Skip Academic Advice: 9 Counterintuitive Tips for Success
This is Steven Bartlett. At 30, he's built multiple 8-figure companies, hosts Europe's #1 business podcast, and sits on Dragons' Den. He believes 99% of entrepreneurs fail because they follow advice from professors who’ve never built anything. His 9 counterintuitive advice every entrepreneur needs:
First Look: “We Are Aliens” Explores Friendship
Early Trailers for 'We Are Aliens' Japanese Animation About Friends https://t.co/WpfrKqvzmm #WeAreAliens #我々は宇宙人 #animation #KoheiKadowaki #Cannes2026 https://t.co/9Q3k812PlQ
Mofungo’s Forgotten 1982 Mudd Club Performance Resurfaces
I'd forgotten this gig, but my band (Mofungo) played at the Mudd Club in 1982. https://t.co/zTLmqSkcXQ
Keoghan, Keough, Branagh Join Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Barry Keoghan, Riley Keough, and Kenneth Branagh Head to Cannes Directors’ Fortnight https://t.co/GTENHIJf8P via @IndieWire
Leadership Shows up in Everyday Acts of Guidance
Leadership takes many forms. You’re a leader when you help your team clarify the next steps in a project. You’re a leader when you teach a friend a new skill. You’re a leader when you mentor a child in your...
Rocket Lab Ramps up NZ-Built Gauss Thrusters for Constellations
.@RocketLab says its Gauss electric thruster is built in New Zealand, so no US tech-export control issues; now producing the thrusters at 200-per-year rate.
Musk: First‑principles Thinking Beats Analogy Shortcuts
Elon Musk on why it is better to reason based on first principles versus analogies https://t.co/xhhbm7cZar
Stop Wasting Time; Define Goals and Optimize Relationships
I never did this intentionally, but... I *clearly* remember when I made the selfish conclusion that hanging with a girl just for sex was a waste of time–and was keeping me from meeting someone I actually liked. The problem for most young...
Four Essential Skills You Must Build, Not Inherit
4 Skills that we are not born with, but must be built: 1. Communication. 2. Nervous system regulation. 3. Positive Mindset. 4. Confidence.
Data, Not Compute, Will Bottleneck Scientific AI
AI progress in science depends on high quality training data and the ability to rapidly verify results. E.g., as @michael_nielsen pointed out recently, the training data is what made AlphaFold possible. Data and experimentation will be the science AI bottleneck,...
Plan Your Race Pace Around Elevation, Not Just Goal
We’re at the point in the year where a lot of runners are approaching a big race. A few weeks out I think it’s good to have a general race plan, with the expectation that things may change depending on...
Cholesterol Isn’t the Enemy; Seed Oil Myths Persist
Seed oils instead of butter? I wish we could blame Fabio, but back then (1996) most authorities said the same thing. Today, many of them are either dead, obese, or shooting up Ozempic. Many still living believe that eating cholesterol is...
Ultraprocessed Diet Turns Thighs Into Marbled Steak
Ultraprocessed foods are turning human thighs into well-marbled steaks 👨🏻⚕️Figure: Diet of woman on the left was 29.5% ultraprocessed while the diet of a woman on the right was 87.1% ultraprocessed. Radiological Society of North America https://t.co/ORFHtNnSVH https://t.co/92nR6T77Oy
Run More, Not Just Better Technique, to Boost Speed
Amen to this. But somehow this message often gets convoluted into “you need to practice your running technique to get better at running” rather than “you need to put in more running volume to run faster ”. Running more increases...
Top 10 Must-Read Books on Mission, Margin, Machine
Mission, Margin, and Machine: My Top 10 Recent Reads by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/OcyJIbvFk0 @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #Marketing #Leadership #Books #Strategy #Culture #Reading #ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI https://t.co/LbhFt43S4x
10% Mileage Rule Cuts some Injuries, Not All
The 10% increase in weekly mileage rule can help decrease your risk for injuries such as runners knee, ITB syndrome and shin splints, but research shows training errors may be more linked to plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, stress fractures, hip...
Command-Line Genome Viewers: Terminal Genome Viewer & ASCIIGenome
Terminal Genome Viewer https://t.co/ppe3ckC5kp Another one that is around for a while: ASCIIGenome https://t.co/pnrzu48qZo https://t.co/qRCjn2Rft2
You Control Your Response, Not the Chaos
In a world that feels out of control— here’s what’s still yours: • your breath • your attention • your energy • your boundaries • your nervous system • your pace • your choices • your voice • how you speak to yourself • what you consume • when you rest • when...
