History Archives - 7 Takeaways

An individual looking at a social media app on their phone. The individual looks distressed. There is a cable from the phone to the individual's arm as if an IV. The individual

Stop Mainlining Catastrophe – 7 Takeaways No. 269

Laugh anyway. AI is new, and it’s not. Introspection without action. Improving yourself and the world. Everything is not shit. Enjoy more everyday things. The future of music. The history of parents.

A chimpanzee standing upright on its hind legs, with a confident expression, throwing a shiny metallic dart with a bright green flight at a wooden dartboard hung on a rustic, earth-toned concrete wall in the distance, the board's surface worn and scratched, surrounded by a subtle gradient of shadows, with the chimpanzee's fur a mix of dark brown and lighter tan hues, its facial features defined by a prominent forehead, almond-shaped eyes, and a small nose, its skin tone a warm, golden brown, the entire scene illuminated by a soft, natural light with a hint of warmth, capturing the dynamic movement of the dart in mid-air and the chimpanzee's focused intensity, with a shallow depth of field to blur the background and emphasize the subject.

Poorer Predictions Than Dart-throwing Monkeys – 7 Takeaways No. 192

Confidence means little. We’re all just making it up as we go. New technology is scary. Depression is scary. Being wrong is scary. Phone calls are scary. Personal change is scary.

Music Has a Way of Speaking to Us — 7 Takeaways No. 73

Anger, Aged, Humble, Reading, History, Tribalism, Song

10 Feet of Progress Each Day — 7 Takeaways No. 65

Problems, Storytelling, Work, Progress, Choices, Perspective, History, Unpredictability.