# Introduction Have something I should include? [Open a ticket on GitHub](https://github.com/narthur/knowledge/issues/new); or, better yet, submit a pull request. [Change log](https://github.com/narthur/knowledge/commits/master) [GitBook help](https://docs.gitbook.com/) ## Similar Projects [Buster Benson | Piles](https://busterbenson.com/piles/) - "Unstructured thoughts on various themes." [Nikita Voloboev's "Everything I Know" site](https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/) - This was the original inspiration behind this site. # Incubator Place for miscellaneous content that doesn't yet have a home, until the section grows enough that it can. ## Education & Learning {% embed url="" %} ## Philosophy ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/07/cat-crisis.html](/files/-MeAeRjPMEnoVOpelQ53) # American Sign Language [asl.ms](http://asl.ms/) #webapp - Tool for practicing reading fingerspelling [Interpreter Breaks Down How Real-Time Translation Works | WIRED](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twCpijr_GeQ) #video - "Conference interpreter Barry Slaughter Olsen explains what it's really like to be a professional interpreter. Barry goes behind the scenes of his vocation, breaking down the many real-life scenarios he faces on a day-to-day basis. From simultaneous and consecutive interpretation to chuchotage and décalage, take a peek behind what it really takes to be a professional interpreter." # Art {% embed url="" %} [The Beautifully Strange World of Outsider Music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVks07UgVQQ) #video - "Whether we're talking about The Shaggs, Wesley Willis, B.J. Snowden, Eilert Pilarm, Shooby Taylor, Gary Wilson, R. Stevie Moore, Tiny Tim, Luie Luie, Daniel Johnston, or whoever else -- this category of music is all about originality/authenticity. These musicians and artists aren't the most polished in the world, but they make up for it with passion and creativity. Open your mind up, go down the rabbit hole of outsider music, and have a good time!" [eBoy](http://hello.eboy.com/eboy/) - "**eBoy is Kai Vermehr, Steffen Sauerteig and Svend Smital.** We create re-usable pixel objects and take them to build complex and extensible artwork. And we make toys." [Engineering the Perfect Pop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6JFYMJMQZ0) #video - "Using scissors, tape, and reams of creativity, Matthew Reinhart engineers paper to bend, fold, and transform into fantastic creatures, structures and locales. By adjusting the angles of folds and the depth of layers, Reinhart animates his subjects to tell dramatic stories that literally pop off the page" {% embed url="" %} Search on YouTube, that is. {% endembed %} [Fake Liminal Spaces](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_dRqMDgdp8) #video [Homestar Runner: How to Master a Dying Art Form](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbh9-mNmviE) #video - "looking at a thing in a Flash box" [lllyasviel/style2paints: sketch + style = paints (TOG2018/SIGGRAPH2018ASIA)](https://github.com/lllyasviel/style2paints) {% embed url="" %} [The music theory of V A P O R W A V E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVEez20X_s) #video [Norman Rockwell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rockwell) #article - Wikipedia. "**Norman Percevel Rockwell** (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of [American culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_States). Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for [The Saturday Evening Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saturday_Evening_Post) magazine over nearly five decades.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rockwell#cite_note-1) Among the best-known of Rockwell's works are the [Willie Gillis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Gillis) series, [Rosie the Riveter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter), [The Problem We All Live With](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problem_We_All_Live_With), [Saying Grace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saying_Grace_\(Rockwell\)), and the [Four Freedoms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Freedoms_\(Norman_Rockwell\)) series. He is also noted for his 64-year relationship with the [Boy Scouts of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America) (BSA), during which he produced covers for their publication [Boys' Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys%27_Life), calendars, and other illustrations. These works include popular images that reflect the [Scout Oath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_Promise) and [Scout Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_Law) such as [The Scoutmaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scoutmaster), A Scout is Reverent[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rockwell#cite_note-2) and A Guiding Hand,[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rockwell#cite_note-3) among many others." [The Son of Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_of_Man) #article - Wikipedia. "Magritte painted it as a [self-portrait](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-portrait).[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_of_Man#cite_note-2) The painting consists of a man in an [overcoat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overcoat) and a [bowler hat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowler_hat) standing in front of a low wall, beyond which are the [sea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea) and a cloudy sky. The man's face is largely obscured by a [hovering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levitation) green [apple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple). However, the man's eyes can be seen peeking over the edge of the apple. Another subtle feature is that the man's left arm appears to bend backwards at the elbow." [The Utah Monolith, What It Means, Why It Matters, and Whether It's Aliens](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG9A6_ijSIM) #video - "In which John discusses a metal obelisk that stood for years unnoticed in the Utah desert before being discovered by some wildlife biologists, whereupon the monolith quickly disappeared. Also discussed: contemporary art in deserts, Gertrude Stein's essay What Are Masterpieces and Why Are There So Few of Them, and John's ongoing obsession with that one line from The Great Gatsby." ## Sources [Solar Sands](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR6LasBpceuYUhuLToKBzvQ/featured) #channel # Behavior Change [Thirteen Virtues](http://www.thirteenvirtues.com/) - "In 1726, at the age of 20, Benjamin Franklin created a system to develop his character. In his autobiography, Franklin listed his thirteen virtues..." ## Habits [Atomic Habits Cheatsheet](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jamesclear/Atomic+Habits/Habits+Cheat+Sheet.pdf) #pdf [Atomic Habits Resources](https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits/resources) - "Below, you'll find a list of useful downloads, templates, and bonuses that will help you make the most of the ideas covered in the book." [Timecap](https://timecap.app/) #app - "The only productivity app you will ever need. Get stuff done and reach your goals faster. Timecap is a unique habit tracker that tracks time-based, count-based, and simply completable activities and habits." Android and iOS. # Akrasia {% embed url="" %} [AJR - Weak (Official Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txCCYBMKdB0) #video "Akrasia ... is described as a lack of self-control or the state of acting against one's better judgment" ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrasia)). [Before Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beforesoft.launcher) #app - "Before Launcher helps us live in real life, and keeps our smartphone smart." #android [Boss as a Service](https://bossasaservice.life/) - "We make sure you achieve your goals. We keep you accountable. You get stuff done." [Forest](https://www.forestapp.cc/) #app - "Stay focused, be present" [FutureMe](https://www.futureme.org/) #webapp - "Write a letter to the future." Can be used to send your future self passwords, etc. [Genie Hands timer safe](https://www.timelockingsafe.com/) #hardware - [Also on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Genie-Hand-Time-Lock-Safe/dp/B00NFIDTMK/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1\&keywords=timer+safe\&qid=1612791973\&sr=8-4). [GetMotivatedBuddies](https://www.getmotivatedbuddies.com/) - "You are 77.5% more likely to complete your goal with a buddy." [How To Do What You Want: Akrasia and Self-Binding](https://blog.beeminder.com/akrasia/) #article - From the Beeminder blog. "Many of us have a problem following through on our intentions. And it’s more than just a difficulty in predicting our future desires. It’s not like “Gee, I thought I wanted to get in shape but it turned out there was always something really good on TV!” No, even in hindsight, you regret not doing what you said you wanted to do. It’s not even that you’re merely conflicted about what you want. The trade-off you made — more TV watched, still not in shape — was patently ridiculous. You somehow don’t do what you genuinely want to do." [Implementation intention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implementation_intention) #article - Wikipedia. "An **implementation intention** (II) is a self-regulatory [strategy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy) in the form of an "[if-then](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indicative_conditional) plan" that can lead to better [goal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal) attainment, as well as help in habit and [behavior modification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior_modification). It is subordinate to goal intentions as it specifies the when, where and how portions of goal-directed behavior. The concept of implementation intentions was introduced in 1999 by [psychologist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychologist) [Peter Gollwitzer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gollwitzer).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implementation_intention#cite_note-1) Studies conducted by Gollwitzer in 1997 and earlier show that the use of implementation intentions can result in a higher probability of successful [goal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal) attainment, by predetermining a specific and desired goal-directed behavior in response to a particular future event or cue.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implementation_intention#cite_note-2)" [MOOD - Calvin and Hobbes - Full Story](http://web.mit.edu/manoli/mood/www/calvin-full.html) #comic - "This strip appeared over the span of several weeks, between May 20, 1992 and June 6, 1992. Calvin goes time-travelling instead of writing a story for his paper." Via [Brent A. Yorgey](http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~yorgey/). [Not So Ugly After All: When Shame Acts as a Commitment Device](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23274172_Not_So_Ugly_After_All_When_Shame_Acts_as_a_Commitment_Device) #paper - "Most psychological theories and research on shame focus on the ugly aspects and negative consequences of this emotion. Theories on moral emotions, however, assume that shame acts as a commitment device motivating prosocial behavior. To solve this apparent paradox, the authors studied the effects of shame on prosocial behavior. Shame was hypothesized to motivate prosocial behavior when it was relevant for the decision at hand (endogenous). In contrast, shame that was not relevant for the decision at hand (exogenous) was hypothesized to have no such effects. Four experiments with three different shame inductions and two different measures of prosocial behavior confirmed that endogenous shame motivated prosocial behavior for proselfs but that exogenous shame did not. Shame is shown to have a clear interpersonal function in the sense that it acts as a commitment device." [Pavlok](https://pavlok.com/) - "Break Bad Habits, Reduce Cravings, Wake Up Early. This super-powered Pavlok device includes everything from the Shock Clock, and adds haptic feedback and aversion therapy to help you break even the most deep-rooted bad habits." [SelfControl](https://selfcontrolapp.com/) #software - "A free Mac application to help you avoid distracting websites." [Self-Discipline with Minimal Effort](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU2b2kHeEec) #video [SleepTown](https://sleeptown.seekrtech.com/) #app - "Build Healthy Sleep Habits" [StickK](http://www.stickk.com/) #webapp - "StickK is an ever evolving Commitment platform with the tools to help you achieve your goals." [Truple](https://truple.io/) - "Truple randomly captures screenshots and shares them." Currently only supports Android & Windows. ## Sources * [Beeminder blog](https://blog.beeminder.com/) # Beeminder [Akrasia](https://akrasia.on.csu.io/) - "Integrations for Beeminder" [Baby Got Bonus: Beeminding Your Way to Awesome](https://www.graysonbraymorris.com/baby-got-bonus/) #article - "Way back in November of 2014, I discovered a productivity tool that would turn out to actually work for me. And more than just work: it’s been amazing. It’s helping me [achieve goals I’ve had for decades](https://www.beeminder.com/grayson)—goals I always abandoned, time after time after time, when the first flush of enthusiasm waned. Here’s a major part of the reason why." [Beeminder API](https://api.beeminder.com/#beeminder-api-reference) [Beeminder](https://www.beeminder.com/home) #webapp - "Your goals can be anything quantifiable — weight, pushups, minutes spent on Facebook, points on Duolingo. Answer with your number when Beeminder asks — or connect a device/app below to auto-report — and we'll show your progress and a Yellow Brick Road to follow to stay on track. If you go off track, you pledge money to stay on the road the next time. If you go off track again, we charge you." [Beemind.me](https://beemind.me/) - "This app complements [Beeminder](http://beeminder.com/) by adding more automatic data sources.\ Check the list below to see what is currently supported." [Nifty trick for “days I did this other goal” goals](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/nifty-trick-for-days-i-did-this-other-goal-goals/1175) #thread - "I made a new IFTTT recipe. If a datapoint is added to weight\_loss, add a datapoint of 1 to weigh\_days. Then, go into weigh\_days, turn it into a custom goal, and set the aggregation to “binary”. This means that no matter how many times I weigh in in one day, the day will have a value of 1 if I add data, and a value of 0 if I do not–and it’s all completely automatic!" [Stream Deck](https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/stream-deck) - Physical dashboard that could perhaps be set up for posting data points to Beeminder. # Procrastination {% embed url="" %} {% endembed %} [Academic Procrastination in Mathematics: Causes, Dangers and Implications of Counselling for Effective Learning](https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1066019.pdf) #article #paper [Academic Procrastination in STEM: Interactive Effects of Stereotype Threat and Achievement Goals](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/j.2161-0045.2014.00076.x) #paper - “A host of academic outcomes have been investigated as consequences of stereotype threat for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including attrition and decreased academic performance. However, the role of a potentially important precursor to these negative outcomes—academic procrastination—remains unclear. The present research sought to address this issue. University students (N = 223) enrolled in biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology courses participated in the study. Mastery approach, mastery avoidance, and performance avoidance achievement goals were hypothesized to moderate the effect of stereotype threat on academic procrastination. Results indicated significant interactions for women but not for men; however, interactions were not in the hypothesized direction for the avoidance goal moderators. Mastery approach goals exerted a significant buffering effect on the stereotype threat–academic procrastination relationship, but, contrary to prediction, both mastery avoidance and performance avoidance goals exerted a significant buffering effect. Implications for career‐related outcomes among women in STEM are discussed.” [At last, my research article on procrastination](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0092656686901273) #paper - “This paper considered three studies designed to examine procrastinatory behavior. In Study I, a general form (G) of a true-false procrastination scale was created. This form was based on an earlier version of the scale containing parallel forms A and B. Procrastination was positively related to measures of disorganization and independent of need-achievement, energy level, and self-esteem. High scorers on the procrastination scale were more likely to return their completed inventory late. Procrastination was unrelated to grade-point average (R = −10). In Study II, subjects completed Form G of the procrastination scale and a variation of Little's (1983) Personal Projects Questionnaire. Based on ratings of their personal projects, procrastinators and nonprocrastinators were distinguished in a number of ways, foremost being the nonprocrastinator's more positive response to the project dimension of stress and the procrastinator's greater sensitivity to how enjoyable the project was in terms of time spent. In Study III, after completing a personality inventory, air-passengers awaiting their flight departure were asked to take an envelope with them and to mail it back on a designated date. Procrastinators were less accurate in doing so than were nonprocrastinators. Various aspects of procrastinatory behavior were discussed, including a reconsideration of the defining of the construct.” [I Was Addicted to Video Games my Entire Childhood, Here's What Happened](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlclHYv9BI0) #video - WheezyWaiter [Procrastination Research Group](https://www.procrastination.ca/) - "Over the past 20 years, our exclusive focus has been on researching the breakdown in volitional action we commonly call procrastination. We seek to understand why we become our own worst enemy at times with needless, voluntary delay. Although our research and site originates at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada), it represents a compilation of information and research on procrastination from all over the world." Creators of the iProcrastinate podcast. ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/05/procrastinate.html](/files/-Ma43icY-5SLf6NK-po8) # Career {% embed url="" %} [Book summary: So Good They Can't Ignore You - by Cal Newport](https://sivers.org/book/SoGood) #article - "Shockingly smart thoughts about your career. A must-read for anyone who is not loving their work, wanting to quit their job, and follow their passion, or not sure what to do next. I'm recommending this many times a week to people who email me with these kinds of questions. Best book I've ever read on the subject. See for a better summary." [CAREER ADVICE for JUNIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjIlTaAMsbI) #video - "I asked a bunch of industry-leaders and experienced software developers for their career advice for junior software developers. I got hundreds of responses. This video collates that advice and adds some of my own. So if you are just getting started, or about to begin, in your career as a software developer, here is some really valuable advice from industry experts, leaders in the field, as well as some of the people that will be hiring you, and probably managing and teaching you when you start out. I hope that you find it interesting, helpful maybe even inspiring in places." * Be willing to say you don't know. * Find ways to experiment in small ways so you can fail and learn quickly without causing damage. * Find mentors. * Try to get a job with a boss who will help you learn--interview your boss. * Value pair programming when looking for a job. * Join meetups and groups and programming communities. * Contribute to open source. * Obsess on the problem, not the tools. * Talk about the problem with other people. Think about the problem from the perspective of stakeholders and users. * Collaborate. * Write lots of code, play with it, build fun, silly things. * Work through code exercises. * A great programmer is good at thinking and breaking problems down into small pieces. * Learn test-driven development. * Learn the fundamentals. They are always valuable and don't change, unlike tools. * Order of importance: Solving Problems > Software Design > Coding > Language & Frameworks * Concentrate on building skills in that order. * Focus on managing dependencies and minimizing coupling. * Be suspicious of concurrency. * Optimize for learning and discovery. * Working iteratively helps. * Always be gathering feedback. * Work incrementally, building systems in modular pieces. * Be empirical. * Optimize to manage complexity for the purpose of making systems understandable. * Use modularity, cohesion, and separation of concerns. [Career Development Training and Tutorials](https://www.lynda.com/Career-Development-training-tutorials/1295-0.html?previousCategory=29) - Lynda.com / LinkedIn Learning. "Whether you're trying to find a new job, get a promotion, or excel in a new career, our training can help you achieve your career development goals. Our experts offer tips on leadership, management techniques, productivity, resume writing, and more." [Creating a life that reflects your values...](https://i.redd.it/ojphyb20vgh61.jpg) #comic - Bill Watterston, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, on work and creating a meaningful life. [GOTO 2013 • Career Advice for Programmers • Trisha Gee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlAn452X4Lc) #video - "Anyone ever give you advice on how to remain a programmer? To avoid being "promoted" into positions away from technology and code? Anyone ever tell you at school or university that you needed social skills to be a good developer? Did you know, without having had half a dozen different jobs, that all development roles are not created equal? Is it true that moving jobs a lot is a Bad Thing?" [Great developers are raised, not hired](https://sizovs.net/2019/04/10/the-best-developers-are-raised-not-hired/?utm_source=hackernewsletter\&utm_medium=email\&utm_term=fav) #article - "By building mentoring capacity at work, you can hire newcomers, broken toys, impostors and turn them into the loyal, high-quality workforce. Shifting focus from assessing to mentoring can simplify your interviewing process. Instead of trying to predict future performance by asking tough questions and sending candidate through nine circles of hell, you can hire candidates with a growth mindset and grow them." [The Importance of Career Laddering](https://css-tricks.com/the-importance-of-career-laddering/) #article - "Career laddering is typically a system used to show what expectations are at different levels of a role, a purpose of which is defining how one might be promoted. This can have different forms, but tends to be an internal document that states the expectations of a staff member at any given stage of their career." [Jack Butcher on Twitter: "Publishing your ideas as you have them is dollar cost averaging for your reputation." / Twitter](https://twitter.com/jackbutcher/status/1329852224479113218) #tweet - #thread [Lab Notes: My Closed-Loop Research System - Study Hacks - Cal Newport](https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2011/06/23/lab-notes-my-closed-loop-research-system/) #article - "The best way to understand my research system is as a three-level pyramid (illustrated at the top of this post)." His iterative method of gathering, processing, and applying research in bite-sized experiments designed to get feedback. [Lunchclub](https://lunchclub.ai/) - "Smart introductions to relevant people . Curated 1:1 professional connections." [MentorCruise](https://mentorcruise.com/) - "Your trusted source to find highly-vetted mentors & industry professionals to move your career ahead." [Olmo](https://olmo.io/) - "Get connected to the right people. Just ask Olmo. Access to opportunities for career advancement and professional growth relies heavily on connections. Olmo is the first personalized networking concierge dedicated to connecting you to the right people. Stop chasing leads and focus instead on building relationships." [Why Not Us? Full Length Documentary](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=roadtrip+nation+original&\&view=detail\&mid=1CE8BE498BB283D627FB1CE8BE498BB283D627FB&\&FORM=VRDGAR) #video #documentary - By Roadtrip Nation. Four kids with rough backgrounds take a trip across the nation as they struggle to build a new life. [Why You Don't Want To Go Viral](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LZEZ5QuyzM\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "On a rainy Scottish island called Jura, it's time to talk about the Manual, about long-term sustainable success, and about not having just that one catchphrase. The term "viral" has fallen out of fashion in the last few years, which is why this series wasn't called "going viral". And in truth, that's not what you want to do." ## Job Satisfaction [This is what makes employees happy at work | The Way We Work, a TED series](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYJ22-YYNW8\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "There are three billion working people on this planet, and only 40 percent of them report being happy at work. Michael C. Bush shares his insights into what makes workers unhappy -- and how companies can benefit their bottom lines by fostering satisfaction." [Your boss is 90% of the 'Employee Experience'​. Nothing else comes close.](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-boss-90-employee-experience-nothing-else-comes-jim-bohn-ph-d-/?utm_source=hackernewsletter\&utm_medium=email\&utm_term=fav) #article - "*Your boss* ***is*** *your employee experience.* I am not alone in this assertion. Researchers in organizational development find this to be true." ## Job Search [Can't get engineering interviews? Try the side door.](https://www.keyvalues.com/blog/if-you-cant-get-engineering-interviews-try-the-side-door) #article - "If you're applying for new engineering jobs and are struggling to get your foot in the door, consider looking for other ways in." [CV](https://read.cv/) - "Mindful professional profiles" [EpicJobs](https://epicjobs.co/?ref=producthunt) - "Know who's hiring you." [FlowCV](https://flowcv.io/?ref=producthunt) - "Create a better resume. Land your dream job with a modern resume. Beautiful design, effortless editing and quick PDF download included. For free." [How We Hire at Google](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhUgaKb0s5A\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "Brinleigh, a business recruiter at Google, and Okwus a technical recruiter, share details about how we hire at Google, walk you through the process, and bust some myths!" [interviewing.io](https://interviewing.io/) - "Practice interviewing with engineers from Google, Facebook, and more... anonymously. Get better at algorithmic and systems design problems, find a job, or just see if you’ve still got it." [Joustlist](https://joustlist.com/) - "For just $5.99 per month, Joustlist Premium eases your stress by keeping all your prospects organized in one place, helps you compile the data that means the most to you, and even reminds you to follow up to keep you at the top of your game." [Key Values](https://www.keyvalues.com/) - "Find engineering teams that share your values. Select your top values and find teams you'll click with." [ResumeSkills.us](https://resumeskills.us/) - "Most candidates approach resume writing at the wrong level. Yes, picking the skills to put on a resume is important. But the overall impression of the capabilities you bring to the team is far more critical to getting hired. We're going to walk through how to tweak these resume skills to your advantage to help you land the right job." [Resume Worded](https://resumeworded.com/target?ref=producthunt) - "Target your resume to a job, instantly. Our free AI-powered platform analyzes the job description and identifies important keywords and skills missing from your resume. Learn how to tailor your resume to a specific job and land more interviews. [SwiftCV](https://www.swiftcv.com/?ref=producthunt) - "Build simple yet powerful web responsive resume in minutes at free of cost. The all-in-one platform powering your professional presence online. This will be the only resume that you’ll ever need." [Using #OPENTOWORK on your public LinkedIn profile? Read this](https://reallifecareeradvice.com/opentowork-on-your-linkedin-profile/) #article - "Don’t use #ONO, #OPENTOWORK or “seeking new opportunities” on your public profile. Here’s what happens if you do, and what to do instead…" ## Sources [The Balance Careers](https://www.thebalancecareers.com/) #blog [Cal Newport](http://www.calnewport.com/blog/) #blog [Real Life Career Advice](https://reallifecareeradvice.com/blog/) #blog - "Get the job you deserve with our proven, practical tips and advice." ![https://twitter.com/\_faizmemon\_/status/1332420796506017792](/files/-MNE4PlbkMf_n10IQTXw) # Civil Discourse ![XKCD #2247 : Weird Hill](/files/-Lx6LpnYaFpAGS_XkonU) [200 dropped wallets- the 20 MOST and LEAST HONEST cities](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnL7sJYblGY) #video - “I lost my wallet and someone didn't return it. Revenge is a dish best served... with data.” [3 lessons of revolutionary love in a time of rage](https://www.ted.com/talks/valarie_kaur_3_lessons_of_revolutionary_love_in_a_time_of_rage) #video - “What's the antidote to rising nationalism, polarization and hate? In this inspiring, poetic talk, Valarie Kaur asks us to reclaim love as a revolutionary act. As she journeys from the birthing room to tragic sites of bloodshed, Kaur shows us how the choice to love can be a force for justice.” [Argue with me, please](https://uxdesign.cc/argue-with-me-please-f8a8541982c4?ref=webdesignernews.com) #article - “Friendly discourse is at the core of great of product design and UX. How can we get over our fears and use it as a tool?” [The Bad Show](https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/bad-show) #podcast - Radiolab. “With all of the black-and-white moralizing in our world today, we decided to bring back an old show about the little bit of bad that's in all of us...and the little bit of really, really bad that's in some of us." [Break the Bubble!](https://abooklikefoo.com/escape/) #webapp - "*Break the Bubble* allows you to find out which books you are statistically **unlikely** to read. The more narrow your reading tastes are, the more you will be challenged by the results." [A conservative's plea: Let's work together | Arthur Brooks](https://youtu.be/87AEeLpodnE) #video - “Conservatives and liberals both believe that they alone are motivated by love while their opponents are motivated by hate. How can we solve problems with so much polarization? In this talk, social scientist Arthur Brooks shares ideas for what we can each do as individuals to break the gridlock. "We might just be able to take the ghastly holy war of ideology that we're suffering under and turn it into a competition of ideas," he says.” [Consider.it](https://consider.it/) - "Consider.it creates CIVIL AND ORGANIZED ONLINE DIALOGUE by visually summarizing what your community thinks and why" [The Doctor's Speech | The Zygon Inversion | Doctor Who](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJP9o4BEziI) #video - "With Kate and Bonnie poised over the big red button, truth or consequences, can the Doctor convince them to sit down and talk instead?" [Drag Racing Against Cops](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7cuSp-Vhqw) #video “The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him” (Proverbs 18:17, NKJV). [The End of Empathy](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-public-radio/invisibilia/e/60002023?refid=asa\&autoplay=true) #podcast - Invisibilia. "Invisibilia is a show that runs on empathy. We believe in it. But are we right? In this episode, we'll let you decide. We tell the same story twice in order to examine the questions: who deserves our empathy? And is there a wrong way to empathize? If you or somebody you know might need help, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255 or at suicidepreventionlifeline.org." [Free Speech](https://xkcd.com/1357/) #comic - XKCD {% embed url="" %} [Free yourself from your filter bubbles | Joan Blades and John Gable](https://youtu.be/jtVIDBs60S8) #video “He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him” (Proverbs 18:13, NKJV). [How our friendship survives our opposing politics | Caitlin Quattromani and Lauran Arledge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qty0NjF3pdQ\&index=58\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H) #video - “Can you still be friends with someone who doesn't vote the same way as you? For Caitlin Quattromani and Lauran Arledge, two best friends who think very differently about politics, the outcome of the 2016 US presidential election could have resulted in hostility and disrespect. Hear about how they chose to engage in dialogue instead -- and learn some simple tactics they're using to maintain their bipartisan friendship.” [How To Disagree With The Church w/ Ty Gibson](http://castbox.fm/episode/How-To-Disagree-With-The-Church-w%2F-Ty-Gibson-id1096875-id63165496?utm_campaign=a_share_ep\&utm_medium=dlink\&utm_source=a_share\&country=us) #podcast - Stuff Adventists Should Know [How much does a video weigh?](https://www.ted.com/talks/how_much_does_a_video_weigh#t-440297) #video - “What color is a mirror? How much does a video weigh? Michael Stevens, creator of the popular educational YouTube channel Vsauce, spends his day asking quirky questions like these. In this talk he shows how asking the right -- seemingly silly -- questions can make incredibly effective lessons.” {% embed url="" %} [iDramaLab](https://idrama.science/) - "The iDRAMA Lab is an international group of researchers interested in a variety of modern computing and socio-technical concerns. Collectively, we have published work ranging from genomic privacy, to cryptography and Web security, to distributed systems, and even video games. More recently, we have worked on understanding and mitigating modern socio-technological issues such as online harassment campaigns, hate speech and political radicalization, and understanding the subtle ways in which web communities influence each other." [I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left | Megan Phelps-Roper](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVV2Zk88beY\&list=PLOGi5-fAu8bFBu6hFFeZ1qWJdJUXAOhZG) #video * Don’t assume bad intent. * Ask questions. * Helps you understand the other position. * Signals that your opponent is being heard. * Stay calm. * Make the argument. * Don’t assume your position is self-evident. [I'm Listening.....](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RzvDpf2h8U\&feature=youtu.be) #video ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/06/move-to-the-country.html](/files/-MeLQrmEn7hNPreXZbtD) [I WILL TALK WITH ANYONE…](https://visitsteve.com/made/talkwithanyone/) #article - “I set up this table near other individuals and organizations tabling for political, religious and other causes. When people approach I offer to talk to them about whatever they would like.” See also: [HOW TO TALK WITH ANYONE](https://visitsteve.com/made/how-to-talk-to-anyone/) [Keep Your Identity Small](http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html) #article - "I think what religion and politics have in common is that they become part of people's identity, and people can never have a fruitful argument about something that's part of their identity. By definition they're partisan." [Misinterpretation](https://xkcd.com/1984/) #comic - XKCD [Poll: 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share](https://www.cato.org/publications/survey-reports/poll-62-americans-say-they-have-political-views-theyre-afraid-share) #article - July 22, 2020. "Taking these results together indicates that a significant majority of Americans with diverse political views and backgrounds self‐​censor their political opinions. This large number from across demographic groups suggests withheld opinions may not simply be radical or fringe perspectives in the process of being socially marginalized. Instead many of these opinions may be shared by a large number of people. Opinions so widely shared are likely shaping how people think about salient policy issues and ultimately impacting how they vote. But if people feel they cannot discuss these important policy matters, such views will not have an opportunity to be scrutinized, understood, or reformed." [A Republican mayor's plan to replace partisanship with policy | G.T. Bynum](https://youtu.be/CiLn-GrcuEs) #video - “Conventional wisdom says that to win an election, you need to play to your constituencies' basest, most divisive instincts. But as a candidate for mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, G.T. Bynum decided to skip the smear campaigns, tell voters what he wanted to accomplish and give them ways to measure his success -- and it led him to win the election. In a hopeful, funny talk, Bynum shares how he's tackling his city's most pressing issues and says that we need to set aside philosophical disagreements and focus on the aspirations that unite us.” [The science of analyzing conversations, second by second | Elizabeth Stokoe | TEDxBermuda](https://youtu.be/MtOG5PK8xDA) #video - "Prof. Elizabeth Stokoe takes a run on what she terms the “conversational racetrack”—the daily race to understand each other when we speak—and explains how to avoid hurdles that trip us up and cause conflict." [TED’s secret to great public speaking](https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_anderson_teds_secret_to_great_public_speaking) #video - “There's no single formula for a great talk, but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones have in common. TED curator Chris Anderson shares this secret -- along with four ways to make it work for you. Do you have what it takes to share an idea worth spreading?” {% embed url="" %} [This is your brain on communication](https://www.ted.com/talks/uri_hasson_this_is_your_brain_on_communication#t-792892) #video - “Neuroscientist Uri Hasson researches the basis of human communication, and experiments from his lab reveal that even across different languages, our brains show similar activity, or become "aligned," when we hear the same idea or story. This amazing neural mechanism allows us to transmit brain patterns, sharing memories and knowledge. "We can communicate because we have a common code that presents meaning," Hasson says.” [This Video Will Make You Angry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc) #video [Lilliana Mason on Uncivil Agreement](http://www.econtalk.org/lilliana-mason-on-uncivil-agreement/) #podcast #audio - Aug 20 2018. “Political scientist Lilliana Mason of the University Maryland and author of Uncivil Agreement talks about the book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Mason argues that political partisanship has become stronger in America in recent years because it aligns with other forms of community and identity. People are associating primarily with people who share their political views in their other social activities outside of politics. As a result, they encounter fewer people from the other side. The intensity of partisanship can even overcome ideology as partisans change their policy positions in their eagerness to be on the winning side. The conversation closes with a discussion of what might be done to improve political discourse in America.” #econtalk #russroberts [Megan McArdle on Internet Shaming and Online Mobs](http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2017/10/megan_mcardle_o.html) #podcast #audio - “Author and journalist Megan McArdle of Bloomberg View talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how the internet has allowed a new kind of shaming via social media and how episodes of bad behavior live on because Google's memory is very, very good. McArdle discusses the implications this new reality has on how we behave at work and how people protect and maintain their reputations in a world where nothing is forgotten and seemingly little is forgiven.” #econtalk #russrobert [*Why Are We Yelling?*](https://busterbenson.com/whyareweyelling/) #book - "Learn the life-changing art of productive disagreement." ## Argument and Persuasion [How to speak so that people want to listen | Julian Treasure](https://youtu.be/eIho2S0ZahI) #video - “Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help you fix that. As the sound expert demonstrates some useful vocal exercises and shares tips on how to speak with empathy, he offers his vision for a sonorous world of listening and understanding.” [How To Speak Up For Yourself](https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_galinsky_how_to_speak_up_for_yourself?rid=HhBuVXNNDEzX\&utm_source=recommendation\&utm_medium=email\&utm_campaign=explore\&utm_term=watchNow) #video - “Speaking up is hard to do, even when you know you should. Learn how to assert yourself, navigate tricky social situations and expand your personal power with sage guidance from social psychologist Adam Galinsky.” ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/06/totally-listening.html](/files/-MbMPanEpvz-WSzOKki1) [How Your Friends Can Affect Your Opinions](https://youtu.be/yBqAt8psYBA) #video - “The people around you have a lot more to do with how you think than you might realize.” [Rhetological Fallacies](https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rhetological-fallacies/) - “Errors and manipulation of rhetoric and logical thinking. The word ‘rhetological’ is made up. A munge of two things: rhetorical techniques and logical fallacies. Both are used heavily by institutional powers – governments, religions, political parties – across the entire spectrum to sway opinion, confuse and obfuscate. And, unfortunately, we internalise them, like bad habits, into our own decision-making and mental processes.” [Why You Can't Win an Internet Argument](https://youtu.be/YWKUhZJp7uw) #video - “One of the internet's favorite pastimes is arguing, but very few of those arguments ever actually go anywhere. It can be frustrating to watch, but scientists have some ideas on why things play out the way they do.” ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/05/conflict-resolution.html](/files/-Maa9Pv8bbTwZjEBGPis) ## Case Studies [2019 Adversarial Collaboration Winners](https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/01/13/2019-adversarial-collaboration-winners/) [Accidental Courtesy](https://accidentalcourtesy.com/) #documentary [Dolly Parton's America](https://www.npr.org/podcasts/765024913/dolly-parton-s-america) #podcast - "In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton—but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of America's great icons. Join us for a 9-episode journey into the Dollyverse.Hosted by Jad Abumrad, creator of Radiolab and More Perfect.Dolly Parton's America is co-produced by WNYC Studios, home to great podcasts like Snap Judgement, Death, Sex & Money, and Nancy." [How Apple CEO Tim Cook Charmed President Donald Trump](https://invidio.us/watch?v=AG8w0TEZunE) #video - "President Donald Trump and Tim Cook's relationship really started after Trump's election win in 2016, when the Apple CEO and several other CEOs visited the president-elect at Trump Tower. Since then, Apple has became the corporate mascot for Trump's trade war against China. And Cook put on the charm offensive to help save the tech giant's bottom line." [Pairagraph](https://www.pairagraph.com/) - "hub of discourse between pairs of notable individuals" Part way through WWDC 1997, [Steve Jobs handles an incredibly emotionally-charged attack on him personally](https://youtu.be/6iACK-LNnzM?t=3024). Starts at 50:24. #video ## Conflict Management [The Art of Conflict Management: Achieving Solutions for Life, Work, and Beyond](https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Art-of-Conflict-Management-Achieving-Solutions-for-Life-Work-and-Beyond-Audiobook/B00DIEGPTA?qid=1605276948\&sr=1-1\&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1\&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f\&pf_rd_r=C05TVHNMWH4HRBGRP933) #course - Audio course. "In 24 lectures brimming with practical tips, tools, and techniques everyone can use to better manage conflict in his or her professional and personal lives, gain the essential skills of conflict management. As presented by Professor Dues, these lectures will show you how to effectively deal with conflicts of all kinds, using the "win-win" model that has dominated the field for the past six decades." [Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15014.Crucial_Conversations?ac=1\&from_search=true\&qid=Cm4eI5waED\&rank=1) #book - "When stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong, you have three choices: Avoid a crucial conversation and suffer the consequences; handle the conversation badly and suffer the consequences; or read Crucial Conversations and discover how to communicate best when it matters most. Crucial Conversations gives you the tools you need to step up to life's most difficult and important conversations, say what's on your mind, and achieve the positive resolutions you want." ![](/files/-MeLPPhIjCM0SiAOK72z) ## Organized Manipulation [DoubleSpeak, How to Lie without Lying](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP07oyFTRXc) #video [How Trolls on Reddit Try to Manipulate You (Disinformation & How We Beat It)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soYkEqDp760\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "This series is my attempt to shore up society's defenses against the massive disinformation war currently being waged against us. We're on the battlefield whether we like it or not." [Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjHf9jaFs8XVAQpJLdNNyA8tzhXzhpZHu). [Renee DiResta](http://www.reneediresta.com/) - "Renée DiResta is the technical research manager at [Stanford Internet Observatory](https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/content/io-landing-page-2), a cross-disciplinary program of research, teaching and policy engagement for the study of abuse in current information technologies. Renee investigates the spread of malign narratives across social networks, and assists policymakers in devising responses to the problem. Renee has studied influence operations and computational propaganda in the context of pseudoscience conspiracies, terrorist activity, and state-sponsored information warfare, and has [advised Congress](https://www.c-span.org/video/?449088-1/senate-intelligence-committee-holds-hearing-social-media-foreign-influence), the State Department, and other academic, civil society, and business organizations on the topic. At the behest of SSCI, she led one of the two research teams that produced comprehensive assessments of the [Internet Research Agency’s](http://www.reneediresta.com/ira-report-4e8d0ff684.pdf) and [GRU’s](https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/potemkin-pages-personas-blog) influence operations targeting the U.S. from 2014-2018." [Robotrolling 2019/3](https://www.stratcomcoe.org/robotrolling-20193) #paper [The Web Centipede: Understanding How Web Communities Influence Each Other Through the Lens of Mainstream and Alternative News Sources](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1705.06947.pdf) #paper [Who Let The Trolls Out? Towards Understanding State-Sponsored Trolls](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1811.03130.pdf) #paper ## Trolling ![https://xkcd.com/356/](/files/-MaiPFlYmvzi396aC6Ji) [Charles Murray vs Milo, and the "good faith" principle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ub73hWrORo) #video - "I explain why I think the "good faith" principle implies that we should give people like Charles Murray, but not Milo, a platform to share their ideas. (Not saying Milo should be legally banned from speaking, just that we shouldn't be going out of our way to give him opportunities to speak.) I also argue that the "good faith" principle is inherently subjective and that this doesn't negate its importance." ![https://xkcd.com/386/](/files/-MaiP4uiuywabKZmQRwC) [The world's greatest internet troll explains his craft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us4Eti0UmDI) #video - "Ken M. is probably the world's greatest internet troll. Is it trolling to pick the world's greatest troll? You be the judge. But this is how Ken M does it." ![https://xkcd.com/1432/](/files/-Mb1qDRkyl_mWZnJ0UOe) [The Psychology of Trolling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gqHTlBp6iY) #video - "As denizens of the internet, most of us are familiar with the trolls. In this episode of SciShow, learn a little about how social scientists think trolls came to be, and how online communities are figuring it all out." ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/04/the-hermit.html](/files/-MYtr4cnYm6Ox0u_Pxc4) # Communication [Admonymous](https://www.admonymous.co/) - "Leave anonymous admonition and admiration for your friends and coworkers." [Babble](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/i42Dfoh4HtsCAfXxL/babble) #article - "Here's a simplistic model of how this works. I try to build a coherent sentence. At each step, to pick the next word, I randomly generate words in the category (correct part of speech, relevance) and sound them out one by one to see which continues the sentence most coherently." [Loom](https://www.loom.com/) - "Say it with video . Loom is the most effective way to get your message across, no matter where you work." [Miro](https://miro.com/) #webapp - "The online collaborative whiteboard platform to bring teams together, anytime, anywhere." [Nuclino](https://www.nuclino.com/) #webapp - "Empower your team with a collective brain . A lightweight and collaborative wiki for all your team's knowledge, docs, and notes." [Slack Is Not Where 'Deep Work' Happens](https://blog.nuclino.com/slack-is-not-where-deep-work-happens?utm_source=hackernewsletter\&utm_medium=email\&utm_term=fav) #article [Spectrum](https://spectrum.chat/) - "Spectrum makes it easy to grow safe, successful online communities that are built to last." [TL;DV](https://tldv.io/) - "Yet another meeting? We feel you. Let's have fewer, more focused meetings. Record your meetings and tag the important moments as they happen. Empower your team to quickly catch-up on relevant meeting recordings! tl;dv works wherever your team already collaborates live and async." [Whimsical](https://whimsical.com/) #webapp - "Communicate visually at the speed of thought." ## Email [Front](https://frontapp.com/) - "Why choose between the powerful workflows and analytics of a help desk, and the ease of use, speed, and personal touch of email? With Front, you get the best of both worlds. Give your team better email — so they can treat every customer like your only customer." [Juicy Mail](https://www.juicymail.co/) - "Introducing the next generation email experience" [Spark](https://sparkmailapp.com/) #software #app - "The best personal email client. Revolutionary email for teams." [Tempo](https://www.yourtempo.co/) #software - "The email client that helps you focus." ## Telephony [Mint Mobile](https://www.mintmobile.com/twit) [Tello](https://tello.com/) # Computer Science [Algorithm Aversion: People Erroneously Avoid Algorithms After Seeing Them Err](http://opim.wharton.upenn.edu/risk/library/WPAF201410-AlgorthimAversion-Dietvorst-Simmons-Massey.pdf) #paper - "Research shows that evidence-based algorithms more accurately predict the future than do human forecasters. Yet when forecasters are deciding whether to use a human forecaster or a statistical algorithm, they often choose the human forecaster. This phenomenon, which we call algorithm aversion, is costly, and it is important to understand its causes. We show that people are especially averse to algorithmic forecasters after seeing them perform, even when they see them outperform a human forecaster. This is because people more quickly lose confidence in algorithmic than human forecasters after seeing them make the same mistake. In 5 studies, participants either saw an algorithm make forecasts, a human make forecasts, both, or neither. They then decided whether to tie their incentives to the future predictions of the algorithm or the human. Participants who saw the algorithm perform were less confident in it, and less likely to choose it over an inferior human forecaster. This was true even among those who saw the algorithm outperform the human." [Papers We Love](https://paperswelove.org/) - "Papers We Love is a repository of academic computer science papers and a community who loves reading them." [The Universe is Hostile to Computers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaZ_RSt0KP8\&list=TLPQMTIwMzIwMjLFYo0QkIWtwA\&index=2) #video - "Tiny particles from distant galaxies have caused plane accidents, election interference and game glitches." ## Decentralization [Bitcoin](https://bitcoin.org/en/) - "Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new kind of money." [Matrix](https://matrix.org/) - "An open network for secure, decentralized communication" ## Hardware Hacking Arduino [ClockworkPi](https://www.clockworkpi.com/devterm) - "ClockworkPi v3.14 integrates up to 12 interfaces in the ultra-small size of 95x77mm, ensuring sufficient connectivity for your work and entertainment. Following an easy-to-upgrade modular design of CPU and memory, clockworkPi v3.14 allows you to freely choose a suitable "Core" for various application scenarios." Raspberry Pi ## Quantum Computing [GOTO 2019 • Introduction to Quantum Computing • Jessica Pointing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1RnYo0nYGM) #video - "Certain types of problems can take billions of years to solve on our current conventional computers. Quantum computers, however, can solve these types of problems in just seconds. Because of their ‘quantum power’, quantum computers have the potential to impact many fields, such as machine learning, medicine, and energy systems." [How Quantum Computers Could Change the World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEJBxotcxRw\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "In this video we'll take a look at quantum computers and they promise they hold for the future." [PHYSICISTS ARE BEWITCHED BY TWISTED GRAPHENE'S 'MAGIC ANGLE'](https://www.wired.com/story/twisted-bilayer-graphene/) #article - "Jarillo-Herrero has never been a slacker, but his activity has jumped several levels since his dramatic announcement in March 2018 that his lab at MIT had found superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene—a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon crystal dropped on another one, and then rotated to leave the two layers slightly askew." [THE WIRED GUIDE TO QUANTUM COMPUTING](https://www.wired.com/story/wired-guide-to-quantum-computing/?itm_campaign=GuideCarveLeft\&mbid=rss-google-newsstand) #article - "BIG THINGS HAPPEN when computers get smaller. Or faster. And [quantum computing](https://www.wired.com/tag/quantum-computing/) is about chasing perhaps the biggest performance boost in the history of technology. The basic idea is to smash some barriers that limit the speed of existing computers by harnessing the counterintuitive physics of subatomic scales." # Artificial Intelligence [A bold idea to replace politicians | César Hidalgo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyGWML6cI_k) #video - "César Hidalgo has a radical suggestion for fixing our broken political system: automate it! In this provocative talk, he outlines a bold idea to bypass politicians by empowering citizens to create personalized AI representatives that participate directly in democratic decisions. Explore a new way to make collective decisions and expand your understanding of democracy." [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J5bDQHQR1g\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=2) #video - "Intelligent machines are no longer science fiction and experts seem divided as to whether artificial intelligence should be feared or welcomed. In this video I explore a broad range AI research while attempting to envision a future where man and machine can coexist." [ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MAY NOT 'HALLUCINATE' AFTER ALL](https://www.wired.com/story/adversarial-examples-ai-may-not-hallucinate/) #article - "THANKS TO ADVANCES in [machine learning](https://www.wired.com/story/guide-artificial-intelligence/), computers have gotten really good at identifying what’s in photographs. They started [beating humans](https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/may/13/baidu-minwa-supercomputer-better-than-humans-recognising-images) at the task years ago, and can now even generate [fake images](https://www.wired.com/story/is-this-photo-real-ai-getting-better-faking-images/) that look eerily real. While the technology has come a long way, it’s still not entirely foolproof. In particular, researchers have found that image detection algorithms remain susceptible to a class of problems called [adversarial examples](https://www.wired.com/story/researcher-fooled-a-google-ai-into-thinking-a-rifle-was-a-helicopter/)." [*Deep Medicine*](https://drerictopol.com/book/deep-medicine/) #book - "Medicine has become inhuman, to disastrous effect. The doctor-patient relationship–the heart of medicine–is broken: doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their patients, and medical errors and misdiagnoses abound. In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help. AI has the potential to transform everything doctors do, from notetaking and medical scans to diagnosis and treatment, greatly cutting down the cost of medicine and reducing human mortality. By freeing physicians from the tasks that interfere with human connection, AI will create space for the real healing that takes place between a doctor who can listen and a patient who needs to be heard." [How AI Is Changing Sports As We Know It | Random Thursday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkY4qnrWxvk\&feature=youtu.be) #video [Life-like Gaming is Now Possible (Thanks to A.I.)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQlQQSsC47g\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "A.I. is making its way into gaming, with real-time ray tracing now possible, what other things does A.I. have in store?" [lllyasviel/style2paints: sketch + style = paints (TOG2018/SIGGRAPH2018ASIA)](https://github.com/lllyasviel/style2paints) [Machine Learning: Living in the Age of AI | A WIRED Film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJixNvx9BAc) #video - "“Machine Learning: Living in the Age of AI,” examines the extraordinary ways in which people are interacting with AI today. Hobbyists and teenagers are now developing tech powered by machine learning and WIRED shows the impacts of AI on schoolchildren and farmers and senior citizens, as well as looking at the implications that rapidly accelerating technology can have. The film was directed by filmmaker Chris Cannucciari, produced by WIRED, and supported by McCann Worldgroup." [The Rise of the Machines – Why Automation is Different this Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSKi8HfcxEk\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JkPdIwldXw3jav0kNO0iO_\&index=2) #video - "Automation in the Information Age is different." [SPEND PART OF THE $2 TRILLION INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN ON ROBOTS](https://www.wired.com/story/infrastructure-plan-robots/) #article - "New technologies are threatening jobs, but they also offer the possibility of completing projects we otherwise couldn't afford, minimizing disruption, improving safety, and optimizing systems in ways humans working alone could not. Robots and artificial intelligence can help us build the infrastructure we need, here and around the world. In short, the infrastructure robots are coming; in fact, some of them are already here." [Which Jobs Should You Avoid Because Robots Will Take Them First](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj9OGupiC1s\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JkPdIwldXw3jav0kNO0iO_\&index=2) #video - "Robots are taking our jobs left and right, but we wanted to take a look at which jobs are going to be replaced by robots (ai & automation) first. In this episode, let's compare Robots vs Humans." [THE WIRED GUIDE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE](https://www.wired.com/story/guide-artificial-intelligence/?itm_campaign=GuideCarveLeft) #article - "Superintelligent algorithms aren’t about to take all the jobs or wipe out humanity. But software has gotten significantly smarter of late. It’s why you can talk to your friends as an animated poop on the iPhone X using Apple’s Animoji, or ask your smart speaker to order more paper towels." ## Autonomous Vehicles [The $800M Robo Taxi That Could Beat Uber](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjDLwnTyybo\&feature=youtu.be) #video - “Zoox is on the verge of transforming the entire transportation industry by creating self-driving robots that will become the ride-shares of the future.” [Automation is coming for truckers. But first, they're being watched.](https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/11/20/16670266/trucking-eld-surveillance) #article #video - “How job surveillance is transforming trucking in America.” [EHANG 184 Launch Video from CES2016](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vGd1Oy7Cw0\&index=2\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv) #video - “The Chinese dronemaker Ehang, looking to distinguish itself from the crowd (and rival drone giant DJI), has a new product that brings autonomous driving tech and drones together. It is a single seat, self-driving quadcopter called the Ehang 184. It looks like an oversized drone with a cockpit stuffed in the middle, a flying analog to the 1,000-horsepower autonomous concept beast that Faraday Future unveiled on Monday night.” [A First Drive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqSDWoAhvLU\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JkPdIwldXw3jav0kNO0iO_) #video - "Fully autonomous driving has always been the goal of our project, because we think this could improve road safety and help lots of people who can't drive. We're now developing prototypes of vehicles that have been designed from the ground up to drive themselves—just push a button and they'll take you where you want to go! We'll use these vehicles to test our software and learn what it will really take to bring this technology into the world." [Mercedes-Benz Smart Vision EQ concept first ride](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SuDuzAtUwA) #video - “Mercedes-Benz shut down part of the Las Vegas Strip to show off the Smart Vision EQ Concept car. It's a futuristic self-driving car prototype that's so new it had to be controlled remotely. It has no steering wheel, no pedals, and is supposed to represent what Mercedes-Benz thinks cars will be like in 2030.” [Nuro](https://nuro.ai/) - “Delivering the future of local commerce, autonomously” [two ex-google engineers built nuro, a self-driving delivery car bringing you pizza, groceries and more](https://www.designboom.com/technology/nuro-self-driving-delivery-last-mile-ex-google-engineers-01-31-2018/?utm_source=designboom+daily\&utm_medium=email\&utm_campaign=two+ex-google+engineers) #article - “here with another driverless delivery concept, nuro is the product of two ex-google engineers and an electric self-driving delivery car bringing you pizza, groceries and more. the silicon valley startup which developed its own self-driving system has come out of stealth mode and raised $92 million, planning to infiltrate the commercial delivery sector.” [The Simple Solution to Traffic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHzzSao6ypE\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=2) #video - “The way we can make traffic disappear.” [Xkcd: Self-Driving Issues](https://www.xkcd.com/) #comic ![https://xkcd.com/1925/](/files/-Mbb3MAdynU8BV_2zuVl) ## Conversational Interfaces [Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone](https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html) #article - “Today we announce Google Duplex, a new technology for conducting natural conversations to carry out “real world” tasks over the phone. The technology is directed towards completing specific tasks, such as scheduling certain types of appointments. For such tasks, the system makes the conversational experience as natural as possible, allowing people to speak normally, like they would to another person, without having to adapt to a machine.” [Google’s Duplex Assistant phone call blew my mind!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwHj2HaOT0) #video - “An experimental technology called Duplex may change the way you talk to your Google Assistant. It sounds pretty ordinary, but it's anything but.” [Human or bot? Google Duplex scares me](https://www.cnet.com/news/google-duplex-assistant-bot-deception-scary-ethics-question/) #article - “In this age of disinformation, where fake news thrives and the public has trust issues with technology, Google designed a machine that can deceive humans.” [Let's Talk About Google Duplex!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USXoINPEhoA) #video - “Google Assistant making real phone calls?! Artificial intelligence is taking crazy steps forward. How far will it go?” [Rasa](https://rasa.com/) - "Build contextual assistants that really help customers. Rasa is the only serious choice for building mission-critical AI assistants." ## Dangers [AI "Stop Button" Problem - Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TYT1QfdfsM\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=10) #video - "How do you implement an on/off switch on a General Artificial Intelligence? Rob Miles explains the perils." [General AI Won't Want You To Fix its Code - Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l7Is6vOAOA\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=22\&t=0s) #video - "Part 1 of a Series on AI Safety Research with Rob Miles. Rob heads away from his 'Killer Stamp Collector' example to find a more concrete example of the problem." [Project Zero Dawn, and the Fall of Humanity Explained | Horizon Zero Dawn Lore](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlDRAmTmhlc) #video [The Rise of the Machines – Why Automation is Different this Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSKi8HfcxEk\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=24) #video - "Automation in the Information Age is different." [Will Self-Taught, A.I. Powered Robots Be the End of Us?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHc5Zt7qT6o\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "“Success in creating effective A.I.,” said the late Stephen Hawking, “could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization. Or the worst. We just don’t know.” Are we creating the instruments of our own destruction or exciting tools for our future survival? Once we teach a machine to learn on its own—as the programmers behind AlphaGo have done, to wondrous results—where do we draw moral and computational lines? In this program, leading specialists in A.I., neuroscience, and philosophy tackle the very questions that may define the future of humanity." ## Deep Learning [The Deep Learning Revolution](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy0hJWltsyE\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=2) #video - "More info at: [http://www.nvidia.com/deep-learning](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=_QWqt8H0m8eIote0KkYxHus8muZ8MTU2MTM5MTcxMEAxNTYxMzA1MzEw\&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nvidia.com%2Fdeep-learning\&v=Dy0hJWltsyE\&event=video_description) Deep learning is the fastest-growing field in artificial intelligence, helping computers make sense of infinite amounts of data in the form of images, sound, and text. Using multiple levels of neural networks, computers now have the capacity to see, learn, and react to complex situations as well or better than humans. Every industry will be impacted by deep learning, and many businesses are already delivering new products and services based on this new way of thinking about data and technology." [The Rise of Deep Learning | Forbes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rB9YiBxp4I\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=2\&t=0s) #video - "The hype around artificial intelligence has repeatedly come and gone over the past few decades. But the last few years have shown some pivotal breakthroughs primarily due to a branch of AI called deep learning." ## DeepMind [AI's Game Playing Challenge - Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oXyibEgJr0\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=2) #video - “AlphaGo is beating humans at Go - What's the big deal? Rob Miles explains what AI has to do to play a game.” [AlphaGo & Deep Learning - Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWcfiPi9gUU\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=2) #video - “AlphaGo beat the Go World Champion 4-1. Why do the creators not know how? Brais Martinez is a Research Fellow & Deep Learning expert at the University of Nottingham.” [The computer that mastered Go](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-dKXOlsf98\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=1) #video - “Go is an ancient Chinese board game, often viewed as the game computers could never play. Now researchers from Google-owned company DeepMind have proven the naysayers wrong, creating an artificial intelligence - called AlphaGo – which has beaten a professional Go player for the first time. In this Nature Video, we go behind the scenes to learn about the game, the programme and what this means for the future of AI.” [DeepMind](https://deepmind.com/) #website [DeepMind - From Generative Models to Generative Agents - Koray Kavukcuoglu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5oZIO8pE40\&index=6\&list=WL\&t=0s) #video - “Recorded May 2nd, 2018 at ICLR2018. Koray Kavukcuoglu is the Director of Research at DeepMind, where previously he was a research scientist and led the deep learning team. Before joining DeepMind, he was a research staff member at NEC Labs America in the machine learning department.” [DeepMind’s AI agents exceed ‘human-level’ gameplay in Quake III](https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/4/17533898/deepmind-ai-agent-video-game-quake-iii-capture-the-flag) #article #video - “AI agents continue to rack up wins in the video game world. Last week, OpenAI’s bots were playing Dota 2; this week, it’s Quake III, with a team of researchers from Google’s DeepMind subsidiary successfully training agents that can beat humans at a game of capture the flag.” [Demis Hassabis, DeepMind - Learning From First Principles - Artificial Intelligence NIPS2017](https://youtu.be/DXNqYSNvnjA) #video - “December 9th, 2017. Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, computer game designer, entrepreneur, and world-class games player. Demis is the founder & CEO DeepMind.” [Google's Deep Mind Explained! - Self Learning A.I.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnUYcTuZJpM\&index=2\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv) #video [Google's self-learning AI AlphaZero masters chess in 4 hours](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9SlVdv1PY) #video - “Google's AI AlphaZero has shocked the chess world. Leaning on its deep neural networks, and general reinforcement learning algorithm, DeepMind's AI Alpha Zero learned to play chess well beyond the skill level of master, besting the 2016 top chess engine Stockfish 8 in a 100-game match. Alpha Zero had 28 wins, 72 draws, and 0 losses. Impressive right? And it took just 4 hours of self-play to reach such a proficiency. What the chess world has witnessed from this historic event is, simply put, mind-blowing! AlphaZero vs Magnus Carlsen anyone? :)” [WaveNet: A Generative Model for Raw Audio](https://deepmind.com/blog/wavenet-generative-model-raw-audio/) #article - “This post presents WaveNet, a deep generative model of raw audio waveforms. We show that WaveNets are able to generate speech which mimics any human voice and which sounds more natural than the best existing Text-to-Speech systems, reducing the gap with human performance by over 50%.” ## Development [The Coding Train: revisiting ml5.js!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOW08JHL1U) #video - "Revisiting ml5.js!" [ml5.js](https://ml5js.org/) - "Friendly Machine Learning for the Web. A neighborly approach to creating and exploring artificial intelligence in the browser." ## Neural Networks [Deep Dream (Google) - Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsSmBPmPeYQ\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=2) #video - “Surreal images created by Google's Deep Dream code flooded the internet in 2015 but how does deep dream do it? Image analyst Dr Mike Pound.” [Deep Learning - Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l42lr8AlrHk\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=1) #video - “Google, Facebook & Amazon all use deep learning methods, but how does it work? Research Fellow & Deep Learning Expert Brais Martinez explains.” [Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone](https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html) #article - “Today we announce Google Duplex, a new technology for conducting natural conversations to carry out “real world” tasks over the phone. The technology is directed towards completing specific tasks, such as scheduling certain types of appointments. For such tasks, the system makes the conversational experience as natural as possible, allowing people to speak normally, like they would to another person, without having to adapt to a machine.” [Google’s Duplex Assistant phone call blew my mind!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwHj2HaOT0) #video - “An experimental technology called Duplex may change the way you talk to your Google Assistant. It sounds pretty ordinary, but it's anything but.” [Human or bot? Google Duplex scares me](https://www.cnet.com/news/google-duplex-assistant-bot-deception-scary-ethics-question/) #article - “In this age of disinformation, where fake news thrives and the public has trust issues with technology, Google designed a machine that can deceive humans.” [Let's Talk About Google Duplex!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USXoINPEhoA) #video - “Google Assistant making real phone calls?! Artificial intelligence is taking crazy steps forward. How far will it go?” [How Do Neural Networks See The World? Pt 2. | Two Minute Papers #211](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvohULpe_0) #video [How Machines \*Really\* Learn. \[Footnote\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvWpdrfoEv0) #video Main video: [How Machines Learn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9OHn5ZF4Uo) #video - “How do all the algorithms around us learn to do their jobs?” [Neural Network that Changes Everything - Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py5byOOHZM8\&index=2\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv) #video - “Years of work down the drain, the convolutional neural network is a step change in image classification accuracy. Image Analyst Dr Mike Pound explains what it does.” [Nvidia - AI for Generating High-Resolution Images - Tero Karras](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrVDfX9XFpE) #video - “Progressive Growing of GANs for Improved Quality, Stability, and Variation - Apr 30th, 2018 ICLR2018” [Silicon Brain: 1,000,000 ARM cores - Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e06C-yUwlc\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=2) #video [Solving Rubik’s Cube with a Robot Hand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4O8pojMF0w\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "We’ve trained a pair of neural networks to solve the Rubik’s Cube with a human-like robot hand." [This 19-year-old can keep astronauts safe from space junk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAjvQp69SS8) #video - “Space debris is a growing threat to space exploration.” She’s training a neural net to track space debris and make changing orbit predictions. [Why Is Deep Learning Hot Right Now?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G0e-mR9a4k\&list=PLIilwIraDV2L3QailjC91OkRaIioM0DYv\&index=2) #video - “Deep learning is the fastest-growing field in artificial intelligence (AI), helping computers make sense of infinite amounts of data in the form of images, sound, and text. Using multiple levels of neural networks, computers now have the capacity to see, learn, and react to complex situations as well or better than humans. Today’s deep learning solutions rely almost exclusively on NVIDIA GPU-accelerated computing to train and speed up challenging applications such as image, handwriting, and voice identification.” [Using a phone to steal baseball signs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmlRbfSavbI\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "I always sucked at baseball... until now\... ok, I still probably suck." ## OpenAI [OpenAI](https://openai.com/) - "Discovering and enacting the path to safe artificial general intelligence." [OpenAI](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZCJLdBC09xxGZ6gcdrc6A/featured) #channel - "OpenAI is a non-profit AI research company, discovering and enacting the path to safe artificial general intelligence." [OpenAI Five](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHipy_j29Xw\&index=44\&t=0s\&list=WL) #video - “We've created an AI system, OpenAI Five, which has started to defeat amateur human teams. This video contains an overview of our system, some example gameplay, and professional caster Blitz's analysis of our bot, as we start to gear up for playing a professional team at this year's Dota world championships, The International.” [OpenAI's MuseNet Learned to Compose Mozart, Bon Jovi and More](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQA8Wzt8wdw\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "📝 The blog post on OpenAI MuseNet is available here: [https://openai.com/blog/musenet/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=IStCcyxBsZFkzXt3lwl_KF5kj_58MTU2MjE4Nzk4NUAxNTYyMTAxNTg1\&v=pQA8Wzt8wdw\&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopenai.com%2Fblog%2Fmusenet%2F\&event=video_description)" ## Robotics {% embed url="" %} # Creativity [Babble](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/i42Dfoh4HtsCAfXxL/babble) #article - "How do human beings produce knowledge? When we describe rational thought processes, we tend to think of them as essentially deterministic, deliberate, and algorithmic. After some self-examination, however, I've come to think that my process is closer to babbling many random strings and later filtering by a heuristic. I think verbally, and my process for generating knowledge is virtually indistinguishable from my process for generating speech, and also quite similar to my process for generating writing." [The Beautifully Strange World of Outsider Music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVks07UgVQQ) #video - "Whether we're talking about The Shaggs, Wesley Willis, B.J. Snowden, Eilert Pilarm, Shooby Taylor, Gary Wilson, R. Stevie Moore, Tiny Tim, Luie Luie, Daniel Johnston, or whoever else -- this category of music is all about originality/authenticity. These musicians and artists aren't the most polished in the world, but they make up for it with passion and creativity. Open your mind up, go down the rabbit hole of outsider music, and have a good time!"‌ [Copying](https://matthewstrom.com/writing/copying/?ref=sidebar) #book - by [Matthew Ström](https://matthewstrom.com/). "(is the way design works.) This is a very short book about copying. Its contents, unless otherwise noted, are licensed under [CC-BY SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) (more on that in a bit). You can download, copy, remix, excerpt, change, and repost it however you see fit." [Descript](https://www.descript.com/) - "Descript is a collaborative audio/video editor that works like a doc. It includes transcription, a screen recorder, publishing, full multitrack editing, and some mind-bendingly useful AI tools." [Promo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl9wqNe5J8U\&feature=emb_logo\&utm_content=143586584\&utm_medium=social\&utm_source=twitter\&hss_channel=tw-14260608). [Gravity is just a habit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwyXLBQUEC0) #video [My Video Went Viral. Here's Why](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHsa9DqmId8\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "My hypothesis is that the algorithm, rather than viewer preference, drives views on the site. As the algorithm shifts, various YouTubers experience burnout (as what used to work no longer works) and right now click-through rate is the key metric. So clickable titles and thumbnails are the only way to get a lot of impressions and hence views - they are the only way to go viral. This leads me to wonder which audiences will become most prevalent on the site and if there will even be a place for educational content. In the long-term, hopefully YouTube is able to measure satisfaction through surveys and other metrics to ensure an optimal experience for everyone on the site." ## Business of Creativity [Cinnamon](https://www.cinnamon.video/) - "With groundbreaking technologies we are able to pay creators fairly while you watch their content... without ads!" [Coil](https://coil.com/) - "Experience web monetized content in your browser while supporting sites you love in real time." [The dark side of crowdfunding](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJhQTxTUIH0) #video - "Crowdfunding gives gadget makers the power to launch their own companies, but sometimes their dream dies not long after launch. In this episode of In the Making, reporter Ashley Carman looks at how crowdfunding platforms Kickstarter and Indiegogo are changing their business to prevent creators from never shipping their product." [Gumroad](https://gumroad.com/) - "Gumroad helps creators do more of what they love. We have sent over $195M to artists, designers, educators, writers, influencers and more." [Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/) - "Liberapay is a recurrent donations platform. We help you fund the creators and projects you appreciate." [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/) - "**Collect and spend money transparently.** Community is about trust and sharing. Open Collective lets you manage your finances so everyone can see where money comes from and where it goes." [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/) - "CREATE ON YOUR OWN TERMS. Start a membership business to develop a direct relationship with your biggest fans and generate predictable, recurring revenue from your creative work." [Substack ](https://substack.com/about?utm_source=menu)- "Earn money publishing on Substack" [Thankful](https://getthankful.io) - "Support the creators that you love using cryptocurrency" ## Play [Richard Feynman on choosing only to work on problems that he found interesting regardless of value](https://www.asc.ohio-state.edu/kilcup.1/262/feynman.html?repostindays=413) #article - "Then I had another thought: Physics disgusts me a little bit now, but I used to *enjoy* doing physics. Why did I enjoy it? I used to *play* with it. I used to do whatever I felt like doing - it didn't have to do with whether it was important for the development of nuclear physics, but whether it was interesting and amusing for me to play with. When I was in high school, I'd see water running out of a faucet growing narrower, and wonder if I could figure out what determines that curve. I found it was rather easy to do. I didn't *have* to do it; it wasn't important for the future of science; somebody else had already done it. That didn't make any difference. I'd invent things and play with things for my own entertainment." [Steve Wazniak on choosing problems to work on because they are novel and fun](https://youtu.be/PhBVRFKVGxU?t=307) #video - Starts at 5:07. ## Publishing [Anchor](https://anchor.fm/) - "Anchor is an all-in-one platform where you can create, distribute, and monetize your podcast from any device, for free." [How to use emoji, accents, and symbols on your Mac](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201586) #article - "macOS includes features that make it easy to find and type special characters like emoji and currency symbols." [Megaphone](https://megaphone.fm/megaphone-publisher) - "A simple, powerful way to podcast. The smartest tools to publish, monetize, and measure your podcast business." # Writing [How to Use Writing to Sharpen Your Thinking | Tim Ferriss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65U5byDZ55M) #video - "Tim Ferriss on how writing can sharpen and improve your thinking." [Markdown Tutorial](https://commonmark.org/help/tutorial/index.html) - "Each lesson introduces a single Markdown concept with an example. When you see a red pulsing circle in the example, select to examine it for details." [NaNoWriMo](https://nanowrimo.org/) - "Writing a novel alone can be difficult, even for seasoned writers. NaNoWriMo helps you track your progress, set milestones, connect with other writers in a vast community, and participate in events that are designed to make sure you finish your novel. Oh, and best of all, it’s free!" [Writes With](https://writeswith.com/) - "Writes With is a little site to ask writers about the tools and practices they use to get the writing -- and the edits -- done. Maybe you'll find some tips in here. I sure hope so!" ## Blogging [Canvas](https://cnvs.io/?ref=producthunt) - "Sometimes creating a blog is easier said than done. With Canvas, it's just easier. Simple installation, the freedom to make it look how you want, and a familiar editing environment keeps you focused on what Canvas is really good at: Publishing." [Earnestly](https://ernestly.co/) - "Independent short-form blogging in plain-text for building in public. Share each step of your startup journey with bite-sized posts of **1200 characters or less**." [Essay.dev](https://essay.dev/) - "Essay.dev is a blogging service by [OneGraph](https://onegraph.com/) that lets you publish your own blog by creating an issue on GitHub." [ghost](https://ghost.org/pricing/) - "Fiercely independent, professional publishing." Starts at $29 / month billed annually. [Hashnode](https://hashnode.com/) - "Everything you need to start blogging as a developer!" [Telegraph](https://telegra.ph/) - Anonymous online publishing. [write.as](https://write.as/) - "A place for focused writing." Freemium. [write freely](https://writefreely.org/) - "An open source platform for building a writing space on the web." ## Software [750 Words](https://750words.com/) #webapp - "I've long been inspired by an idea I first learned about in *The Artist's Way* called morning pages. Morning pages are three pages of writing done every day, typically encouraged to be in "long hand", typically done in the morning, that can be about anything and everything that comes into your head. It's about getting it all out of your head, and is not supposed to be edited or censored in any way. The idea is that if you can get in the habit of writing three pages a day, that it will help clear your mind and get the ideas flowing for the rest of the day. Unlike many of the other exercises in that book, I found that this one actually worked and was really really useful." $5 / month. [Abricotine](http://abricotine.brrd.fr/) #software - "Abricotine is an open-source markdown editor built for desktop." Linux, MacOS, Windows. [Bear](https://bear.app/) #software - "Bear is a beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose." MacOS and iOS. [Blurt](https://blurt.app/) - "Compose efficiently. Edit smartly. Stay on track. Blurt is all you need to write — in one sleek tool." $14.99 / month. [Byword](https://bywordapp.com/) #sofware - MacOS and iOS. "Markdown app for writing in plain text efficiently. Available for Mac, iPhone and iPad." [Calmly Writer](https://www.calmlywriter.com/) #webapp - "Calmly Writer is an editor designed to focus on what you want to tell, with a simple, unobtrusive and ease-to-use user interface." [Cold Turkey Writer](https://getcoldturkey.com/writer/) - "The magic of typewriting, for your computer. Writer transforms your computer into a typewriter, which forces you to do nothing but write." [Freemium](https://getcoldturkey.com/writer/pricing/). [Fighter's Block](https://cerey.github.io/fighters-block/) #webapp - "Fighter's Block is a writing app that exploits [conditioning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning) to overcome writer's block and sheer laziness. Rewards for writing and punishments for stopping are wrapped in a battle system inspired by turn-based RPGs." [Focused](https://www.codebots.co.uk/) #software - "We think Focused is the new benchmark for markdown writing apps that will enable you to really focus on your work." MacOS. $19.99 one time. [ghostwriter ](https://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter/)#software - "A distraction-free Markdown editor for Windows and Linux . Stylish. Open source. Free." [Gingko](https://gingkoapp.com/) - "Gingko is a new kind of tool, that lets you shape your ideas with lists, outlines and cards, all in the same clean interface." Freemium. [Hemingway App](http://www.hemingwayapp.com/) #webapp #software - "Hemingway makes your writing bold and clear. It's like a spellchecker, but for style. It makes sure that your reader will focus on your message, not your prose." [iA Writer](https://ia.net/writer) #software - "Plain text. Full ownership. Total focus. The original iA Writer." [Inspire](https://www.inspire-writer.com/) #software - Windows. "A Windows Minimalist Markdown Editor for Notes and Distraction-free Writing." $49.99 [LightPaper](https://getlightpaper.com/) #software - MacOS. $14.99 one one time. "Simple, beautiful yet powerful text editor for your Mac" [Mark Text](https://marktext.app/) #software - MacOS, Linux, Windows. "Simple and Elegant Markdown Editor Focused on speed and usability." [The Most Dangerous Writing App](https://www.squibler.io/dangerous-writing-prompt-app) #webapp - "Don’t stop writing, or all progress will be lost." [Ommwriter](https://ommwriter.com/) #software - "A perfect place to think and write." $6.73 one-time per platform. [Org mode](https://orgmode.org/) #software - "Org mode is for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, planning projects, and authoring documents with a fast and effective plain-text system." [Paragraphs](http://paragraphsapp.com/) #software - "Minimalist writing for Mac." MacOS. $9.99 one-time. [Plant-a-Page](https://plantapage.com/) - "It's simple: for every day you write, we plant a tree for you." $9.99/month. [Quilter](https://github.com/lainsce/quilter) #software - Linux. "Focus on your writing." [The Right Margin](https://www.therightmargin.com/) - Starts at $5.99 / month. "A writing tool built for writers, by writers." [Scrivener](https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview) #software - "Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines all the tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop." $49 [Typora](https://typora.io/) #software - "Typora gives you a seamless experience as both a reader and a writer. It removes the preview window, mode switcher, syntax symbols of markdown source code, and all other unnecessary distractions. Instead, it provide a real live preview feature to help you concentrate on the content itself." Free while in beta. [Ulysses](https://ulysses.app/) #software. MacOS. "A pleasant, focused writing experience combined with effective document management, fast syncing and flexible export options make Ulysses the first choice for writers of all kinds." $4.99 / month. [Worst Draft](http://www.worstdraft.com/) #software - "Worst Draft is a minimalist word processor that removes the two biggest roadblocks for writers: editing & distractions. Users will be unable to delete anything more than a few most recently typed words, and they will also be unable to access any other applications without first closing Worst Draft." [Writer](https://writer.bighugelabs.com/welcome) #webapp - "Used by over 902,000 writers, Writer is a cool, fast, distraction-free writing app. No fonts, no bold, no italics — just you and your words. It's the perfect companion tool that lets you focus and get your drafts done." Freemium. [WriteRoom](http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom) #software MacOS. $9.99 one-time. "For Mac users to write without distractions. WriteRoom is a full screen writing environment. Unlike the cluttered word processors you're used to, WriteRoom lets you focus on writing. Requires Mac OS X 10.7+" [Written? Kitten!](http://writtenkitten.co/) #webapp - Rewards writing with pictures of kittens. [ZenPen](https://zenpen.io/) #webapp - "A minimalist writing zone, where you can block out all distractions and get to what's important. The writing!" [ZenWriter](https://www.beenokle.com/zenwriterapp?AFFILIATE=6732&__c=1) #software - $17.50 one-time per platform. "Focused full-screen writing application for Windows and Mac." # Design [Chabudai Gaeshi](http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2012/04/28/chabudai_gaeshi/) #article - " 'I learned countless things at Apple, but the most important skill I acquired was the ability to simply take a set of extremely polished designs—sometimes designs I’d easily consider to be the best I’d made in my life—and throw them away, trash them entirely, and start over. It’s where truly great design is born. Since my time at Apple I’ve done this many, many times, and it has always resulted in incredible progress. You have to learn to kill your babies, mercilessly. They’re just pixels. You can do better.' " [Checklist: 10 Must-Have Criteria for Your Logo](https://gistbrands.net/10-must-have-logo-criteria/) #article - "What makes a logo not just creative, but strong, successful, and lasting? How do you know when your logo isn’t working the way it should? What makes one concept potentially better than another? How do you narrow down your top choices in a logo redesign to a front-runner when different people are responding to different esthetics?" [Flare](https://www.2dimensions.com/about-flare) - "Bring Your Apps and Games to Life with Real-Time Animation. Flare is a powerful design and animation tool, which allows designers and developers to easily add high-quality animation to their apps and games." [Font Flipper](https://fontflipper.com/upload) #webapp - Tender-like interface for choosing fonts. [Hero Patterns](https://www.heropatterns.com/) #webapp - "A collection of repeatable SVG background patterns for you to use on your web projects." [Krita](https://krita.org/en/) #software - "Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone." [Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology](http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2013/09/05/lateral_thinking_with_withered_technology/) #article - "The basic idea is to use existing, cheap, well-established technology, and use it in new ways, thus allowing Nintendo to introduce new, innovative concepts at affordable prices." [Logo Design Love](https://www.logodesignlove.com/) #blog - "On logos and visual identity design" [ManyPixels](https://manypixels.co/) - "ManyPixels is the first on-demand design outsourcing service that works on a subscription model. Pay a fixed monthly price and get your design within 1-2 business days." [Photopea](https://www.photopea.com/) #webapp - "Photopea: advanced image editor. Free online editor supporting PSD, XCF, Sketch, XD and CDR formats. (Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Sketch App, Adobe XD, CorelDRAW)." [PixelSnap](https://getpixelsnap.com/) #software - "The fastest tool for measuring anything on your screen" [Teenage Engineering](https://teenage.engineering/) [xScope](https://xscopeapp.com/) #software - "Measure. Inspect. Test." # Color ## Desktop Tools * [Color Oracle](http://colororacle.org/) * [Colour Contrast Analyser](https://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastanalyser/) * [Contrast](https://usecontrast.com/) * [Iris](https://alpert.altervista.org/iris/) - “Iris aims at being the definitive design tool to create beautiful color schemes to use in your projects.” * [Just Color Picker](http://annystudio.com/software/colorpicker/) #software - "Free portable offline colour picker and colour editor for web designers and digital artists" * [Sip](http://sipapp.io/) ## Galleries * [Color Hunt](http://colorhunt.co/) - “Color Hunt is an open collection of beautiful color palettes founded on August 2015 by Gal Shir.” * [Klart Colors](https://klart.co/colors) - “Colors is a 100% data-driven collection of color palettes. After a year of curating beautiful designs over at Pixels I figured out that I could make something cool with the data and this is the result.” * [randoma11y](https://randoma11y.com/) - “An ongoing project to try and curate beautiful color palettes that are a11y friendly. This app generates a random palette and allows you to vote the combination up or down. We’ll store the info and keep our API open.” * [Wikipedia’s category for color shades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_color_templates) ## Online Tools * [Adobe Color CC](https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/) * [Colour Contrast Check](https://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html#fg=CFFF33,bg=333333) * [Coolors](https://coolors.co/9ac4f8-99edcc-cb958e-e36588-9a275a) * [Hex Naw](https://hexnaw.com/) * [HTML Color Codes](http://htmlcolorcodes.com/) - “Get HTML color codes, Hex color codes, RGB and HSL values with our color picker, color chart and HTML color names. Let’s go!” * [Khroma](http://khroma.co/) - “The AI color tool for designers. Discover, search, & save color combinations you’ll love.” * [Palettable](http://www.palettable.io/) * [Paletton](http://paletton.com/#uid=1000u0kllllaFw0g0qFqFg0w0aF) * [Pictaculous](http://www.pictaculous.com/) by MailChimp - “Upload your image—get a color palette!” * [WebAIM Color Contrast Checker](http://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/) # Design Process [Aaron Draplin Takes On a Logo Design Challenge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOPA0NaeTBk) #video - "Most logos aren't designed in fifteen minutes, but most designers aren't Aaron Draplin. Aaron's a Portland fixture by way of the Midwest, the owner of Draplin Design Co., and an advocate of "blue collar" design: design that works. Here he takes our logo design challenge, creating a dozen iterations of a logo for a fictional construction company. Not inspired? Just wait. Watch as he sketches, brings his ideas into Illustrator, and tests and tunes the different iterations. The logos Aaron creates prove design can elevate any company or brand. Along the way, he provides tips for freelancing, finding inspiration, and providing clients context for logos that won't just live in PDFs." [Design Process for ANYTHING](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHWnQOlX7Cw) #video - "If you don't have an well structured design process, it means you're just winging it, and most probably won't get good results." [The first secret of great design | Tony Fadell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uOMectkCCs) #video - "As human beings, we get used to "the way things are" really fast. But for designers, the way things are is an opportunity ... Could things be better? How? In this funny, breezy talk, the man behind the iPod and the Nest thermostat shares some of his tips for noticing — and driving — change." ## Design Thinking ![https://citl.illinois.edu/paradigms/design-thinking](https://citl.illinois.edu/images/default-source/default-album/default-album/designthinkinggraphic.png?sfvrsn=4\&MaxWidth=900\&MaxHeight=\&ScaleUp=false\&Quality=High\&Method=ResizeFitToAreaArguments\&Signature=4863C7B29AC7D6FD6BBA069782685245F3DFB3F3) 1. Empathize 2. Define 3. Ideate 4. Prototype 5. Test These steps aren't necessarily linear. They are iterative. Based on what you learn informs what step you should go to next. Principles: * **Have empathy.