How we uncancelled Jordan Peterson
Aristotle called man a ‘political animal’. Perhaps he should have said a ‘censorious’ animal. Some people’s urge to shut others up seems to be as strong as the baser drives to eat, drink and copulate. That is why, in the war for free speech, victory is never permanent, though you can sometimes win a local battle or two. Jordan Peterson’s visit to Cambridge this week was such a win.
Why a toaster from 1949 is still smarter than any sold today
My colleague Tom once introduced you to a modern toaster with two seemingly ingenious buttons: one to briefly lift your bread to check its progress, and another to toast it “a bit more.” I respectfully submit you shouldn’t need a button at all.
That’s because in 1948, Sunbeam engineer Ludvik J. Koci invented the perfect toaster, one where the simple act of placing a slice into one of its two slots would result in a delicious piece of toasted bread. No button, no lever, no other input required. Drop bread, get toast.
The seven types of rest: I spent a week trying them all. Could they help end my exhaustion?
When we feel fatigued most of us focus on sleep problems. But proper relaxation takes many forms. I spent a week exploring what really works
How to Tell If You’re Oversharing (and How to Stop It)
Being authentic and personable is great! Constantly unloading on everyone around you is not.
Want to Build Unbeatable Mental Toughness? Here Are 5 Surprisingly Effective Ways
Beating cancer made Yale Law grad Seun Adebiyi rethink his fast-paced life and become an entrepreneur.
How to Be Thankful For Your Life by Changing Just One Word
You don’t “have” to. You “get” to.
Here’s Why Movie Dialogue Has Gotten More Difficult To Understand (And Three Ways To Fix It)
I used to be able to understand 99% of the dialogue in Hollywood films. But over the past 10 years or so, I’ve noticed that percentage has dropped significantly — and it’s not due to hearing loss on my end. It’s gotten to the point where I find myself occasionally not being able to parse entire lines of dialogue when I see a movie in a theater, and when I watch things at home, I’ve defaulted to turning the subtitles on to make sure I don’t miss anything crucial to the plot.
Bill Chance 