Politics Archives

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You Are a Product of Your Environment – 7 Takeaways No. 220

Front porch discussions. Are you helping or hindering? Be kind, not an asshole. Trendy diagnosis. Returning home. Acting our of fear. Look for all the data.

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Everything Is a Crisis – 7 Takeaways No. 219

The opposite of curiosity. Questioning Barriers. I dunno. Simple is difficult. More curiosity. Everything’s a crisis. You should read this newsletter.

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A Fear of Missing Out – 7 Takeaways No. 218

Appreciating the effort. The tsunami of doom. Exploiting anxiety. Understanding each other. FOMO. Mental bandwidth. The sound of silence.

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Maximum Economy of Ass – 7 Takeaways No. 211

Half-assing things. Read a book. Misunderstanding AI impact. Not all questions have answers. Your own private social media. Actions speak louder than words. Blessed silence. What’s the worst?

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Politics Is a Bloodsport Not a Religion – 7 Takeaways No. 204

Ready, Fight! Try not to freak out. Does politics improve the world? The other guys are getting fooled. Be careful what you measure. Rage as an attempt to feel. The internet takes (your) work.

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Online Crowds Can Be As Unthinking As In-person Ones – 7 Takeaways No. 191

Rocking chair time? Politics will get worse before it gets better. Special ideas often aren’t. Even when not lies, statistics often mislead. The irrationality of crowds. Go ahead, look the fool. Read.

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If You Talk All the Time – 7 Takeaways No. 189

Uncomfortably numb. Supporting truth. Curation as a solution. Follow the leader. Stop thinking. Run away. Remembering the sacred.

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Why Are We Stupid? – 7 Takeaways No. 168

Becoming a better communicator. A radical thought regarding who should vote. Overwork. Over protectiveness vs. Over permissiveness. Navigating the political divide. Life is now. The silence of the girls.

Dance With Curiosity – 7 Takeaways No. 138

Questions, Optimism, Retirement, Work, Politics, Curiosity, Aliens