** Go out and seek to understand the people who are impacted by what you do. Try to identify latent needs. * **Prototype everything.** Prototype early and often. * **Be more collaborative.** Involve people with diverse backgrounds. * **Innovation is a team sport.** Work within diverse teams. * **Have a bias towards action.** If you're talking a lot, that's the time to get out and do something, try something out, have a conversation with someone. Don't just put your head down and think. These notes were taken from the [d.school Crash Course in Design Thinking](https://vimeo.com/204254753). [d.school Crash Course in Design Thinking](https://vimeo.com/204254753) [Ideo: Design Thinking](https://designthinking.ideo.com/) [d.school: Tools for Taking Action](https://dschool.stanford.edu/resources) # Stock [Creative Market](https://creativemarket.com/) - "Creative Market is the world’s marketplace for design. Bring your creative projects to life with ready-to-use design assets from independent creators around the world. [DeathToStock](http://deathtothestockphoto.com/) [Magdeleine](https://magdeleine.co/browse/) [Stockio](https://www.stockio.com/) - “Free Photos, Vectors, Icons, Fonts and Videos. Thousands of files for personal and commercial use” [YouWorkForThem](https://www.youworkforthem.com/graphics/) ## Icons [GitHub Octicons](https://octicons.github.com/) - "Your project. GitHub's icons." [HeroIcons](http://www.heroicons.com/) - $49 on sale. "*Heroicons* are a unique set of icons for your marketing website that make it [easy to customize with CSS](http://www.heroicons.com/#customization) to better align to your brand." [Icons8](https://icons8.com/) - "FREE DESIGN RESOURCES AND SOFTWARE." Icons, photos, vectors, music. 👍 [JoyPixels® - The freemium emoji company. Emoji font licensing since 2014.](https://www.joypixels.com/) \ ## Illustrations [Blush](https://blush.design/) - "Tell your story with illustrations. Easily create and customize stunning illustrations with collections made by artists across the globe. Try it, it’s kind of fun." [Icons8](https://icons8.com/) - "FREE DESIGN RESOURCES AND SOFTWARE." Icons, photos, vectors, music. 👍 [OSLO](https://craftwork.design/oslo-illustrations/) - "Awesome illustrations for your next landing" [Struct](https://struct.rocks/) [Undraw](https://undraw.co/) - "Open-source illustrations for every project you can imagine and create" ## Photography [Icons8](https://icons8.com/) - "FREE DESIGN RESOURCES AND SOFTWARE." Icons, photos, vectors, music. 👍 [StreetWill.co](http://streetwill.co/) - "Free vintage photos [to use any way you want](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)." [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/) - 👍 # Web Design [5 Basic Tips for Illustrating](https://medium.muz.li/5-basic-tips-for-illustrating-debf50cccccc) #article - “Tips and tricks that most people wouldn’t highlight when illustrating. They’re probably no use to anyone but me…” [7 Practical Tips for Cheating at Design](https://medium.com/refactoring-ui/7-practical-tips-for-cheating-at-design-40c736799886?ref=uxdesignweekly) #article - “Improving your designs with tactics instead of talent.” [Design Talks With Aaron Draplin: Finding Inspiration In Dead Stuff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7bnzOZrc4k) #video - "Aaron James Draplin of Draplin Design Co., is working solo in the mighty Pacific Northwest, where he rolls up his sleeves on graphic design projects for companies like Nike, Patagonia, Target, Ford Motor Company and even the Obama Administration. Aaron hit design stardom for both his high level of craftsmanship and his honest and sharp talks commenting on the lives of designers and the state of the art of graphic design." [Figma](https://www.figma.com/) #webapp - "A better way to design. Design, prototype, and collaborate all in the browser—with Figma." [InVision Studio](https://www.invisionapp.com/studio) #software - "The world’s most powerful screen design tool" [Origami Studio](https://origami.design/) #software - "Design Prototyping with Origami Studio" [Overflow](https://overflow.io/) #software - "Turn your designs into playable user flow diagrams that tell a story." [Pixels](https://klart.io/pixels) - "If you're looking for kick-ass designs and copywriting, you've come to the right place. I'll share a couple of designs here every day and I hope you'll enjoy it 🍿." [ProductDesign.tips](https://productdesign.tips/?ref=producthunt) [Twemoji](https://github.com/twitter/twemoji) - "A simple library that provides standard Unicode emoji support across all platforms." CC-BY 4.0. More information on how to provide attribution [here](https://twemoji.twitter.com/). [type-scale.com](https://type-scale.com/) - "I like to enter the base font-size for paragraph text. Then I select from the surrounding values for headers and small text." [Using Visual Loudness for Better Wayfinding](https://www.viget.com/articles/visual-loudness/) #article - ““It needs more ‘pop’.” Can I tell you how many times I’ve heard that phrase? It’s the sad reaction to a design that could lack proper emphasis. My reaction is usually something like, “if everything pops, nothing pops.” Does this sound familiar?” ## Design Patterns [Inclusive Components](https://inclusive-components.design/) - "A blog trying to be a pattern library. All about designing inclusive web interfaces, piece by piece." [Material Design](https://material.io/) - "Build beautiful products, faster. Material is a design system – backed by open-source code – that helps teams build high-quality digital experiences." [The Media Object, A Bunch of Ways](https://css-tricks.com/media-object-bunch-ways/) #article - "The Media Object pattern is: image thingy on the left, heading and text on the right." [Mobbin](https://mobbin.design/) - “Latest Mobile Design Patterns” [UI Patterns](http://ui-patterns.com/) - “User Interface Design patterns are recurring solutions that solve common design problems. Design patterns are standard reference points for the experienced user interface designer.” ## Design Systems [Naming Tokens in Design Systems](https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/naming-tokens-in-design-systems-9e86c7444676) #article - "Design tokens have provided a visual foundation of many design systems since [Salesforce pioneered the concept in 2014](https://medium.com/salesforce-ux/living-design-system-3ab1f2280ef7). I wrote an [impassioned article on design tokens in 2016](https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/tokens-in-design-systems-25dd82d58421), and my energy on the topic continues to grow. As systems of visual style spread across a widening landscape of components, platforms and outputs, design tokens — and their names — are increasingly important." ## Sketch App [Open .ai in Sketch](https://blog.nocturnalmonkey.com/open-ai-in-sketch/) #article - "Today I was sent an Illustrator (.ai) file from a client which I needed to use to output a .svg file. The only problem is I don't have Illustrator so I had to go searching for a solution." [Saving time in Sketch](https://medium.com/sketch-app-sources/saving-time-in-sketch-7042142c8a8e) #article - "A collection of 6 time saving design techniques." [Sketch](https://www.sketch.com/) #software - "Create, prototype, collaborate and turn your ideas into incredible products with the definitive platform for digital design." [Sketch Shortcuts](https://sketchshortcuts.com/) - "A list of Keyboard Shortcuts for Sketch App." ## Sources [Sidebar](https://sidebar.io/) - "The five best design links, every day." # Economics [CNN: Understanding the Crisis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZAlj2gu0eM\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Video of Sal on CNN on October 10th discussing the credit crisis and a potential solution to it." [CPI Inflation Calculator](https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm) #webapp - Calculator by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. [The Distraction Economy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYuiWP0IpA\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "The development of technology has, over centuries, freed up more and more of our time making possible non-survival-related pursuits like art and science. Now it's gotten to a point where there is so much 'free time' that demand for distraction supports 24 hour news sites and YouTube channels. I'm proposing that following our impulses into constant distraction may not be the best way to spend our time. It may prey on weak points of our psychology that evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago and it may make us think less effectively. Now consider I'm making this argument in a YouTube video you may be using to waste your time. I know, how meta." [The Economics of LEGO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsHXFEOV83g) #video [How Science is Taking the Luck out of Gambling - with Adam Kucharski](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=658xlubwnDc\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "From the statisticians forecasting sports scores to the intelligent bots beating human poker players, Adam Kucharski traces the scientific origins of the world's best gambling strategies." [How the Fed Steers Interest Rates to Guide the Entire Economy | WSJ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkMsMDk_brU\&list=TLPQMTYwMzIwMjITwb1ICO3c-A\&index=7) #video - "The Federal Reserve's main tool for managing the economy is to change the federal funds rate, which can affect not only borrowing costs for consumers but also shape broader decisions by companies like how many people to hire. WSJ explains how the Fed manipulates this one rate to guide the entire economy." [How The Stock Exchange Works (For Dummies)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3QpgXBtDeo\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Everyday in the news we hear about the stock exchange, stocks and money moving around the globe. Still, a lot of people don't have an idea why we have stock markets at all, because the topic is usually very dry. We made a short video about the basics of the stock exchanges. With robots. Robots are kewl!" [Million Dollar Shack: Trapped in Silicon Valley's Housing Bubble](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBjXUBMkkE8\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Our family has been priced out! Has the Bay Area gone crazy? Real estate prices have doubled in the last few years, a tent in the backyard can rent for $900/month, foreign investors are driving up prices, evictions and rent hikes are everywhere, people are commuting longer than ever, the middle class is disappearing, empty investment homes are everywhere, and locals are leaving in record numbers. The worst part? Some people are calling it "progress"." [Overpopulation – The Human Explosion Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsBT5EQt348\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "In a very short amount of time the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization?" [Real Value | Economics Documentary with Dan Ariely | Sustainability | Social Entrepreneurship](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez3CWXQrgVo\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Documentary | Documentaries | Real Value | Award winning economics documentary about how social entrepreneurs are using business to create value beyond profit." [The Venus Project And The Resource-Based Economy | Answers With Joe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYodgWapmgc\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Jacques Fresco started The Venus Project as a way to spread the word about the Resource Based Economy, an idea for a society beyond money. But is it feasible? And how would it work?" [What people miss about the gender wage gap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13XU4fMlN3w\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "It's more complex than women earning 79 cents for every dollar a man makes." [Where Dollars Die and Are Reborn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwCfK1oqRkI) #video - "Turns out, your old cash has a very green afterlife. When money gets too old and worn out for circulation, it gets sent back to the Federal Reserve to be shred and turned into … compost? Yep. Million-dollar compost. Money may not grow on trees, but trees can grow from money." [Why Chicken Sandwiches Don't Cost $1500](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rk2hPrEnk8\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=3) #video - "Chances are if you make a chicken sandwich yourself it will cost less than $5, but Andy George's chicken sandwich cost $1,500 because he made everything from scratch. What causes this huge difference in cost between chicken sandwiches made from scratch and bought at the grocery store?" [Why Chinese Manufacturing Wins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Jfrzkmzyc\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video [Why College is so Expensive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PsmkAxVHdM\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2\&t=0s) #video - "College is expensive. Here's why." [Worldometer](https://www.worldometers.info/) - "Worldometer is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world. Worldometer is owned by Dadax, an independent company. We have no political, governmental, or corporate affiliation." ## Automation [The Dark Side Of The Singularity | Answers With Joe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ6QmZ48jY4\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Or... How To Not Be A Horse. Automation and AI promise to usher in an era of amazing productivity and innovation. But they also threaten our very way of life." [How To Survive Our Uncertain Future | Answers With Joe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiseRuUoCpk\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Could online communities create underground markets and economies that hold the key to surviving the upcoming technological disruptions? Let's discuss." [Partnership, Purpose and Productivity | Sir Charlie Mayfield | RSA Replay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKGI4CyAcNw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "The nature of work and employment is changing rapidly. In the face of an uncertain economic future, what steps do we need to take, and what new models do we need to build in order to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to engage in work that has meaning and value? ❡ Join us to explore the relationship between employee share ownership, business ethics and effectiveness with three leading figures: Stephen Bampfylde, founding chair, Saxton Bampfylde; Sir Charlie Mayfield, Chairman, John Lewis Partnership; and Sacha Romanovitch, CEO, Grant Thornton." [The Rise of the Machines – Why Automation is Different this Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSKi8HfcxEk\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Automation in the Information Age is different." [What would happen if we upload our brains to computers? | Robin Hanson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urk3xn7l3AM\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Meet the "ems" -- machines that emulate human brains and can think, feel and work just like the brains they're copied from. Economist and social scientist Robin Hanson describes a possible future when ems take over the global economy, running on superfast computers and copying themselves to multitask, leaving humans with only one choice: to retire, forever. Glimpse a strange future as Hanson describes what could happen if robots ruled the earth." ## Behavioral Economics [The Power of Incentives - How Games Help Us Examine Our World - Extra Credits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqcLghafPXY\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Games are uniquely suited as a medium to teach us about how our world works. By emulating incentive systems and allowing the player to explore and make their own mistakes, games can change people's minds - in some cases, better than a sermon or lecture on the subject could. As a medium, games can both comment on our society and help us recognize faulty systems all around us." [Prize-linked savings account](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prize-linked_savings_account) #article - Wikipedia. "Prize-linked savings is the concept of using the chance to win a prize to incentivize personal savings. A **prize-linked savings account** or **PLSA** (also called a **lottery-linked deposit account**) is a [savings account](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_account) where some of the [interest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interest) payment on [bank deposits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_deposit) or marketing dollars are distributed as prizes based on chance. They are attractive to consumers as they function both as a sweepstakes or game of chance (as there is a chance of a large prize) and as savings (the deposit is never lost, unlike normal lotteries) vehicle. PLSAs are similar to [lottery bonds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_Bond) except they are offered by banks, [credit unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_union), prepaid card companies, and FinTechs, and can be held for a period of time determined by the consumer. Sometimes the returns are in-kind prizes rather than cash." ## Blockchain [The Blockchain and Us (2017)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iF73cybTBs\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto invented bitcoin and the blockchain. For the first time in history, his invention made it possible to send money around the globe without banks, governments or any other intermediaries. The concept of the blockchain isn’t very intuitive. But still, many people believe it is a game changer." [How the blockchain is changing money and business | Don Tapscott](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl8OlkkwRpc\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "What is the blockchain? If you don't know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don Tapscott is here to help, demystifying this world-changing, trust-building technology which, he says, represents nothing less than the second generation of the internet and holds the potential to transform money, business, government and society." [Why Blockchain Matters More Than You Think!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDNN0uH2Z3o\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "The Blockchain and it's potential simply explained." ## Energy [Can A City Run On 100% Renewable Energy?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKhzVcHrWH4\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "In 2014 Burlington, Vermont became the first city in the United States to run on 100% Renewable Energy. But how do they actually do it? What’s their secret?" [Documentary : The renewable energy breakthrough! (finally).](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV8VJMMtjlk\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Finally after decades of research and development of renewable energy technologies, the price of electricity per Kw. (in 80% of the world) has become competitive with fossil fuel generated electricity. With no end in sight to the falling prices and wind power just slightly behind in production price, countries around the world are making the push to convert their energy production to renewables. Nowhere is this more evident than in China's aggressive push to modernize their entire energy production industry!" [How Solar Power Will Empower the World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxSrb7FgVcA\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Solar power is cheaper than ever and it will revolutionize the world." [Oil and gas companies are facing major technological disruption](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ38SiVOD78\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Pressure to reduce carbon emissions is putting the future of fossil fuel giants in jeopardy. Their survival plans involve carbon storage and floating wind farms. Meanwhile, one small German village is showing how large companies aren't always essential." ## Environment [5 Bad Reasons to Ditch the Paris Climate Agreement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WKoj-kodBw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "I've heard a lot of reasons for withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement but none of them makes sense to me." [Can A City Run On 100% Renewable Energy?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKhzVcHrWH4\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "In 2014 Burlington, Vermont became the first city in the United States to run on 100% Renewable Energy. But how do they actually do it? What’s their secret?" [Documentary : The renewable energy breakthrough! (finally).](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV8VJMMtjlk\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Finally after decades of research and development of renewable energy technologies, the price of electricity per Kw. (in 80% of the world) has become competitive with fossil fuel generated electricity. With no end in sight to the falling prices and wind power just slightly behind in production price, countries around the world are making the push to convert their energy production to renewables. Nowhere is this more evident than in China's aggressive push to modernize their entire energy production industry!" [DRAFT: Think Locally, Act Globally; or, Invisible-Hand Environmentalism](http://doc.dreev.es/pigou) - "Suppose we have a global problem that we need everyone to pitch in and help with. It involves massively complicated calculations and tradeoffs. What if there were a way we could break those calculations apart so that each person could solve a bite-sized piece that involved only themself? This is the miracle of the [Pigouvian Tax](http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/10/pigou-club-manifesto.html)." [Going green shouldn't be this hard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxKfpt70rLI\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Going green does not need to be a sacrifice, either for us as individuals or for businesses, governments and the economy." [How Solar Power Will Empower the World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxSrb7FgVcA\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Solar power is cheaper than ever and it will revolutionize the world." [Oil and gas companies are facing major technological disruption](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ38SiVOD78\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Pressure to reduce carbon emissions is putting the future of fossil fuel giants in jeopardy. Their survival plans involve carbon storage and floating wind farms. Meanwhile, one small German village is showing how large companies aren't always essential." ## Transportation [Elon Musk's Basic Economics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h97fXhDN5qE\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video [The future of the car industry | The Economist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2rBzJXLem8\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Ride-hailing apps such as Uber, Ola and Lyft are not only challenging taxi drivers around the world, they are also disrupting the car industry as a whole as people prefer to hail a ride than buy their own set of wheels." [The high cost of free parking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akm7ik-H_7U\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Hidden parking rules hurt our cities. Will Chilton and Paul Mackie of Mobility Lab explain." [How cars went from boxy to curvy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVjmIovOPek\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "The big shift from boxy cars in the '80s to curvy cars in the '90s, explained." [Tesla Now the Most Valuable Car Company in the US - Why?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocgZtMrto0g\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Tesla is now the most valuable car company in the United States, here's a broad look at my take on why this is. I also ask a few other questions about the companies future. Enjoy!" [Why Trains are so Expensive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjwePe-HmA\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video ## Universal Basic Income [Automated Economy Explained: Mechanics of a Basic Income](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEkT14RBzDI\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video [Basic income, explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9xVWOfXW7U\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "We know how to end poverty. So why don't we?" [How we'll earn money in a future without jobs | Martin Ford](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swB7Ivct8d8\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Machines that can think, learn and adapt are coming -- and that could mean that we humans will end up with significant unemployment. What should we do about it? In a straightforward talk about a controversial idea, futurist Martin Ford makes the case for separating income from traditional work and instituting a universal basic income." [What Hillary Clinton really thinks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGm0FQ6i74U\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Hillary Clinton’s theory of politics is unfashionable, but she doesn’t care." # Engineering [Hackaday](https://hackaday.com/) #blog - "Hackaday serves up Fresh Hacks Every Day from around the Internet. Our playful posts are the gold-standard in entertainment for engineers and engineering enthusiasts." [The Round Nixie Watch from Cathode Corner](http://www.cathodecorner.com/nixiewatch/index.html) - "The Cathode Corner Round Nixie Watch is the perfect way to show your retro-geek cred. It is a two-digit wristwatch using Nixie tubes, a forty-year-old display technology that is delightfully easy to read." [The SpaceX Competitor is Printing Its Rockets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9\&v=zeQTrWU1RlU) #video - "California-based startup Relativity Space is manufacturing rockets using giant Westworld-esque 3D printers, a process they say could drastically shorten the rocket-making process from years to weeks. Tim Ellis, the company’s 30-year-old CEO, explains how the high degree of automation in Relativity’s factory has enabled them to build rockets remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic." [Why Machines That Bend Are Better](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97t7Xj_iBv0) #video - "Compliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great." # Entrepreneurship [1Kprojects](https://1kprojects.com/) - "Neglected side projects for less than $1000. 1Kprojects is a curated marketplace where makers sell their abandoned projects for less than $1000." [5 Tips For A Better Side Hustle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1IvJClaqNI) #video - " These days, it seems like everyone is making money on the side. Side hustles like ride-sharing, room rentals, and selling witty cross stitch patterns are a common occurrence. BUT, is every side hustle worth the time dedicated to them?" [The 5 Whys](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkuNImX8Jdo) #video - "In this video from our "Strategic Thinking" module, Eric Reis, entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, gives us advice on asking the right questions to discover the managerial and leadership issues behind technical problems: The 5 Whys." [ClientSuccess](https://www.clientsuccess.com/) - "We help you retain and grow your existing customer base. Customer success software that helps you build relationships that last." [Company of One, the podcast](https://ofone.co/company-of-one-podcast/) #podcast - "Company of One is a podcast that explores what happens when businesses challenge the traditional idea that bigger is always better. What if we break from the idea that growth in revenue, customers and employees is always the byproduct of success and focus instead on what it means to create richer and more fulfilling careers and businesses that don’t require exponential growth in all directions at all times?" [Competition is for Losers with Peter Thiel (How to Start a Startup 2014: 5)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fx5Q8xGU8k\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "Peter Thiel, founder of Paypal and Palantir, discusses business strategy and monopoly theory in "Competition is For Losers"." [Courtland's Checklist](https://courtlandschecklist.com/) - "Validate your business idea. A simple checklist shared by @csallen. Made by Chris McCormick." [Earnest Capital](https://earnestcapital.com/) - "Earnest Capital provides early-stage funding, resources and a network of experienced advisors to founders building sustainable profitable businesses." "Educate yourself about everything about business. Get that broad, universal perspective first. It doesn’t take very long" (Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA, via IndieHackers). [Engines of Growth: What Your Startup Needs to Know](https://brandcave.co/blog/engines-of-growth/#:~:text=The%20concept%20of%20the%20engines%20of%20growth%20is,engine%2C%20the%20viral%20engine%20and%20the%20paid%20engine.) #article - "The concept of the engines of growth is the product of Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup. The engines are metrics that can help you figure out how to create sustainable growth based on customer use of your product or service. There are three engines: the sticky engine, the viral engine and the paid engine. Each engine brings a different trajectory for growth and a different kind of growth. It is a good idea to focus on just one of these engines or you will have a hard time knowing what is working and what isn’t for your startup. Which of the three engines of growth is right for you?" [Eventual Millionaire](https://eventualmillionaire.com/) #podcast - "Each week I interview a new business success story (who became a net worth millionaire through their business) to give you the inside scoop to get to your million faster and easier!" [FindCollabs](https://findcollabs.com/) - "Find collaborators. Build projects. FindCollabs is a place to build projects with other people." [FiveMinuteFounder](https://www.fiveminutefounder.com/index.html) - "Become a Better Founder. Actionable, concise advice to improve your startup/company by 1% each week. Only what you need to know, in five minutes, with examples." [FounderPad](https://www.founderpad.co/) - Curated list of podcasts, books, newsletters, etc. [The Four Steps to Epiphany](https://web.stanford.edu/group/e145/cgi-bin/winter/drupal/upload/handouts/Four_Steps.pdf) #book - by Steven G. Blank [GitLab Handbook](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/) - " The GitLab team handbook is the central repository for how we run the company. Printed, it consists of over [3,000 pages of text](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/about/#count-handbook-pages). As part of our value of being transparent the handbook is [open to the world](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/tree/master/source/handbook), and we welcome feedback. Please make a [merge request](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests) to suggest improvements or add clarifications. Please use [issues](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/issues) to ask questions." [HelpSpace](https://helpspace.io/) - "Simplify Your Customer Support . All your emails and messages in one place." [How Your To-Do List is Killing Your Productivity - Dan Lok](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGk3tmodKDE) #video - Delegate as much as possible, identify the 5 most import things to accomplish today, complete them, and then spend the rest of your time to think and strategize. Avoid the cult of busy. You can't do quality thinking when you're always busy and always running. [Juro](https://juro.com) - "Make contracts work for everyone. Contract management software your whole team will love." [Kiip](https://www.kiip.me/) - "Kiip is an in-app mobile advertising platform that uses moments to create meaningful customer interactions and generate highly targeted, custom audiences." [Magic Personal Assistant for CEOs](https://getmagic.com/) - "Get a 24/7 team of remote workers to help you get things done." [MakerPad](https://www.makerpad.co/) - "You don't need to know how to code. Makerpad is the best no-code platform for professionals & creators." [MicroConf](https://www.microconf.com/) - "The World's Biggest Conference For the World's Smallest Self-Funded Software Companies" [Nolt](https://nolt.io/) - "Collect feedback in a central place that your users will love" [The Other Side of Burnout](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHMfmcIWXT8) #video [Ramen Profitable](http://www.paulgraham.com/ramenprofitable.html) #article - "Ramen profitable means a startup makes just enough to pay the founders' living expenses. This is a different form of profitability than startups have traditionally aimed for. Traditional profitability means a big bet is finally paying off, whereas the main importance of ramen profitability is that it buys you time." [Stripe Atlas](https://stripe.com/atlas) - "The best way to start an internet business. Starting a company can be needlessly complicated—lengthy paperwork, bank visits, legal complexity, numerous fees, and non-obvious decisions about what services to use. We built Stripe Atlas to make this easy: a tool to handle everything involved in establishing an internet business. It’s available to entrepreneurs everywhere." [Wobaka](https://wobaka.com/?ref=pixels) - "Wobaka is the all-in-one CRM and sales automation tool that makes it easy to manage contacts, share emails and automate outreach, without losing your mind." [Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR4nKgDnPHs) #video - Takeaways: * Be in it for the long haul. * Build a community and listen to them to find out what they need. * Surround yourself with people who are starting businesses and you'll be way less likely to quit when the going gets hard. * Read. * The Lean Startup * Crossing the Chasm * Zero to One - Written for high-growth startups. Not for people who are trying to bootstrap. * Hooked * Ask questions. * Get mentorship. * Wait until you have a solid strategy for customer acquisition that is working before you quit your job to go full-time with your side project. [Yogababble](https://www.profgalloway.com/yogababble) #article - "The boards of Theranos and WeWork included [former and future](https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-former-board-members-henry-kissinger-george-shultz-james-mattis-2019-3) Secretaries of Defense, Supreme Allied Commanders, and billionaire CEOs of iconic firms. These individuals can assess geopolitical markers, troop movements, and business trends better than anybody on the planet, maybe in history. But put a young woman from Stanford in a black turtleneck, or a guy with great hair, in the same room, and these global leaders couldn't recognize blatant fraud." ## Finance [Can I Deduct That As A Business Expense?](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianthompson1/2019/03/17/can-i-deduct-that-as-a-business-expense/#39639ab66a15) #article - "I work with many business owners and by far, the most commonly asked question I get is, “Can I deduct that as a business expense?” As with all good tax law questions, it depends on a lot of factors — the type of expense, the type of business that you have and whether you can verify the purpose behind the expenses." [Deducting Business Expenses](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/deducting-business-expenses) #article - "Business expenses are the cost of carrying on a trade or business. These expenses are usually deductible if the business operates to make a profit." [Guideline](https://www.guideline.com/) - "The easy, affordable 401(k) for small business. We handle all the hard work for just $8 per employee each month." [Gusto](https://gusto.com/product/payroll) - "Payroll made easy. See why Gusto is simply the best online payroll" [How to Keep Your Side Hustle From Messing Up Your Taxes](https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/side-hustle-taxes?utm_source=cnl\&utm_medium=email\&utm_content=3.15_cnl_blog_elp_tax_control\&utm_term=elp_bu\&utm_campaign=cnl_newsletter\&utm_id=cnl_newsletter\&cd17=B2C_DR_CNL_DRCOM-6654_SegE_CNL_200315\&email_id=3135022) #article [Mercury](https://mercury.co) - "Banking built for startups. Mercury makes bank accounts that help tech companies scale. [Wave](https://www.waveapps.com/) - "Award-winning financial software designed for entrepreneurs." [Google Sheets add-on](https://support.waveapps.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020768272-Wave-Connect-Easily-import-and-export-data-with-Wave-s-Google-Sheets-add-on-). ## Hiring [Don’t hire top talent; hire for weaknesses.](https://benjiweber.co.uk/blog/2021/04/10/dont-hire-top-talent-hire-for-weaknesses/) #article - "*Why* are you hiring? Are you hiring to *do* more, or are you hiring to *achieve* more?" [Proximity Placements](https://proximityplacements.com/) - Virtual assistants. "Leading with Business Owners and Consultants in Hiring the Best People to Grow their Business with." ## Management [Goodhart's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law) #article - "**Goodhart's law** is an [adage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adage) named after economist [Charles Goodhart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Goodhart), which has been phrased by [Marilyn Strathern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Strathern) as "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law#cite_note-1) One way in which this can occur is individuals trying to anticipate the effect of a [policy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy) and then taking actions that alter its outcome.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law#cite_note-2)" [Responsibility assignment matrix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix) #article - "A **responsibility assignment matrix**[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix#cite_note-pmbok-1) (**RAM**), also known as **RACI matrix**[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix#cite_note-2) ([/ˈreɪsi/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English)) or **linear responsibility chart**[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix#cite_note-3) (**LRC**), describes the participation by various [roles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role) in completing [tasks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_\(project_management\)) or [deliverables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliverable) for a [project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project) or [business process](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process). RACI is an [acronym](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym) derived from the four key responsibilities most typically used: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix#cite_note-slaguide-4) It is used for clarifying and defining roles and responsibilities in cross-functional or departmental projects and processes.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix#cite_note-babok-5) There are a number of alternatives to the RACI model." ## Open Startup Movement [MakerPad Open](https://www.makerpad.co/open) - "Makerpad is sharing stats as part of the [Open Startup](https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/968219339588493312) movement" [What does it mean to be an Open Startup?](https://hackernoon.