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An angry person with an exploding cloud over their head looking at a computer screen with a news article on it. The headline is "BIG SCARY HEADLINE", and the body of the news article begins "Now that we have your attention, it's really not that bad..."

Never Made It Past the Headline – 7 Takeaways No. 288

Read before sharing. Laugh for longevity. Sit still, if you can. Changing social norms. Pain hurts. Fear doesn’t lie. Getting older. Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

A kindergarten classroom full of happy children.

Everything I Ever Needed to Know – 7 Takeaways No. 287

Kindergarten rules. On being useful. On understanding better. Reading like a scientist. Willingness to change your mind. Asking questions. Reading matters.

A Corgi in a lab wearing a lab coat holding up a test tube and looking at it quizzically.

Your Brain Evolved to Solve Problems – 7 Takeaways No. 286

Critical thinking is a superpower. Problem solving is a superpower. How to improve happiness. Fewer options can be better. Science doesn’t stop (or care). The internet is for chatbots. Reading is on the decline.

Two Corgis in a coffee shop setting talking with one another over a table. One has their head cradled in their paws showing great interest in what the other is saying.

I Want to Hear More – 7 Takeaways No. 285

Face the silence. Be here, do stuff. Stupidity is special. Optimists live longer. Paper versus ebooks. Most self help is repetitive. Deeply engaged conversationalists.

A young person helping an older person walking their dog, a Corgi, cross the street.

Did I Help Anyone Today? – 7 Takeaways No. 284

Misinformation LOVES impatience. Consider the quality, not the source. On thoughts, truths, and aging. Ban social media bans. Listen to trauma. Help someone. Accept a little boredom.

A close up of a Corgi "businessman" pointing to a large screen containing an x/y plot labelled "My Success" with a line that goes up and down before finally going up to the upper right of the plot.

Success Is Not a Straight Line – 7 Takeaways No. 283

Disaster & doomsday are imminent! Old and bold. Heresy becomes truth. Philosophy FTW! Perfectionism and judgement considered bad. Are you cognitively rigid? Just do it.

A doctor in his office with a number of smaller doctors visible peeking out of their vest pocket.

A Bunch of Specialists in Your Pocket – 7 Takeaways No. 282

Thinking clearly. Constant complaining. The skills to beat AI. The AI will see you now. You’re never f’ed. Simple media literacy. Simple evidence consideration.

A troll in the forest being yelled at by a larger troll being yelled at by a larger troll being yelled at by a larger troll.

Trolls Have to Outtroll Each Other – 7 Takeaways No. 281

Benefits of conspiracy theories. Bullying for a cause. Normal is boring (which is good). Trolls be troll’n. Writing is thinking. 80% of statistics are poorly understood. Worrying about worrying.

Leonardo Davinci painting using Photoshop.

Real Artists Have Always Used Technology – 7 Takeaways No. 280

The choices we make. Becoming someone new. The spirituality of science. Technology isn’t new. Changing the way you read. Tools should be useful. The slow death of a friendship.

Two people in conversation. One has their hand over their mouth as they stifle a controversial thought. The other is speaking.

Many of Us Have Learned to Stay Silent – 7 Takeaways No. 279

Mission before self. Disagreement is necessary. Yes, AI can make you smarter. Human-to-human telepathy. Silence is not always golden. Dare to act your values. 90% of the internet is fake.