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Master the Basics Before Chasing Shiny Shortcuts
SocialMar 11, 2026

Master the Basics Before Chasing Shiny Shortcuts

For elite performers, it makes some sense to chase the shiny objects, the minutia that may not actually help. For the masses, it doesn't. Elites have already tapped out the stuff that makes 99% of the difference. The masses...

By Steve Magness
Artists Reduced to Soulless Sync Music Factories
SocialMar 11, 2026

Artists Reduced to Soulless Sync Music Factories

Modern muzak. What's sad is that artists are now being encouraged to become "sync artists"-- specifically making soulless, author less music (Translation: Cheap) for this purpose.

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Aging Happens Asynchronously: Different Systems Peak at Different Ages
SocialMar 11, 2026

Aging Happens Asynchronously: Different Systems Peak at Different Ages

Instead of "healthspan," we should be thinking about "Peakspan." How long can you maintain ~90% of your peak physical or cognitive function? According to a new paper, different systems reach their “Peakspan” at very different times. Fluid cognitive abilities like processing speed...

By Rhonda Patrick, PhD
Accept or Resist: Choose Your Response to the Uncontrollable
SocialMar 11, 2026

Accept or Resist: Choose Your Response to the Uncontrollable

So true: There are situations in life that unfold and you have absolutely no #control over what-so-ever. And when you realize you are in a situation that is beyond your control, you have two choices to make...

By Tom Pick
HSV Transmission Risk Peaks During First 30 Days
SocialMar 11, 2026

HSV Transmission Risk Peaks During First 30 Days

There is always a risk of transmitting HSV to another person if you carry the virus. But the risk is the highest in the first 30 days of life.

By Dr. Leslie Treece, MD
AI Chatbots Threaten Children: Compulsion, Harm, Loneliness, Death
SocialMar 11, 2026

AI Chatbots Threaten Children: Compulsion, Harm, Loneliness, Death

Great summary how how AI companions/chatbots can harm kids (she's spent 16 years researching child development & human-machine interactions): C = Compulsion H = Harm I = Impairment L = Loneliness D =Death

By Max Tegmark
Three Daily Work Habits That Drive Consistent Progress
SocialMar 11, 2026

Three Daily Work Habits That Drive Consistent Progress

3 simple "Work Habits" that help me make progress every single day: 1. Did I work for 90 minutes in the morning without any distractions? 2. Did I define one single "A+" task and knock it out? 3. Did I block 30...

By Dickie Bush
Crescent City: Fun, Hot Paranormal Zootopia Adventure
SocialMar 11, 2026

Crescent City: Fun, Hot Paranormal Zootopia Adventure

“Convince me to read Crescent City before ACOTAR.” Because it’s fun. It’s like Zootopia with paranormal creatures but everyone’s hot.

By Jana | Bookstagram
Barry Diller Blames Ten Years of Paramount Mismanagement
SocialMar 11, 2026

Barry Diller Blames Ten Years of Paramount Mismanagement

Barry Diller says in interview with Graham Bensinger that Paramount was mismanaged for ten years. https://t.co/5f66zaehm7 via @YouTube

By Joe Flint
Catch RHCP Origin Film at SXSW, Netflix March 20
SocialMar 11, 2026

Catch RHCP Origin Film at SXSW, Netflix March 20

For anyone heading to SXSW who loves RHCP - this is the screening for you. Fantastic film about their origins and the founding member you probably never heard of. Streaming on Netflix March 20th. https://t.co/OzHfv0CjUr

By Chris Fralic
Oscars Shifting to YouTube Signals Losing Cultural Leadership
SocialMar 11, 2026

Oscars Shifting to YouTube Signals Losing Cultural Leadership

I hate how much I love the #Oscars. But as the #AcademyAwards prepare to move to @YouTube in 2029, it's clear the ceremony has been relegated to following the audience instead of leading it. My latest for @observer: https://t.co/z2hBnBvjdU

By Brandon Katz
Billie Eilish to Star in Focus’s “The Bell Jar” Adaptation
SocialMar 11, 2026

Billie Eilish to Star in Focus’s “The Bell Jar” Adaptation

EXCLU with Andreas: Focus Features is landing the package THE BELL JAR with Billie Eilish in talks to star and Sarah Polley directing https://t.co/zYfY2Tdapw

By Justin Kroll
Day 3 Tackles Extending Healthspan and Achieving Longevity Escape Velocity
SocialMar 11, 2026