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-open-startup-f4446984189) #article - "The Open Startup trend is a transparency and openness movement seemingly initiated by [Buffer](https://buffer.com/transparency), quickly adopted by [Ghost](https://ghost.org/open/), capitalised by [Baremetrics](https://demo.baremetrics.com/), and recently popularised in the Indie Maker community by [Pieter Levels](http://open-startup.com/)." [What’s exciting about the Open Startup movement?](https://blog.productdisrupt.com/whats-exciting-about-the-open-startup-movement-729aaa11b107) #article - "To put it simply, any startup is an open startup that shares its statistics, revenue and growth stories out in the public." ## Software as a Service [Evaluating Modest SaaS Business Ideas](https://greaterdanorequalto.com/evaluating-modest-saas-business-ideas/) #article - "I'm evaluating new SaaS business ideas, and I wanted to share a little bit about exactly how I'm evaluating them." [The Modest Product Podcast](https://modprodpod.com/) - "Join hosts Dan Hulton and Steven Abadie on their journey to create Modest Products and improve their lives. What is a Modest Product? Well, it's something like an anti-unicorn... You know what? Why not just tune in and find out!" [Nodewood](https://nodewood.com/) - "Build your next SaaS web app faster. Save weeks or months of development time when you build with Nodewood - a JavaScript SaaS Starter Kit that provides an application scaffold, user authentication, subscription management, and more!" [What should I build?](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MhhmXOJiEdR11fN910h-WZ7B88Py1YIa6iONkn3mb0w/edit#) #article - Google doc. ## Sources [Bootstrappers.io](https://bootstrappers.io/) - Newsletter, curated links, blog. [Indie Hackers](https://www.indiehackers.com/) - "Learn from the founders behind hundreds of profitable online businesses, and connect with others who are starting and growing their own companies." Forum, blog, podcast. [Indie Hackers on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC36zt_eM_gZQXayw_pAdASg/featured) #channel [Inside Intercom](https://www.intercom.com/blog/) #blog [Paul Graham](http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html) #blog [Paul Jarvis](https://pjrvs.com/about/) - "Hi, I’m Paul Jarvis, author of [Company of One](https://ofone.co/). I’m a writer, designer, podcaster, online course teacher and software creator ~~in real life~~ on the internet. I have more tattoos than you, and I’m ridiculously introverted. My goal is to help folks build better, not bigger, businesses." [A Smart Bear](https://blog.asmartbear.com/) #blog # Customer Development [26 Resources to Help You Master Customer Development Interviews](https://neilpatel.com/blog/26-customer-development-resources/) #article - "How do you find people to talk to? What questions do you ask them? And what do you do with all the answers you receive? ❡ I’ve compiled a list of resources to help you answer these questions, because effective customer development is vital to product management. I hope these resources will be helpful." [Customer Development for Product Managers](https://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Customer-Development-Product-Managers/704121-2.html) #course - "Great products are built from a strong understanding of customer needs. As a product manager, you're tasked with identifying those customer needs so that you're able to direct the creation of products that make your customers' lives a bit easier." [Customer Development Labs](https://customerdevlabs.com/) #blog - "HOW to do Lean Startup" [Customer Discovery: What Do You Ask, with Justin Wilcox](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTkP2JDeGWM) #video [Customer Interviews](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPENX6qYXRfGujO-4D-tozlKkKK9L3l0H) #playlist - 👍 [INTRODUCTION TO CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT INTERVIEWS](https://www.cleverism.com/customer-development-questions-ask-potential-customers/) #article - "The customer interview is all about learning and discovery. You can think of yourself as an impartial researcher or a journalist. If you approach the customer interview as someone who is genuinely curious about one person’s experience in the bigger picture, you will find that you will be listening a lot more than you will be talking. This means that you will be gathering more useful information but still protecting your ego in front of your customers." [The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18529000-the-mom-test?from_search=true) #book - "The Mom Test is a quick, practical guide that will save you time, money, and heartbreak." [The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions](https://mfishbein.com/the-ultimate-list-of-customer-development-questions/) #article - "I’ve had a few requests for this post. I’ve compiled all of my favorite customer development questions into one place! I’m sure I’ve missed some great questions. Please let me know your favorites in the comments sections and I’ll continually update this post." # Marketing [Buffer](https://buffer.com/) - "Plan, collaborate, and publish thumb-stopping content that drives meaningful engagement and growth for your brand." [ClickFunnels](https://www.clickfunnels.com/) - "ClickFunnels Gives You EVERYTHING You Need To Market, Sell, and Deliver Your Products and Services Online! (Without Having To Hire or Rely On A Tech Team!)" [ClickFunnels Review Video Alert| Don't Buy ClickFunnels- Top 5 Reasons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ79nb7raYo) #video - "I have a love - hate relationship with this software provider, but this honest ClickFunnels Review will help you decide if this software is right for you. If Your considering CF, then you need to watch this honest ClickFunnels review video for 2017 before you buy it." [customer.io](https://customer.io/) - "With Customer.io, send targeted emails, push notifications, and SMS to lower churn, create stronger relationships, and drive subscriptions." [Free landing page templates for startups.](https://cruip.com/) [Growth Bites](https://www.indiehackers.com/growth-bites) - "tasty tips to help you grow" 🔥 [Growth Lessons](https://growthlessons.co/) - "Real-life lessons from founders who have grown their business or community." [Known](https://withknown.com/) - "A collaborative social publishing engine. Known allows any number of users to post to a shared site with blog posts, status updates, photographs, and more. Its robust open source framework can be used to build fully-fledged community sites, or a blog for a single user. It's up to you." [Meta Tags](https://metatags.io/) #webapp - "With Meta Tags you can edit and experiment with your content then preview how your webpage will look on Google, Facebook, Twitter and more!" [Ontraport](https://ontraport.com/) - "All your marketing tools in one place. Complete your campaigns with all your promotional pieces—from emails to pages and pop-up forms—which you can seamlessly create and connect right inside of Ontraport." [Placid](https://placid.ap) - "Generate your social share images automatically." [PostPerk](https://postperk.com/) - "Partnerships, made easy. Instantly boost your sales by partnering with complementary brands. Even if you're short on time, team, or expertise." [Sales for Founders](https://salesforfounders.com/) - "You get access to the sales knowledge I had to spend *years of pain* learning the hard way. And then refined into super effective, actionable lessons... over years coaching hundreds of founders just like you." [Sendtric](https://www.sendtric.com/) - "Boost your clickthrough rates. Create free email countdown timers today." [Testimonial.to](https://testimonial.to/) - "Collect video testimonials. Text testimonials look less authentic. We help you collect video testimonials from your customers so you can better promote your product." [Zero to Marketing](https://zerotomarketing.com/) - "Want to grow a profitable website? Learn how to get better at marketing with one email a week . Every week I pick a new online project and write a 5-minute-read case study with actionable tips on how I'd grow it." ## Blogging [Blogging for Devs](https://bloggingfordevs.com/?ref=producthunt) #course - "Learn to grow your blog as a developer without an existing audience. Get the free email course and newsletter for developers, makers, managers, and technical founders growing their reach through blogging" [Pillowfort](https://www.pillowfort.social/users/sign_in) - "Pillowfort.social is a new blogging platform where fans and creators alike can share their work, create a community of their own, and do so in a positive and safe environment. Pillowfort aims to be a sort of hybrid of your favorite blogging websites-- keeping the strengths of these platforms while compensating for their shortcomings." [Submit.as](https://submit.as/) - "Simple writing submissions for your web publication." [Telescope](https://telescope.ac/) - "Telescope is a minimal, simple, and fast publishing platform with a focus on privacy. It's like Medium, but without all the bullshit." [Teletype](https://teletype.in/) - "Teletype lets you focus on one thing: your stories. Whatever the format, it styles everything to look gorgeous across all screens. Effortless and intuitive creative workflow makes Teletype the perfect stage for your stories." [Write.as](https://write.as/) - "A place for focused writing" [WriteFreely](https://writefreely.org/) - "An open source platform for building a writing space on the web." ## Podcasting [Anchor](https://anchor.fm/) - "The easiest way to make a podcast. Everything you need, 100% free." [Buzzsprout](https://www.buzzsprout.com/) - "Podcast hosting and a whole lot more." [API](https://github.com/Buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api) # Newsletter Publishing {% embed url="" %} [Benchmark](https://www.benchmarkemail.com) - “Powerful and Simple Email Marketing. Simple enough for your intern. Design to impress the creative team. Bigger sales to thrill the boss.” #email [EmailOctopus](https://emailoctopus.com/) - "Email marketing made easy. Simple, powerful tools to grow your business. Easy to use, quick to master and all at an affordable price." [EmailOut](https://www.emailout.com/) - "Try a fresh new approach to email marketing, one that’s fully-featured, flexible and (most importantly) free for life. You get powerful tools for everything from design to delivery and fully-featured analytics. From one-off sends to cleverly segmented campaigns, do it all with EmailOut – free email marketing software for life with no sneaky upsells or restrictions. Exactly what you’d expect from a professional platform at a price you’ll love, free for life." [Ghost](https://ghost.org/) - "Last week, **8,335** writers, podcasters and video creators set up sites with Ghost to publish online and deliver newsletters to their audience." 🔥 [MailChimp](https://mailchimp.com/) - "Mailchimp helps small businesses do big things, with the right tools and guidance every step of the way." [Mailtrain](https://mailtrain.org/) - "Self Hosted Newsletter App Built on Top of Nodemailer" [publicate](https://publicate.it/ref/103877) - "Create Beautiful Newsletter Templates with Our Drag & Drop Email Builder" [Qazy](https://www.qazy.co/) - "**Qazy** is the simplest way to create your newsletter. Write it in our amazing editor, distribute it with our blast email tool and get paid with our integrated billing." 🤔 [Revue](https://www.getrevue.co/#) - "Revue is an editorial newsletter tool for writers and publishers" 🔥 [Sendy](https://sendy.co/) - "Send newsletters, 100x cheaper" [stripo](https://stripo.email/?fpr=alt-to) - "Create professional pure HTML code according to advanced email templates coding experiences and responsive better engagement rate for emails opened on mobile email templates fast time reducing for every new email creation by optimizing processes and automation without any HTML skills" [Substack](https://substack.com/) - "Start a newsletter. Build your community. Make money from subscriptions. Publishing is free, with no limits. We only make money when you do." 🔥 [Telegraph](https://telegra.ph/) - Is this even for newsletters? 🤔 [TinyLetter](https://tinyletter.com/) - By MailChimp. "Email for people with something to say." Free. 🔥 [uncomma](https://uncomma.com/) - "Publish free, paid and crowdfunded projects. Publishing is completely free. We only make money when you do." 🤔 [Wavium](https://wavium.co/) - "Convert your followers into email and text message subscribers just by sharing one link." 🤔 [Write.as](https://write.as/) - "A place for focused writing." 🔥 # Pricing [How to figure out the best pricing for your SaaS](https://www.indiehackers.com/@bsears/how-to-figure-out-the-best-pricing-for-your-saas-2f6b4249b6) #article - "You just finished building your MVP. Now you’re looking to launch and start getting paying customers. The problem is, you have no idea how you should be pricing your product." [Price Intelligently](https://www.priceintelligently.com/blog) #blog [Pricing low-touch SaaS](https://stripe.com/en-ch/atlas/guides/saas-pricing) #article - "How to approach pricing and packaging a new SaaS app, by example." ## Pay What You Want [Caring with cash, or How Radiohead could have made more money](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/07/15/caring-with-cash-or-how-radiohead-could-have-made-more-money/#.XO_p8tNKjUI) #article - "In October 2007, the British band Radiohead released their seventh album – [*In Rainbows*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Rainbows) – as a digital download that customers could pay whatever they liked for. The results of this risky venture are a guarded secret, but the album’s popularity was clear. It topped the charts and allegedly sold [1.2 million copies in the first day alone](http://www.gigwise.com/news/37670/exclusive-radiohead-sell-12million-copies-of-in-rainbows). Even though many fans paid nothing (the [average contribution](http://andrewdewaard.com/publications/Radiohead,%20Big%20Music,%20and%20the%20Future%20of%20the%20Record%20Industry%20-%20Andrew%20deWaard.pdf) ranged from $2.26 to around $8 [depending on](http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2633798.ece) [the survey](http://enoughcowbell.com/2008/12/17/solving-the-mystery-of-in-rainbows-average-download-price-part-1-of-2/)), the band still earned more money from *In Rainbows* than their previous album, *Hail to the Thief*. But according to a new study, Radiohead could have earned even more money by adding a slight twist to their plan – telling people that half their voluntary payments would go to charity." [Notes for a blog post or something on The Principle of Exquisite Fairness](http://doc.dreev.es/shapley) #article - Or why "pay what you want" is probably a terrible idea. [Pay what you want](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_what_you_want) #article - Wikipedia. "**Pay what you want** (or **PWYW**, also referred to as "**Value-for-Value** model")[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_what_you_want#cite_note-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_what_you_want#cite_note-2) is a [pricing strategy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pricing_strategies) where buyers pay their desired amount for a given commodity, sometimes including zero. In some cases, a minimum (floor) price may be set, and/or a suggested price may be indicated as guidance for the buyer. The buyer can also select an amount higher than the standard price for the commodity.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_what_you_want#cite_note-pay2-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_what_you_want#cite_note-Smart_Pricing2-4) Many common uses of PWYW set the price prior to a purchase, but some defer price-setting until after the experience of consumption (much like [tipping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratuity)). PWYW is a buyer-centered form of participatory pricing, also referred to as co-pricing (as an aspect of the [co-creation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-creation) of value)." [Pay What You Want Design Agency](http://paywhatyouwant.eu/) - "The first agency in the world where you pay for the design what you think it is worth." [Performance artist gives his entire fee to the audience, asks them to give back what he's worth](https://boingboing.net/2011/03/03/performance-artist-g.html) #article - "Performance artist Mike Daisey's show at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, "The Last Cargo Cult," started with the attendees being handed US currency (notes ranging from $1 to $100) as they came into the theatre. As Daisey's show drew to a close, he revealed that the money the audience had been given was the entire sum that the theatre was paying him to perform that night. He then asked the audience to give back some or all of the money based on their impression of the show -- and if they liked it enough, they were invited to give even more money back. At the end of the show, Daisey had not only made back all the money he'd given away, he'd also cleared $1,169.005 (yes, someone gave him half a penny!)." # Environment [5 Bad Reasons to Ditch the Paris Climate Agreement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WKoj-kodBw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "I've heard a lot of reasons for withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement but none of them makes sense to me." [Are All These Natural Disasters Normal? | The New York Times](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWXvgvyvKX8\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "A climate reporter for The Times explains what you should know about recent disasters that have struck in quick succession." [DRAFT: Think Locally, Act Globally; or, Invisible-Hand Environmentalism](http://doc.dreev.es/pigou) - "Suppose we have a global problem that we need everyone to pitch in and help with. It involves massively complicated calculations and tradeoffs. What if there were a way we could break those calculations apart so that each person could solve a bite-sized piece that involved only themself? This is the miracle of the [Pigouvian Tax](http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/10/pigou-club-manifesto.html)." [Elon Musk's Influence on President Trump](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHAWP6olnbw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Feb.10 -- While many CEOs have joined President Donald Trump's business advisory council, there is one notable tech standout -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Many think his vision to make the world more sustainable will greatly influence Trump's presidency. Bloomberg Businessweek's Ashlee Vance has more on 'Bloomberg Technology.'" [How dead is the Great Barrier Reef?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO44JlAElXM\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Coral bleaching is the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef. But it's too early for obituaries." [Offset Earth](https://offset.earth/) - "We plant trees & fund the world’s best climate crisis solutions . Become climate positive for less than $1.50 per week" [The Rules that Govern Life on Earth - with Sean B Carroll](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzDISuJdfZk\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Evolutionary biologist Sean B Carroll reveals how a few simple rules govern all life on earth, from the cells in our bodies to populations of animals on the Serengeti." [Scientists really aren’t the best champions of climate science](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qfI3DZmmQw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Facts and data alone won’t inspire people to take action in the fight against global warming. So what will?" [Trees.org](https://trees.org/) - "We aren’t just planting trees. We’re changing lives through regenerative agriculture." [Why the ocean is getting louder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrpkZkwTvu0\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "What the world sounds like underwater." [The World In 2050 \[The Real Future Of Earth\] – Full BBC Documentary 2018](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeEYaX82jSE\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Can you imagine our world in 2050? By mid-century there will likely be 9 billion people on the planet, consuming ever more resources and leading ever more technologically complex lives. What will our cities be like? How will we eat in the future of Earth? Will global warming trigger catastrophic changes, or will we be able to engineer our way out of the world climate crisis?" ## Agriculture [Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TmcXYp8xu4\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded?" [This Farm of the Future Uses No Soil and 95% Less Water](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_tvJtUHnmU\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz) #video - "As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution that's been implemented around the world. Vertical farms produce crops in stacked layers, often in controlled environments such as those built by AeroFarms in Newark, New Jersey. AeroFarms grows a variety of leafy salad greens using a process called "aeroponics," which relies on air and mist. AeroFarms' crops are grown entirely indoors using a reusable cloth medium made from recycled plastics. In the absence of sun exposure, the company uses LED lights that expose plants to only certain types of spectrum. AeroFarms claims it uses 95% less water than a traditional farm thanks to its specially designed root misting system. And it is now building out a new 70,000 square foot facility in a former steel mill. Once completed, it's expected to grow 2 million pounds of greens per year, making it the largest indoor vertical farm in the world. " [I’m a Tea Party conservative. Here’s how to win over Republicans on renewable energy.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbmt_WeNBck\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "This earth belongs to all of us." ## Climate Change {% embed url="" %} [Carbon Dioxide Is Not the Worst Greenhouse Gas, Meet SF6](https://invidio.us/watch?v=uGpDFgTfRYU) #video - "SF6 is a colorless, odorless, cheap and non-flammable synthetic gas that is incredibly effective at insulating material for medium- and high-voltage electrical installation. Because sulfur hexafluoride displaces the air that feeds the flames, SF6 is used to help prevent short circuits and fires in high-voltage electrical switches and circuit breakers." [Climate Change is Boring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNx9tvCrvv8\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video [Climate Crisis](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-public-radio/npr-ted-radio-hour-podcast/e/61751327?refid=asa\&autoplay=true) #podcast - Episode of TED Radio Hour. "There's no greater threat to humanity than climate change. What can we do to stop the worst consequences? This hour, TED speakers explore how we can save our planet and whether we can do it in time. Guests include climate activist Greta Thunberg, chemical engineer Jennifer Wilcox, research scientist Sean Davis, food innovator Bruce Friedrich, and psychologist Per Espen Stoknes." [Earth Temperature Timeline](https://xkcd.com/1732/) #comic - XKCD. "A Timeline of Earth's Average Temperature" [What Most People Don't Get About Climate Change | Answers With Joe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYJDAmDX2dM\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "You've probably heard a lot about climate change, and you've probably already picked a side in this debate. But things change when you look at it from a big picture perspective." [What the Hockey Stick missed about climate change](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqtZdnpfgIc) #video - "The infamous hockey stick figure was published in 1999. A new paper just blew it out of the water with an INCREDIBLE reconstruction." [Why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkZ7BJQupVA\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "The biggest problem for the climate change fight isn’t technology – it’s human psychology." ![https://xkcd.com/2500/](/files/-Mh-5l5OPVPgk1mhRfoG) ## Waste [Food waste is the world's dumbest problem](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RlxySFrkIM\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Eat your peas! It’s the easiest way to fight climate change." [Going green shouldn't be this hard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxKfpt70rLI\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Going green does not need to be a sacrifice, either for us as individuals or for businesses, governments and the economy." [How San Francisco Is Becoming A Zero Waste City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg3OA1s8-SI\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "According to the EPA, the national recycling rate in the U.S. is only about 34%. That means most of our solid waste goes to landfills and incinerators - including recyclable items like paper, glass, metal and plastic. Massive amounts of food waste that can be composted is clogging landfills, creating dangerous greenhouse gases. Many cities are starting to tackle this problem by implementing policies to help curb the waste by recycling and composting more. It's known as the "zero waste" movement, and San Francisco is on the forefront. Other cities that have zero waste goals include Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Austin, and Oakland. But San Francisco has been the most aggressive. In 2009 the board of supervisors passed an ordinance requiring all residents and business to recycle and compost their waste, making it the first American city to make composting mandatory. Its goal is to achieve zero waste by 2020, and it has diverted 80% of its waste from landfills so far. Now the city is getting attention from all around the world. Government officials from China, Italy, France, Denmark, India and many other countries have visited San Francisco's state of the art recycling and composting facilities in hopes of learning how to replicate its success." [You Can Live Without Producing Trash](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDQcBQUDpw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "One New York woman is making an effort to change the way we think about waste. Over the past two years, Lauren Singer has produced only enough trash to fill a 16 oz mason jar. ❡ In Going Off Grid, Laura Ling examines how 180,000 Americans a year are choosing to live entirely disconnected from our modern internet-focused world in pursuit of a more sustainable, simple lifestyle. " ## Sources [Greentech Media](https://www.greentechmedia.com/#gs.nzgu9y) #blog - "Greentech Media delivers market analysis, business-to-business news and conferences that inform and connect players in the global clean energy market. Our coverage extends across the clean energy industry with a focus on solar power and the electric utility market's evolution. Greentech Media's industry-leading coverage is provided by world-class journalists and a global network of expert contributors, supported by a team of analysts from our market intelligence arm, GTM Research." ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/05/endangered-species-2.html](/files/-ManLbCLxQ3DiMvd2Sj6) # Energy [Artificial Leaf Technology Could One Day Power Our World](https://invidio.us/watch?v=RRhGRSsiKxQ) #video - "Scientists at the University of Waterloo in Canada have come up with a new design for an artificial leaf. Not only is this technology 10 times more efficient than plant photosynthesis, it might help us move away from the fossil fuels that are getting us into so much trouble." [Can A City Run On 100% Renewable Energy?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKhzVcHrWH4\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "In 2014 Burlington, Vermont became the first city in the United States to run on 100% Renewable Energy. But how do they actually do it? What’s their secret?" [Documentary : The renewable energy breakthrough! (finally).](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV8VJMMtjlk\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Finally after decades of research and development of renewable energy technologies, the price of electricity per Kw. (in 80% of the world) has become competitive with fossil fuel generated electricity. With no end in sight to the falling prices and wind power just slightly behind in production price, countries around the world are making the push to convert their energy production to renewables. Nowhere is this more evident than in China's aggressive push to modernize their entire energy production industry!" [How Offshore Oil Rigs Work](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABIkWS_YavM) #video [Oil and gas companies are facing major technological disruption](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ38SiVOD78\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Pressure to reduce carbon emissions is putting the future of fossil fuel giants in jeopardy. Their survival plans involve carbon storage and floating wind farms. Meanwhile, one small German village is showing how large companies aren't always essential." [Why modern renewable power doesn’t need a breakthrough in energy storage | Amory Lovins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo8iEL6SqgI\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "More Americans work in the booming solar or windpower industries than in the coal industry, yet renewables are often claimed to be unreliable, needing vast and costly energy storage. Amory Lovins explains why that’s a myth." ## Nuclear {% embed url="" %} [The fight to rethink (and reinvent) nuclear power](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poPLSgbSO6k\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "New nuclear energy technology has come a long way - but can we get over our fears?" [Thorium - The Future of Energy?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1lIfFcxVuY\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "There's been a lot of talk about Thorium lately, but what's it all about? Will it be the future of energy?" ## Solar [How Solar Power Will Empower the World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxSrb7FgVcA\&list=PLIilwIraDV2JwXZ5bQ500pxPe0PyL3m7L\&index=2) #video - "Solar power is cheaper than ever and it will revolutionize the world." [How to Kick Our Fossil Fuel Habit in One Step](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGbhtiQxAh8\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Solar energy is clean, renewable and abundant—so why do we still burn fossil fuels to generate the majority of our electricity?" [Introducing Project Sunroof](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BXf_h8tEes\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Project Sunroof is mapping the planet’s solar potential, one rooftop at a time." [Project Sunroof](https://www.google.com/get/sunroof) - "Search for your home. Discover your solar savings potential." [Solar Energy Overview](https://www.saveonenergy.com/solar-energy/) #article - "Whether you’re interested in how solar energy works, are curious about the cost of home solar panels, or need guidance finding a solar installation company, SaveOnEnergy is here to help. Read on to learn more about solar energy or use the table of contents below to jump to the topic that interests you most." [Solar Power Plants | The Next Big Thing?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crAgssqpgQQ\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=3) #video [WHY SOLAR ENERGY IS THE FUTURE!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPXaA9SeVjA\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video [Why there are twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lasXF7bFElw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "America is changing how it gets its energy, and coal is losing out." [The World's First Solar Powered Train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y4QGFte3T8\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "The Byron Bay Railroad Company runs the world's first 100% solar-powered train. It wouldn't work everywhere - but in the bright sunshine of Australia, it might just be the right tool for the job." # Transportation [Electric Planes Are Here!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb3OmhO7_ao\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video [The high cost of free parking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akm7ik-H_7U\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Hidden parking rules hurt our cities. Will Chilton and Paul Mackie of Mobility Lab explain." [How to Build a City Around Bikes, Fast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-I6HFQXquU) #video - "Around the world cycling lanes are popping up and bike shops are selling out. As the coronavirus pandemic means people need to avoid subways and buses the bicycle is having a renaissance. And it could have much bigger repercussions for the health of our cities long into the future." [Normal Now](https://normalnow.com/#Welcome) - "Electric cars. They're normal now." [What if... we all drove electric vehicles?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gRS7PK6TP0\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Transport is a large contributor to New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and most of these emissions are from light passenger vehicles. If we all drove electric vehicles, powered with renewable energy, we could reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions significantly. However today most New Zealanders drive internal combustion engine cars and not all of our electricity generation is from renewable sources, which raises questions around whether we could convert our vehicle fleet to electric vehicles and whether this will actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions. On the other side of the argument, electric vehicles are readily available today. They’re becoming more affordable, and New Zealand has plenty of wind and geothermal renewable generation planned. This talk will look at the history of electric vehicles and their technology, and consider the impact on our electricity power system if we all drove electric vehicles. It will also touch on the environmental impacts for New Zealand and other countries from converting to electric vehicles, first-hand experience of owning an electric vehicle, and the need for skills and training in New Zealand to cope with the rise of new technologies in the electricity sector, which includes electric vehicles." [Why Car-Free Streets May Be Here to Stay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2HvW2iGNRk) #video - "While increasing automobile traffic has been a growing problem in major U.S. cities, the threat of Covid-19 has revealed what life could look like without car-clogged streets. This dramatic change triggered by pandemic shutdowns may lead to significant and permanent modifications to how we live, work and get around." [Why Norway is full of Teslas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSjYra7cYqY\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Oslo is the Tesla capital of the world." # Failure & Vulnerability ![https://twitter.com/DanielPink/status/1248604224121966592?s=20](/files/-M4ZIXoRJE3TrXPWKhG-) [2012: SpaceX: Elon Musk's race to space](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23GzpbNUyI4) #video - "From PayPal to electric cars to rockets, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk wants his company, SpaceX, to build America's next manned spacecraft" [The Beautifully Strange World of Outsider Music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVks07UgVQQ) #video - "Whether we're talking about The Shaggs, Wesley Willis, B.J. Snowden, Eilert Pilarm, Shooby Taylor, Gary Wilson, R. Stevie Moore, Tiny Tim, Luie Luie, Daniel Johnston, or whoever else -- this category of music is all about originality/authenticity. These musicians and artists aren't the most polished in the world, but they make up for it with passion and creativity. Open your mind up, go down the rabbit hole of outsider music, and have a good time!"‌ [CGP Grey was WRONG](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua4QMFQATco) #video ["Fear Makes Companions Of Us All" | Listen | Doctor Who](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibL6Y0VN4Ys) #video - "Clara has some advice about fear for a young doctor. Taken from the episode "Listen."" [The Five Rules of Risk - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtX-Ibi21tU\&feature=youtu.be) [Is Most Published Research Wrong?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42QuXLucH3Q) #video - "Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false." [Mistakes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz4S9aOm0kM\&list=PLIilwIraDV2KXu0ZksOgeM7tyOrLwM_6m\&index=9\&t=0s) #video - "Mistakes involving explosions..." [Pentatonix Messing Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvFypZckHRc) #video [The Three Year Rule](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HF2AjcXurA\&feature=youtu.be) #video [A Video for Perfectionists (and the value of Imperfect Space)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mAKN7s6_qE\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "One of my mantras is quality over quantity. But that's a slippery slope down. Here are my thoughts on perfectionism, wabi sabi and creative output." [xkcd: Ten Thousand](https://xkcd.com/1053/) #comic ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/04/fear-of-success.html](/files/-MZOZSugCAx0W_zhOBwN) # Freelancing [Everything I know about freelancing](https://andyadams.org/everything-i-know-about-freelancing/?utm_source=hackernewsletter\&utm_medium=email\&utm_term=fav) #article - "You’ve probably read a lot about freelancing: Feast and famine. Where to find clients. How much to charge. These topics are fundamental, but it seems like most freelancers burn out before they get over these hurdles. Can freelancing be a stable, long-term career?" [Freelance Calculator](https://coda.io/d/Freelance-Calculator_d3pNCKfmeS8/Intro_su3tG?viewMode=play#_luOWJ) #webapp [Hiveage](https://www.hiveage.com/) #webapp - "Best Online Invoicing Software. Trusted by 60,000 small businesses and freelancers from 152 countries." [A job without a boss](https://seths.blog/2019/04/a-job-without-a-boss-2/) #article - "**Freelancers** get paid when they work. We’re not focused on scale… and we’re not tiny versions of real entrepreneurs. Freelancers do the work for clients who need them. Hiring employees to scale when you’re a freelancer can be a bit of a trap, because you are likely to give up the very thing you set out to do in the first place." [“You can hire just about anyone…”](https://seths.blog/2019/04/avoiding-the-fiver-trap/) #article - "Websites that offer lowest common denominator jobs for freelancers (like Fiverr, Uber, ZocDoc, Mechanical Turk etc.) are focused on the generic. They intentionally blur the identities of the people doing the work–a simple star rating, a measure of reliability, that’s all." ## Time Tracking AirTable [Everhour](https://everhour.com/?utm_source=zapier.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=zapier\&utm_source=zapier.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=zapier) - "Work hours, organized. Track time, bill your clients accurately, and understand better how long work actually takes to improve future quotes and estimates." Integrates with Trello. Seems like it might do project estimation, but doesn't clearly say how. [FogBugz](https://www.fogbugz.com/) - "FogBugz project management software helps you spend less time on managing, and more on creating your digital masterpiece. Align your team under a common purpose that allows you to plan, track and release great software." Uses Evidence-Based Scheduling. Integrates with Trello. [FreshBooks](https://www.freshbooks.com/timesheets-and-time-tracking) - "Every second counts. Start tracking your time in FreshBooks and see exactly how much time you’re spending on clients and projects. And when the work’s done, easily generate an invoice with just a click." Doesn't seem to do project forecasting. [Harvest](https://www.getharvest.com/?utm_source=zapier.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=zapier\&utm_source=zapier.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=zapier) - "Time tracking software for those who value insight." Works with [Forecast](https://www.getharvest.com/forecast) for forecasting, but doesn't seem to be doing anything like Evidence-Based Scheduling. [Hourly](https://www.hourlytime.com/) - "Track time, intelligently. Hourly is a time tracking and analytics platform with a range of intelligent features - like predictions that learn and improve over time - to help take your services business to the next level." Doesn't seem to do project forecasting. [Hours](https://www.hourstimetracking.com/) - Doesn't seem to do project forecasting. [HourStack](https://hourstack.io/) - "TIME TRACKING, TIME PLANNING AND REPORTING\ IN ONE, EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND APPLICATION." Doesn't seem to do project forecasting. [PayDirt](https://paydirtapp.com/?utm_source=zapier.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=zapier) - "Simple Invoicing & Time Tracking for freelancers and agencies. Quit worrying about tracking time, invoices and estimates and complicated software. Now, go get back to work." Doesn't seem to do project forecasting. [Timely](https://timelyapp.com/?utm_source=zapier.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=zapier) - "Fully automatic time tracking. For those who trade in time" [Toggl](https://toggl.com/?utm_source=zapier.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=zapier\&utm_source=zapier.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=zapier) - "Where did time go? Turn your team on to productivity with Toggl the time tracker." Doesn't seem to do project forecasting. # Estimating Calculate a pool of estimates using the Evidence Based Scheduling technique in Python, and then create a simple visualization using matplotlib: ```python import random import matplotlib.pyplot as plt def generate_ebs_estimates(task_estimates, velocities, n_estimates=3000): estimates = [] for i in range(n_estimates): estimate = 0 for eta in task_estimates: estimate += eta * random.choice(velocities) estimates.append(estimate) return estimates task_estimates = [...] velocities = [...] estimates = generate_ebs_estimates(task_estimates, velocities) plt.hist(estimates, 30) plt.show() ``` You can also use Numpy to calculate percentiles on the estimate pool. ## Links [Evidence Based Scheduling](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2007/10/26/evidence-based-scheduling/) #article - by Joel Spolsky. “Over the last year or so at Fog Creek we’ve been developing a system that’s so easy even our grouchiest developers are willing to go along with it. And as far as we can tell, it produces extremely reliable schedules. It’s called Evidence-Based Scheduling, or EBS. You gather evidence, mostly from historical timesheet data, that you feed back into your schedules. What you get is not just one ship date: you get a confidence distribution curve, showing the probability that you will ship on any given date.” [Evidence Based Scheduling](https://www.fogbugz.com/evidence-based-scheduling.html) #article - FogBugz explanation. “EBS it’s a statistical algorithm that produces ship date probability distributions. It gather evidence, mostly from historical timesheet data and provides accurate schedules. It produces a probability distribution curve, so that you know for any given date, the probability that your project will be completed by it. EBS is perfect for forgetful team members, and it also takes into account factors like holidays and vacation time. It even consider contributions from those who only occasionally get a chance to work on project stuff too, like busy managers!” [Evidence-based scheduling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence-based_scheduling) #article - on Wikipedia. “Evidence-based scheduling is a software estimation approach created by Joel Spolsky, a commentator on software engineering principles. Evidence-based Scheduling is based on at least two core ideas: including all time spent, and using a Monte Carlo completion date prediction method.” [Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It (Ep. 323 Rebroadcast)](http://freakonomics.com/podcast/project-management-rebroadcast/) #podcast - "Whether it’s a giant infrastructure plan or a humble kitchen renovation, it’ll inevitably take way too long and cost way too much. That’s because you suffer from “the planning fallacy.” (You also have an “optimism bias” and a bad case of overconfidence.) But don’t worry: we’ve got the solution." [Make Better Software: The Training Series - Module 4: Schedules](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUS4ktQJOSY) #video - "Fog Creek Software invented the most reliable method for shipping software on time and on schedule, like clockwork. It’s called Evidence Based Scheduling, and you’ll learn how to apply it to accurately predict when software projects will be ready." [Reference class forecasting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_class_forecasting) #article - Wikipedia. "**Reference class forecasting** or **comparison class forecasting** is a method of predicting the future by looking at similar past situations and their outcomes.The theories behind reference class forecasting were developed by [Daniel Kahneman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kahneman) and [Amos Tversky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Tversky). The theoretical work helped Kahneman win the [Nobel Prize in Economics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Economics)." [Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art](https://www.amazon.com/Software-Estimation-Demystifying-Developer-Practices/dp/0735605351) #book # Futurism [Metaculus](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/) - "Metaculus is a community dedicated to generating accurate predictions about future real-world events by aggregating the collective wisdom, insight, and intelligence of its participants." ## Futures Thinking [Backcasting - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcasting) #article - "**Backcasting** is a planning method that starts with defining a desirable future and then works backwards to identify policies and programs that will connect that specified future to the present.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcasting#cite_note-1) The fundamentals of the method were outlined by John B. Robinson from the [University of Waterloo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Waterloo) in 1990.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcasting#cite_note-Robinson_1990-2) The fundamental question of backcasting asks: "if we want to attain a certain goal, what actions must be taken to get there?"