Feeling Seen, Awaiting Scarlett's Next Chapter
“I see you. I SEE you, I notice you, in every room you’re in.” Two weeks (!) til the next instalment of Scarlett’s story is released… Details HERE: https://books2read.com/b/polypassions8
Different Surnames for Kids Rarely Cause Bureaucratic Problems
We had the opposite experience: 1. My wife kept her last name. 2. When we had her firstborn daughter, my wife suggested she take her last name. I thought that was fine. 3. When we had my son, he took my last name...
Consistency May Bore, But It Guarantees Success
Consistency is boring. That’s why it works. Most people quit before results show up. The ones who win stay in long enough for the compounding to kick in. Comment "consistent" if you’re playing the long game. raisingcapital #realestateinvesting #secattorney #sethbradley #entrepreneurship
Rethinking Endurance: Evidence-Based Guidance Over Old Myths
Endurance performance may need to be reimagined. We explore whether some of the most familiar messages in endurance performance still hold true, and where a more contemporary evidence based approach may offer better guidance. Learn more: https://t.co/UXBWDt3JIP https://t.co/nRqSKWTXXR
Choose Your Circle Wisely: Not Everyone Supports You
Be selective about the group you surround yourself with. Not all of them are in your corner.
Billionaire Peterffy's Modest Giving Sparks Family Philanthropy Tension
Thomas Peterffy has an $80 billion-plus fortune, but a modest philanthropic record. While his children run a foundation, the generations may not exactly see eye to eye. Michael Kavate Reports: https://tinyurl.com/5b83z5pd Related IP Resources: Wall Street Philanthropists -https://tinyurl.com/3z58wwpf Grants for Climate Change -https://tinyurl.com/mvh59bw7 Environmental Conservation...
Idaho Dairy Herds Add to Growing US H5N1 Outbreak
It's not gone: #USDA reports 5 more dairy herds in Idaho have tested positive for #H5N1 #birdflu, the first in months. In the 2+ years since the virus was first detected in cows in the US, 1,093 herds in 19 states...
Finding Love Isn’t a Test of Your Worth
There’s this story we tell people that if you just do the work, heal your attachment wounds, put yourself out there, you’ll find your person. And when it doesn’t happen, the implication is that you didn’t try hard enough. Or...
From Bras to Space: Seamstresses Redesign NASA Suit
When a bra maker got the job of making the first NASA spacesuit In 1966, when seamstresses at the International Latex Corporation arrived at its new Apollo Suit shopfloor in Frederica, Delaware, they were essentially “taught to sew again from scratch.”...
Age Spots Linked to Epigenetic Drift, Potentially Reversible
Could age spots be due to a suspected cause of aging? New paper says: "Consistent with the Information Theory of Aging, we found a global disruption of tight epigenetic regulation of methylation states." If so, they are reversible. Can't wait to...
Limited Time Means Prioritize Health Over Performance
No time → no high performance. That’s endurance sport. If time is limited, the goal shifts to health & fitness. Your training should shift too.
Low P‑tau217 Indicates Minimal Alzheimer’s Risk in Seniors
Another study indicative of predictive power of p-tau217 for Alzheimer's disease in cognitively unimpaired older adults (mean age 71 at baseline) A very low p-tau217 denoted minimal risk https://t.co/6RPJcCloWI https://t.co/XikzsvJjhM
Choosing the Right Color Map Transforms Heatmap Insight
🧵 Heatmaps are everywhere in bioinformatics. But most people get one critical thing wrong: the color map. Understanding this can make or break your visualizations. Let’s dig into how to choose the right color map for your heatmap. https://t.co/TgYRmaVC4b
New Trailer Reveals Chilling Terror in Passenger
Chilling Trailer for Driving Horror 'Passenger' with Lou Llobell & Jacob Scipio https://t.co/YOgMzdJQqn #horror #PassengerMovie #JacobScipio #LouLlobell #MelissaLeo #AndreOvredal https://t.co/rfVAZOs4FZ
Leaders Use Influence to Boost Productivity and Engagement
RT @JoeContrera Visit the Extraordinary Leadership Blog for the latest insights on how leaders leverage influence to achieve higher levels of productivity and employee engagement. https://t.co/rftDWCLf5N #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipspeaker https://t.co/SivILf1XLL
Consistency Beats Talent: Show Up Even When Hard
“The future belongs to the consistent. Not the talented. Not the lucky. But the ones who show up, even when it is hard. Show up. Effort does not betray you.”
