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Eureka moments are a myth 💡
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2 min read
In 1726, an Apple dropped from a tree and hit the elder physicist Isaac Newton on the head. It was then he discovered insight into gravity. Or so the story goes. In reality, he had already done a lot of his thinking while staring at the surrounding apple trees. Newton’s friend and biographer William Stukeley…
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We have reached peak screen
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The smartphone hypnotizes us into screen glaring addicts. We have zero control of our attention and it makes us feel like we’re losing our mind. Writes Farhad Manjoo in his piece We Have Reached Peek Screen: Screens are insatiable. At a cognitive level, they are voracious vampires for your attention, and as soon as you…
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The unclassifiable
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When we stop becoming someone for everyone, we start to find the right people instead. That’s not to say we want to remain unknown or unclassifiable. One can still ride the wave of uniqueness and make a big splash. Do you think Radiohead cares about the pop charts? The band thrives at the fringes, showing…