As I mentioned last week, I'm on a break, but I still have some recommended links for your deep-diving pleasure.
One of the things about stepping away from the day to day is switching off completely, which is incredibly difficult in this day and age. This article about the seven types of rest is worth a read if you are like me.
One of the things that has helped me is escapism with a book (or few). Many of you enjoyed the metaverse recommendations. These past few days, I read some trash, a book or two about balance, and Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler, which has been on my to-read list for quite some time. You'll love it.
If you are looking for more to read this Summer, try Wharton Professor Adam Grant’s 12 Must-Read Books of the Summer
Stay Curious,
Onward! - Rahim
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It’s the biggest revolution you’ve never heard of, and it’s hiding in plain sight. Over the past decade, Silicon Valley executives like Eric Schmidt and Elon Musk, Special Operators like the Navy SEALs and the Green Berets, and maverick scientists like Sasha Shulgin and Amy Cuddy have turned everything we thought we knew about high performance upside down. Instead of grit, better habits, or 10,000 hours, these trailblazers have found a surprising short cut. They're harnessing rare and controversial states of consciousness to solve critical challenges and outperform the competition.
How to prevent a culture identity crisis in your kids
Even if you’ve never heard the term “executive function,” you may be painfully aware of how important it is for everyday life. Executive functioning is often described as the management system of the brain: This is the portion responsible for planning, prioritizing and executing tasks.
The sense that a recession is coming is growing. If it does, will it cause innovation to slow? Not necessarily. History shows that recessions create three specific opportunities for innovators.
Facebook is trying to copy TikTok, but this strategy may well signal the end of these legacy platforms.
Scientists are developing vaccines to target the virus family that spawned Covid-19. Their efforts could thwart future variants, or even new related viruses.
Late last year, Valerie Peter, a twenty-three-year-old student in Manchester, England, realized that she had an online-shopping problem. It was more about what she was buying than how much.
Air meat made from recycled carbon is on its way, but will it taste good?
Artificially Intelligent Robots are a small section where the two sciences intersect.
Messaging platforms like Telegram and Discord have automation features that users love. Cybercriminals are among those users.
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