Day 3 Tackles Extending Healthspan and Achieving Longevity Escape Velocity

The @abundance360 Day 3 is at full force, covering one of the most important topics for humanity: how do we extend human healthspan & achieve LEV. We have a powerful lineup of speakers, including my friend @davidasinclair ! https://t.co/SLfeDlbo5f

By Peter H. Diamandis
Healing Through Breathwork and Song at NYC Recovery Center
SocialMar 11, 2026

Healing Through Breathwork and Song at NYC Recovery Center

Teaching breathwork and music / vocal activation all week at a recovery center in NYC 🦋🎶🦋 So much gratitude. 🙏🏼

By Sara Syms
Seasonal Haiku Paintings Hope War Passes Quickly
SocialMar 11, 2026

Seasonal Haiku Paintings Hope War Passes Quickly

When the war began, I began a practice called Haiku Paintings, small paintings of the 4 seasons: Spring Summer Fall Winter. Haikus have a season word, reminding us tht things arise + pass from us. I want to see this...

By Roshi Joan Halifax
Warren G Track
SocialMar 11, 2026

Warren G Track

No idea why Wayne left this Warren G-produced song off "Carter VI" but it would've been the best thing on it. https://t.co/9WUnSSj9hc

By Jeff Weiss
Kids' Endless “What If” Tests Adult Patience
SocialMar 11, 2026

Kids' Endless “What If” Tests Adult Patience

5 year old: can you breathe on the moon? me: no, there's no oxygen 5 year old: what if you had an oxygen tank? me: then yes 5 year old: what if the oxygen tank was empty? me: then no 5 year old: what if you...

By Henpecked Hal
Separate Devices and Silence Notifications to Stay Smarter
SocialMar 11, 2026

Separate Devices and Silence Notifications to Stay Smarter

This is how you get dumber btw, true even before AI. Turn on DnD, put your phone in a drawer. The best option if you can is to separate work + personal devices so your work device can't even see...

By Mitchell Hashimoto
Snapchat Awards Crown DJ Khaled with Lifetime Achievement
SocialMar 11, 2026

Snapchat Awards Crown DJ Khaled with Lifetime Achievement

Snapchat Is Honoring DJ Khaled With a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at Its First-Ever Snappy Awards https://t.co/SVFliYvp6u via @variety

By Todd Spangler
NASA's AXIS X-Ray Mission Canceled After 2025 Cuts
SocialMar 11, 2026

NASA's AXIS X-Ray Mission Canceled After 2025 Cuts

NASA’s next X-ray mission, AXIS, has been killed Did you think that the cuts to NASA made in 2025 had all been reversed, and everything is now fine? Think again. NASA's AXIS mission, on account of that 2025 bloodbath, is now dead. https://t.co/gdFHBnGzRJ

By Ethan Siegel
Big‑budget Film Praised, yet Still Under the Radar
SocialMar 11, 2026

Big‑budget Film Praised, yet Still Under the Radar

They spent a gazillion dollars making this and the reviews seem strong but I don’t feel like the marketing push has gotten the movie into the zeitgeist at all yet: https://t.co/Obnbhrzjz2

By Conor Sen
Regular Sauna Use Lowers Cardiovascular Mortality Risk
SocialMar 11, 2026

Regular Sauna Use Lowers Cardiovascular Mortality Risk

Heat exposure through sauna bathing is associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015. Laukkanen et al. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2130724

By David Sinclair
Post‑birth Thyroiditis Often Mistaken for Depression—Screening Needed
SocialMar 11, 2026

Post‑birth Thyroiditis Often Mistaken for Depression—Screening Needed

Up to 1 in 10 women develop thyroid problems in the first year after giving birth. It's called postpartum thyroiditis. Your immune system dials down during pregnancy to tolerate the baby. After birth, it rebounds. In some women, that rebound...

By Preethi Kasireddy
Constant Naysayers Reveal Poor Decision-Making Skills
SocialMar 11, 2026

Constant Naysayers Reveal Poor Decision-Making Skills

Watch out for people who argue against something whenever they can find something--anything-- wrong with it, without properly weighing all the pluses and minuses. Such people tend to be poor decision makers. #principleoftheday https://t.co/B2OBDkdlDr

By Ray Dalio
When Your Cup Is Full, Teach Others
SocialMar 11, 2026

When Your Cup Is Full, Teach Others

"Recognize when your cup is full. You were meant to be with people and have these moments in your life that teach you something. When you have achieved that, make space to teach others." - @katelin_cruse (EP.490) With thanks to @AlphaSenseInc, @MorningstarInc,...

