We are all NPCs to one degree or another. We all outsource our thinking, especially when it comes to defining words. Being a partial NPC, in turn, isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Life is very complicated, and we are all awash in ignorance. Relying on experts is a time-honored way of hacking that ignorance. It …
Do at least five math problems. Read at least one page of a book. Write at least one sentence. Watch at least one YouTube video on any of the following subjects: Discipline/Willpower Habits Learning Diet Exercise Psychology Philosophy Personal Finance History/biographies of famous people Freedom/Libocracy Spend at least a half hour honing a skill that …
Last week I came across an artist YouTuber who blew me away. Her name is Lena Danya. Here’s the video: When it comes to art, I don’t have a very sophisticated eye. I took one art appreciation course as an undergrad. But I know what I like. And like this painting, which Lena calls The …
Two days ago, I came across some ex-post facto morality from NBC News in my YouTube feed. Here’s the video: Now, I’m not saying European-on-Indian cruelty isn’t news. It is. But why is it news in the days leading up to Thanksgiving? And why is the news regarding one of mankind’s most tragic clash of …
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The Democrats keep their razor-thin control of the Senate. As of this writing, it looks like the Republicans will gain razor-thin control of the House. Welcome to gridlock city. But let’s suppose, miracle of miracles, that the new Congress is briefly willing to forego its hyper-partisanship and its hyper-cronyism and consider three things that would …