[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcasting#cite_note-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcasting#cite_note-4)" [Excel: Scenario Planning and Analysis](https://www.lynda.com/Excel-tutorials/Excel-Scenario-Planning-Analysis/636107-2.html?srchtrk=index%3a1%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3ascenario+planning%0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2) #course - "A multitude of factors can affect the trajectory of your business. Learning how to document, summarize, and present projected business scenarios can help provide a basis for insightful business analysis, and help you evaluate the impact of various choices on your organization. In this course, explore techniques for analyzing a series of business scenarios using the flexible and powerful capabilities built into Excel. The course starts with a chapter on the art and craft of scenario planning before turning to the technical capabilities of Excel. Tools covered include row grouping to show and hide detail, PivotTables, and functions for using the normal distribution." [The Fourth Way: Design Thinking Meets Futures Thinking](https://medium.com/@anna.roumiantseva/the-fourth-way-design-thinking-meets-futures-thinking-85793ae3aa1e) #article - "They say “hindsight is 20/20”. If only you knew then what you know now, you would have sold that stock, ended that relationship, or taken that job offer in a snap. Of course the tricky part is being able to make those decisions in the present, but how do you do that without knowing what’s lurking around the corner? I want to argue that by making Futures Thinking a standard part of your thought process — both in your business and personal lives — you’ll be able to make better decisions in the face of uncertainty." [Futures Thinking: A Mind-set, not a Method - Touchpoint - Medium](https://medium.com/touchpoint/futures-thinking-a-mind-set-not-a-method-64c9b5f9da37) #article - "Design practices are becoming increasingly future-focussed, reflecting the complexities of the design challenges that we face. Futures thinking can offer us tools and methods to help with this, but more than that, it might offer us a new way of seeing the world that we design for." [Futures Thinking: The Basics](https://www.fastcompany.com/1362037/futures-thinking-basics) #article - "For nearly the past fifteen years, I’ve been working as a futurist. My job has been to provide people with insights into emerging trends and issues, to allow them to do *their* jobs better. I’ve done this work for big companies and government agencies (usually under the Very Professional sounding title of strategic foresight), and for TV writers and game companies. It’s quite an enjoyable job, as it allows me to indulge my easily-distracted curiosity about the world." [Futures Thinking | Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/specializations/futures-thinking) #course - "Ready Yourself for a Changing World. Learn the skills and mindsets of the world’s top futurists, so you can forecast what’s coming, imagine new possibilities, and seize control of your own future" [Leading Like a Futurist](https://www.lynda.com/Business-tutorials/Leading-like-Futurist/2813223-2.html?srchtrk=index%3a1%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3abackcasting%0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2) #course - "Futures-centered thinking may be the most important leadership skill you've never been taught. It’s a discipline and set of practices that everyone can learn. This course is about helping you see, shape, and share the future by improving your strategic thinking and foresight skills, your comfort with ambiguity, and your ability to communicate opportunities in a way that gets others excited, too. Lisa Kay Solomon—an expert on leadership, futures, and design thinking—explains how to imagine new futures, avoid being blindsided, and take steps to bring preferred futures to life. She also explains how to move beyond traditional ways of innovating and assessing risk by learning how to scan and capitalize on external trends and forces that are accelerating the spread of change and disruption." [Pre-mortem - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-mortem) #article - "A **pre-mortem**, or **premortem**, is a [managerial strategy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management) in which a project team imagines that a project or organization has failed, and then works backward to determine what potentially could lead to the failure of the project or organization.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-mortem#cite_note-hbr-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-mortem#cite_note-2)" [Scenario planning - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenario_planning) #article - "**Scenario planning**, also called **scenario thinking** or [**scenario analysis**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenario_analysis), is a [strategic planning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_planning) method that some organizations use to make flexible long-term plans. It is in large part an adaptation and generalization of classic methods used by [military intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_intelligence).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenario_planning#cite_note-1)" [TOOLS: BACKCASTING FROM SCENARIOS — innovate change](https://www.innovatechange.co.nz/news/2015/6/21/backcasting-from-scenarios) #article - "Imagining a desired future can inspire strategy and action, but the path to success is not always obvious. At **innovate change**, we use future focused scenarios to provide a picture of the future, then we ‘backcast’ to work out how to get there. Developing policy, services or programmes from this perspective helps us to imagine the impact of our plans on real people." # Governance & Politics [Army Vet Fought Off 5 Offenders at New York Subway Without Pulling Sidearm](https://special-ops.org/48649/army-vet-fought-off-5-offenders-at-new-york-subway-without-pulling-sidearm/) #article - "The NYPD officer caught on viral video fending off a band of subway vagrants without reaching for his gun has handled himself well under pressure before — he’s a U.S. Army veteran who’s served in Iraq and Afghanistan, police said." [Press event video](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Syed+Ali+NYPD&\&view=detail\&mid=13C516F2AA8F0A4BB39C13C516F2AA8F0A4BB39C\&rvsmid=713DDD1203BD7FFDF177713DDD1203BD7FFDF177\&FORM=VDQVAP) [Can Texas Secede from the Union?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S92fTz_-kQE\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [The Debt Limit Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIbkoop4AYE\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [The European Union Explained\*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O37yJBFRrfg\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [FiveThirtyEight](https://fivethirtyeight.com/) [Follow The Money](https://www.followthemoney.org) [GovTrack](https://www.govtrack.us) - "Tracking the United States Congress . Find your representative and senators and legislation that affects you." [How to Become the British Monarch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUY6HGqYweQ\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [How to research political candidates](http://www.adellefrank.com/blog/how-to-research-political-candidates) #article - "A follow-up to the [checklist of things to do before election day](http://www.adellefrank.com/blog/voter-checklist-things-to-do-before-election-day), this post gives an overview of 4 criteria for evaluating political candidates, seeing through distortion techniques, and 5 places voters might find candidate information." [The Law You Won't Be Told](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqH_Y1TupoQ\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [Political Database of the Americas](http://pdba.georgetown.edu/history.html) - "Through its website, the PDBA offers centralized and systematized information about institutions and political processes, national constitutions, branches of government, elections, political constitutional studies and other subjects related to the strengthening of democracy in the region. With more than 1,500 pages of information, the PDBA is one of the most preferred sources of political information on the Internet reaching more than 600,000 users per month." [Open Secrets](https://www.opensecrets.org) [r/Ask\_Politics](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ask_Politics/?utm_source=amp\&utm_medium=\&utm_content=post_subreddit) [r/politics](https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/) [Vote411](https://www.vote411.org) - " Election Information You Need . Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund" [Vote Smart](https://votesmart.org/) [What Is Martial Law And How Does It Work?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1L3CtY8SCQ\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [The (Secret) City of London, Part 1: History](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrObZ_HZZUc\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [The (Secret) City of London, Part 2: Government](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ROpIKZe-c\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [What Is Populism?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwHhV7tyXkE\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video ## Candidate Research [Federal Election Commission](https://www.fec.gov/) [OnTheIssues](https://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm) - "Every Political Leader on Every Issue" ## Fact Checking [Factba.se](https://factba.se/) [FactCheck.org](https://www.factcheck.org/) - "A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center" [NPR Fact Check](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check/) [PolitiFact](https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/) [The Washington Post Fact Checker](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/?noredirect=on\&utm_term=.3a4fc449dbad) - "The Truth Behind The Rhetoric | By Glenn Kessler" ## History [American Empire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASSOQDQvVLU\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [Brief History of the Royal Family](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNgP6d9HraI\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video ## Net Neutrality [Internet Citizens: Defend Net Neutrality](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtt2aSV8wdw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [Net Neutrality (HUNGRY BEAST)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLi7bxZ33Yo\&list=PLIilwIraDV2Js8hmlun8QpHAB7n8G47EB\&index=12\&t=0s) #video ## Privacy & Surveillance [The Great Hack](https://www.netflix.com/title/80117542) #documentary - "Explore how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election." [N.S.A. Spying: Why Does It Matter? | Op-Docs | The New York Times](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S61eL_06RZ4\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2\&t=0s) #video - "A short film explores whether ordinary Americans should be concerned about online surveillance." [The NSA and surveillance ... made simple - animation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoM4jIZbTtQ\&list=PLIilwIraDV2Js8hmlun8QpHAB7n8G47EB\&index=24) #video # Representation & Voting [A bold idea to replace politicians | César Hidalgo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyGWML6cI_k) #video - "César Hidalgo has a radical suggestion for fixing our broken political system: automate it! In this provocative talk, he outlines a bold idea to bypass politicians by empowering citizens to create personalized AI representatives that participate directly in democratic decisions. Explore a new way to make collective decisions and expand your understanding of democracy." [Approval Voting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting) - "**Approval voting** is a single-winner [electoral system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_system) where each voter may select ("approve") any number of candidates. The winner is the most-approved candidate. [Robert J. Weber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Weber) coined the term "Approval Voting" in 1971.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting#cite_note-1) It was more fully published in 1978 by political scientist [Steven Brams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Brams) and mathematician [Peter Fishburn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fishburn).[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting#cite_note-2)" [Category:Voting on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Voting) [Colorado Tried a New Way to Vote: Make People Pay—Quadratically](https://www.wired.com/story/colorado-quadratic-voting-experiment/?CNDID=56448331\&CNDID=56448331\&bxid=MzU4MjA3ODc1OTY3S0\&hasha=a4e0982fff34175ac7f7d1eb46fa9e04\&hashb=6e073a1192b227f17ad7655d5d8555ee00214402\&mbid=nl_041619_daily_list3_p2\&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER\&utm_brand=wired\&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20041619%20\(1\)\&utm_medium=email\&utm_source=nl) #article - "The result of some concept work by a Microsoft Research economist named Glen Weyl, quadratic voting is designed to force people to express their honest opinions about their choices by attaching a cost. ... The point is, you can yell as loudly as you want, but louder yelling costs more—so you have to be really incentivized to do it." [Mixed-Member Proportional Representation Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT0I-sdoSXU\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [PEP 8001 -- Python Governance Voting Process](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-8001/) #article - "This PEP outlines the process for how the new model of Python governance is selected, in the wake of [Guido's retirement](https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-committers/2018-July/005664.html). Once the model is chosen by the procedures outlined here, it will be codified in [PEP 13](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0013)." [Pizza to the Polls](https://polls.pizza/) - "Waiting in line for hours to vote? Tummies grumblin? Pizza to the Polls is here to help. Send us reports of long lines and we'll send in the delicious reinforcements." [Primary Elections Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_95I_1rZiIs\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [The Problems with First Past the Post Voting Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [Quadratic voting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratic_voting) #article - "Quadratic voting (sometimes abbreviated QV) is a collective decision-making procedure, where participants express how strongly they feel about an issue rather than just whether they are in favor of it or opposed to it." [Quick and Easy Voting for Normal People](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orybDrUj4vA\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video ## The Electoral College [How the Electoral College Works](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUS9mM8Xbbw\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [The Trouble with the Electoral College](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wC42HgLA4k\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [What If the Electoral College is Tied?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHEDXzOfENI\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video ## Instant-Runoff Voting [The Alternative Vote Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [Example demonstrates how IRV leads to "spoilers" & 2-party domination](https://www.rangevoting.org/IRVcs.html) #article - "Conclusion: IRV leads to self-reinforcing 2-party domination." [How our voting system (and IRV) betrays your favourite candidate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9\&v=JtKAScORevQ) #video - "Most people know that you can't always vote for your favorite candidate in plurality voting. Your favorite might be a spoiler and your vote might cause your least favorite candidate to win. No matter how much you like him, you may have to betray your favorite candidate and vote for a candidate that actually has a chance of winning. Does Instant Runoff Voting (aka Ranked Choice Voting) fix this problem? No! This video clearly shows why sometimes, even in instant runoff voting, supporting your favorite candidate can cause your least favorite to win. You may need to betray your favorite and put for your first choice the candidate that has a better chance of beating your least favorite. [Politics in the Animal Kingdom: Single Transferable Vote](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video # Health [Bearable](https://bearable.app/) #app - "All Health Tracking in One Place. Get the full picture. Find what works. Take control of your health." [care/of](https://takecareof.com/) - "Find the right vitamins, protein, and more, personalized just for you." Use coupon code household50 to get 50% off your first order, complements of [the Household Name podcast](https://www.businessinsider.com/household-name). [Chef Ani](https://chefani.com/) #blog #channel - "I am a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute of New York City. I love to cook and have been in the kitchen as far back as I can remember. A life-long vegetarian and now a plant-based chef, I enjoy junk food as much as the next guy, but realize that though it tastes good, it is not good for me. Have you ever heard the saying: “You are what you eat”? Well, science is telling us that this is absolutely true. The food choices we make today are super important to how we feel and operate tomorrow. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could come up with recipes that do both, taste delicious and make us feel wonderful? That is my quest." [Darebee](https://www.darebee.com/) - "The Darebee Resource is an independent fitness resource run and maintained by a small group of volunteers and fitness professionals. Here we make fitness accessible, make training fun and make a healthy lifestyle easier to start and maintain – on a budget. We believe that fitness is not a privilege, it should be made this accessible for everyone - not just people who can pay for it." [*Deep Medicine*](https://drerictopol.com/book/deep-medicine/) #book - "Medicine has become inhuman, to disastrous effect. The doctor-patient relationship–the heart of medicine–is broken: doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their patients, and medical errors and misdiagnoses abound. In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help. AI has the potential to transform everything doctors do, from notetaking and medical scans to diagnosis and treatment, greatly cutting down the cost of medicine and reducing human mortality. By freeing physicians from the tasks that interfere with human connection, AI will create space for the real healing that takes place between a doctor who can listen and a patient who needs to be heard." [OpenNotes](https://www.opennotes.org/) - "OpenNotes is the international movement that’s making health care more transparent. It urges doctors, nurses, therapists, and others to invite patients to read the notes they write to describe a visit. We call these opennotes." [Peloton](https://www.onepeloton.com/app?utm_source=Iterable\&utm_medium=email\&utm_campaign=newsletter_4.9) - "Peloton uses technology and design to connect the world through fitness, empowering people to be the best version of themselves anywhere, anytime." [Spoon theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory) #article - Wikipedia. "**Spoon theory**[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory#cite_note-1) is a metaphor that is used to describe the amount of mental or physical energy a person has available for daily activities and tasks. The theory was developed by Christine Miserandino as a way to express how it felt to have [lupus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupus). She used [spoons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon) to provide a visual representation of units of energy that a person might have and how [chronic illness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_illness) forces her to plan out her days and actions in advance, so as not to run out of energy, or spoons, before the end of the day.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory#cite_note-Miserandino-2)" [The Top 10 Benefits of Regular Exercise](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-benefits-of-exercise) #article - "Being active has been shown to have many health benefits, both physically and mentally." Healthline. [Welltory](https://welltory.com/) - "Measure your stress and energy levels with your smartphone" [Zenni](https://www.zennioptical.com/) - "Ready to revolutionize the way you buy glasses? At Zenni, we believe everyone should have access to high-quality, affordable eyeglasses. With prices starting at $6.95 for single-vision prescription glasses, you don't have to limit yourself to just one pair when you order glasses online. Express all facets of your personality with our low-priced eyeglasses and sunglasses in every style, shape, and color imaginable." ChooseFI says this is the choice of the FIRE community. [Zwift](https://zwift.com/) - "SERIOUS TRAINING MADE FUN. The at home training app connecting cyclists around the world." ## Mental Health Cinema Therapy: Psychology of a Hero: TONY STARK two-parter * [Psychology of a Hero: TONY STARK & PTSD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WabG3H-QnFw) #video - "Why does Tony Stark have PTSD symptoms in Iron Man 3, when he came through previous adventures seemingly unscathed? Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright break down what causes Tony's breakdown in Iron Man 3, how he gets through it, and how that relates to real life trauma or anxiety. They also talk about Tony's narcissism, problem-solving, and relationships. And how Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man launched the Marvel franchise and changed the landscape of modern movies." * [Psychology of a Hero: TONY STARK & Narcissism](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALQhiCo6hg) #video - "How does this genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist overcome his arrogance, ego, guilt, and PTSD? Tony Stark can think his way out of almost any problem, but what happens when he can't? Or when he can't protect the people he cares about? Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright finish out Tony Stark's character arc in part 2 of this deep dive into the psychology of Iron Man. They talk about handling guilt, dealing with trauma, and building and repairing relationships. And the absolutely stellar writing in the MCU, and stunning performances from Robert Downey Jr, Tom Holland, and more." [Psychiatrist Breaks Down Mental Health Scenes From Movies & TV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbp_EeBk-As) #video - "Psychiatrist Eric Bender breaks down mental health scenes from movies and TV, including 'Joker,' 'The Undoing,' 'BoJack Horseman,' 'Rain Man,' 'As Good as it Gets,' 'Girl Interrupted,' 'Inside Out,' 'Lars and the Real Girl,' 'Silver Linings Playbook' and 'A Beautiful Mind.'" [Psychology of a Hero: ANNA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzlRCtQ5W8A) #video - "Anna is in many ways the opposite of her sister Elsa - she is open, trusting, warm, and loyal. This turns out to be both and strength and a weakness for Anna. Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright discuss Anna's journey from anxious attachment to healthier relationships. Because of being pushed away by her sister and isolated from other people, she tries, sometimes a little desperately, to form close relationships and keep people close to her. They talk about how this can open you up to manipulation, and how to move to healthier attachment." Anxious attachment style. [Psychology of a Hero: ELSA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9oaURvpEo) #video - "Elsa shuts people out because she doesn't want to hurt the people she loves - especially her sister Anna. But shutting them out is what actually ends up hurting them. Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright take a look at Disney's iconic ice queen Elsa and her transformation as she learns to face her fears, accept herself, and open her heart. In both Frozen movies, Elsa pushes people away to try to protect them, and has to learn that by actually letting people in and learning to trust herself and others, she can not only harness her powers but also repair and build healthy relationships." Avoider attachment style. [Villain Therapy: JOKER](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFZA8v5WCzU\&list=WL\&index=1) #video - "Arthur Fleck's swings between manic episodes and serious depression can teach us a bit about what bipolar disorder looks like in real life. Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright take a look at the circumstances that lead Arthur Fleck to become the Joker. When you look at the ways his actions and emotions relate to bipolar disorder, and pair that with some pretty major trauma in his childhood and other circumstances in his life, we've got a really interesting character to look at from a psychological standpoint. And absolutely brilliant filmmaking that bring it to life." ## Sleep [6 Ways That Night-time Phone Use Destroys Your Sleep](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/prescriptions-life/201804/6-ways-night-time-phone-use-destroys-your-sleep) #article - "I see many people in my medical work who are looking for [sleeping](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/sleep) pills because they can’t get a good night’s rest. [Coaching](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/coaching) clients, too, complain of trouble winding down, poor sleep and broken sleep. The first thing I target? *The phone."* [Blue Light and Sleep: What's the Connection?](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/block-blue-light-to-sleep-better) #article - "Many studies suggest that blue light in the evening disrupts your brain's natural sleep-wake cycles, which are crucial for optimal health." [I spent a day with EXTREME SLEEPWALKERS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ3JTlJiFKo) #video - "I spent a day with sleep walkers to learn the truth about this highly misunderstood disorder." [Scientists Discovered How Sleep Cleans Toxins From Your Brain](https://invidio.us/watch?v=GUGqraRfGnQ) #video - "No surprise: sleep is essential to being a functioning, healthy human being. And new research looks even further into how sleep actually helps us maintain clean brains—but what does that mean?" [SleepTown](https://sleeptown.seekrtech.com/) #app - iOS and Android. "Build Healthy Sleep Habits" ## Weight Control [Effects of Bite Count Feedback from a Wearable Device and Goal Setting on Consumption in Young Adults](https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672\(16\)30222-2/abstract) #paper - "Providing feedback on the number of bites taken from a wearable intake monitor can reduce overall intake during a single meal. Regarding the first research question, providing feedback significantly reduced intake in both plate size groups and reduced the overall number of bites taken. Regarding the second research question, participants were successful in eating to their goals. However, individuals in the low goal condition appeared to compensate for the restricted goal by taking larger bites, leading to comparable levels of consumption between the low and high goal groups. Hence, the interaction of technology with goals should be considered when introducing a health intervention." [The Hacker's Diet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hacker%27s_Diet) #article - Wikipedia. "**The Hacker's Diet** (humorously subtitled "How to lose weight and hair through stress and poor nutrition") is a [diet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieting) plan created by the founder of [Autodesk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk), [John Walker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_\(programmer\)), outlined in an [electronic book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book) of the same name, that attempts to aid the process of [weight loss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_loss) by more accurately modeling how [calories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie) consumed and calories expended actually impact weight. Walker notes that much of our [fat free mass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_composition) introduces [signal noise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_noise) when trying to determine how much weight we're actually losing or gaining. With the help of a graphing tool ([Excel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel) is used in the book), he addresses these problems.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hacker%27s_Diet#cite_note-1) Factoring in [exercise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise), and through counting calories, one can calculate one's own total energy expenditure ([basal metabolic rate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_metabolic_rate), [thermic effect of food](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermic_effect_of_food), and day-to-day exercise) and cut back calorie intake or increase exercise to lose weight." [HAPIfork](https://www.hapilabs.com/product/hapifork) - [On KickStarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1273668931/hapifork-the-smart-fork-that-tracks-your-eating-ha-0/description). Seems to be discontinued. "HAPIfork Is the Smart Fork That Helps You Eat Healthier, Eat Slower and Lose Weight By Eating at the Right Time and at the Right Speed" ## Sources [Healthline](https://www.healthline.com/) - Seems to be good about sharing sources and fact checking their articles. [The Nuance](https://elemental.medium.com/the-nuance/home) #blog - "**The Nuance** is a weekly column that offers a deep and researched look at the latest science and expert insights on a buzzed-about health topic. Your life, sourced by science." # Humane Tech ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2018/03/ice-cream-fever.html](/files/-M1aF97enliqJOSwFLSX) [Center for Humane Technology](https://humanetech.com/) - "Our mission is to reverse human downgrading by inspiring a new race to the top and realigning technology with humanity." [Digital Minimalism - with Dr. Cal Newport](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/paula-pant-and-j-money/money-103/e/58555559?refid=asa\&autoplay=true) #podcast - "Cal Newport created a philosophy called digital minimalism, which is idea of reducing your digital life down to only the most important core essentials. Remove the apps from your phone, then slowly re-introduce only the ones that are the most useful and beneficial. Take control of your smartphone, rather than letting it control you." [Experiments with Google: Digital Wellbeing](https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/digitalwellbeing) - "A collection of ideas and tools that help people find a better balance with technology. We hope these experiments inspire developers and designers to consider digital wellbeing in everything they design and make. All the code is open sourced and helpful guides and tips are available to kick start new ideas. Try the experiments and create new ones. The more people that get involved the more we can all learn about building better technology for everyone." [f.lux](https://justgetflux.com/) #software - "f.lux ... makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day." [HOW I REPLACED FACEBOOK WITH "NICEBOOK"](https://elgan.com/blog/how-i-replaced-facebook-with-google-photos) #article - "I’m replacing Facebook with a single shared folder in Google Photos I’m calling “Nicebook” — it’s all the nice features of Facebook, without the exploitative, racist, disinformation, censoring, advertising and other not-so-nice features of Facebook." [Humane Tech Community](https://humanetech.community/) - "We are building the Pyramids of Humane Technology. We envision a future where we have unobtrusive technology that is empowering us and that allows humans to flourish and humanity to thrive. Where the digital world is a natural extension of the real one and a reflection of ourselves." [iDramaLab](https://idrama.science/) - "The iDRAMA Lab is an international group of researchers interested in a variety of modern computing and socio-technical concerns. Collectively, we have published work ranging from genomic privacy, to cryptography and Web security, to distributed systems, and even video games. More recently, we have worked on understanding and mitigating modern socio-technological issues such as online harassment campaigns, hate speech and political radicalization, and understanding the subtle ways in which web communities influence each other." [Intention](https://www.getintention.com/) #extension - Chrome & Firefox. "Build the habit of focus. **Intention pauses distractions so you can scroll less and do more."** [IRL Glasses](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ivancash/irl-glasses-glasses-that-block-screens/faqs) - "Glasses that Block Screens." Made by [IRL Labs](https://www.irl-labs.co/). [LeftBlank.co](http://www.leftblank.co/) - "This page intentionally left blank." [Mighty](https://bemighty.com/) #hardware - "Mighty plays music from Spotify and Amazon Music without a phone, screen, or connection." [Pi-hole](https://pi-hole.net/) - "A black hole for Internet advertisements" [Pomy](https://vanejung.com/pomy/) #software - "Focus timer app for your eye health." Mac and Windows. [Spend More Time Alone](http://www.calnewport.com/blog/2017/09/24/spend-more-time-alone/) #article - by Cal Newport. "The right way to define “solitude” is as a subjective state in which you’re isolated from input from other minds. ... Regular doses of solitude are crucial for the effective and resilient functioning of your brain." [Why The Web Is Such A Mess](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFRjZtYs3wY) #video - "Tim Berners-Lee envisioned a "universal information system". What went wrong?" ![https://xkcd.com/2473/](/files/-MbgUQhrQy8HffOq9rlH) ## Decentralization [Beaker](https://beakerbrowser.com/) - "A browser for the next-generation Web . Beaker is an experimental browser for exploring and building the peer-to-peer Web." [Dat Protocol](https://www.datprotocol.com/) - "Dat is a new p2p hypermedia protocol. It provides public-key-addressed file archives which can be synced securely and browsed on-demand." [Dat Protocol Foundation](https://dat.foundation/) - "Supporting the adoption and development of The Dat Protocol." [Decentralised system - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralised_system) #article - "A **decentralised system** in [systems theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_theory) is a system in which lower level components operate on local information to accomplish global goals. The global pattern of behaviour is an [emergent property](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergent_property) of dynamical mechanisms that act upon local components, such as indirect communication, rather than the result of a central ordering influence of a [centralised system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralised_system)." [Imagine This: A Web Without Servers - Tara Vancil - JSConf EU 2018 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ_WvfF3FN8\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "The Web was envisioned as an open platform for publishing and sharing information, but that vision has been lost: most people will never publish independently on the Web. What went wrong?" ## Internet Surfing {% embed url="" %} {% endembed %} [How to Prevent the Internet From Taking Over Your Life: Digital Minimalism 06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEps2fnwL-0\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "It's way too easy now to let the internet be a part of every aspect of our lives. This was starting to have a really negative effect on me, so I decided to do something about it." [r/nosurf](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosurf/) - "NoSurf is a community of people who are focused on becoming more productive and wasting less time mindlessly surfing the internet. ." [Wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosurf/wiki/index). [Website](https://nosurf.net/). ## Online Video [DF Tube (Distraction Free for YouTube™) - Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/df-tube-distraction-free/mjdepdfccjgcndkmemponafgioodelna) - "Allow yourself to focus while using YouTube™ for work, recreation or education." [FreeTube](https://freetubeapp.io/) #software - YouTube client that lets you turn off recommended videos, comments. [GitHub](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube) [Invidious](https://invidio.us/) - Alternative portal to YouTube {% embed url="" %} [NewPipe](https://newpipe.schabi.org/) #app - "the lightweight YouTube experience for Android" [PeerTube](https://peertube.cpy.re/) #webapp [SkyTube](https://skytube-app.com/) #app - "An open-source YouTube™ app for Android™." ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/05/interrupted.html](/files/-MaV0Mx7QM27TahhyPxx) ## Privacy [The Privacy Project](https://www.nytimes.com/series/new-york-times-privacy-project) #blog - The New York Times. [SecurityCheckli.st](https://securitycheckli.st/) - "An open source checklist of resources designed to improve your online privacy and security. Check things off to keep track as you go." ## Security [LastPass](https://www.lastpass.com/) - "The best way to manage passwords. Just remember your master password and LastPass remembers the rest. See for yourself how easy password management can be." [SecurityCheckli.st](https://securitycheckli.st/) - "An open source checklist of resources designed to improve your online privacy and security. Check things off to keep track as you go." ## Social Networking ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/05/social-media.html](/files/-Mb1ph_nkfshwnXoQw5H) [Calm Twitter](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/calm-twitter/cknklikacoaeledfaldmhabmldkldocj/related) #extension - Chrome. "This extension hides trending information from twitter timelines to make your mind calm." [Fabriq](https://www.ourfabriq.com/?utm_source=Iterable\&utm_medium=email\&utm_campaign=newsletter_4.9) #app - "Get Intentional About Your Relationships" [Houseparty](https://houseparty.com/?utm_source=Iterable\&utm_medium=email\&utm_campaign=newsletter_4.9) - "Houseparty is a face to face social network." [Marco Polo](https://www.marcopolo.me/?utm_source=Iterable\&utm_medium=email\&utm_campaign=newsletter_4.9) #app - "Unlike social media, there is no wasted time, no social comparisons and no likes! Connect with the most important people in your life, not the entire world." [SLOWLY](https://slowly.app/en/) #app - "SLOWLY lets you meet pen pals from your smartphone! Match with someone that shares your passion, write a letter and collect stamps from around the world. Speak your mind – one letter at a time!" # Phone Usage [Daywise](https://getdaywise.com/) #app - "Pick a schedule. Get notifications at those times. People who get notifications at set times are less stressed, calmer and more productive." [Desert Island](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digitalwellbeingexperiments.desertisland) #app - "Desert Island helps you find focus, by challenging you to go a day with only your essential apps. Simply pick the apps that are most important to you, then give it a go for 24 hours." [Envelope ](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.specialprojects.experiments.envelopecall)#app - "An experimental app which temporarily transforms your phone into a simpler, calmer device. Currently supports Pixel 3a." [Printable PDF envelope](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media.designersfriend.co.uk/sps/media/uploads/misc/downloads/google-unplugged-envelope-instructions.pdf). [GitHub](https://github.com/specialprojects-experiments/envelope). [Forest](https://www.forestapp.cc/) #app - "Stay focused, be present" [OFFTIME ](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.offtime.kit\&hl=en_US)#app - "OFFTIME lets you track and **customize your connectivity (and limit phone usage) so you can do the things that matter**. **Unplug**, **digital detox** and **focus** on your work, have **quality time** without distractions with the people you care about, or simply enjoy some peace of mind." [Lock Me Out 🥇 App blocker & website blocker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teqtic.lockmeout) #app - Android. "Can't put your phone down? Are you addicted to your smartphone? Lock Me Out is a simple but powerful application that will lock you out of your phone when you would rather be doing something else." ## Alternative Phones [The Light Phone](https://www.thelightphone.com/) - "A phone is a tool, and it should serve you as the user, not the other way around. The Light Phone II is a phone that actually respects you." [Mudita Pure](https://mudita.com/products/pure/) - "Modern take on a classic phone. Enjoy no distractions, an eye-friendly E Ink display, long battery life, ultralow SAR value and the features you need." [PINE64 Smartphones](https://pine64.com/product-category/smartphones/?v=0446c16e2e66) - They run Linux instead of Android. Affordable, hackable, and better on privacy. [Punkt MP01 Phone](https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp01-mobile-phone/) - "Distracted? Focus. Sometimes it’s good to take a break" ## Android Launchers [Before Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beforesoft.launcher) #app - "Before Launcher helps us live in real life, and keeps our smartphone smart." #android [Indistractable Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.indistractablelauncher.android\&hl=en_US) #app - "The minimalist launcher (Early Access)" [Siempo](http://www.getsiempo.com/) #app - Android launcher. "Use your tech, not the other way around. Let’s build a healthier relationship with our devices. Siempo puts you back in control of your apps and protects you from overuse." # Infotainment [Inverse](https://www.inverse.com/) [MOON.FM](http://moon.fm/) #software - "The easiest way to discover the best of over 600,000+ podcasts." [Relay FM](https://www.relay.fm) - "Relay FM is an independent podcast network for people who are creative, curious, and maybe even a little obsessive - just like its hosts." [TWiT](https://twit.tv/) - "The TWiT.tv Podcast Network with [Leo Laporte](https://leolaporte.com/bio/) features the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech, along with other top-ranked online shows." # Linguistics [᚛ᚈᚑᚋ ᚄᚉᚑᚈᚈ᚜ and ᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋ᚜](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yWWFLI5kFU) #video - “Ogham is an old Irish script made by carving notches into stones. It fell out of use more than a millennium ago - but it's an interesting exception to a linguistics and computer-science rule that I'd never even realised existed. Let's talk about the Ogham Space Mark.” #tomscott [All The Colours, Including Grue: How Languages See Colours Differently](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TtnD4jmCDQ) #video - “ - @tomscott - Colours are easy, right? They're one of the first things you learn as a kid. But what if "blue" and "green" were the same colour? Or "light blue" and "dark blue" weren't? Well, guess what: there are languages out there that do exactly that.” [How language changes the way we see colour](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgxyfqHRPoE) #video - “Business Insider spoke to writer, lecturer, and colour expert Gavin Evans about languages' impact on colour and how it affects our perception of it.” [Keith Chen: Could your language affect your ability to save money?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3YTbubyjI) #video - “What can economists learn from linguists? Behavioral economist Keith Chen introduces a fascinating pattern from his research: that languages without a concept for the future -- "It rain tomorrow," instead of "It will rain tomorrow" -- correlate strongly with high savings rates.” [Neologism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism) #article - Wikipedia. "A **neologism** ([/niːˈɒlədʒɪzəm/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English); from [Greek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek) νέο- néo-, "new" and λόγος lógos, "speech, utterance") is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not yet been fully accepted into mainstream language.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism#cite_note-1) Neologisms are often driven by changes in culture and technology,[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism#cite_note-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism#cite_note-3) . In the process of language formation, neologisms are more mature than [protologisms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protologism).[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism#cite_note-4) A word whose development stage is between that of the [protologism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protologism) (freshly coined) and neologism (new word) is a prelogism.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism#cite_note-5)" [Poto and Cabengo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poto_and_Cabengo) #article - “Poto and Cabengo (names given, respectively, by Grace and Virginia Kennedy to themselves) are American identical twins who used an invented language until the age of about eight. Poto and Cabengo is also the name of a documentary film about the girls made by Jean-Pierre Gorin and released in 1980. The film Nell, based on the play Idioglossia, was partly inspired by the twins.