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Focus on One Thing, Bloom Year‑Round
SocialApr 11, 2026

Focus on One Thing, Bloom Year‑Round

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧. Every April, the Cherry Blossom🌸tree blooms for about 2 weeks. For the remaining 50 weeks of the year, it feels like a withered tree. 50 weeks of work. 2 weeks of results. What it does every year: Excelling in just one thing:...

By Siddartha Khastgir
Focus on Earning, Ignore Others' Affairs
SocialApr 11, 2026

Focus on Earning, Ignore Others' Affairs

Just make your own money and leave other men to do their business, simple…. A grown man obsessing over another man’s business is crazy business honestly….

By Kudzai Mutisi
Relating More Daily to My Year of Rest
SocialApr 11, 2026

Relating More Daily to My Year of Rest

I understand the narrator of My Year of Rest and Relaxation more and more each day

By Taylor (Reads and Reviews)
Even Wholesome Historical Fiction Can Inspire Bizarre Behavior
SocialApr 11, 2026

Even Wholesome Historical Fiction Can Inspire Bizarre Behavior

'Silly Philly' would appear to be exactly the sort of historical fiction any young person would do well to read, but it also seems to have taught young Billy how to turn his head around 180 degrees like a demon-spawn,...

By Brian Steinberg
Spaceballs Sequel Marketing Wins Fans at CinemaCon
SocialApr 11, 2026

Spaceballs Sequel Marketing Wins Fans at CinemaCon

Already in love with the marketing for the #Spaceballs sequel. From #CinemaCon, via @Fandango https://t.co/OIy95qUM04

By Erik Davis
Be Proud of Your Hard Work and Inspire Others
SocialApr 11, 2026

Be Proud of Your Hard Work and Inspire Others

What’s fucked up is not being proud of your hard work and not inspiring others to do the same.

By Michael A. Gayed, CFA (Lead-Lag Report)
People Question Need for AI-Generated Artemis Images
SocialApr 11, 2026

People Question Need for AI-Generated Artemis Images

I don't understand why there are AI photos from Artemis. I mean, the real pictures are super awesome - there's just no reason for fake. Is there?

By Rhett Allain
Unsustainable Habits Cause Stagnation; Change Them to Get Unstuck
SocialApr 11, 2026

Unsustainable Habits Cause Stagnation; Change Them to Get Unstuck

If things haven’t been changing, and you’ve been feeling worse, something you’re doing is no longer sustainable. To get unstuck, try this… Drop a 💜 if you found this helpful

By Light Watkins
Stop Worrying, Embrace Life, Learn and Grow
SocialApr 11, 2026

Stop Worrying, Embrace Life, Learn and Grow

Do not use your energy to worry. Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Have fun. Fall in love. Regret nothing and do not let people bring you down.  Study, think, create and grow. Teach yourself and teach others.  —Professor Richard...

By Vala Afshar
One Claude Command Beats 4,000 Hours of Pipelines
SocialApr 11, 2026

One Claude Command Beats 4,000 Hours of Pipelines

me at 2AM realizing I wasted 4,000 hours building Zapier-to-Notion pipelines when a single terminal command to Claude literally organizes my entire life https://t.co/LYdqS5hGMW

By Data Chaz
Running Transformed: From Self‑Punishment to Pure Desire
SocialApr 11, 2026

Running Transformed: From Self‑Punishment to Pure Desire

One of the biggest shifts in my running from the time I started running to now is realizing I am no longer running to punish my body and I’m running because I truly want to

By Lisa Mitro, DPT (Physical Therapist for Runners)
New Singers Now Assumed to Be AI-Generated
SocialApr 11, 2026

New Singers Now Assumed to Be AI-Generated

We've come to an era in music when any time someone sends me a dope new artist--especially a singer--I gotta ask if it's AI. Ugh. 😐

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Creative Class Concept Predates 2010, Originated 2002
SocialApr 11, 2026

Creative Class Concept Predates 2010, Originated 2002

Rise of the Creative Class by @Richard_Florida was published in 2002 … so it started before 2010

By Bobby Fijan
Aging Unavoidable, But Your Agency Shapes Its Impact
SocialApr 11, 2026

Aging Unavoidable, But Your Agency Shapes Its Impact

Essential 🧵 from @hjluks - aging may not be optional but the way you approach & respond to it is-profound opportunities as he describes to significantly mitigate many of the effects. Central here is **agency**-recognizing all you can do, &...

