Chad Aaron Hall
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Edgewalker
Chad Aaron Hall
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HUMOR happens when you go against what’s expected and surprise people with something they’re not anticipating, like the New York Jets winning a game. But to find this surprise funny, people have to be willing to suppress the literal interpretations of jokes.
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Pain Killers by Jerry Stahl
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Whether it applies to training wheels or skin medication, this begs the question — why are we so inclined to add things rather than take them away when searching for solutions?
Collab Fund • Take Something Away
Best Representations of Autism in Media
as someone un the spectrum I prefer fair, honest, and nuanced portrayals AND positive is appreciated
Astrid - most comprehensive and least caricatured I’ve seen. This is not just achieved through Astrid herself, but through her colleagues learning about autism and through the other expressions of the spectrum
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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After seeing their revenues steadily decline from 2006 through 2014, the Times transformed its editorial approach to survive in this new economic world: they pivoted focus to a subscription model. They like to frame this one way: “We believe that the more sound business strategy for The Times is to provide journalism so strong that several million... See more
The Illiberalism in Our Institutions
Don't worry about whether you can eventually become an expert (see Gauging mastery). Rather, try to constantly improve on the subjects you already know and seek out useful things to learn.
Jacob Lund Fisker • Early Retirement Extreme: A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence
Repetition increases belief
An availability cascade occurs when you are repeatedly exposed to an idea and you begin to believe that it’s true, even though it may not be.