\[1]” [Poto and Cabengo (1980)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196866/) - “Two young twins in the USA have invented their own shared language. Scientists are wanting to study the language but social workers are trying to get the twins to leave their secret language world and enter the mainstream. This means forcing them to speak normal English and lose their secret language. The filmmaker's own questions about this process run across as text at the bottom of the screen, a first use of that technique in documentary.” #documentary [Seeing Voices](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66723.Seeing_Voices?ac=1\&from_search=true) #book - by Oliver Sacks. “Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture. In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of a minority struggling for recognition and respect--a minority with its own rich, sometimes astonishing, culture and unique visual language, an extraordinary mode of communication that tells us much about the basis of language in hearing people as well. Seeing Voices is, as Studs Terkel has written, "an exquisite, as well as revelatory, work."” [The surprising pattern behind color names around the world](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMqZR3pqMjg) #video - “Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order.” ### **Feral Children** [Feral Child](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_child) #article - “A feral child (also called wild child) is a human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, where they have little or no experience of human care, behavior, or, crucially, of human language. Some feral children have been confined by people (usually their own parents). Feral children may have experienced severe abuse or trauma before being abandoned or running away. Feral children are sometimes the subjects of folklore and legends, typically portrayed as having been raised by animals.” [Genie (feral child)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_\(feral_child\)) #article - “Genie (born 1957) is the pseudonym for an American feral child who was a victim of severe abuse, neglect, and social isolation. Her circumstances are prominently recorded in the annals of linguistics and abnormal child psychology.\[1]\[2]\[3] When she was a baby her father concluded that she was severely mentally retarded, a view which intensified as she got older, causing him to dislike her and withhold care and attention. At approximately the time she reached the age of 20 months he decided to keep her as socially isolated as possible as a result of this belief, so from that time until she reached the age of 13 years and 7 months he kept her locked alone in a room. During this time he almost always kept her strapped to a child's toilet or bound her in a crib with her arms and legs completely immobilized, forbade anyone from interacting with her, provided her with almost no stimulation of any kind, and left her severely malnourished.\[4]\[5]\[6] The extent of her isolation prevented her from being exposed to any significant amount of speech, and as a result she did not acquire language during her childhood. Her abuse came to the attention of Los Angeles child welfare authorities on November 4, 1970.\[1]\[4]\[7]” [Genie: Secret of the Wild Child](https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/genie-secret-wild-child/) #video - “This is an Emmy Award-winning documentary about a girl who spent her early life chained in a bedroom. Brought up in confinement, "Genie" was primitive, brutish, and hardly capable of walking or talking. NOVA follows the contentious attempts to unbolt the secret of the wild child who has reached near maturity in an agonizing seclusion with almost no human contact.” #documentary # Minimalism [How Minimalism Can Make You More Productive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CttGNGjwp6A\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "One of the biggest benefits I’ve received from living a life with less, has been that I’ve been able to create more. In this video I break down five ways that I've applied minimalism to my work life." [How to Prevent the Internet From Taking Over Your Life: Digital Minimalism 06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEps2fnwL-0\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "It's way too easy now to let the internet be a part of every aspect of our lives. This was starting to have a really negative effect on me, so I decided to do something about it." [I tried "Swedish Death Cleaning" (and it worked!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XNbAbhQZFA\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "Hey, guys! In today's video I took a big step and helped Charlie tackle his closet. I cleaned and organized the space (not something high on his priority list), and I uncovered lots of things that I just failed to deal with for years. I've been reading a lot about Swedish Death Cleaning and many of the goals really resonated with me, and I hope they help you think about decluttering in a new way. Enjoy!" [Minimalism](https://minimalismfilm.com/) #documentary - "A documentary about the important things" [She tried minimalism for a week.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgMtMUDL51M\&feature=youtu.be) #video [Why do People Like Minimalism?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtDGXIzF-_Y) #video - "" ## Sources [Cal Newport](http://www.calnewport.com/blog/) #blog - "I'm a [computer science professor](http://people.cs.georgetown.edu/~cnewport/) who writes about the intersection of technology and society. I’m particularly interested in the impact of new technologies on our ability to perform productive work and lead satisfying lives. If you’re new to my writing, a good place to start is the [about page](http://calnewport.com/about/). You can access over a decade's worth of posts in the [blog archive](http://calnewport.com/blog/archive/)." [LifeEdited](https://lifeedited.com) - "LifeEdited shows that you can live large in a small home or apartment. By applying smart concepts and technology, you can have a compelling, fulfilling life that allows you to live within your means financially and environmentally. We are a specialty consultant to homeowners, architects, and developers, helping them design compact apartments and homes that are financially smart. Residents get the lifestyle and functionality of a larger apartment/home but at a lower cost. All in a package that is greener and more social than most market offerings. You may have seen some of our work in the [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/realestate/maui-sustainable-living.html), [Dwell](https://www.dwell.com/article/at-his-350-square-foot-apartment-small-space-champion-graham-hill-practices-what-he-preaches-5fc6d916), [Fast Company](https://www.fastcompany.com/3009434/49-57-urban-outfitters), [New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/20/mini-dinner), [Fair Companies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYV0qATsyts\&t=2s)." [Matt D'Avella](https://mattdavella.com/) - "Hi, my name’s Matt D’Avella. I’m a [filmmaker](http://minimalismfilm.com/), [YouTuber](http://youtube.com/mattdavella) & [podcaster](http://groundupshow.com/) that explores what it means to live a good life." # Personal Finance I espouse a peculiar mix of the philosophies of Jesse Mecham, Dave Ramsey, and Mr. Money Mustache. [AAA Discounts](https://discounts.acg.aaa.com/deal/overview) [For Love and/or Money: Financial Autonomy in Marriage](http://messymatters.com/autonomy/) #article - "We realize how crazy this all sounds! Nonetheless, we’re perfectly serious, and do actually pay each other to put our kids to bed and whatnot. We think we have quite clever mechanisms for deciding who does what and keeping things exquisitely fair, efficient, and resentment-free. And separate finances — i.e., financial autonomy — is a prerequisite." Gusto [Money Simulator](https://simulator.money/play) - educational game for learning about money [My Personal Finance bookshelf on GoodReads](https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/9682365-nathan?shelf=personal-finance) [Oxygen](https://oxygenbank.com/) - "We’re Oxygen: the fresh new bank account for free thinkers, rebels and entrepreneurs. Awarded Best Digital Banking Account\* in the US, we look after people who want to rise above. Yes, we’re looking at you." ![https://xkcd.com/1894/](/files/-Mh-WgORGGCLsbq1afy9) ## Analysis Tools [Fentury](https://www.fentury.com/) - "Your Personal Finance Advisor. Manage all your accounts from a single place and receive pro-active advice on areas that can be improved." Mint Personal Capital [PocketSmith](https://www.pocketsmith.com/) - "PocketSmith is personal finance software with cash flow forecasts. Understand your money and its potential. Start saving today." ## Budgeting [Getting Started #1 – What am I Supposed to Do With All This Money?](https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/04/10/post-4-what-am-i-supposed-to-do-with-all-this-money/) #article - "Your goal every two weeks or so will be to count up all this extra cash, figure how much you need for upcoming bills, and sweep the rest to somewhere useful. Somewhere that either pays you interest, or saves you money by reducing the interest that *you* pay." [GoodBudget](https://goodbudget.com/) - "Goodbudget is a budget tracker for the modern age. Say no more to carrying paper envelopes. This virtual budget program keeps you on track with family and friends with the time-tested envelope budgeting method." [NerdWallet review](https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/goodbudget-app-review). [MoneyLover](https://moneylover.me/) - "Simplest way to manage personal finances. Because money matters." [PocketSmith](https://www.pocketsmith.com/) - "PocketSmith is personal finance software with cash flow forecasts. Understand your money and its potential. Start saving today." [Toolkit for YNAB](http://toolkitforynab.com/) #extension - "The **Toolkit for YNAB** is a free, community contributed, open source browser extension for use with [You Need a Budget](https://www.youneedabudget.com/). It adds tweaks and additional features for a more customizable experience." #chrome #firefox [Toshl](https://toshl.com/personal-finance/) - "Connect your financial accounts, or enter expenses using our quick and slick Toshl apps. Toshl helps you with the financial means. So you can focus on the goals." [You Need a Budget](https://www.youneedabudget.com/) #webapp - "You Need A Budget is award-winning software and a proven method—that works." [Forum](https://support.youneedabudget.com/). [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ynab/). [*You Need a Budget*](https://www.youneedabudget.com/book-order-now/) by Jesse Mecham ## Emergency Fund [MMM vs. The Emergency Fund - MMM Show Episode 9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFpJrqp0l_4) #video - "How much cash should I keep around in my checking account ready for emergencies? And how much cash buffer should I maintain during retirement when living off of investments? 3 months, 6 months, or a year? In this episode of the MMM Show we answer these questions." [Our emergency fund is exactly $0.00](https://earlyretirementnow.com/2016/05/05/emergency-fund/) #article - "In our financial plan, you will never find the one staple item that every financial planner calls the cornerstone of a responsible financial plan: the **emergency fund**. We have none. Zilch. Nada." [Top 10 reasons for having an emergency fund – debunked (Part 1)](https://earlyretirementnow.com/2016/09/07/debunking-emergency-funds-part1/) #article - "In a past blog post, we pointed out that a [$0.00 emergency fund is most useful for us](http://earlyretirementnow.com/2016/05/05/emergency-fund/). Lots of visitor traffic came from both [Physician of FIRE](http://www.physicianonfire.com/sunday-best-5152016/) and [Rockstar Finance](http://rockstarfinance.com/) (thanks for featuring us!!!) and most comments were very supportive. Good to know that others follow a similar approach. To make the case more complete we should also look at some of the standard arguments people normally use *in favor* of keeping a large stash of cash for emergencies." ## Frugality [Buying Foods Based on Cost Per Calorie | The Simple Dollar](https://www.thesimpledollar.com/save-money/buying-foods-based-on-cost-per-calorie/#:~:text=You%20might%20also%20notice%20that%20eggs%20are%20cheap%2C,makes%20for%20a%20reasonable%20occasional%20breakfast%20food%2C%20too.) #article - "Recently, I came across [this infographic](http://i.imgur.com/wV3DiTX.png) that listed a bunch of different foods, separated by category (fruit; vegetables; fats, nuts, and seeds; fish, poultry, and eggs; whole grains; beans and tofu; red meat; and dairy) and sorted within those categories by the cost per cup or cost per 100 calories, depending on the item. (The truly low-calorie items, which were the vegetables and fruits, were listed by cost per cup, while the other more calorie-dense items were listed by cost per calorie.)" [Freebie Alerts](https://freebiealerts.app/) #app - "Receive a notification each time your neighbor post Free Stuff on Nextdoor, Letgo, OfferUp and TrashNothing!" [Insulation: first the body, then the home](https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/02/body-insulation-thermal-underwear.html) #article - "You could fill a library with reports and books describing the importance of energy-efficient heating systems and home insulation. However, not a word has been said or written about the energy savings potential of clothing, even though there has been a lot of progress in this area too. Modern thermal underclothing offers the possibility to turn the thermostat much lower without sacrificing comfort or sex appeal. The potential energy savings are huge; the costs are almost nil." [Living well on the trailing edge of Luxury](https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/04/29/living-well-on-the-trailing-edge-of-luxury/) #article - Mr. Money Mustache. "Because of this exponential change, our world is awash in almost-new consumer products. The hottest ones are in the stores, and the hottest ones from just a few months ago are abandoned in people’s drawers and garages. You almost NEVER need to buy anything new, because you can have an almost-new item for 25-50% of the cost out of one of these drawers. People are so accustomed to buying new things, that they are willing to almost give away their used things even when they are barely used." [The MMM Show - Episode 5 - Why Gas Is Really $42 Per Gallon!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6t1Xk-yJIc) #video - "Should you move closer to work even if it means higher rent (or house prices?)" [Two Dollar Eats](https://twodollareats.com/) - "Love your taste buds and your wallet! At Two Dollar Eats, our main goal is to save you money. We strive to provide you recipes that cost about $2 per serving, allowing you to eat delicious food while not breaking the bank!" ## Insurance [Hippo](https://myhippo.com/) - "Traditional Home Insurance Coverage + so much more" [Insurance: A Tax on People who are Bad at Math?](https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/06/02/insurance-a-tax-on-people-who-are-bad-at-math/) #article - "I recently read a Facebook conversation about health insurance where one person said, “I’m better off saving the $1000/month premiums and paying for my own medical bills if they ever come up”. And the other person said, “Bah! Recipe for bankruptcy! You need full insurance!”. Which person was right?" [Lemonade](https://www.lemonade.com) - "Home and Renters Insurance for Urban Dwellers . Lemonade's amazing coverage protects the stuff you own at home and everywhere else." [Root](https://www.joinroot.com/) - "Save up to 52% on your car insurance. Get a rate based primarily on how you drive. Fair insurance. No gimmicks." ## Sources [Cait Flanders](https://caitflanders.com/) #blog - "Hi friend! My name is Cait. I’m an author, podcaster, and traveller from a beautiful island in British Columbia, Canada. For the past nine years, you could say I’ve been on a journey of less. Less debt. Less clutter. Less consumerism. Less alcohol (ok, *no* alcohol). Less time online/on my phone. Less consumption overall. I wrote a self-help memoir that documents some of what I have experienced and discovered. [*The Year of Less*](https://caitflanders.com/the-year-of-less/) came out in January 2018 and became a Wall Street Journal bestseller." [Dave Ramsey](https://www.daveramsey.com/) [Low-Tech Magazine](https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/) [NerdWallet](https://www.nerdwallet.com/?trk=nw_gn_4.0) [Saving the Crumbs](https://www.savingthecrumbs.com/) [The Simple Dollar](https://www.thesimpledollar.com/) [You Need a Budget blog](https://www.youneedabudget.com/blog/) # FIRE Movement [Bogleheads® local chapters](https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_local_chapters) - "**Bogleheads® local chapters** chapters are as varied as the [Bogleheads](https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads). As a complement to the [national meetings](https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_convention_meetings), local Diehards or Bogleheads chapters have existed since January 2005. In addition to the [Local Chapters and Bogleheads Community sub-forum](http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=9), Yahoo Groups serves as a venue for meeting plans, recaps, and a way to stay in touch between meetings.[\[notes 1\]](https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_local_chapters#cite_note-1)" [Bogleheads Local Chapters - General Info and Chapter List](https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9\&t=778) #thread - "Here's the Chapter List. You can also see the full list with locations on [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KX-WSvjOwmi1fLocIrz5wHiBB7s\&ll=-8.928487062665516%2C-37.328274392187495\&z=2) Please [PM Mel](http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/ucp.php?i=pm\&mode=compose\&u=25) with any corrections so we can keep this current." [Camp Mustache](http://campmustache.com/) - "Meet like-minded badasses and learn about financial independence, in a relaxed outdoorsy environment" [Can I Retire Yet?](https://www.caniretireyet.com/) - FI calculators and other FI resources [Can You Really Retire in Your 30s?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8si7cqw9wm0\&feature=youtu.be) #video [ChooseFI - Eastern Tennessee](https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChooseFIEasternTennessee/) - "ChooseFI East Tennessee is a group that serves the audience of the ChooseFI Radio Podcast as well as the greater FI (Financial Independence) community in East Tennessee (including Blount County, Knox County, Sevier County, Loudon County and surrounding counties). Some members will be just beginning their journey down the path to FI and some may be further along. The goal is to share the journey." [ChooseFI Local Groups](https://www.choosefi.com/local-groups/) - "The [local groups portal](https://apps.choosefi.com/local-groups/) has a list of all [geographic group listings](https://apps.choosefi.com/local-groups/) as well as the [interest & employment cohort groups](https://apps.choosefi.com/local-groups/cohorts/)." [ChooseFI: Start Page](https://www.choosefi.com/start-page/) - "Whether your preferred way to learn and take action is by listening, watching, or reading, there is no better time to start building towards FI – and there is no better team to help you get there than the ChooseFI community." [Family Man Retires at 39 – Extreme Early Retirement | FIRE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yNsKxbq0Ak\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "Tim Stobbs is married with two children, and he retired from his career at 39 years old. How did he do it?! In this video we ask him about the lifestyle changes he and his family made in order to reduce their spending, increase their savings, and invest enough money so they could afford to quit their jobs and live off the interest from their investments." [Financial Independence Spreadsheet by Mad Fientist](https://www.madfientist.com/financial-independence-spreadsheet/?ck_subscriber_id=1259796339) - "This page explains how to use my personal financial independence spreadsheet." [Mad Fientist's FI Laboratory](https://lab.madfientist.com/) #webapp - FI Tracker, Calculators, Travel Hacking [OnTrajectory](https://www.ontrajectory.com/) - "Chart your course to financial independence. Test your assumptions with OnTrajectory’s advanced financial planning software. Try it free for 14 days" [Playing with Fire](https://www.playingwithfire.co/) #documentary [r/financialindependence](https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/) - "This is a place for people who are or want to become Financially Independent (FI), which means not having to work for money. Financial Independence is closely related to the concept of Early Retirement/Retiring Early (RE) - quitting your job/career and pursuing other activities with your time. At its core, FI/RE is about maximizing your savings rate (through less spending and/or higher income) to achieve FI and have the freedom to RE as fast as possible." [Why you should think about financial independence and mini-retirements | Lacey Filipich | TEDxUWA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSHNDyinZSQ\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "'Time poor' is the catch-cry of our era, and yet end-of-life retirement means we have an average of two decades of feeling time rich to look forward to… when we’re old. In this talk, Lacey shares how combining financial independence and mini-retirements is one way to bring that time rich feeling into our youth. Lacey Filipich started her entrepreneurial journey with a hair wrap stall at 10 years old. Today, she is the co-founder and director of two successful businesses; Money School and Maker Kids Club." [You want to know our savings rate? Which one?](https://earlyretirementnow.com/2017/04/05/savings-rate/) #article - "Last week, I read a [nice post on Chief Mom Officer](https://chiefmomofficer.org/2017/03/27/why-your-savings-rate-is-meaningless/) on the challenges of calculating savings rates. Right around that time I was also revisiting our 2017 budget and the projections of how much we are going to save this year. This is the last full calendar year before our planned retirement in early 2018 and it’s imperative that we stay on track and keep a high savings rate on the home stretch. But how high is our savings rate? Is there even a generally accepted way of calculating a savings rate? What are some of the pitfalls? We were surprised about how easy it is to mess up a calculation as seemingly trivial as the savings rate." ## Investing for FIRE [cFIREsim](https://www.cfiresim.com/) #webapp - "cFIREsim stands for **C**rowdsourced **F**inancial **I**ndependence and **R**etire **E**arly **Sim**ulator." [Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA - The Best Choice for Early Retirement](https://www.madfientist.com/traditional-ira-vs-roth-ira/) #article - "Traditional IRA or Roth IRA – Which one should you contribute to?" ## Sources [1500 Days to Freedom](https://www.1500days.com/) #blog - "I’m a family guy living in Colorado with my wife and two young children. I studied biology and chemistry in college, but somehow turned into a software developer. I’m ~~39~~ 41 and my goal is to retire in 1500 days at the age of 43." [ChooseFI](https://www.choosefi.com/) #podcast #blog - "Earn More, Spend Less, Enjoy The Journey" [Dollar After Dollar](http://www.dollarafterdollar.com/) #blog #podcast [Early Retirement Extreme](http://earlyretirementextreme.com/) #blog - "ERE is a [set of principles](http://earlyretirementextreme.com/wiki/index.php?title=What_is_ERE%3F#Philosophy) that are based on a [systems theoretic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_theory) approach to “lifestyle design” allowing each individual to create their own robust strategy to a flexible lifestyle that is resilient to economic downturns and which meets all needs and reasonable wants while minimizing ongoing costs and effort." [Early Retirement Now](https://earlyretirementnow.com/) #blog - "In the large spectrum of existing Early Retirement blogs, where is our niche? We hope that people will enjoy our views on everything financial. Sometimes we read other blogs and we have something intelligent and new to say, but by posting in the comments section, not many people will get to see it. We like to create a permanent record, share our views with a hopefully larger audience and get feedback and suggestions for our journey to Early Retirement." [Fiery Millennials](https://www.fierymillennials.com/) #blog - "I'm a 29 year old on the path to Financial Independence. I saved up $200,000 before trying my hand at being an online influencer/entrepreneur. When that didn't work out, I went back to work in Corporate America. This is my story." [The FI Show](https://thefishow.com/) #podcast - "The FI Show is a podcast dedicated to financial independence, personal development and life optimization. Join Cody and Justin for a fun, informative show packed with actionable tips from our guests!" [Frugalwoods](https://www.frugalwoods.com/) #blog - "Financial independence and simple living" [Get Rich Slowly](https://www.getrichslowly.org/) #blog - "Hi, I’m J.D. Roth. I started Get Rich Slowly in 2006 to share what I learned as I dug out of debt. Today, I’ve reached early retirement. I’m here to show you how to master your money — and your life." [Go Curry Cracker!](https://www.gocurrycracker.com/) #blog - "We are Jeremy and Winnie. Together we are Go Curry Cracker, a [rallying cry](https://gocurrycracker.com/so-uhh-what-does-go-curry-cracker-mean-anyway/) we earned on our honeymoon hiking trip. This blog shares our journey." [Mad Fientist](https://www.madfientist.com/) #blog - "The Science of Financial Independence" [Mad Money Monster](https://madmoneymonster.com/) #blog - "I'm Lisa Harrison - also known as Mrs. Mad Money Monster. My husband’s name is, you guessed it, Mr. Mad Money Monster. Creative, I know. We also have one Mini Monster (for now :)) as well as Mad Money Cats and Mad Money Pups. Our goal is probably similar to yours - to live a rich life without spending all of our hard earned cash. Ultimately, we’re creating passive income through index fund investing and rental properties." [Mr. Money Mustache](https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/) #blog - "Mr Money Mustache is a thirtysomething\* retiree who now writes about how we can all live a frugal yet Badass life of leisure." [Physician on FIRE](https://www.physicianonfire.com/) #blog - "[Physician on FIRE](https://www.physicianonfire.com/) is a personal finance website created to inform and inspire both physicians and our patients with insightful writing from a physician who has attained financial independence and the ability to retire early. The site has a triple aim to leave visitors enlightened, educated, and entertained." [The Retirement Manifesto](https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/blog/) #blog - "Welcome to The Retirement Manifesto, a canvas for **“Helping People Achieve A Great Retirement”!** I focus on practical Financial Independence and Retirement Planning issues for folks within ten years of retirement. If you’re new to the site, I’d encourage you to read [**“The Ultimate Retirement Planning Guide”**](http://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/the-ultimate-retirement-planning-guide/), a compilation of my best work, organized by stages in your journey to retirement." [Wealthy Accountant](https://wealthyaccountant.com/) #blog - ChooseFI interviewed him. "Oh, and [Mr. Money Mustache](http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/) is my client. If not for Pete, this blog would not exist." ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/06/the-plan-3.html](/files/-MbH9qmOiAJwUr0r-gPd) # Investing [7 best ways to invest while you’re in college](https://www.bankrate.com/investing/best-ways-to-invest-for-college-students/) #article - "But surprisingly, college is actually one of the best opportunities to [get started in the world of investing](https://www.bankrate.com/investing/how-to-start-investing/). Even those with only a little bit of cash can begin to build a portfolio, and it can actually be an advantage because you’ll be learning how to invest – and dealing with some inevitable losses – without the risk of losing a large sum of money." Betterment [Calculate time to reach investment goals given starting balance?](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/70313/calculate-time-to-reach-investment-goals-given-starting-balance) #article - "Given payment size, interest rate per period, inflation rate per period, existing investment balance, and a target size of investment, how can I calculate the number of payment periods still required to reach that size of investment?" [Charles Schwab](https://www.schwab.com/) - "Welcome to modern investing your way." [Dave Ramsey Investment and Retirement Calculator](https://www.daveramsey.com/smartvestor/investment-calculator/) #webapp - "Calculate your estimated retirement savings with our investment calculator and connect with a local investment professional to help you reach your goal." [Guideline](https://www.guideline.com/) - "The easy, affordable 401(k) for small business. We handle all the hard work for just $8 per employee each month." [Investor.gov](https://www.investor.gov/) - "It's a great first step toward protecting your money. Learn about an investment professional's background, registration status, and more." [JL Collins Stock Series](https://jlcollinsnh.com/stock-series/) #article - Series of articles highly recommended by ChooseFI and others. [Republic Note](https://republic.co/note) - "Meet the Note — a digital token by Republic, rewarding you for growing the startup ecosystem." [Robinhood](https://robinhood.com/us/en/) #app - "Investing for Everyone. Commission-free investing, plus the tools you need to put your money in motion. Sign up and get your first stock for free. Certain limitations apply." [SoFi](https://www.sofi.com/invest/active-dr/?dclid=CNSZ0Ij2k-MCFURQwQodoPEIwg) - "Make your first trade or your next trade with active investing. Master the market as you do-it-yourself—for free." ## Real Estate [Fundrise](https://fundrise.com/) - "Built to help smart investors invest smarter. With Fundrise, you can invest in a low-cost, diversified portfolio of institutional-quality real estate. We combine state-of-the-art technology with in-house expertise to reduce fees and maximize your long-term return potential. Real estate has traditionally been one of the most sought-after asset classes for professional investors — now it’s available to you." [PeerStreet](https://www.peerstreet.com/) - "Invest in real estate, without the hassle or expense of managing property. Introducing the first marketplace for investing in real estate debt. Now you can invest in the loans made to borrowers, and as they pay back their loans, you make money." # Productivity > **“If the ax is dull**\ > **and its edge unsharpened,**\ > **more strength is needed,**\ > **but skill will bring success”** (Ecclesiastes 10:10, NIV). [8,760 Hours](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2PaeRjVqAN7MngxTXFPQkpLVjg/view) #pdf - "How to get the most out of the next year" [Baronfig](https://www.baronfig.com/) - "Tools for Thinking." Notebooks, pens, bags, etc. [Checkvist](https://checkvist.com/) #webapp - "Outline. Organize. Simplify. Peace of mind and control over tasks, to-dos, writing, and planning projects" [clarissalittler/productive-while-mentally-ill](https://github.com/clarissalittler/productive-while-mentally-ill) #book - "Repo for a short book on dealing with chronic mental illness while still trying to Get Things Done." [Contexts](https://contexts.co/) #software - "Switch between application windows effortlessly — with Fast Search, a better Command-Tab, a Sidebar or even a quick gesture. Includes fantastic features for multiple spaces & multiple displays." [Flowstate](http://hailoverman.com/flowstate) - "Flowstate is guided by a simple philosophy: flow, then react. It is the first writing tool to emphasize the distinction between writing and editing. Unlike other writing programs, Flowstate features a sacred space for initial creation, with rigid laws enlisted to unleash a person's thoughts, feelings, and ideas like water." [Fluid](https://fluidapp.com/) #software - $5. "Fluid lets you create a Real Mac App (or "Fluid App") out of any website or web application, effectively turning your favorite web apps into OS X desktop apps." [Hours](https://cutebouncingbunnies.wordpress.com/2020/03/30/hours/) #article - 1. Find a casual friend. 2. Every hour tell each other what you're going to work on. 3. At the end of each hour tell each other how it did. 4. Be supportive and encouraging. 5. Keep going until someone wants to stop. [How Minimalism Can Make You More Productive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CttGNGjwp6A\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "One of the biggest benefits I’ve received from living a life with less, has been that I’ve been able to create more. In this video I break down five ways that I've applied minimalism to my work life." [How to Get Motivated: A Guide for Defeating Procrastination](https://alexvermeer.com/getmotivated/) #article - "I created a flowchart, to be printed in colour and posted somewhere visible, to help me *actually use* the anti-procrastination advice I so desperately need!" [Identity-Based Habits: How to Actually Stick to Your Goals This Year](https://jamesclear.com/identity-based-habits) #article [I Resolve Not To Resolve; Or, The Anti-Resolution Resolution](https://blog.beeminder.com/should/) #article - "IF I say “I/we should do X” THEN I take some immediate action that gets me slightly closer to X happening." [*The Motivation Hacker*](http://www.nickwinter.net/the-motivation-hacker) #book - "*The Motivation Hacker* shows you how to summon extreme amounts of motivation to accomplish anything you can think of. From precommitment to rejection therapy, this is your field guide to getting yourself to want to do everything you always wanted to want to do." [Numi](https://numi.io) #software - "Beautiful calculator app for Mac." [Alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/numi/) "Plans are nothing; planning is everything" (Dwight D. Eisenhower; [via BrainyQuote](https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dwight_d_eisenhower_149111)). [RageQuit.tips](https://ragequit.tips/) - "Don't let burnout make you quit! When work or the world make you feel like just quitting, this is place for tips, links and stories about coping with burnout." [Setapp](https://setapp.com/) #software - "The frontier platform that packs 140+ Mac apps into just one. A personally curated membership for $9.99/mo." [Spend More Time Alone](http://www.calnewport.com/blog/2017/09/24/spend-more-time-alone/) #article - by Cal Newport. "The right way to define “solitude” is as a subjective state in which you’re isolated from input from other minds. ... Regular doses of solitude are crucial for the effective and resilient functioning of your brain." [Station](https://getstation.com/) #software - "One app to rule them all. Station is the first smart browser for busy people. A single place for all of your web applications." [TypeRacer](https://play.typeracer.com/) [Uses This](https://usesthis.com/) - "Uses This is a collection of nerdy interviews asking people from all walks of life what they use to get the job done." [warner/magic-wormhole](https://github.com/warner/magic-wormhole) - "get things from one computer to another, safely" ## Diagramming [The Brain](https://www.thebrain.com/) - "Intelligent note-taking. Non-linear file management. Ideas and relationships visualized." [Excalidraw](https://excalidraw.com/) #webapp - "Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams." [GitHub](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw). [MindMeister](https://www.mindmeister.com/) #webapp - "Online Mind Mapping" [swimlanes.io](https://swimlanes.io/) #webapp - "\*\*swimlanes.io\*\* is a simple online tool for creating \_sequence diagrams\_." [Whimsical](https://whimsical.com/) #webapp - "Communicate visually at the speed of thought." [yEd](https://www.yworks.com/products/yed) #software - "yEd is a powerful desktop application that can be used to quickly and effectively generate high-quality diagrams. Create diagrams manually, or import your external data for analysis. Our automatic layout algorithms arrange even large data sets with just the press of a button." ## Energy Management [3 habits for better work-life balance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctdUGVmEvfo\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "How can you achieve work/life balance? Well, typically the most effective method is to find and enlist the services of an all-powerful genie and just wish for it. It's not like it's against the rules!" [100 time, energy, and attention hacks to be more productive](https://alifeofproductivity.com/100-time-energy-attention-hacks-will-make-productive/) #article - "**Toward the end of my year of productivity, I realized that every single article I wrote for A Year of Productivity could be classified into one (or more) of three categories**: how to better manage your **time**, how to better manage your **energy**, and how to better manage your **attention**." ## Momentum [How to Boost Productivity Through Building Momentum](https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/how-boost-productivity-through-building-momentum.html) #article - "Momentum has a profound effect on willpower and productivity. Negative momentum can hurt your productivity tremendously and positive momentum can help your productivity tremendously. This article will describe how to stop negative momentum, how to build positive momentum, and how to sustain it." [Morning Momentum: The #1 Factor That Makes Or Breaks My Productivity](https://fityourself.club/morning-momentum-the-1-factor-that-makes-or-breaks-my-productivity-7bf160535eb8) #article - "Of all the things that can boost emotions, motivation, and perceptions during a workday, the single most important is making progress in meaningful work. And: The more frequently people experience that sense of progress, the more likely they are to be creatively productive in the long run." ## Self-Care ![https://twitter.com/buttpoems/status/1213296913006465025?s=09](/files/-Lz3TnMs92tg0ZS_mjyo) ## Structured Data [AirTable](https://airtable.com/) [Google Tables](https://tables.area120.google.com/u/0/about#/) - "Tables helps teams easily track & automate tasks, enabling them to save time and work smarter." [monday.com](https://monday.com/) - "Highly effective teams choose monday.com to manage their work" ## Sources [Alex Vermeer](https://alexvermeer.com/blog/) #blog - "I drink coffee, climb rocks, play go, and read books. I research and use tools for that improve my thinking, productivity, and life in general. I strive to reduce friction in my life, keep things minimal, and simplify. Sometimes I write." [A Life of Productivity](https://alifeofproductivity.com/) #blog - "There is nothing I’m obsessed about more than becoming more productive, besides helping other people become more productive. This site exists solely for that purpose—that’s why you won’t find any ads or sponsorships on here (apart from the occasional annoying newsletter popup!)" [AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/) - "Reviews, comments and recommendations." [Cal Newport](http://www.calnewport.com/blog/) #blog - "I'm a [computer science professor](http://people.cs.georgetown.edu/~cnewport/) who writes about the intersection of technology and society. I’m particularly interested in the impact of new technologies on our ability to perform productive work and lead satisfying lives. If you’re new to my writing, a good place to start is the [about page](http://calnewport.com/about/). You can access over a decade's worth of posts in the [blog archive](http://calnewport.com/blog/archive/)." [James Clear](https://jamesclear.com/) - "I’ve been writing at JamesClear.com since 2012. I’m the author of the *New York Times* bestseller, [Atomic Habits](https://atomichabits.com/), which has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. I'm also known for my popular 3-2-1 newsletter, which is sent out each week. [Click here to learn more and sign up](https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1)." [JamesStuber.com](https://jamesstuber.com/) [Matt D'Avella](https://mattdavella.com/) - "Hi, my name’s Matt D’Avella. I’m a [filmmaker](http://minimalismfilm.com/), [YouTuber](http://youtube.com/mattdavella) & [podcaster](http://groundupshow.com/) that explores what it means to live a good life." [Slant](https://www.slant.co/) - "TRUSTWORTHY PRODUCT RANKINGS FOR ALL YOUR SHOPPING NEEDS. Each month, over 2.8 Million people use Slant to find the best products and share their knowledge" [Tim Ferriss](http://www.timferriss.com/) - "Tim Ferriss is a start-up angel investor (Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Alibaba, etc.), [blogger](http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog), and entrepreneur. His best-known written work is [The 4-Hour Workweek](http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307353133/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8\&s=books\&qid=1203371924\&sr=8-1), which had been sold into 35 languages and reached #1 on The New York Times, BusinessWeek, and The Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. On May 3, 2009, it celebrated its 2nd straight year on The New York Times business bestseller list since its publication on April 27, 2007." ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/05/looking-ahead-2.html](/files/-Macrsy4f8_INnDe6zyU) # Attention Management {% embed url="" %} [3 Ways to Trick Your Brain Into Doing Hard Work](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22pjf9obA0\&t=328s) #video - "Sometimes, you sit down with the best of intentions and... nothing gets done. Like Eddie Morra at the beginning of Limitless, you put in the time, stay in the room, and yet the inspiration refuses to strike. Other times, you just intend to jot something down and end up getting a ton of work done almost by accident. But it's not actually an accident; you've just successfully tricked your brain into working. In this video, I'll share three ways you can successfully pull off this trick." [The 5 Whys](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkuNImX8Jdo) #video - "In this video from our "Strategic Thinking" module, Eric Reis, entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, gives us advice on asking the right questions to discover the managerial and leadership issues behind technical problems: The 5 Whys." [100 time, energy, and attention hacks to be more productive](https://alifeofproductivity.com/100-time-energy-attention-hacks-will-make-productive/) #article - "**Toward the end of my year of productivity, I realized that every single article I wrote for A Year of Productivity could be classified into one (or more) of three categories**: how to better manage your **time**, how to better manage your **energy**, and how to better manage your **attention**." [Bunch](https://brettterpstra.com/projects/bunch/) #software - "A Batch Application Launcher for your Dock" [Digital Minimalism - with Dr. Cal Newport](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/paula-pant-and-j-money/money-103/e/58555559?refid=asa\&autoplay=true) #podcast - "Cal Newport created a philosophy called digital minimalism, which is idea of reducing your digital life down to only the most important core essentials. Remove the apps from your phone, then slowly re-introduce only the ones that are the most useful and beneficial. Take control of your smartphone, rather than letting it control you." {% embed url="" %} [The Focus Toolkit - Thomas Frank](https://thomasjfrank.com/focus-toolkit/) - "Need to focus? Here’s a toolbox full of resources that will help you do it successfully." [Forest](https://www.forestapp.cc/) #app - "Stay focused, be present" [Hocus Focus](http://hocusfoc.us/) #software - "Hocus Focus automatically hides application windows that have been inactive for a certain period of time, leaving only the applications you’re using visible. It’s a great way to keep your screens clutter free and your mind focused on the task at hand." [How To Hack Your To-Do List](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xduzwk04l2E) #video - How GTD principles free up your attention to focus on what's important. "We talked with David Allen, the author of, "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity," about how to hack through your to-do list and free up your mind to focus on what's actually most important to you." [How to Prevent the Internet From Taking Over Your Life: Digital Minimalism 06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEps2fnwL-0\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "It's way too easy now to let the internet be a part of every aspect of our lives. This was starting to have a really negative effect on me, so I decided to do something about it." [Makerflow](https://makerflow.co/) - "What could your team achieve with an extra 600 hours? Makerflow helps software engineers manage their tasks and limit interruptions from other collaboration apps - improving productivity, quality and reducing cycle time." [Quitter](https://marco.org/apps#quitter) #software - "Quitter is a Mac app that automatically hides or quits apps after periods of inactivity, inspired by my [Automatic Social Discipline](https://marco.org/2015/10/30/automatic-social-discipline) method. It’s great for minimizing distraction from social apps like Twitter and Slack, news readers, or even your email app." [ScreenFocus](https://www.apptorium.com/screenfocus) #software - "Working with multiple monitors made right." [Why it's so Hard to Focus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT46R7Ii4zY) #video - "In this video, I go over why focusing is hard." [Workspace](https://workspaceproapp.com/) #software - "Launch/close a bunch of macOS apps just in 1 click!" [Workspaces](https://www.apptorium.com/workspaces) #software - "Meet your personal project assistant!" ## Blocking Distractions [BlockSite](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blocksite-stay-focused-co/eiimnmioipafcokbfikbljfdeojpcgbh) #extension - "Stay focused and improve productivity. Easily block any distracting or harmful website. Stop procrastination once and for all!" [Delay](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/delay/fbhbfbladmbgakfkccbfjpbabagjcmid) #extension - "Delay is used to break habitual browsing, by having the moment to reflect you'll decide if you want to navigate to the website." [Focus](https://heyfocus.com/) #software - "Reclaim your productivity by blocking distracting sites and applications, like Facebook and Fortnite. Stay on task and in flow to accomplish your best work!" [FocusMe](https://focusme.com/) #app #software - "Break free from distractions, Unleash your productivity. FocusMe is the most powerful App and Website Blocker for Windows, Mac & Android. Our Android app is free!" Coupon code: MAY20 [SelfControl](https://selfcontrolapp.com/) #software - "A free Mac application to help you avoid distracting websites." ![https://xkcd.com/2467/](/files/-MaYs9uZHiyJyBNqR4jz) ## Deep Work [Cal Newport - on Deep Work](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4gFLCKEQvU\&feature=youtu.be) #video #podcast - "Cal Newport author of Deep Work talks about how to concentrate intently on cognitively demanding tasks without distractions. Cal explains how we can use different methods to develop this deep work skill in order to become our most productive selves." [Deep Work by Cal Newport](https://www.samuelthomasdavies.com/book-summaries/business/deep-work/) #article - Book summary. [Deep Habits: Three Tips for Taming Undecidable Tasks](http://www.calnewport.com/blog/2014/12/24/deep-habits-three-tips-for-taming-undecidable-tasks/) #article - " In a recent blog post[ I introduced the notion of *undecidable tasks*](http://calnewport.com/blog/2014/11/30/on-undecidable-tasks-or-how-alan-turing-can-help-you-earn-a-promotion/) — a particularly important type of work that’s not well covered by standard productivity advice." [Optimize Interview: Deep Work with Cal Newport](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9K4_3BZz8s\&feature=youtu.be) #video #podcast [Why DEEP WORK is So Valuable, with Cal Newport | Afford Anything Podcast (Ep. #42) | Audio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EwwjQ2Kld0\&feature=youtu.be) #video #podcast - "Your most valuable asset isn’t your house, car or retirement portfolio. It’s your attention." ## Tab Management [The Great Suspender](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg) #extension - "A lightweight extension to reduce chrome's memory footprint. Perfect if you have a lot of tabs open at the same time. Tabs that have not been viewed after a configurable length of time will be automagically suspended in the background, freeing up the memory and CPU being consumed by that tab." #chrome [Merge Windows](https://singleclickapps.com/merge-windows/) #extension - "Click and merge all open windows in single one." #chrome #opera #firefox [OneTab](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onetab/chphlpgkkbolifaimnlloiipkdnihall) #extension - "Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list. When you need to access the tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once." #chrome [Tab Shepherd](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-shepherd/cfgaoapjfmfgcjdbfocfnfcgfoknlcjm) #extension - "Automatically closes inactive tabs and makes it easy to get them back." #chrome [Tabs Outliner](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabs-outliner/eggkanocgddhmamlbiijnphhppkpkmkl) #extension - "Tabs Outliner is a fusion of tabs manager, session manager and an tree like personal information organizer. It’s also embed instruments that greatly help reduce open tabs count by making possible easily annotate and close-save open windows and tabs in their original context. And what’s more important - allow then working with there saved tabs practically in the same way as with open ones, thus greatly reducing resources usage." #chrome ## Window Management [Amethyst](https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst) - "Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad." [AROW](https://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/AROW.shtml) - "AROW is a lightweight and efficient app that makes it as easy as possible for you to arrange, resize, organize windows in ways that are just above OS X’s capabilities." [BetterSnapTool](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt=12) - "BetterSnapTool allows you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of the screen's corners or to the top, left or right side of the screen. This enables you to easily maximize your windows, position them side by side or even resize them to quarters of the screen." [Better Window Manager](http://www.gngrwzrd.com/better-window-manager/) - "Put Windows Where You Want!" [Breeze](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/breeze/id414857071?mt=12) - "Maximize your productivity with simple window management." [Cinch](http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/cinch/) - "Cinch allows you to precisely resize a window simply by dragging to the left, right, or top screen edge." [Divvy](https://mizage.com/divvy/) - "Window management at its finest" [DoublePane](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doublepane/id409737246?mt=12) - "DoublePane effortlessly repositions application windows to maximize your screen space for easy side-by-side viewing." [Gridsutra](http://www.gridsutra.com/) [HyperDock](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hyperdock/id449830122?mt=12) - "HyperDock adds long awaited features to your Dock: Select individual application windows just by moving the mouse on a dock item, use mouse clicks to quickly open new windows and many more." [Magnet](https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/) - "Magnet keeps your workspace organized. Activated by dragging, customizable keyboard shortcuts or via menu bar, Magnet declutters your screen by snapping windows into organized tiles." 