By David Shaywitz, MD, PhD
Front‑loaded Hits
SocialApr 11, 2026

Front‑loaded Hits

I wrote about Sabrinachella, a headlining show so front-loaded with hits that it was not able to fully recover after a brutal, momentum-killing interlude featuring Susan Sarandon https://t.co/OPLDIJxOGd

By Ethan Shanfeld
High‑carb, Low‑fat Diets Boost Triglycerides and Fatty‑acid Synthesis
SocialApr 11, 2026

High‑carb, Low‑fat Diets Boost Triglycerides and Fatty‑acid Synthesis

Effect of high-carbohydrate feeding on triglyceride and saturated fatty acid synthesis "The results of a series of studies in lean and obese weight-stable volunteers showed that very-low-fat (10%), high-carbohydrate diets enriched in simple sugars increased the fraction of newly synthesized fatty...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Turn Off Scrolling, Find Real Pain, Become a Painkiller
SocialApr 11, 2026

Turn Off Scrolling, Find Real Pain, Become a Painkiller

If you feel stuck, do this: - turn off social media for 30 days - listen to an episode of founders podcast every day - wake up before 6am and exercise - dig for deeper customer pain (you're selling a...

By Adam Robinson
Margaret Wise Brown’s Hidden Love Poems Reveal Tragic Romance
SocialApr 11, 2026

Margaret Wise Brown’s Hidden Love Poems Reveal Tragic Romance

The eternal lyric of love and loss – "Goodnight Moon" author Margaret Wise Brown's little-known poems for the tragic love of her life https://t.co/B6K0qHlWMa

By Maria Popova
Melting Ice Halts Algae Rain, Drives Whales Offshore
SocialApr 11, 2026

Melting Ice Halts Algae Rain, Drives Whales Offshore

Gray whales sift through seafloor sediment for tiny crustaceans called amphipods. When sea ice melts, algae on the underside falls to the seafloor, feeding the amphipods. Without enough ice, the "rain" of nutrients stops. Great whales are showing up in...

By Tren Griffin
Arlo Solana: Solar Smart Cam Arrives, Subscription Model
SocialApr 11, 2026

Arlo Solana: Solar Smart Cam Arrives, Subscription Model

Arlo Solana solar-powered smart cam on the way. Could also be the spiritual successor to the Arlo Go line. Similar in function to the Eufy S220, except Arlo's business model is subscriptions. https://t.co/2mo7ItD5kf https://t.co/87KvSSDNvE

By Dave Zatz
Seek Authentic Italian Gems: Activities, Eats, Fiction
SocialApr 11, 2026

Seek Authentic Italian Gems: Activities, Eats, Fiction

I’m going to Itally for 3 weeks in May (Rome, Florence, Tuscan countryside, Bologna, Cinque Terre and back to Rome). Give me your BEST recommendations for activities, restaurants and books to read (not travel books, but fiction that will enhance...

By Jessica Moorhouse
Weekly Biotech Roundup: Top Insights From X's Best Accounts
SocialApr 11, 2026

Weekly Biotech Roundup: Top Insights From X's Best Accounts

Here is my favourite weekly 🧵- made by my dear friend @BiopharmIQ. This post is a comprehensive recap of the past week in BioTech and gathers the best related posts written by some of the smartest & brightest 𝕏 Bio...

By Yair Einhorn
Targeting Aging: New Strategies From Fedichev
SocialApr 11, 2026

Targeting Aging: New Strategies From Fedichev

How We Should Target Aging | Peter Fedichev Love what @EleanorSheekey is doing with @SheekeyScience. One of the sharpest geroscience #scicomm channels around, and @fedichev always brings the fire 🧪 https://t.co/bh6MVJJvRs https://t.co/1VTerakN9p

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Dad Weekends: Chores Replace Leisure, and I Love It
SocialApr 11, 2026

Dad Weekends: Chores Replace Leisure, and I Love It

Nobody ever tells you that when you become a Dad, is that your weekends are no longer all about leisurely strolls around the farmers markets or hanging out in the coffee shop until you fancy something else. They’re chore lists,...

By James Smith (DadLife with James)
You Can Have Anything, Just Not Everything
SocialApr 11, 2026

You Can Have Anything, Just Not Everything

As I'm reading this, the way it is written, the OP seems to be forgetting that you can have anything–you just can't have everything. Everything is a trade-off. Especially when you think it isn't.

