MargaretC
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MargaretC
Their gospel of optimisation ignores the fundamental question: what’s the point of being 10x more productive if we’re not 10x more fulfilled?
337 / Productivity’s empty promise
I relished reading and listening to The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin more than any other book this year.
2023 was a great year
When you're looking at any mountain, you're looking at its vertical exposure. The Rockies rest on a massive plateau that is already often nearly a mile high. Even western Kansas is 4500 feet high. So, if you look at say Pikes Peak, a mountain that's about 14, 500 feet, you may be standing on a flat prairie to the east that is already 5000' high.... See more
Are the rockies bigger than the alps? - Answers
This is all early, and based on first impressions, but I think that voice capabilities like GPT-4o’s are going to change how most people interact with AI systems. Voice and visual interactions are more natural than text and will have broader appeal to a wider audience. The future will involve talking to AI.
Ethan Mollick • On speaking to AI
He’s a study in contrasts, a rare person who sees little conflict in owning many identities at once.
Caroline Van Hemert • The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
“The point of books is to combat loneliness” — David Foster Wallace
Calming the Nervous System
Engaging in yoga for stress is a common therapeutic modality to calm the nervous system and work towards greater mental health.
Valerie Knopik PH.D talks about the stress response and shares a yoga-related technique to activate your parasympathetic nervous system. Under chronic stress? In today’s world, we are faced with a lot of daily stressors including job and financial responsibilities which makes the body live in a constant state of fight or flight mode. To balance out your nervous system and reduce stress with yoga, Valerie walks you through a yoga technique that is accessible to anyone, anytime. This short yoga sequence will enable your “relaxation response” and rebalance the nervous system for those living in a state of chronic stress. The technique starts around 4 minutes, but don’t miss the explanation before hand to learn a little bit more about the nervous system, how it relates to mental health and how yoga techniques for stress can be incorporated into your daily life for a healthier mind and body.