Expertise Now Means Synthesizing, Not Just Knowing
The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know, it is how well you synthesize. Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition. The future belongs to those who connect dots. —Adam Grant
In‑vivo Base Editing Rescues Zellweger Disorder in Mice
Today in @natBME we report an in vivo base editing strategy that corrects a common disease-causing mutation and rescues pathology in a mouse model of Zellweger spectrum disorder (ZSD) and restore peroxisomal function in patient derived cells. This work highlights...
Don’t Pay for Bookstagram Followers: It’s Counterproductive
"It quickly became apparent that building a following on Instagram required a volume of work that I was disinclined to undertake. Bookstagrammers, on the other hand, seemed to provide a way to potentially outsource this labour to someone else." Author...
Unexpectedly Loving Anne Hathaway’s Pseudo‑Religious Mother Mary Film
Mother Mary: the definition of "not for everyone," but i loved it. Anne Hathaway cosplaying as a pseudo-religious Annie Clark… my kind of movie. my review: https://t.co/jeYeBRut0K https://t.co/mxqZCdLuhw
Kahneman's Book: A Transformative Read Requiring Years of Reflection
Not an exaggeration that Kahneman's book is the most important I've read in years. Will take years to digest its insights.
Compassion Ends when You Stop Carrying Others' Burdens
A Zen master carried an elderly woman across a river. A mile later his student said: I cannot believe she never thanked you for carrying her. The master replied: I cannot believe you have been carrying her ever since.
Kids Sync Emotions: Parents' Mood Sets Whole Family
There is a phenomenon I experience almost daily with my three kids that I cannot fully explain but I know every parent of multiple children had noticed. Some mornings they are all needy at the same time. All three want...
Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson Star in Organ‑donor Thriller Runner
Alan Ritchson & Owen Wilson in Organ Donor Thriller 'Runner' Teaser https://t.co/1YhOpSSYiO #Runner #ScottWaugh #AlanRitchson #OwenWilson #actionmovie https://t.co/EWZNfmlYw3
ChatGPT‑Designed Garden Gets Real With New Border
Part 133 of trying to renovate my garden using a ChatGPT design 🤖 | Finally giving this fake grass something to sit in 😅 Got the border installed to frame out the astroturf properly… no more wonky edges and guessing where it...
Retirement Success Requires More Than Money, Embrace Psychological Shift
While financial advisors and their clients often focus on creating a succesful retirement income plan, a successful, meaningful retirement goes well beyond dollars and cents. https://t.co/56P7aBxudV In this #FASuccess episode, we dive into the deeper side of the retirement transition with...
Sol LeWitt’s Timeless Advice Conquers Creative Self-Doubt
From artist Sol Lewitt, born on this day in 1965, possibly the best advice on overcoming self-doubt and creative block ever committed to words https://t.co/IYvg18E71J
EU Bans China From Research, but Europe Pays the Price
Commentary: EU Shuts China Out of Science Projects, but Europe Will Pay the Price https://t.co/nVLtwgVav5
Irregular, Short Sleep Boosts Major Heart Event Risk
One bedtime habit may significantly reduce heart risks https://t.co/D8A1qEMmri "A new study examined the association between sleep habits and heart disease. After getting 7 days of sleep data from the participants, the researchers used the following 10 years of health data...
Modern Humans Outlive Pre‑modern Peers by ~15 Years
Among hunter-gatherers who reach the age of 45, the most common age of death is 68-72. However, only 64% of those who live until age 15 reach the age of 45. The most common age of death for Americans who lived until...
Stop Overthinking, Start Doing: Be a Practitioner
Enough of living in your head and in your fears and second guesses and insecurities .. it’s time to throw darts 🎯 … to many yappers and not enough practitioners .. be a practitioner ❤️ #garyvee #actions #experience
New Trailer Drops for Young Washington Featuring Kingsley, Serkis, Grammer
Official Trailer for 'Young Washington' with Kingsley, Serkis, Grammer https://t.co/NfpUpAUmlM #YoungWashington #WilliamFranklynMiller #MaryLouiseParker #AndySerkis #BenKingsley #KelseyGrammer https://t.co/mILsm2B3qA