By Ed Latimore
Renewables Cut Fossil Energy Use by Over Half
SocialApr 11, 2026

Renewables Cut Fossil Energy Use by Over Half

The use of primary energy on the vertical axis is an old trick by the fossil fuel industry to mislead people into thinking that one unit of fossils = one unit of renewables. In fact, one unit of primary energy...

By Mark Z. Jacobson
Restarting Quantified Self: New Devices, Dropping Eight Sleep
SocialApr 11, 2026

Restarting Quantified Self: New Devices, Dropping Eight Sleep

Restarting my quantified self data collection after a nice break Current stack: - continuous glucose monitor - Apple Watch - Whoop Adding: - Oura ring (to replace watch/Whoop when I am dressed up) Trying life without: - Eight Sleep

By Danielle Morrill
Beethoven's Ode to Joy: Triumph Over Trials
SocialApr 11, 2026

Beethoven's Ode to Joy: Triumph Over Trials

Trial, triumph, and the art of the possible – the remarkable story behind Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" https://t.co/lCVNYjulkw

By Maria Popova
Sacramento's Best Eats: Farm‑to‑Table New American
SocialApr 11, 2026

Sacramento's Best Eats: Farm‑to‑Table New American

Part of the mental reset of living in Sacramento has been realizing that it's the first city I've ever lived in where all the best restaurants are farm-to-table New American.

By Nolan Gray
Early Aging Jargon Now Mainstream After Decade-Long Obscurity
SocialApr 11, 2026

Early Aging Jargon Now Mainstream After Decade-Long Obscurity

In the 2000s, our lab invented new terms, just so we could converse about the Information Theory of Aging: Epigenetic noise Epigenetic drift Exdifferentiation Redifferentiation The Observer… No one understood us. We couldn’t publish Crazy to see them being used widely now https://t.co/7bkYUrudfp

By David Sinclair, PhD
Discipline Over Shortcuts: Invest in Yourself
SocialApr 11, 2026

Discipline Over Shortcuts: Invest in Yourself

Early 40s. Nearly 3 years of fasting and consistent exercise. No shortcuts. No magic pills. Just discipline. The best investment you’ll ever make is in yourself. Do not relent. Do not fucking relent. https://t.co/lPoSSla401

By Michael A. Gayed, CFA (Lead-Lag Report)
Long Femurs? Use Smith or Hack for Quad Focus
SocialApr 11, 2026

Long Femurs? Use Smith or Hack for Quad Focus

In this video, I mention ways to make squats more quad dominant, and ways to make squats more glute dominant. However, if you have relatively long femurs, you may struggle to make squats feel quad dominant. You might be better...

By Bret Contreras, PhD, CSCS*D
Break Autopilot Fast with a Cold Shower
SocialApr 11, 2026

Break Autopilot Fast with a Cold Shower

How to get out of autopilot quickly This is the approach from The Year You Transform Drop a 💜 if you’ve tried a cold shower, or if you’d be open to it

By Light Watkins
Potatoes Omitted From Healthy Plate Due to Sugar Risks
SocialApr 11, 2026

Potatoes Omitted From Healthy Plate Due to Sugar Risks

"The School’s Healthy Eating Plate does not include potatoes in its vegetable recommendations given their negative impact on blood sugar. Researchers at the School and elsewhere have found that diets high in potatoes and similarly rapidly digested, high-carbohydrate foods can...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Current and Future Strategies for Parkinson's Therapy
SocialApr 11, 2026

Current and Future Strategies for Parkinson's Therapy

Parkinson disease therapy: current strategies and future research priorities https://t.co/5wq36T3ZQ4 Today is World Parkinson's Day 🧠https://t.co/XUVY6eSg61 Fig. 1: Pathophysiological mechanisms underlying Parkinson disease and possible disease-modifying therapies. 👇👨‍⚕️ https://t.co/0G7mqNA6nm

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Scientists Spot First Ever Proto‑Protoplanet, Pre‑Planetary Stage
SocialApr 11, 2026

Scientists Spot First Ever Proto‑Protoplanet, Pre‑Planetary Stage

Starts With A Bang #128 – Planet formation and proto-protoplanets You've heard of planets, exoplanets, and protoplanets. Now, for the first time, we've discovered something more primitive than any of them: a proto-protoplanet. Here's what it means. https://t.co/1HEVsXDCDp

By Ethan Siegel
Labrinth Rejects Euphoria Season 3 Over Respect Issues
SocialApr 11, 2026

Labrinth Rejects Euphoria Season 3 Over Respect Issues

Labrinth Explains Why His Music Isn’t Part of ‘Euphoria’ Season 3: ‘I Don’t Let People Treat Me Like S—’ https://t.co/e6NJC8mIbK via @variety

By Clayton Davis
Artemis II Crew Returns to Ellington Field at 4:15 PM
SocialApr 11, 2026

Artemis II Crew Returns to Ellington Field at 4:15 PM

NASA tells me the Artemis II crew is expected back at Ellington Field (near JSC) "about" 4:15 pm ET. Will be on NASA+, YouTube, and X.

