Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel Wentsch
wentsch.me
For more than five years I've been switching between frameworks and apps, looking for something that convinces me, but there's always something that doesn't quite click. And over time I realized that the problem isn't so much with the tools, but with me: I'm obsessed with planning, rather than doing. I put so much effort into organizing my ideas th... See more
r/PKMS - Reddit
I don’t think I actually mesh well with the structure of in-house design. I loved working among designers, mentoring, and shaping the direction of things; but at the same time, I was drowning in the reporting, OKRs, and earnings metrics of it all. I was often too far from the actual design happening, stuck hovering at some low altitude over the wor
... See moreJason Santa Maria • Funsizing
Moral Valuation of Industries
Rutger Bregman points out a disturbing trend:
- 💰 There is a correlation between how immoral we judge an industry and how much money you can make there, due to the need to attract talent to shameful positions.
- 🤔 A study revealed that a significant percentage of people doubt the social value of their jobs.
- 💼 This affects
Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content • #412 - Better Things & Better People
In today’s dopamine-rich ecosystem, we’ve all become primed for immediate gratification. We want to buy something, and the next day it shows up on our doorstep. We want to know something, and the next second the answer appears on our screen. Are we losing the knack of puzzling things out, or being frustrated while we search for the answer, or havin
... See moreAnna Lembke • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Cigarette smokers are more likely than matched controls to discount monetary rewards (that is, they value them less if they have to wait longer for them). The more they smoke, and the more nicotine they consume, the more they discount future rewards.
Anna Lembke • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
One in four gastric bypass surgery recipients develops a new problem with alcohol addiction. In the wake of her surgery, Emily too became addicted to alcohol. The reasons are many.
Most people who are obese have an underlying food addiction, which is not adequately addressed with surgery alone.
Anna Lembke • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
As one patient put it, “With disulfiram, I only need to decide once a day not to drink. I don’t have to keep deciding all day long.”
Some people, most commonly East Asians, have a genetic mutation that causes them to have a disulfiram-like reaction to alcohol without the drug. These individuals have historically had lower rates of alcohol addiction.