👍 [MercuryMover](http://www.heliumfoot.com/mercurymover/) - "MercuryMover reduces the friction you feel when you use your Mac. With MercuryMover, you can move and resize windows on your Mac from the keyboard, positioning them precisely where you want. By shunning the slow and imprecise mouse, MercuryMover empowers you to work faster and play more. Download and try MercuryMover today!" [Moom](https://manytricks.com/moom/) - "Move and zoom windows" [Mosaic](https://www.lightpillar.com/mosaic.html) - "Effortlessly resize and reposition macOS apps" [Optimal Layout](http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/) - "The ultimate window manager, for Mac OS X" [osxmonad](https://github.com/puffnfresh/osxmonad) - "This is a library which allows [XMonad](https://xmonad.org/) to manage Mac OS X windows." [ShiftIt](https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt) - "Managing window size and position in OSX" [SizeUp](http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/) - "SizeUp allows you to quickly resize and position your windows with keyboard shortcuts or a handy menu bar icon." [Slate](https://github.com/jigish/slate) - "A window management application (replacement for Divvy/SizeUp/ShiftIt)" [Spectacle](https://www.spectacleapp.com/) - "Move and resize windows with ease. Window control with simple and customizable [keyboard shortcuts](https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle#keyboard-shortcuts)" [Sticker](http://www.chompstomp.com/sticker/) - "A simple and intuitive way to manage your windows on a Mac" [TileWindows](http://www.carsten-mielke.com/tilewindows.html) - "TileWindows is a window management tool developed to provide a quick and practical way to rearrange and resize windows as and when required. In addition to the programs preset window layout options, it includes also standard functions such as half-sizing a window to the left or right of the screen, cascading windows or switching to full screen mode. Customizable shortcuts can be used instead of the menubar." [Veeer](https://veeer.io/) - "A Lightweight Window Manager for your OSX." [Window Manager for Mac](https://www.cisdem.com/window-manager-mac.html) - "Split Screen Mac Like You Can in Windows" [Windownaut](http://www.binarybakery.com/aprod/windownaut.html) - "Tame your app windows." ![https://www.deviantart.com/smigliano/art/Put-Down-the-Duckie-623974442](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/4d45d598-7036-49ce-ac45-b09e587d6b24/dabhxre-c67a353f-940d-4cc9-9ca8-e0af7139058c.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvNGQ0NWQ1OTgtNzAzNi00OWNlLWFjNDUtYjA5ZTU4N2Q2YjI0XC9kYWJoeHJlLWM2N2EzNTNmLTk0MGQtNGNjOS05Y2E4LWUwYWY3MTM5MDU4Yy5qcGcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.7K-04G2UtwWT3eRIdlhh3XnLeadEAkjQ9fX3xqOxJEo) # Audio for Focus [10 Most Popular Soundscapes + 2 Bonus Tracks](https://gumroad.com/l/mostpopularsoundscapecollection) - "I have brought together the 12 most popular soundscapes from my youtube channel [**johnnielawson**](http://www.youtube.com/johnnielawson) into one great package for only **$49.99**." [Ambient Mixer](https://www.ambient-mixer.com/) - "Listen to relaxing music, ambient atmospheres and astonishing sound effects. Just click on an image below to start chilling. If you want, you can even [create your own atmospheric sound mix](https://blog.ambient-mixer.com/audio-mixer/), online and for free. Every audio template can be easily edited for your own needs. Here is a [short video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pSBfBVu7PE) explaining some of our features." [Birds in the Forest](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWVEt8B7a1H1M?si=x75VRnFDTwKrtRh2iKTynQ) #audio #playlist - Spotify. "Relax to the sounds of birds chirping in vast, echoing forests." [Brain.fm](https://www.brain.fm/) - "Functional Music On Demand. We use our patented AI music engine and scientific research to create music to help you improve the activities you already do in 15 minutes or less." [Calm Radio](https://calmradio.com/en/) - "Music that helps you get through the day" [Coffitivity](https://coffitivity.com/) - "Coffitivity recreates the ambient sounds of a cafe to boost your creativity and help you work better. Proven and peer reviewed, see the research to learn more." [Elpy](https://vanejung.com/elpy/) #software - "Ambient sound mixer" [Endel](https://endel.io/) - "Personalized sounds to help you focus, relax, and sleep" [Focus@Will](https://www.focusatwill.com/) #webapp - "Scientifically optimized music to help you focus" [Generative.fm](https://generative.fm/) #webapp - "Endlessly unique ambient music" [GitHub Audio](https://github.audio/) #webapp - "Project Audio for GitHub" 👍 [Moszen](https://www.moszen.com/) #webapp - Clean, simple page with a selection of nature ambience tracks. 👍 [Noisli](https://www.noisli.com/) #webapp - "Improve focus and boost your productivity. Mix different sounds and create your perfect environment." [Rainy Mood](https://www.rainymood.com/) #webapp #app - "Welcome to Rainy Mood, the internet's most popular rain experience. Millions of people use Rainy Mood while sleeping, studying, and relaxing. Enjoy the free web version, or try the iOS/Android app with additional features." [A Soft Murmur](https://asoftmurmur.com/) #webapp - "Ambient sounds to wash away distraction." ## Videos [Relaxing Legend of Zelda Music (COMPLETE)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Siljd9PwKs) #video - "A re-edited, combined edition of all 4 relaxing playlists with some bonus songs! Duplicates or unfitting songs were taken out, resulting in what I think makes up a much better version." {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} ## Sources [The Guild of Ambience](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvVWCrxq_aZr7fN_KpaGGTA/featured) #channel - "**The Guild of Ambience** is a project that is supported by denizens of the enchanted realms. As the size of the guild increases, so too does the productivity of the guild. Summoning the elements from across the realm, the guild produces relaxing, atmospheric tracks that calm the mind and channel energies that assist in creativity, rest and introspection. ❡ The guild is renowned and respected across the land and has chosen to open its doors to new participants. This opportunity is open to all travelers and adventurers who wish to become exclusive members and gain all the benefits this entails. Joining the guild will ensure that the organisation remains strong and continues to develop and publish material. Guild members enjoy access to the inner sanctum and witness things that ordinary townsfolk only dream about" ([Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/guildofambience)). [HinduCowCirl](https://www.youtube.com/user/HinduCowGirl/about) #channel - "Female train driver/engineer working on the Bergen Line in Norway. Sharing my awesome scenic view from the drivers cabin with you." [johnnielawson](https://www.youtube.com/johnnielawson) #channel - "Nature Sounds for Relaxation and Meditation. The calming sounds of nature help insomnia suffers as a sleep aid, they help concentration for study and relaxing." [Living Walks](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3iId8RgPvwX7niHr37YjKg/about) #channel - "No narration, no music; just first-person perspective walks through the vibrant, living hearts of the world's most intriguing towns and cities." [TheSilentWatcher](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCkmgsl8W18oR6c_W7UZ1lQ) #channel - "The purpose of this channel is to help in healing and rebalancing of the mind, body and spirit through the audio-visual experience of moments of peace, clarity and relaxation; of inspiration, freedom and joy." # Automation Android Automate [Hammerspoon](http://www.hammerspoon.org/) - "This is a tool for powerful automation of OS X. At its core, Hammerspoon is just a bridge between the operating system and a Lua scripting engine. What gives Hammerspoon its power is a set of extensions that expose specific pieces of system functionality, to the user." [Huginn](https://github.com/huginn/huginn) - "Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph. Think of it as a hackable version of IFTTT or Zapier on your own server. You always know who has your data. You do." [Integromat](https://www.integromat.com/en/) - "Integromat is the most advanced online automation platform. We've redefined work automation so everyone can get back to what matters the most." ## Tasker [Android and Beeminder and Tasker](https://blog.beeminder.com/beedroid/) #article - "Tasker is like [IFTTT](http://ifttt.com/) for your Android. It exposes triggers and events that you can string together kind of like a recipe. It lets you plug in Beeminder as the event portion of a recipe, and so you can do things like automatically mind your sleep based on how long your phone’s display is off at night, or start a timer every time you launch Candy Crush Saga, and stop and submit the datapoint every time you quit the app. " [Android intents in Tasker](https://notenoughtech.com/tasker/android-intents-in-tasker/) #article - "In my recent post about [run shell](https://notenoughtech.com/tasker/tasker-run-shell-commands/) actions in Tasker I listed over 40 different shell commands to help you toggle settings on your Android device. There is one more way of forcing specific actions, especially within different applications. Android intents in Tasker are another way to communicate with applications by passing a command, that often consist an action and parameters to complete this action." [AutoNotification](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autonotification) #app - Plugin for Tasker. [Unlock key](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autonotification.unlock). [Beginner’s guide to Tasker, part 5: Tips & tricks](https://www.pocketables.com/2012/09/beginners-guide-to-tasker-part-5-tips-tricks.html) #article - "[The previous four parts of this guide](https://www.pocketables.com/tag/beginners-guide-to-tasker) have been thorough, but this is Tasker – thorough only covers a small corner. Sometimes things aren’t as simple as they seem, and other times things are actually simpler than they seem. This part will be dedicated to various tips and tricks for using Tasker, things that aren’t as obvious as they perhaps should be. I’ve tried to think of as many as I can, but there might be a second tips and tricks in the future if I think of more." [Do Something When Third Party Notification Text Changes](https://forum.joaoapps.com/index.php?resources/do-something-when-third-party-notification-text-changes.125/) #article - "Learn how to make something happen when a text in a notification changes." [MacroDroid](http://macrodroid.com/) #app - Android. "Automation for everyone. Make your phone truly smart with the easiest to use automation app on Android." [Plug-Ins and 3rd Party Tools](http://tasker.wikidot.com/plug-ins-and-3rd-party) [r/tasker](https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker) [Tasker](https://tasker.joaoapps.com/index.html) #app - "Total Automation for Android" [Tasker: Having fun with Tasker Post-It notes](https://www.pocketables.com/2018/12/tasker-having-fun-with-tasker-post-it-notes.html) #article - "I love creating little projects that aren’t solving any problems but work well as great tutorials. AutoTools Web screens just got updated with Post-It notes – the sticky notes that are displayed as an overlay, so I thought I create a project that replicates the original purpose of the notes: leaving more or less useful messages for your friends and family." [Tasker on the Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) #app - "Total Automation, From Settings to SMS." [Variables](https://tasker.joaoapps.com/userguide/en/variables.html) #article - "A variable is a named value which changes over time e.g. the level of the battery, the time of day." [What kinds of things do you use root for?](https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/bf2sbs/what_kinds_of_things_do_you_use_root_for/) - "What kinds of things can be done better, more easily, or only with root?" # Task Management [Amazing Marvin](https://www.amazingmarvin.com/) #webapp - "THE ULTIMATE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL. Get more done with more ease. Marvin incorporates principles from behavioral psychology to help you beat procrastination, feel in control and finish your to-do list." [Caltra](https://www.caltra.co/?ref=producthunt) - "Trello for humans, not companies. Caltra is a project management tool built to help you reach your goals, whether it's hitting the gym or learning to dance. Break your goals down into cards, schedule them, and complete them with Caltra." [Claro](https://psst.claro.today/) - "The to-do app you'll want to use is here. Simple as paper with all the benefits of being digital." $5 / month. [The easiest way to fight procrastination](https://qz.com/169043/this-one-weird-trick-will-make-you-breeze-through-your-to-do-list/) #article - "If you want to get five tasks done, my father always said, first find five additional but enjoyable tasks to do." [Effortless](https://www.effortless.app/) #software - "Stop getting sidetracked and get things done." [How To Hack Your To-Do List](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xduzwk04l2E) #video - "We talked with David Allen, the author of, "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity," about how to hack through your to-do list and free up your mind to focus on what's actually most important to you." [I Done This](https://idonethis.com/) - "More than 160,000 people use **I Done This**’s easy daily check-ins and powerful progress reports to run more effective and productive teams." [MyLifeOrganized](https://www.mylifeorganized.net/) #software - "The Most Flexible Task Management Tool" [OmniFocus](https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus) [The PARA Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information](https://fortelabs.co/blog/para/) #article - "Imagine for a moment the perfect organizational system. One that supported and enhanced the work you do, telling you exactly where to put a piece of information, and exactly where to find it when you needed it." [TickTick](https://www.ticktick.com/) #software - "Join millions of people to capture ideas, organize life, and do something creative everyday." [Timecap](https://timecap.app/) #app - "The only productivity app you will ever need. Get stuff done and reach your goals faster. Timecap is a unique habit tracker that tracks time-based, count-based, and simply completable activities and habits." Android and iOS. [Whimsical](https://whimsical.com/) #webapp - "Communicate visually at the speed of thought." ## Autofocus [The Autofocus Time Management System](http://markforster.squarespace.com/autofocus-system/) #article #video - "The system consists of one long list of everything that you have to do, written in a ruled notebook (25-35 lines to a page ideal). As you think of new items, add them to the end of the list. You work through the list one page at a time in the following manner..." * Take a notebook and write down tasks in the order they occur to you. * Include the date of entry for the first item on each page to help you monitor progress. * When completing tasks, take each page as a unit and work on it for as long as you feel like working on it. * First, review the entire page just to remind yourself what's on it that is yet to be completed. * Then, start back at the top of the page, looking at each item in turn, until you come to an item that you feel is ready to be done. * Commit yourself to that item by placing a dot next to it. * Work on the task as long as you'd like. * If you haven't completed the task or the task is recurring in nature, write it again at the end of your notebook. * Strike out the instance of the task you committed to, whether or not you completed it. * Review the page again, looking for another task you feel ready to complete, repeating this process until you don't feel ready to complete any tasks on this page, at which point you move to the next page. * When you wish to move on, start working on the next page. * When you run out of pages with tasks on them, go back to the first page. * When you finish a page completely, put an X on the top outside corner. When there are no active pages previous to a completed page, add a circle around the X. * If you feel a task will never be completed, you can dismiss an item by highlighting it. [Simple Scanning - The Rules](http://markforster.squarespace.com/blog/2017/12/2/simple-scanning-the-rules.html) #article - "Up to now I’ve never written any formal rules for Simple Scanning preferring to describe it as “going round and round the list, doing tasks which stand out”." ## Prioritizing [7 Ways to Identify your Most Important Task](https://medium.com/@refinedliz/7-ways-to-identify-your-most-important-task-9e165ebb3535) #article - "It’s one of the most consistent and repeatedly given productivity advice here on Medium: start your day with your most important task (MIT). It’s easy to know why: If you get your MIT done first thing in the morning, you’ve already won the day, no matter what comes later. But if you start your day unfocused, you are a lot less likely to get your important task done at all." [HOW TO PRIORITISE YOUR WORK & REDUCE STRESS AT WORK | Aj\&Smart](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHI-vCSX0Uo) #video [Tim Ferriss - 3 strategies for prioritization - Insights for Entrepreneurs - Amazon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T29mz6ymWM) #video ## Todoist [Todoist](https://todoist.com/home) - "Organize it all with Todoist" [Todoist Beeminder integration](https://www.beeminder.com/todoist) [Todoist for Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/todoist-for-chrome/jldhpllghnbhlbpcmnajkpdmadaolakh/related) #extension - #chrome [Todoist for Gmail](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/todoist-for-gmail/clgenfnodoocmhnlnpknojdbjjnmecff) #extension - #chrome [Todoist New Tab](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/todoist-new-tab/dffbbheconicccgghdddjeklbneimlmf) #extension - #chrome ## Sources David Allen [Mark Forster](http://markforster.squarespace.com/) #blog # Time Management [100 time, energy, and attention hacks to be more productive](https://alifeofproductivity.com/100-time-energy-attention-hacks-will-make-productive/) #article - "**Toward the end of my year of productivity, I realized that every single article I wrote for A Year of Productivity could be classified into one (or more) of three categories**: how to better manage your **time**, how to better manage your **energy**, and how to better manage your **attention**." [Deep Habits: The Importance of Planning Every Minute of Your Work Day](http://www.calnewport.com/blog/2013/12/21/deep-habits-the-importance-of-planning-every-minute-of-your-work-day/) #article - "I call this planning method *time blocking*. I take time blocking seriously, dedicating ten to twenty minutes every evening to building my schedule for the next day. During this planning process I consult my task lists and calendars, as well as my weekly and quarterly planning notes. My goal is to make sure progress is being made on the right things at the right pace for the relevant deadlines." [Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule](http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html) #article - "There are two types of schedule, which I'll call the manager's schedule and the maker's schedule." [Overcommitters Club](https://overcommitters.club/) - "OVERCOMMITTERS CLUB is a monthly "event" for folks like us, who sign up for too many things, and need to reclaim that time every once in awhile. We like to think we're the only recurring event that's happy when you're a no-show." [Procrastination Research Group](https://www.procrastination.ca/) - "Over the past 20 years, our exclusive focus has been on researching the breakdown in volitional action we commonly call procrastination. We seek to understand why we become our own worst enemy at times with needless, voluntary delay. Although our research and site originates at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada), it represents a compilation of information and research on procrastination from all over the world." Creators of the iProcrastinate podcast. [Timeboxing: Elon Musk's Time Management Method](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbAYK4KQrso) #video ## Pomodoro Technique [Be Focused](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/be-focused-focus-timer/id973130201?l=en) #app - iOS. "Staying on task seems is a real challenge for our screen-bound generation. The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individual tasks among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It’s a surprisingly effective way to retain motivation and focus. Create tasks, configure breaks and track your progress throughout the day, week or custom period." [Recommended with reservations on the Beeminder forum.](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-surprisingly-large-impact-of-deciding-beforehand/5029/18?u=narthur) [devon / eggscellent](https://github.com/devon/eggscellent) - "Pomodoro app for mac" [Focus Booster](https://www.focusboosterapp.com/) #software - "Simple pomodoro timer. Powerful productivity boost. Stop procrastinating, focus consistently and track your time. Using focus booster you will achieve more, understand how you use your time and feel satisfied knowing you are productive." [Focus Time Manager](https://masterbuilders.io/focus) #software - "The best pomodoro time manager for professionals" [Tocks](https://blog.beeminder.com/tocks/) #article - "If you’re reading the Beeminder blog there’s a 95% chance you know about the [Pomodoro Technique](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique). The idea is to decide a task, do focused work on it for 25 minutes, and then get up and take a 5-minute break. Rinse and repeat." [Toggl - Pomodoro Time Tracking](https://toggl.com/pomodoro-timer-toggl/) - "Do you want a free Pomodoro timer? Would you like it to include powerful time-tracking and reporting tools? Well, you've come to the right place! With the Toggl Button browser extension or Toggl Desktop app, you can use the Pomodoro technique and take advantage of Toggl's powerful suite of features." [TomatoTimer](https://tomato-timer.com/) [Tomighty](https://tomighty.github.io/) #software - "A free desktop timer for the Pomodoro Technique®" 👍 ## Tracking [New Tag Time](https://newtagtime.com/) - "Tagtime is a stochastic time tracker. It uses math and statistics to build up a very accurate picture of your days by simply asking you occasionally what you are doing during the day." [Qbserve](https://qotoqot.com/qbserve/) #software - "It keeps track of what you do on your Mac and provides constant feedback on your productivity. This way you can stay focused and develop better habits." [RescueTime](https://www.rescuetime.com/) #webapp #software #app - "RescueTime helps you understand your daily habits so you can focus and be more productive." [Timeular](https://timeular.com/?ref=producthunt) - "Track, understand and improve how you work. Timeular helps you visualize your time and become more productive." Physical device for time tracking. [Timing](https://timingapp.com/?lang=en) #software - "Stop guessing how you spend your time,\ and **focus on doing your best work** instead." # Programming Languages [Learn more programming languages, even if you won't use them](https://thorstenball.com/blog/2019/04/09/learn-more-programming-languages/?utm_source=hackernewsletter\&utm_medium=email\&utm_term=fav) #article - "Languages [shape the way we think](https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think)\*, each in their own peculiar way. That’s true for programming languages as well. Each language contains a different mental model, a different perspective for thinking about computation and how to write programs." [Why TRUE + TRUE = 2: Data Types](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6otW6OXjR8c) #video - "INT, BOOLEAN, STRING and FLOAT: these are the things that data is made of." ## Haskell [diagrams](https://diagrams.github.io/) - "**diagrams** is a *powerful*, *flexible*, *declarative* domain-specific language for creating vector graphics, using the [Haskell programming language](http://haskell.org/)." [Tutorials](https://diagrams.github.io/tutorials.html). [Gallery](https://diagrams.github.io/gallery.html). # JavaScript [Best of JavaScript](https://bestofjs.org/) - "The best of JavaScript, HTML and CSS" [Blitz.js](https://blitzjs.com/) - "Rails-like framework for monolithic, full-stack React apps — built on Next.js" [BundlePhobia](https://bundlephobia.com/) #webapp - "find the cost of adding a npm package to your bundle" [Creating a regular expression](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions) #article - "Regular expressions are patterns used to match character combinations in strings. In JavaScript, regular expressions are also objects. These patterns are used with the exec and test methods of RegExp, and with the match, replace, search, and split methods of String. This chapter describes JavaScript regular expressions." [easy-peasy](https://github.com/ctrlplusb/easy-peasy) - "Easy Peasy is an abstraction of Redux, providing a reimagined API that focuses on **developer experience**. It allows you to **quickly** and **easily** manage your state, whilst leveraging the strong **architectural guarantees** and extensive **eco-system** that Redux has to offer." [egghead.io](https://egghead.io/) - "Learn the best JavaScript tools and frameworks from industry pros. Video tutorials for badass web developers." [Functional programming in JavaScript](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0zVEGEvSaeEd9hlmCXrk5yUyqUag-n84) #playlist - "This is a collection of the videos from FunFunFunction that is specifically about functional programming in JavaScript" [Getting creative with the Console API!](https://areknawo.com/getting-creative-with-the-console-api/) #article - "**Debugging** in JavaScript has always been inseparably connected with the [**Console API**](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Console), which is most of the time used only through `console.log()`. But, did you know that it doesn't have to be this way? Hasn't `console.log()` already bored you with its **monolithic** output? Do you want to make your logs better, to make them **prettier**? 💅 If so, follow me, as we'll discover how colorful and playful Console API can really be!" [js2coffee](http://js2.coffee/) #webapp - "JavaScript to CoffeeScript compiler." [Reactiflux](https://www.reactiflux.com/) - "We’re a chat community of 80,000+ React JS, React Native, Redux, Jest, Relay and GraphQL developers. We hold Q\&A’s with Facebook Engineers and other developers in the community. Come chat about tech related to React & JavaScript or ask for help!" [React Native](https://reactnative.dev/) - "Learn once, write anywhere." [RxJS](https://rxjs.dev/guide/overview) - "RxJS is a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs by using observable sequences. It provides one core type, the [Observable](https://rxjs.dev/guide/observable), satellite types (Observer, Schedulers, Subjects) and operators inspired by [Array#extras](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/New_in_JavaScript/1.6) (map, filter, reduce, every, etc) to allow handling asynchronous events as collections." [StateOfJS](https://stateofjs.com/) - Yearly surveys on the JavaScript ecosystem [The Weird History of JavaScript](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh6lK57Cuk4\&list=PLIilwIraDV2J8hueIWIwvkT3NvfuSChe7\&index=3\&t=11s) #video - "The history of JavaScript over the last 25 years. How did a simple scripting language for Netscape evolve into the world's most widely used programming language?" [Yup](https://github.com/jquense/yup) - "Yup is a JavaScript schema builder for value parsing and validation. Define a schema, transform a value to match, validate the shape of an existing value, or both. Yup schema are extremely expressive and allow modeling complex, interdependent validations, or value transformations." [zustand](https://github.com/pmndrs/zustand) - "A small, fast and scaleable bearbones state-management solution. Has a comfy api based on hooks, isn't boilerplatey or opinionated, but still just enough to be explicit and flux-like." ## **Design Patterns** [Factory Functions in JavaScript](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImwrezYhw4w\&feature=youtu.be) #video [Inheritance and the prototype chain](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Inheritance_and_the_prototype_chain) #article - “When it comes to inheritance, JavaScript only has one construct: objects. Each object has a private property which holds a link to another object called its prototype. That prototype object has a prototype of its own, and so on until an object is reached with null as its prototype. By definition, null has no prototype, and acts as the final link in this prototype chain.” 👍 [JavaScript Design Patterns](https://seesparkbox.com/foundry/javascript_design_patterns) #article - “Intentional code is the best code. Patrick shares how to apply design patterns to write cleaner JavaScript.” 👍 (It’s Prototype pattern actually seems to be the classical pattern of object instantiation in JavaScript.) [Learning JavaScript Design Patterns](https://addyosmani.com/resources/essentialjsdesignpatterns/book/) #book - Read online for free. “Design patterns are reusable solutions to commonly occurring problems in software design. They are both exciting and a fascinating topic to explore in any programming language.” [Modular Javascript - Prototypal Pattern vs Classical OOP in JS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doXpW5AD60Q) #video - “While many JS devs still use classical OOP, many have switched to the prototypal pattern for Module Inheritance and Instantiation. Here's the prototypal pattern for JS and why some devs find it simpler to use.” [Writing Maintainable and Readable Javascript: Design Patterns](https://www.javascriptjanuary.com/blog/writing-maintainable-and-readable-javascript-design-patterns) #article - “Over the lifespan of Javascript, many design patterns have been made and tested by a large number of developers using javascript. In this article, we would explain the common design patterns used by javascript developers.” ## Node [GitHub Star History](https://star-history.com/) - Useful for comparing NPM package popularity over time if they're published to GitHub. [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) - "We're npm, Inc., the company behind Node package manager, the npm Registry, and npm CLI. We offer those to the community for free, but our day job is building and selling useful tools for developers like you." [npms](https://npms.io/) - "A better and **open source search** for node packages" [npm trends](https://npmtrends.com/) - "Compare package download counts over time" [Openbase](https://openbase.com/) - "Openbase is the leading platform for developers to find open-source." ## TypeScript [TypeScript: Typed JavaScript at Any Scale.](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) [Typing Destructured Object Parameters in TypeScript](https://mariusschulz.com/blog/typing-destructured-object-parameters-in-typescript) #article ## Sources [Fun Fun Function](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1cgjhGzsSYb1rsB4bFe4Q) #channel - "I’m Mattias Petter Johansson, mpj for short. I’ve been a full-time programmer for about ten years. Among others, I've worked for Absolut Vodka, Blackberry and Spotify." [JSConf](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzoVCacndDCfGDf41P-z0iA) #channel - "The JSConf YouTube Channel. JSConf is a series of JavaScript conferences from around the world and here we release the conference talk videos for free as fast as we can after every event. Topics include JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, node.js, robotics, etc." # Snippets Referencing `this` inside a callback can be tricky, since `this` refers to the context where the function is called, not where it is defined. To explicitly bind `this` to the defining context, [use the `bind()` function](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/bind): ```javascript myFunction(callback.bind(this)) ``` To find the first element of an array satisfying some criteria, [use Array.prototype.find()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/find). If you just need the index, [use .findIndex instead](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/findIndex). ([via StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/a/18520276/937377)) ```javascript var array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44]; var found = array1.find(function(element) { return element > 10; }); console.log(found); // expected output: 12 ``` Log the current stack to the console: ``` console.log(new Error().stack); ``` # PHP ## Snippets `array_map_recursive` ([source](https://stackoverflow.com/a/39637749/937377)): ```php function array_map_recursive($callback, $array) { $func = function ($item) use (&$func, &$callback) { return is_array($item) ? array_map($func, $item) : call_user_func($callback, $item); }; return array_map($func, $array); } ``` ## PHPStorm [Mastering PhpStorm keyboard shortcuts](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/mastering-keyboard-shortcuts.html) #article - "PhpStorm has keyboard shortcuts for most of its commands related to editing, navigation, refactoring, debugging, and other tasks. 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| ## Links [Slim](https://www.slimframework.com/) - "Slim is a PHP micro framework that helps you quickly write simple yet powerful web applications and APIs." # Python ## Snippets [Generators](https://wiki.python.org/moin/Generators) allow you to [define lazy-loaded infinite sequences](https://medium.com/@dawranliou/lazy-codes-infinite-sequences-in-python-and-clojure-80bba720b3a3): ```python def number_generator(): i = 0 while True: yield i i += 1 numbers = number_generator() next(numbers) # 0 next(numbers) # 1 next(numbers) # 2 next(numbers) # 3 #... ``` [Find first item in iterable that satisfies a criterion](https://stackoverflow.com/a/9868665/937377): ```python first = next(obj for obj in objs if obj.val==5) ``` Convert between time formats ([source](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9637838/convert-string-date-to-timestamp-in-python/9637908#9637908), [source](https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/datetime/timestamp-datetime)): ```python import datetime import time # timestamp to datetime timestamp = 1545730073 dt_object = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp) # datetime to timestamp now = datetime.datetime.now() timestamp = datetime.datetime.timestamp(now) # date string to timestamp s = "01/12/2011" timestamp = time.mktime(datetime.datetime.strptime(s, "%d/%m/%Y").timetuple()) ``` Get list of dictionary keys sorted by their values ([source](https://www.pythoncentral.io/how-to-sort-python-dictionaries-by-key-or-value/)): ```python numbers = {'first': 1, 'second': 2, 'third': 3, 'Fourth': 4} # Use the __getitem__ method as the key function sorted(numbers, key=numbers.__getitem__) # In order of sorted values: [1, 2, 3, 4] ['first', 'second', 'third', 'Fourth'] ``` Check of datetime object is localized ([source](https://stackoverflow.com/a/27596917/937377)): ```python d.tzinfo is not None and d.tzinfo.utcoffset(d) is not None ``` ## Links [How to use Python's unittest.mock.patch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRljVPHrkE) #video - "How to use (and where to apply) Python's unittest.mock.patch in your test suites. In this video I show where to patch, and three ways of applying mock.patch: as a decorator, as a context manager, and inline using mock.patch.start() and mock.patch.stop()." [Is Python pass-by-reference or pass-by-value?](https://robertheaton.com/2014/02/09/pythons-pass-by-object-reference-as-explained-by-philip-k-dick/) #article - " 'Object references are passed by value.' When I first read this smug and overly-pithy definition, I wanted to punch something." [PyCharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/?fromMenu) #software - IDE. The community edition is free to use, [even at work](https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2017/09/pycharm-community-edition-and-professional-edition-explained-licenses-and-more/). [Python File I/O](https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/file-operation) #article - "In this article, you'll learn about Python file operations. More specifically, opening a file, reading from it, writing into it, closing it and various file methods you should be aware of." [Python's `strftime` directives](http://strftime.org/) - "I need to use Python’s `strftime` rarely enough that I can’t remember it off the top of my head and never bookmark it but often enough to be annoyed with having to Google “python strftime” and then find the table above in the Python documentation. So I decided to put this reference page up." [SnakeViz](https://jiffyclub.github.io/snakeviz/) #software - "SnakeViz is a browser based graphical viewer for the output of Python’s [cProfile](https://docs.python.org/3/library/profile.html#module-cProfile) module and an alternative to using the standard library [pstats module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/profile.html#module-pstats). It was originally inspired by [RunSnakeRun](http://www.vrplumber.com/programming/runsnakerun/). SnakeViz works on Python 2.7 and Python 3. SnakeViz itself is still likely to work on Python 2.6, but official support has been dropped now that [Tornado](http://www.tornadoweb.org/) no longer supports Python 2.6." [Traps for the Unwary in Python’s Import System](http://python-notes.curiousefficiency.org/en/latest/python_concepts/import_traps.html) #article - "Python’s import system is powerful, but also quite complicated. Until the release of Python 3.3, there was no comprehensive explanation of the expected import semantics, and even following the release of 3.3, the details of how `sys.path` is initialised are still somewhat challenging to figure out." ### Books [*Elegant SciPy*](https://github.com/elegant-scipy/elegant-scipy) by Juan Nunez-Iglesias, Stefan van der Walt & Harriet Dashnow [*Flask Web Development*](https://doc.lagout.org/programmation/python/Flask%20Web%20Development_%20Developing%20Web%20Applications%20with%20Python%20%5BGrinberg%202014-05-18%5D.pdf) by Miguel Grinberg *Fluent Python* by Luciano Ramalho [*The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python*](https://docs.python-guide.org/) by Kenneth Reitz & Tanya Schlusser *Introducing Python* by Bill Lubanovic [*Natural Language Processing with Python*](https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Language-Processing-Python-Analyzing/dp/0596516495) by Steven Bird, Ewan Klein, Edward Loper - "This book offers a highly accessible introduction to natural language processing, the field that supports a variety of language technologies, from predictive text and email filtering to automatic summarization and translation. With it, you'll learn how to write Python programs that work with large collections of unstructured text. You'll access richly annotated datasets using a comprehensive range of linguistic data structures, and you'll understand the main algorithms for analyzing the content and structure of written communication." [*Python Data Science Handbook*](https://jakevdp.github.io/PythonDataScienceHandbook/) by Jake VanderPlas [*Test-Driven Development with Python*](https://doc.lagout.org/programmation/python/Test-Driven%20Development%20with%20Python_%20Obey%20the%20Testing%20Goat_%20Using%20Django%2c%20Selenium%2c%20and%20JavaScript%20%5bPercival%202014-06-29%5d.pdf) by Harry J.W. Percival [*Think Bayes*](https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-bayes/) by Allen B. Downey [*Think Python, 2nd Edition*](https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/) by Allen B. Downey [*Thoughtful Machine Learning with Python*](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/thoughtful-machine-learning/9781491924129/) by Matthew Kirk *Twisted Network Programming Essentials* by Jessica McKellar & Abe Fettig *Web Scraping with Python* by Ryan Mitchell ### matplotlib [Matplotlib trendline](http://widu.tumblr.com/post/43624347354/matplotlib-trendline) #article - "Drawing a trendline of a scatter plot in matplotlib is very easy thanks to numpy’s polyfit function." ### pytz [List of tz database time zones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones) #article - Wikipedia. "This is a list of time zones from release 2017c of the [tz database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database)." [pytz on pypi](https://pypi.org/project/pytz/) - "pytz brings the Olson tz database into Python. This library allows accurate and cross platform timezone calculations using Python 2.4 or higher. It also solves the issue of ambiguous times at the end of daylight saving time, which you can read more about in the Python Library Reference (`datetime.tzinfo`)." [pytz - World Timezone Definitions for Python](https://pythonhosted.org/pytz/) #article - Docs. "pytz brings the Olson tz database into Python. This library allows accurate and cross platform timezone calculations using Python 2.4 or higher. It also solves the issue of ambiguous times at the end of daylight saving time, which you can read more about in the Python Library Reference (datetime.tzinfo)." [Time Zone Database](http://www.iana.org/time-zones) - IANA. "The Time Zone Database (often called tz or zoneinfo) contains code and data that represent the history of local time for many representative locations around the globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes made by political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and daylight-saving rules. Its management procedure is documented in [BCP 175: Procedures for Maintaining the Time Zone Database](http://www.iana.org/go/rfc6557)." [tz database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database) #article - Wikipedia. "The **tz database** is a collaborative compilation of information about the world's [time zones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone), primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database#cite_note-2) Paul Eggert is its current editor and maintainer,[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database#cite_note-3) with the organizational backing of [ICANN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN).[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database#cite_note-:0-4) The tz database is also known as **tzdata**, the **zoneinfo database** or **IANA time zone database**, and occasionally as the **Olson database**, referring to the founding contributor, Arthur David Olson.