What I Am Reading:
The hottest new programming language? Biology
mRNA is just one example of a synthetic biology technology. As we speak, people around the world are bending biology to all sorts of precise, ambitious, and (at times) controversial ends. A quick list: resurrecting wooly mammoths, reversing disease, growing meat in a lab, editing genes, producing waste-free materials.
The Secret Tool of Elite Athletes for Achieving your Career Goals
The difference between those who succeed and those who fail in their goals is the transformation of identity. "The act of stepping into a new identity that you're unfamiliar with is a surprisingly effective brain shortcut to change. The human mind is wired to protect its identities, even in the face of irrefutable contradicting facts…”
The case for reading all of your emails, according to Tim Cook
“I religiously start looking at customer notes every morning, starting around 5 am or so,” he says. It’s not uncommon for him to forward them to other Apple employees, the feedback having sparked an idea.
Stoic Investing: Mastering Your Emotions Will Make You Rich
Lessons learned from Stoic philosophers and from investors who favored the long-term. Stoicism can help you to become a more consistent investor, through the ups and downs of the market.
What I am Watching:
Why Great Investors Build Networks and Never Stop Learning with Alix Pasquet III
How to meet important people and expand your network, understanding different personality types and the associated flaws, and various other valuable insights.
Are you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Dive into the latest research on the subconscious with neuroscientist Heather Berlin.
What I am Listening To:
Sadhguru: The Greatest Fear – How to Deal with It?
Sadhguru responds to a question about death being the mother of all fears, and how to deal with it. He speaks about how death is just another dimension of life and that fear of death is simply because it is unknown to you.
Huberman Lab: The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation
How convergent and divergent thinking are essential for generating creative ideas and provide three types of meditation tools (open monitoring meditation, focused attention meditation & non-sleep deep rest; NSDR), which improve our ability to engage in these creative thinking patterns in specific and powerful ways.