By Ted Seides
Sarah Schulman on Solidarity, Error, and Narrative Craft
SocialMar 11, 2026

Sarah Schulman on Solidarity, Error, and Narrative Craft

My Art of Nonfiction interview w/the great Sarah Schulman is in this issue of @parisreview. We talked for four years (surely a record?) about her nonfiction + novels + organizing, about real solidarity vs. fake loyalty, and the necessity of...

By Parul Sehgal
Paramount Aims to Challenge Netflix as Daily Streaming Hub
SocialMar 11, 2026

Paramount Aims to Challenge Netflix as Daily Streaming Hub

Game of Streams: David Ellison's Plan to Compete with Netflix called Paramount+HBO Paramount wants to be more than a survivor in the streaming wars. It believes it can catapult itself into a daily use streaming platform that can compete head-on...

By Rich Greenfield
First Pause Button Postcard Sent, Invite to Breathe
SocialMar 11, 2026

First Pause Button Postcard Sent, Invite to Breathe

We’re jumping the tracks. 🌬️ The first Postcard from The Pause Button Project just went out to 900+ people. It’s time to stop, breathe, and take the wheel back. Join us here: https://t.co/vRFHUUtOpl https://t.co/NhKMZdmwbu

By Kevin Frankish
Books: 10% Writing, 20% Editing, 30% Publishing, 5000% Marketing
SocialMar 11, 2026

Books: 10% Writing, 20% Editing, 30% Publishing, 5000% Marketing

New writers should be aware that the time expenditure of writing and publishing a book is around 10% writing, 20% editing, 30% either querying/submitting to agents/publishers *or* formatting and uploading to self-pub platforms, and 5000% marketing.

By Joel Shulkin, MD
Training Load Predicts VO2max, Aerobic Gains Ahead
SocialMar 11, 2026

Training Load Predicts VO2max, Aerobic Gains Ahead

A little #ProjectUnreasonable predictive modeling this morning - Training Load + Time In Zone vs predicted VO2max. Still a whole lot of pretty aerobic colors ahead for @JohnGoldman https://t.co/noj8ztob5u

By Alan Couzens
New Evidence Suggests Newborn Gut May Not Be Sterile
SocialMar 11, 2026

New Evidence Suggests Newborn Gut May Not Be Sterile

Anyone who's had a baby knows what meconium is. Hard to forget. It's this thick, black, tar-like substance your baby poops out for the first 1-2 days. Really hard to wash off too because it sticks to their skin. Meconium is...

By Preethi Kasireddy
Engineering Meat: Science Drives Next Agricultural Revolution
SocialMar 11, 2026

Engineering Meat: Science Drives Next Agricultural Revolution

For 12,000 years, humanity has produced meat the same way: grow crops, feed animals, convert plants into protein. From a biomanufacturing perspective, it is one of the most complex and least optimized production systems on the planet. What happens when we start...

By John Cumbers
Turn Your Vacation Into Real Scientific Research
SocialMar 11, 2026

Turn Your Vacation Into Real Scientific Research

Citizen Science Travel. #Citizenscience travel lets everyday travelers support real research. Learn ways you can turn your next trip into a citizen science adventurehttps://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/citizen-science-antarctica-cruise/ via @Ottsworld

By Sherry Ott
Kacey Musgraves Announces Sixth Album, Drops “Dry Spell” Video
SocialMar 11, 2026

Kacey Musgraves Announces Sixth Album, Drops “Dry Spell” Video

Kacey Musgraves Announces Sixth Album, ‘Middle of Nowhere’; Witty and Racy ‘Dry Spell’ Video Out Now https://t.co/sjjs0ooL1D via @variety

By Chris Willman
We Overestimate Bad Events; Recovery Happens Faster
SocialMar 11, 2026

We Overestimate Bad Events; Recovery Happens Faster

Have you ever dreaded something, only to find out it wasn't nearly as bad as you expected? Dan Gilbert and colleagues found that we consistently overestimate how terrible we'll feel after bad events. A breakup, a job loss, even a serious...

By Dr. Laurie Santos
Gut Microbes Modulate Age‑related Memory and Cognition
SocialMar 11, 2026

Gut Microbes Modulate Age‑related Memory and Cognition

Gut microbes signal the brain influencing age-associated memory and cognitive function in the experimental model @arcinstitute @Nature https://t.co/elSw3RXbI9 https://t.co/6fRfCk4Z9n

By Eric Topol
Kindness Isn’t Weakness; Set Boundaries Against Takers
SocialMar 11, 2026

Kindness Isn’t Weakness; Set Boundaries Against Takers

Some people take your kindness for weakness because that's exactly what it is. . Givers have to set boundaries because takers rarely do.

