...
Redzepi Scandal Exposes Myth of Fine‑dining as Social Good
In today’s @ftweekend I write about the wider significance of allegations against Rene Redzepi of @nomacph. He’d set himself up as the head of a movement which portrayed high end restaurants as a social good, instead of just...
Rest Strategically: Boost Productivity by Managing Energy
Sir Winston Churchill had a fascinating approach to productivity. Despite leading a nation during one of history’s most difficult times, he made intentional rest part of his daily routine. He worked in focused bursts, took naps in the afternoon, and protected...
FoxO3a Boost in Dentate Gyrus Eases Stress‑induced Depression
Overexpression of FoxO3a in the dentate gyrus alleviates CUS-induced anxiety- and depression-like behaviors and cognitive impairment https://t.co/p2t18NRkew
Prioritize Family Room and Kitchen Over Living Room
Love this picture. Why not increase the size of your family room and kitchen, and reduce the size of your “living room”? H/t: @brianluidog https://t.co/rKnXR16XIp
New Framework Tracks Athlete Training Effects for Better Decisions
NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER: Monitoring Training Effects in Athletes: A Multidimensional Framework for Decision-Making https://t.co/1cJkc52JzY https://t.co/dYhNXnyGF4
Cut dAGEs, Boost Longevity with Smart Nutrition
Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products (dAGEs): Pathogenesis and nutritional strategies for health longevity-A critical view https://t.co/RrTxgGg4UF https://t.co/ujoKGLKIRz
EpiAge‑R Integrates Epigenetic Clocks, Resilience, and Multi‑omics Ageing
Epigenetic Clocks, Resilience, and Multi-Omics Ageing: A Review and the EpiAge-R Conceptual Framework The hierarchical architecture of the EpiAge-R framework... https://t.co/YpwDdLI7wo https://t.co/Uid3kNzDHr
Celebrating Oscars Weekend with Davis Family Predictions
#Oscars weekend is here. Got to hang with my favorite Davis family members to talk predictions and the exciting 98th ceremony ahead. @LinseyDavis @ABCNewsLive @var https://t.co/URylvBXWE4
Jack Johnson's Joker Cover Leaves SXSW Crowd Clueless
Jack Johnson just covered part of Steve Miller’s “The Joker” at SXSW and I got the unnerving sense that most of the crowd had no idea what that song was
Mute Notifications with Android Digital Wellbeing for Better Sleep
Phone endlessly wanting your attention, whether it's 2:00pm or 2:00am? You can mute the darn thing with "Digital Wellbeing" settings in Android. Here's how to set it up... https://t.co/IVvpbMl3N4 #sleep #android #health https://t.co/ewcgIWuoNc
Record 74 Women Nominated for Oscars This Year
A record number of women this year are nominated at the #Oscars. Here I am on @ABCNewsLive with @LinseyDavis talking about the 74 women that will be in the room on Sunday. https://t.co/70tS8fQcJu
From Lead to Phoenix: Rising After Being Counted Out
First you lead. Then you lag. Then they count you out. Then you rise from the ashes. The phoenix always returns. New avatar. New energy. Few will notice. Fewer understand.
Now's the Time to Get This Excellent Book
If you haven’t already gotten a copy of this excellent book, now is the time.
Speak Kindly to Yourself, Change Your Life
Do not speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body does not know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that is why it is called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you...
Channel Energy Into Creation, Learning, and Growth
Do not use your energy to worry. Use your energy to believe, to create, to learn, to think and to grow. —Professor Richard Feynman https://t.co/l3b9n7RGiv
Quitters Fail when Expectations Outpace Reality
Most people don’t quit because something is hard. They quit because their expectation doesn’t match reality.
Funny Celebrity Meet‑ups That Still Make Us Smile
Name a (brief) celebrity encounter that makes you smile years later. I’ll start: The time Barbara Walters mistook me for a host at Le Cirque and asked me to escort her to the powder room And The time I encountered Tony...
Senior Women Leaders Grapple with Self‑worth, Not Time Management
The senior women leaders I coach don’t struggle with time management. They struggle with self-worth tied to performance. Slow down, and they feel exposed. That’s the real work we do.
Excluding Yourself in Mind Isolates You From Life
The more exclusive you make yourself in thought and emotion, the more excluded from Life you become. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/aw5lUQ3gNN
Cold-Smoked Salmon: Five-Day Process Delivers Heavenly Flavor
What does my cold smoked salmon look and taste like? Looks great and tastes like heaven. Five day process. https://t.co/9oiQzidEzx
SXSW Music 2026 Expands Beyond Center, Shifts Genres
I talked with the SXSW Music heads about what's new this year... What’s Different at SXSW Music 2026: Festival Chiefs on Having a New Base Beyond the Convention Center, Earlier Set Times, Global Genre Shifts and Celebrating a 40th Anniversary...