By Marcia Smith
The Cholesterol Myth: How Doctors Misled Heart Health
SocialApr 11, 2026

The Cholesterol Myth: How Doctors Misled Heart Health

Cholesterol and heart disease- how we got to the crazy place we are today with unhealthy recommendations by doctors and the AHA: https://mindandmatter.substack.com/p/the-cholesterol-cult-and-heart-mafia https://x.com/trikomes

By Robert Lufkin, MD
Strong Performances Hampered by Absurd Premise and Cheap Effects
SocialApr 11, 2026

Strong Performances Hampered by Absurd Premise and Cheap Effects

The Miniature Wife is much like Downsizing in that the writing and acting is reasonably impressive and sophisticated but constantly undermined by the silliness of the premise and the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids-looking visual effects

By Al Shipley
Aleppo's Rooftop Solar Boom Powers Homes Amid Shortages
SocialApr 11, 2026

Aleppo's Rooftop Solar Boom Powers Homes Amid Shortages

🔥One of the most impressive rooftop solar scenes you'll see anywhere in the world — this is Aleppo, Syria.For years, the country has suffered severe power shortages. ▪️People took matters into their own hands... and this is the result.Rooftop solar...

By Anas Alhajji
Daily Antihistamines May Hinder Fertility and Implantation
SocialApr 11, 2026

Daily Antihistamines May Hinder Fertility and Implantation

If you are trying to conceive and taking antihistamines daily, you should know they dry up more than just your sinuses. Cervical mucus is what helps sperm survive and reach the egg, and antihistamines reduce it. That alone can make...

By Preethi Kasireddy
It's Never Too Late to Reinvent Yourself
SocialApr 11, 2026

It's Never Too Late to Reinvent Yourself

You are never too old to change your mind, ride a red train, learn something new, make new friends, forgive first and fall in love again. https://t.co/rzxs1ukYHh

By Vala Afshar
AI Designs Bee Garden, One‑trip Home Depot
SocialApr 11, 2026

AI Designs Bee Garden, One‑trip Home Depot

Today's project: Can AI help Ben create his new bee garden structure and only have to go to Home Depot one time. https://t.co/1BpRXN0qBJ

By Ben Bajarin
Poor Drug Selection Hampers Stroke Treatment Breakthroughs
SocialApr 11, 2026

Poor Drug Selection Hampers Stroke Treatment Breakthroughs

1,026 experimental treatments in acute stroke (2006) "The results question whether the most efficacious drugs are being selected for stroke clinical trials. This may partially explain the slow progress in developing treatments..." https://t.co/WllAIz3Xul

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
A Single Great Book Sparks Endless Author Exploration
SocialApr 11, 2026

A Single Great Book Sparks Endless Author Exploration

Have you ever read a book by an author that was so good it made you want to read everything else they've written?

By Ravi Shah
Dog Sitting Restores My Routine Amid Global Chaos
SocialApr 11, 2026

Dog Sitting Restores My Routine Amid Global Chaos

People are surprised when I mention my dog sitting… but I’ve just come to accept that I am a person who needs dogs. I was a mess this week — global events had me completely dysregulated — but after a...

By Sara Lobkovich
Evidence‑Based Habits for a Longer, Healthier Life
SocialApr 11, 2026

Evidence‑Based Habits for a Longer, Healthier Life

Ways to live healthier and longer that are backed by actual evidence: 1. Exercise: Most days a week= conversational. Occasionally intense 2. Strength train 3. Eat mostly real foods 4. Cultivate genuine relationships 5. Sleep 7+ hours 6. Don't smoke 7. Have ways to cope with stress

By Steve Magness
Erythritol Not Proven Cardiovascular Threat, Evidence Shows
SocialApr 11, 2026

Erythritol Not Proven Cardiovascular Threat, Evidence Shows

The totality of evidence does not support the conclusion that dietary erythritol drives cardiovascular harm. The paper referenced claims erythritol “adversely affects brain microvascular endothelial cell function,” but it’s an in VITRO study bathing isolated cells in erythritol for 3...

By Bryan Johnson