By Ed Latimore
Adopt a Collect, Organ
SocialMar 11, 2026

Adopt a Collect, Organ

Notes. Screenshots. Slack messages. Voice memos. Random ideas at 11:47PM. You’re collecting nonstop. But without a daily organise habit, chaos wins. COD closes the loop. Collect. Organise. Do. Simple framework. Massive mental relief. https://t.co/edEGsruY96 https://t.co/jfmGGIFCdT

By Carl Pullein
Black Stripe Marks Successful Agroinfiltration, Red
SocialMar 11, 2026

Black Stripe Marks Successful Agroinfiltration, Red

More agroinfiltration tests. Black sharpie stripe indicates injecred bloom. Right lobe is positive control. Should turn red in the next 72hrs. https://t.co/2lRTbwAjhq

By Sebastian Cocioba
Aging: Tired Ribosomes Pause, Causing Us to Slow
SocialMar 11, 2026

Aging: Tired Ribosomes Pause, Causing Us to Slow

If all of life is just ribosomes making more ribosomes, then maybe ageing is just old ribosomes getting tired and pausing, causing me to get tired and pause more often.

By Tom Ellis
True Rest Means Mental Space, Not Just Sleep
SocialMar 11, 2026

True Rest Means Mental Space, Not Just Sleep

We keep telling ourselves we just need a good night's sleep. But what if what we actually need is a conversation we don't have to manage? Or a day without solving anyone's problems? Or a space where we don't have to...

By Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
Life Unfolds Gradually, Layer by Layer
SocialMar 11, 2026

Life Unfolds Gradually, Layer by Layer

In The Making - A Poem to Growing Tree: perhaps even here the in-between you feel has a place: the way you remain here,�roots deep in the ground,�with branches reaching toward the sky,�is already the making of a life�where what is next begins...

By Morgan Harper Nichols
Oscars Producers Tease Conan O’Brien’s 2026 Return
SocialMar 11, 2026

Oscars Producers Tease Conan O’Brien’s 2026 Return

Oscars Producers Preview the 2026 Return of Conan O’Brien, the Fab Five Format, and More https://t.co/QQYNpZ8uGr via @IndieWire

By Anne Thompson
Eldest Daughter Refuses Help After Repeated Failures
SocialMar 11, 2026

Eldest Daughter Refuses Help After Repeated Failures

An eldest daughter won’t ask for help because someone always fumbles or they throw it in your face. I’m usually right about a lot and this is something I prefer to be wrong but here we are

By VON
Partners Should Lift Your Worth, Not Diminish It
SocialMar 11, 2026

Partners Should Lift Your Worth, Not Diminish It

Reminder from a therapist: Your partner is supposed to remind you of your worth, not strip you of it.

By Dr M | Clinical Psychologist
Your Essential Isle of Skye Mini Guide Awaits
SocialMar 11, 2026

Your Essential Isle of Skye Mini Guide Awaits

Scotland keeps pulling us back and Skye is a big reason why. We put together an Isle of Skye Mini Guide with everything you need to know before you go, go give it a save. https://www.instagram.com/p/DVv5-6GlSCR/?img_index=1

By Katie & Joe on the Go
Big Workout Calls for Days of Easy Recovery
SocialMar 11, 2026

Big Workout Calls for Days of Easy Recovery

I’m 6 weeks out from a half marathon, so we’re firmly in the “big workouts with big recovery” time of the cycle. Today was ~ 12 miles with 12km at ~95% of goal pace. This automatically means recovery to easy...

By rebuiltpt
Tesla‑xAI Unveils Real‑Time AI That Can Run Companies
SocialMar 11, 2026

Tesla‑xAI Unveils Real‑Time AI That Can Run Companies

Macrohard or Digital Optimus is a joint xAI-Tesla project, coming as part of Tesla’s investment agreement with xAI. Grok is the master conductor/navigator with deep understanding of the world to direct digital Optimus, which is processing and actioning the past...

By Elon Musk
Emerging KRAS Combo Therapies Show Promising Progress
SocialMar 11, 2026

Emerging KRAS Combo Therapies Show Promising Progress

The KRAS niche has been a deluge of new selective and pan/multi inhibitors. Now there are combos to watch out for – we may be making progress. Here are insights on 7 of them: https://t.co/F9HmM8A4ud https://t.co/IqWw6n2m3k

By Sally Church