Ayahuasca Shows Mixed Impacts on Cognition and Social Insight
Effects of ayahuasca on neuropsychological performance and social cognition: A systematic review - Caio César de Paula, Anna Beatriz Vicentini, Lorena Terene Lopes Guerra, José Carlos Bouso, Jaime E. C. Hallak, Rafael G. dos Santos, 2026 https://t.co/oXP57hmeR1
Jewel’s “Art” Slated for Venice Biennale via Crystal Bridges
Jewel’s “art” coming to Venice Biennial under the auspices of Crystal Bridges Museum. Looks legit to me https://t.co/TZtDlkhxZ7
Jessie Buckley Joins Shane MacGowan Tribute, Risks Controversial Slur
jessie buckley is doing a duet on a shane macgowan tribute album, which means there's a non-zero chance she's going to sing the f-slur this year
Bulgari Paris Tops €7,400 Nightly Luxury Price
Max rates for the Bulgari Hotel in Paris In what circumstance would you spend €7400/night on a room? https://t.co/8wsVLiI5Xr
People Unlock the Unexplored Greatness Within You
A part of you is completely unexplored until you meet a particular person. Appreciate the people who help you discover greatness in you.
Master Your Calendar in 30 Minutes with AI Prompts
Stop treating your calendar like a game of Tetris you’re losing. 5 steps. 5 AI prompts. 30 minutes. https://t.co/NSN09jpDaQ
Ready or Not 2 Delivers Ideal,
READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME is everything I hoped for and then some. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett deliver the ideal kind of sequel — one you can love just as much as the original, but for some...
Mainstream Finally Aligns with Evidence‑based Longevity Strategies
About time. Atherosclerosis is a lifelong process, and it’s genuinely rewarding to see mainstream recommendations finally begin to catch up with what we in evidence-based longevity have been doing for years. 👨🏻⚕️⚕️
Culture Issues Are Really Unnamed Psychological Problems
Unpopular opinion: your culture problem is not a culture problem. It is a psychology problem nobody has been trained to name. Unspoken power dynamics. Misaligned incentives. Leaders whose self-concept cannot tolerate feedback. Culture is just psychology at scale. Treat it that way.
Sturgill Announces Record-Breaking First-Week Album Sales
The “physical window” has arrived. Sturgill: “We have already had what those that follow charts refer to as the biggest first week of any album in my entire career…and first week technically just started today. https://t.co/Nf3MPZx68q
Work Beats Imposter Syndrome, Earn Your Confidence
It’s Friday the 13th… Some people are worried about bad luck. Others are worried they don’t belong in the room. Here’s what you have wrong about imposter syndrome. You might feel like you don’t belong in the room. Like you’re not qualified, not ready,...
Sea Level Rise Threatens Far Greater Fatalities Than Expected
A deadly climate change effect is even worse than feared, study finds” by Doyle Rice for @usatoday: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/08/sea-level-rise-study/89002601007/
Adenine Methylation Forms New Linear Brain Aging Clock
A completely novel axis of epigenetic aging. N6-methyldeoxyadenosine (N6medA), i.e. NOT the usual 5 methyl cytosine, increases linearly with age in human prefrontal cortex (r=0.95). Genome-wide profiling reveals age-associated ADENINE methylation changes reminiscent of classic CpG based epigenetic clocks. Abdur...
Ralph Lauren Turns Functional Menswear Into Costume Identity
I love Ralph Lauren, but sometimes I think about the impact the brand had on inverting its particular brand of clothes, and as a result, menswear in general, from items that enhance your life to more like costume pieces—you wear...
Oscar Race Hype: Experts Spout Empty Clickbait
"We’ve Never Seen an Oscar Race Like This Before" Uh... yes we have. A bunch of them. What we haven't had is as many "experts" claiming to know the state of the race in a way no one actually an writing so...
Repeated Annihilation Reveals Our Indestructible Core
"Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us." A Zen classic on transformation through those times when things fall apart: https://t.co/sUB3Q3tn1v
MeetLayer Gallery Opens Tonight in San Francisco
One of my portfolio companies @MeetLayer has a gallery opening in SF tonight https://t.co/oOT6U5hwnh If you're curious to see it in action, stop by!
Grateful for the Flood of TBR Shelf Additions
Too many folks to reply to, but thanks to everyone adding this to their TBR shelves on Goodreads and/or Storygraph today. *tips hat*
Authors Discuss Science Under Siege at Penn
March 26, I look forward to joining my good colleague and friend @MichaelEMann in Philadelphia @Penn @PennCSSM to discuss our recent book #ScienceUnderSiege @public_affairs https://t.co/Aigz3ETAAS
Choose Your Character, Not Your Circumstances
You did not choose your • birthplace • skin color • parents • birth gender • birth language • birth name • ethnicity • born abilities You can always choose to be • kind and giving • honest and grateful • loving and optimistic • humble and happy • hopeful and helpful
Embrace Low‑status Work; It Fuels Your Success
Your willingness to work on things no one understands, agrees with or even thinks is low status will be the reason you win.