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database#cite_note-5)" # Development Environments ![https://xkcd.com/1987/](/files/-LicsqjKagG5hvkSS2Ax) [venv](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) - Part of the standard library. "The [`venv`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html#module-venv) module provides support for creating lightweight “virtual environments” with their own site directories, optionally isolated from system site directories. Each virtual environment has its own Python binary (which matches the version of the binary that was used to create this environment) and can have its own independent set of installed Python packages in its site directories." ## Pipenv [Pipenv](https://docs.pipenv.org/en/latest/#pipenv-python-dev-workflow-for-humans) #software - "**Pipenv** is a tool that aims to bring the best of all packaging worlds (bundler, composer, npm, cargo, yarn, etc.) to the Python world. *...* It automatically creates and manages a virtualenv for your projects, as well as adds/removes packages from your `Pipfile` as you install/uninstall packages. It also generates the ever-important `Pipfile.lock`, which is used to produce deterministic builds." [Pipenv: A Guide to the New Python Packaging Tool](https://realpython.com/pipenv-guide/) #article - "Pipenv is a packaging tool for Python that solves some common problems associated with the typical workflow using `pip`, `virtualenv`, and the good old `requirements.txt`." [Pipenv Crash Course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qmnh5C4Pmo) #video - "Create a better Python workflow by using Pipenv which allows you to install Python packages within a virtual environment easily." [Pipfile vs setup.py](https://docs.pipenv.org/en/latest/advanced/#pipfile-vs-setup-py) #article - Advice on using Pipenv inside a library as opposed to an application. [PyCharm: Configure a Pipenv environment](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/pipenv.html#Pipenv.xml) #article - "To use Pipenv with PyCharm, you need to implement several preparation steps." [Why you should use pyenv + Pipenv for your Python projects](https://hackernoon.com/reaching-python-development-nirvana-bb5692adf30c) #article - "The missing guide for setting up a great local development workflow for your Python projects." # Package Management & Distribution [Building and Distributing Packages with Setuptools](https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setuptools.html) #article - "`Setuptools` is a collection of enhancements to the Python `distutils` that allow developers to more easily build and distribute Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages." [Flit](https://flit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) #software - "**Flit** is a simple way to put Python packages and modules on PyPI." [How to Publish an Open-Source Python Package to PyPI](https://realpython.com/pypi-publish-python-package/) #article - "In this tutorial, you’ll cover how to **upload your own package to PyPI**. While getting your project published is easier than it used to be, there are still a few steps involved." 👍 [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) #software - "pip is the [package installer](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/current/) for Python. You can use pip to install packages from the [Python Package Index](https://pypi.org/) and other indexes." [PyPA recommended](https://packaging.python.org/guides/tool-recommendations/). [Pipenv](https://docs.pipenv.org/en/latest/#pipenv-python-dev-workflow-for-humans) #software - "**Pipenv** is a tool that aims to bring the best of all packaging worlds (bundler, composer, npm, cargo, yarn, etc.) to the Python world. *...* It automatically creates and manages a virtualenv for your projects, as well as adds/removes packages from your `Pipfile` as you install/uninstall packages. It also generates the ever-important `Pipfile.lock`, which is used to produce deterministic builds." [PyPA recommended](https://packaging.python.org/guides/tool-recommendations/). [pipx](https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/) #software - "Execute binaries from Python packages in isolated environments. ❡ `pipx` is a tool to install and run any of the thousands of Python applications available on PyPI in a safe, convenient, and reliable way. Not all Python packages have entry points, but many do." [Python Packaging Authority](https://www.pypa.io/en/latest/) - "The Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) is a working group that maintains many of the relevant projects in Python packaging." [Tool recommendations](https://packaging.python.org/guides/tool-recommendations/) #article - Python Packaging Authority recommendations. "If you’re familiar with Python packaging and installation, and just want to know what tools are currently recommended, then here it is." [Twine](https://github.com/pypa/twine) - "Twine is [a utility](https://pypi.org/project/twine/) for [publishing](https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/distributing-packages/) Python packages on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/). It provides build system independent uploads of source and binary [distribution artifacts](https://github.com/pypa/twine/blob/master/distributions) for both new and existing [projects](https://packaging.python.org/glossary/#term-project)." [PyPA recommended](https://packaging.python.org/guides/tool-recommendations/). [wheel](https://wheel.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - "This library is the reference implementation of the Python wheel packaging standard, as defined in [PEP 427](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0427/)." [PyPA recommended](https://packaging.python.org/guides/tool-recommendations/). # Psychology [Algorithm Aversion: People Erroneously Avoid Algorithms After Seeing Them Err](http://opim.wharton.upenn.edu/risk/library/WPAF201410-AlgorthimAversion-Dietvorst-Simmons-Massey.pdf) #paper - "Research shows that evidence-based algorithms more accurately predict the future than do human forecasters. Yet when forecasters are deciding whether to use a human forecaster or a statistical algorithm, they often choose the human forecaster. This phenomenon, which we call algorithm aversion, is costly, and it is important to understand its causes. We show that people are especially averse to algorithmic forecasters after seeing them perform, even when they see them outperform a human forecaster. This is because people more quickly lose confidence in algorithmic than human forecasters after seeing them make the same mistake. In 5 studies, participants either saw an algorithm make forecasts, a human make forecasts, both, or neither. They then decided whether to tie their incentives to the future predictions of the algorithm or the human. Participants who saw the algorithm perform were less confident in it, and less likely to choose it over an inferior human forecaster. This was true even among those who saw the algorithm outperform the human." [The Five Minute Journal](https://www.intelligentchange.com/products/the-five-minute-journal) #book #app - "Elevate yourself. Be happier. Improve relationships. Shift your mind to state of optimism. You could be the next amongst thousands of others to hone your ability to focus on the good in life. The Five Minute Journal’s approachable and structured exercises will lead you down a path toward an enhanced version of the person you already are." {% embed url="" %} [How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas | Manoush Zomorodi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73Q8oQmwzo\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LQHeTYrboyJ7VGzGImXjoz\&index=2) #video - "Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems. Learn to love being bored as Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity." [The Scarcity Trap: Why We Keep Digging When We're Stuck In A Hole](https://www.npr.org/2017/03/20/520587241/the-scarcity-trap-why-we-keep-digging-when-were-stuck-in-a-hole) #podcast - "Have you ever noticed that when something important is missing in your life, your brain can only seem to focus on that missing thing?" [Spend More Time Alone](http://www.calnewport.com/blog/2017/09/24/spend-more-time-alone/) #article - by Cal Newport. "The right way to define “solitude” is as a subjective state in which you’re isolated from input from other minds. ... Regular doses of solitude are crucial for the effective and resilient functioning of your brain." ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/05/i-like-meditation.html](/files/-M_zxiDuMFyxByHcjEjg) ## Growth Mindset Carol Dweck [The Pygmalion Effect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aN5TbGW5JA\&feature=youtu.be) - "The Pygmalion Effect is the phenomenon whereby higher expectations lead to higher performance. The Pygmalion effect is also known as the Rosenthal Experiment, named after a research of Robert Rosenthal at Harvard." [Rise: 20 Years of Kelly Clark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Q22F8mXuQ) #video - "One of the winningest athletes of all time, the story of Kelly Clark’s snowboarding career is nothing short of mind-blowing. Between the Olympics, the Burton US Open, X Games - if it involved a podium in snowboarding, chances are Kelly has stood atop it." ## Identity [Creating Your Identity Through the Method Acting Approach | Greg Bryk | TEDxQueensU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb-BsdyRdqw) #video - "As a Vanier Cup champion, Greg’s life story had been set out for him by his parents. He was going to play football and then either become a lawyer or a politician. Greg believed this story to be his own but in his third year of university he accidentally learned who he truly was. Now an accomplished actor, Greg shares his story and the lessons he has learned throughout his career on how one can take charge and be the author of their own life." [Daniel Dennett - What is the Nature of Personal Identity?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE6CNETNJvk) #video - "What makes one a person or a self? If he or she sees, hears, thinks and feels, is that a person or a self? How can separate perceptions bind together into a coherent mental unity of a single person or self?" [How To Know Yourself](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lTbWQ8zD3w) #video - "One of the hardest things in the universe to understand is the interior of our own minds: we can have spent decades on the earth before we've grasped even very basic things about who we are and how we function. It's not for nothing that the Ancient Greeks felt philosophy had only one command: Know yourself! But however arduous, the journey can be facilitated by a few well-aimed bits of advice…" [Personal Identity: Crash Course Philosophy #19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trqDnLNRuSc) #video - "Today Hank is building on last week’s exploration of identity to focus on personal identity. Does it in reside in your body? Is it in the collective memories of your consciousness? There are, of course, strengths and weaknesses to both of these ideas, and that’s what we’re talking about today." ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/06/bears-and-spiders.html](/files/-MeLCLjV_TuYulO1xOFZ) # Quantified Self [23 Personal Tools to Learn More About Yourself](http://flowingdata.com/2008/09/12/23-personal-tools-to-learn-more-about-yourself/) #article [Beeminder](https://www.beeminder.com/home) #webapp - "Your goals can be anything quantifiable — weight, pushups, minutes spent on Facebook, points on Duolingo. Answer with your number when Beeminder asks — or connect a device/app below to auto-report — and we'll show your progress and a Yellow Brick Road to follow to stay on track. If you go off track, you pledge money to stay on the road the next time. If you go off track again, we charge you." [Daylio](https://daylio.webflow.io/) #app - "Keep a free private diary and capture your day without writing down a single line!" [Daytum](https://daytum.com/) #webapp - “Daytum helps you collect, categorize and communicate your everyday data.” [A day with RescueTime Premium](https://www.rescuetime.com/premium/a-day-in-the-life) #article - “Here are some of the ways we use RescueTime Premium in a typical workday, helping us stay focused, and motivated. We hope they'll help you, too!” [Exist.io](https://exist.io/) - “Track everything together. Understand your behaviour.” [Flow](https://flowdash.co/app/about?utm_medium=email\&utm_source=hackernewsletter\&utm_term=show_hn) - “Flow is a habit tracker and personal data analytics app that lets you keep focus on what matters. Flow owns none of your data. That's yours.” #HabitFree [Gyroscope](https://gyrosco.pe/) - “A new operating system for the human body.” Requires a Facebook account to login. [HAPIfork](https://www.hapilabs.com/product/hapifork) - [On KickStarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1273668931/hapifork-the-smart-fork-that-tracks-your-eating-ha-0/description). Seems to be discontinued. "HAPIfork Is the Smart Fork That Helps You Eat Healthier, Eat Slower and Lose Weight By Eating at the Right Time and at the Right Speed" [How Tracking My Life Changed Everything](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tnX81N6Ris) #video [Keeping your Quantified Self Honest with Exist.io, Beeminder and Zapier](https://medium.com/@jtgleason/keeping-your-quantified-self-honest-with-exist-io-beeminder-and-zapier-8c9667fc83f3) #article - “Apps like Exist.io are great for capturing data from multiple places and helping you perform correlation and analysis on what behaviors drive objectives in your life. But like all tools, they cannot help you if you don’t use them. Consistent usage is key in order to have the best data for Exist.io to perform correlations and analysis on your behalf and driving you towards successful achievement of your goals. So that raises the question, “How do I make myself use the darn thing consistently?”” [Mappiness](https://www.mappinessapp.com/) #software - iOS app. “Join the world’s biggest happiness study. Learn what most affects your wellbeing. Contribute to research on environments that help us flourish.” [Quantified Self](https://quantifiedself.com/) - "Quantified Self supports every person's right and ability to learn from their own data. We're committed to accuracy, independence, inclusiveness, and transparency in all of our work." [RescueTime](https://www.rescuetime.com/) #webapp #software #app - "RescueTime helps you understand your daily habits so you can focus and be more productive." [Subjective](https://www.subjective.app/) - "Track what really matters. Go beyond counting steps and calories. Measure what’s truly meaningful to you." [TagTime](https://github.com/tagtime/TagTime) #software #app - “Stochastic Time Tracking for Space Cadets.” [On the play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bsoule.tagtime) [Unforgettable.Me](https://unforgettable.me/) #software - [Android app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.edu.uon.unforgettable\&rdid=au.edu.uon.unforgettable). “People forget stuff. Important stuff. And yet hundreds of times a day we rely on our fragile memory systems to make decisions both big and small. The purpose of unforgettable.me is to eliminate forgetting. Our smartphone app constantly and automatically records the events of your life and uploads them to a search engine that allows you to retrieve them when you need them. [Visualizing reading](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/visualizing-reading/519) #thread - "To get more insight into my reading, I decided to switch the comments from titles to ISBN numbers, then combine the Beeminder API, Google Books API, and D3 to get a nice picture of what I’ve read. The outcome lives here:" [link](http://www.althack.org/reading.html) [Welltory](https://welltory.com/) - "Measure your stress and energy levels with your smartphone" [Zenobase](https://zenobase.com/#/) - "Store, aggregate and visualize your data."
# Experience Sampling Method [ExperienceSampler](http://www.experiencesampler.com/) - An open source esm project composed of an iOS and Android app plus a self-hosted server app [Experience Sampling Method](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_sampling_method) #article - “The experience sampling method, also referred to as a daily diary method, or ecological momentary assessment (EMA), is an intensive longitudinal research methodology that involves asking participants to report on their thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and/or environment on multiple occasions over time.” [Expimetrics](https://app.expimetrics.com/) - “Experience sampling. Redefined. A smarter, simpler way to collect data.” [LifeData](https://www.lifedatacorp.com/) - Expensive. “Real-Time Patient Data. Real-Life Solutions.” [iHabit](http://emaresearch.org/ihabit/) #software - iOS app [Ilumivu](https://ilumivu.com/) - Expensive. “Are you an academic researcher or mental health counselor? Looking for an easy way to deliver mobile behavioral health interventions or run Ecological Momentary Assessment studies? The ilumivu Patient Engagement system is used by researchers and clinicians looking for an affordable system to monitor patient progress and provide just-in-time intervention.” [Movisens](https://www.movisens.com/en/) - “movisens provides ambulatory assessment and mobile monitoring products and services for science and research” [PACO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacoapp.paco) - "The Personal Analytics Companion" [PIEL Survey](https://pielsurvey.org/) #software - iOS app [SurveySignal](http://www.surveysignal.com/) - “SurveySignal is a powerful Survey Data Collection, Distribution & Management application. Conduct Survey Research (e.g. Experience Sampling) Using People's Own Smartphones!” # Rationality {% embed url="" %} {% endembed %} [The Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan’s Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking](https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/03/baloney-detection-kit-carl-sagan/) #article - "Necessary cognitive fortification against propaganda, pseudoscience, and general falsehood. **Carl Sagan** (November 9, 1934–December 20, 1996) was many things — a [cosmic sage](https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/12/10/pale-blue-dot-motion-graphics/), [voracious reader](https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/07/11/carl-sagan-reading-list/), [hopeless romantic](https://www.brainpickings.org/2011/12/27/the-voyagers-penny-lane-carl-sagan/), and [brilliant philosopher](https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/12/20/carl-sagan-varieties-of-scientific-experience/). But above all, he endures as our era’s greatest patron saint of reason and critical thinking, a master of [the vital balance between skepticism and openness](https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/05/23/carl-sagan-the-burden-of-skepticism/). In [***The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark***](http://www.amazon.com/The-Demon-Haunted-World-Science-Candle/dp/0345409469/?tag=braipick-20) ([*public library*](http://www.worldcat.org/title/demon-haunted-world-science-as-a-candle-in-the-dark/oclc/32855551\&referer=brief_results)) — the same indispensable volume that gave us Sagan’s timeless meditation on [science and spirituality](https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/06/12/carl-sagan-on-science-and-spirituality/), published mere months before his death in 1996 — Sagan shares his secret to upholding the rites of reason, even in the face of society’s most shameless untruths and outrageous propaganda." [Center for Applied Rationality](https://rationality.org/) - "Developing clear thinking for the sake of humanity’s future" [Charles Murray vs Milo, and the "good faith" principle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ub73hWrORo) #video - "I explain why I think the "good faith" principle implies that we should give people like Charles Murray, but not Milo, a platform to share their ideas. (Not saying Milo should be legally banned from speaking, just that we shouldn't be going out of our way to give him opportunities to speak.) I also argue that the "good faith" principle is inherently subjective and that this doesn't negate its importance." [Danny's Agonizing Guide to Agonizing Decisions](http://doc.dreev.es/torn) #article - "Suppose you’re feeling super torn about whether to, say, order soup or salad. Or maybe whether or not to have children. Something with a seemingly overwhelming list of pros and cons on both sides." [An Honest Liar](https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13408321) #documentary - "The incredible true story of the renowned magician turned skeptic and exposer of frauds and hoaxes, James "The Amazing" Randi." #skepticism [How Do You Evaluate Your Own Predictions?](https://commoncog.com/blog/how-do-you-evaluate-your-own-predictions/) #article - "This post provides a comprehensive summary of the technique that Tetlock and Gardner presents in *Superforecasting*. It is divided into two parts: part one (this week) is about the rules and evaluation criterion that GJP uses to evaluate forecasters. I've presented this in the context of an interested practitioner; I'm assuming you might want to improve forecasting decisions in your own life, but you don't have the time to implement a rigorous forecasting tournament in your organisation." [How Good Are FiveThirtyEight Forecasts?](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/checking-our-work/) #article - "Forecasts have always been a core part of FiveThirtyEight’s mission. They force us (and you) to think about the world probabilistically, rather than in absolutes. And making predictions, whether we’re modeling a candidate’s chance of being elected or a team’s odds of making the playoffs, improves our understanding of the world by testing our knowledge of how it works — what makes a team or a candidate win." {% embed url="" %} {% endembed %} [In Defense of Polling](https://nickyoder.com/in-defense-of-polling/) #article - November 7, 2020. "How I earned $50,000 on election night using polling data and some Python code." [Is Most Published Research Wrong?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42QuXLucH3Q) #video - "Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false." [Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (109 Models Explained)](https://fs.blog/mental-models/) #article - "Mental models are how we understand the world. Not only do they shape what we think and how we understand but they shape the connections and opportunities that we see. Mental models are how we simplify complexity, why we consider some things more relevant than others, and how we reason." [PredictionBook](https://predictionbook.com/) - "Rather than just recording **what** you think will happen, PredictionBook allows you to record just how sure you are that it will happen. You can distinguish between those things you think will probably occur, and those things you're really really sure will occur. If you're properly calibrated, you'll be able to see that about 60% of the things you're 60% sure will happen, do happen, and 90% of the things you're 90% sure will happen, do happen." {% embed url="" %} {% endembed %} [Rationalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism) #article - Wikipedia. "In [philosophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy), **rationalism** is the [epistemological](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology) view that "regards [reason](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason) as the chief source and test of knowledge"[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism#cite_note-Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica:_Rationalism-1) or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification".[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism#cite_note-Lacey_286-2) More formally, rationalism is defined as a [methodology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodology) or a [theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory) "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and [deductive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deductive)".[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism#cite_note-Bourke_263-3)" [Rationality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationality) #article - Wikipedia. "**Rationality** is the quality or state of being rational – that is, being based on or agreeable to [reason](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationality#cite_note-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationality#cite_note-2) Rationality implies the conformity of one's beliefs with one's [reasons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_\(argument\)) to believe, and of one's actions with one's [reasons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_\(argument\)) for action. "Rationality" has different specialized meanings in [philosophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy),[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationality#cite_note-3) [economics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics), [sociology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology), [psychology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology), [evolutionary biology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_biology), [game theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory) and [political science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_science)." [Scientific skepticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeptical_movement#Scientific_skepticism) #article - Wikipedia. "**Scientific skepticism** or **rational skepticism** (also spelled **scepticism**), sometimes referred to as **skeptical inquiry**, is an [epistemological](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology) position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking [empirical evidence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical_evidence). In practice, the term most commonly references the examination of claims and theories that appear to be [beyond mainstream science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience), rather than the routine discussions and challenges among scientists. Scientific skepticism differs from [philosophical skepticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_skepticism), which questions humans' ability to claim any knowledge about the nature of the world and how they perceive it, and the similar but distinct [methodological skepticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartesian_doubt), which is a systematic process of being skeptical about (or doubting) the truth of one's beliefs.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeptical_movement#cite_note-Merton-7)" [The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't by Nate Silver | Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13588394-the-signal-and-the-noise?from_search=true\&qid=MEEN6mCMC4\&rank=1) #book - "Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, Silver examines the world of prediction, investigating how we can distinguish a true signal from a universe of noisy data. Most predictions fail, often at great cost to society, because most of us have a poor understanding of probability and uncertainty. Both experts and laypeople mistake more confident predictions for more accurate ones. But overconfidence is often the reason for failure. If our appreciation of uncertainty improves, our predictions can get better too. This is the "prediction paradox": The more humility we have about our ability to make predictions, the more successful we can be in planning for the future." [Spurious Correlations](https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations) [Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35957157-thinking-in-bets) #book - "Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time. There's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there is always information that is hidden from view. So the key to long-term success (and avoiding worrying yourself to death) is to think in bets: How sure am I? What are the possible ways things could turn out? What decision has the highest odds of success? Did I land in the unlucky 10% on the strategy that works 90% of the time? Or is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision making?" {% embed url="" %} [What is "rationality"?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloTS0wU9qM) #video - "What do people mean by rationality? Julia Galef from [http://measureofdoubt.com](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fmeasureofdoubt.com\&event=video_description\&redir_token=ZBkUYD34unP50bTY51VM03qzqp18MTU5MDkyNjgxNEAxNTkwODQwNDE0\&v=iloTS0wU9qM) discusses the various ways understand word rationality and how different meanings relate to each other." [What exactly is the "Rationality Community?"](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/s8yvtCbbZW2S4WnhE/what-exactly-is-the-rationality-community) #article - "I used to use the phrase "Rationality Community" to mean three different things. Now I only use it to mean two different things, which is... well, a mild improvement at least. In practice, I was lumping a lot of people together, many of whom neither wanted to get lumped together nor had much in common." [Why you shouldn't try to "'change your mind"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PgCN7ySGQ) #video - "In which I describe how I've changed my mind about the usefulness of "changing one's mind"" ## Monte Carlo Simulations [Monte Carlo Simulation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ESK5SaP-bc) #video - "A Monte Carlo simulation is a randomly evolving simulation. In this video, I explain how this can be useful, with two fun examples of Monte Carlo simulations: The first model shows how pi can be determined with Monte Carlo sampling, and in the second part of the video we will take a look how animations can be rendered with Monte Carlo path tracing." ## Sources [Astral Codex Ten](https://astralcodexten.substack.com/) #blog - "ACX started as my personal blog, Slate Star Codex. It grew out of “the rationalist community”, a mostly-online subculture of people trying to work together to figure out how to distinguish truth from falsehood using insights from probability theory, cognitive science, and AI." [Farnam Street](https://fs.blog/) - "**Farnam Street** (FS) helps you master the best of what other people have already figured out. Together we will develop the [mental models](https://fs.blog/mental-models/) to understand how the world works, make better decisions, and live a more meaningful life." [Julia Galef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Galef) #article - Wikipedia. "**Julia Galef** ([/ˈɡeɪləf/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English); born July 4, 1983) is co-founder of the [Center for Applied Rationality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Applied_Rationality).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Galef#cite_note-Matsakis2016-1) She is a writer and public speaker on the topics of rationality, science, technology, and design. She hosts Rationally Speaking, the official podcast of New York City Skeptics, which she has done since its inception in 2010, sharing the show with co-host and philosopher [Massimo Pigliucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Pigliucci) until 2015.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Galef#cite_note-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Galef#cite_note-3)" [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/measureofdoubt). [Podcast](http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/about/). [Personal website](https://juliagalef.com/). [Newsletter](https://juliagalef.com/newsletter/). [LessWrong](https://www.lesswrong.com/) #blog - "*LessWrong* is a community blog devoted to the art of human rationality." [Slate Star Codex](https://slatestarcodex.com/) [Slate Star Codex](https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/) on Reddit # Bayes' Theorem {% embed url="" %} [Bayes.com](https://bayes.com/) - "We’re excited to bring you BAYES — a creative, no-code tool for thinking and speaking with data." [Bayesian Inference](https://seeing-theory.brown.edu/bayesian-inference/index.html) [The Bayesian Trap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R13BD8qKeTg\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "Bayes' theorem explained with examples and implications for life." [Bayes: How one equation changed the way I think](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za7RqnT7CM0) #video - "Bayes' Rule is a simple formula that tells you how to weigh evidence and change your beliefs. I don't go around plugging numbers into a formula all the time, but nevertheless, becoming familiar with Bayes has shifted the way I think in some important ways." [Bayes theorem](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZGCoVF3YvM) #video - 3Blue1Brown. "Perhaps the most important formula in probability." {% embed url="" %} [Bayes' theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes%27_theorem) #article - "One of the many applications of Bayes’ theorem is [Bayesian inference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_inference), a particular approach to [statistical inference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_inference). When applied, the probabilities involved in Bayes’ theorem may have different [probability interpretations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability_interpretation). With [Bayesian probability](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_probability) interpretation, the theorem expresses how a degree of belief, expressed as a probability, should rationally change to account for the availability of related evidence. Bayesian inference is fundamental to [Bayesian statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_statistics)." Crash Course * [You know I’m all about that Bayes: Crash Course Statistics #24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TDjifpGj-k\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "Today we’re going to talk about Bayes Theorem and Bayesian hypothesis testing. Bayesian methods like these are different from how we've been approaching statistics so far, because they allow us to update our beliefs as we gather new information - which is how we tend to think naturally about the world. And this can be a really powerful tool, since it allows us to incorporate both scientifically rigorous data AND our previous biases into our evolving opinions." * [Bayes in science and everyday life: Crash Course Statistics #25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51bLRF02b4w\&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNM_Y-bUAhblSAdWRnmBUcr\&index=26) #video - "Today we're going to finish up our discussion of Bayesian inference by showing you how we can it be used for continuous data sets and be applied both in science and everyday life. From A/B testing of websites and getting a better understanding of psychological disorders to helping with language translation and purchase recommendations Bayes statistics really are being used everywhere!" [How to become a Bayesian in eight easy steps: An annotated reading list](https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-017-1317-5) #article ![https://xkcd.com/2545/](/files/XxXQeWUFv14lRUhk4NI7) [Thinking like a Bayesian - Julia Galef (Strata + Hadoop World 2016)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpdBOUnynps) #video - "Julia Galef outlines the most important principles of thinking like a Bayesian." [A visual guide to Bayesian thinking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrK7X_XlGB8) #video - "I use pictures to illustrate the mechanics of "Bayes' rule," a mathematical theorem about how to update your beliefs as you encounter new evidence. Then I tell three stories from my life that show how I use Bayes' rule to improve my thinking." {% embed url="" %} # Cognitive Biases ## Lists [The Cognitive Bias Codex](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Cognitive_bias_codex_en.svg) - [by Buster Benson](https://busterbenson.com/piles/cognitive-biases/). [In article form](https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/the-cognitive-bias-codex-a-visual-of-180-cognitive-biases/). [Pocket Biases](https://pocket-biases.glideapp.io/?ref=producthunt) - "Every cognitive bias in your pocket." ![https://xkcd.com/2472/](/files/-Mbb4ZVPsjC-RNLgMRQu) ## Singles [Anchoring (cognitive bias) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchoring_\(cognitive_bias\)) [Anecdotal evidence - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence) [Anthropomorphism - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism#Psychology) [Appeal to probability - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_probability) [Argument from fallacy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy) [Attentional bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_bias) [Authority bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authority_bias) [Automation bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation_bias) [Availability heuristic - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic) [Baader–Meinhof phenomenon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases#Frequency_illusion) [Bandwagon effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect) [Base rate fallacy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy) [Bias blind spot - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias_blind_spot) [Bizarreness effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarreness_effect) [Cheerleader effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleader_effect) [Choice-supportive bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias) [Clustering illusion - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clustering_illusion) [Confabulation - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation) [Confirmation bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias) [Congruence bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congruence_bias) [Conservatism (belief revision) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_\(belief_revision\)) [Consistency bias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases#Consistency_bias) [Context effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context_effect) [Continued influence effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias#continued_influence_effect) [Contrast effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrast_effect) [Cross-race effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-race_effect) [Cue-dependent forgetting - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue-dependent_forgetting) [Curse of knowledge - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge) [Declinism - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declinism) [Denomination effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denomination_effect) [Distinction bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinction_bias) [Empathy gap - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy_gap) [Essentialism - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentialism) [Extrinsic incentives bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrinsic_incentives_bias) [Framing effect (psychology) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect_\(psychology\)) [Frequency illusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases#Frequency_illusion) [Functional fixedness - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_fixedness) [Gambler's fallacy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler's_fallacy) [Group attribution error - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_attribution_error) [Halo effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect) [Hindsight bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindsight_bias) [Hot hand - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_hand) [Humor effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases#Humor_effect) [Illusion of asymmetric insight - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion_of_asymmetric_insight) [Illusion of external agency - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion_of_external_agency) [Illusion of transparency - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion_of_transparency) [Illusion of validity - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion_of_validity) [Illusory correlation - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_correlation) [Illusory truth effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_truth_effect) ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/07/the-conspiracy.html](/files/-MeAgeRi9agv4tXBzh_Y) [Impact bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_bias) [In-group favoritism - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-group_favoritism) [Insensitivity to sample size - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensitivity_to_sample_size) [Just-world hypothesis - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis) [The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two) [Masked-man fallacy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked-man_fallacy) [Mental accounting - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_accounting) [Mere-exposure effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exposure_effect) [Money illusion - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_illusion) [Mood congruence - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_congruence) [Moral luck - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_luck) [Murphy's law - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy's_law) [Normalcy bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalcy_bias) [Naïve cynicism - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%C3%AFve_cynicism) [Naïve realism (psychology) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%C3%AFve_realism_\(psychology\)) [Negativity bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativity_bias) [Neglect of probability - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neglect_of_probability) [Not invented here - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here) [Observer-expectancy effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer-expectancy_effect) [Omission bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omission_bias) [Ostrich effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich_effect) [Outcome bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outcome_bias) [Out-group homogeneity - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out-group_homogeneity) [Pareidolia - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia) [Pessimism bias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimism_bias#Pessimism_bias) [Picture superiority effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_superiority_effect) [Placebo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo) [Planning fallacy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning_fallacy) [Positivity effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positivity_effect) [Pro-innovation bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-innovation_bias) [Projection bias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affective_forecasting#Projection_bias) [Reactive devaluation - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_devaluation) [Recency illusion - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recency_illusion) [Restraint bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restraint_bias) [Rosy retrospection - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_retrospection) [Selective perception - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_perception) [Self-licensing - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-licensing) [Self-reference effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-reference_effect) [Semmelweis reflex - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmelweis_reflex) [Spotlight effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight_effect) [Stereotype - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype) [Subadditivity effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subadditivity_effect) [Subjective validation - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjective_validation) [Survivorship bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias) [Telescoping effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescoping_effect) [Time-saving bias - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-saving_bias) [Ultimate attribution error - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_attribution_error) [Von Restorff effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Restorff_effect) [Weber–Fechner law - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber%E2%80%93Fechner_law) [Well travelled road effect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_travelled_road_effect) [Zero-sum thinking - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_thinking) ![https://www.savagechickens.com/2021/05/decisions-2.html](/files/-MaiA88UUCT8hag3Zjw5) # Religion [Accordance](https://www.accordancebible.com/) #software - "Go deep into Bible study with Accordance 12." [The Bible Project](https://thebibleproject.com/) - "To help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus" #podcast #channel [How to Become Pope](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF8I_r9XT7A\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video [Planning Center](https://planning.center/) - "Love your church management software. Software designed to help you find freedom to focus on what matters in your ministry." [Pro Church Tools](https://prochurchtools.com/) - "WE'RE HELPING CHURCHES NAVIGATE THE BIGGEST COMMUNICATION SHIFT IN 500 YEARS. You and I are living through the single biggest change since the printing press - and it’s just getting started." [Invidious](https://www.invidio.us/channel/UCjamZs-IMPsvu9uNzP9v8RA). [Unitarian Universalist Association](https://www.uua.org/) - [Seven Principles](https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/principles) [Vatican City Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPHRIjI3hXs\&list=PLIilwIraDV2LO0itulEQl76KwCRhCdN8H\&index=2) #video # Adventism [Adventech](https://adventech.io/) - "Our mission is to unite Seventh-day Adventist Church, proclaim Good News to this world by means of technology and witness Jesus’ second coming!" [Adventist Christian Fellowship](http://acflink.org/) - "Adventist Christian Fellowship (ACF) is the official organization for Adventist campus ministry on non-Adventist college and university campuses within the [North American Division](http://nadadventist.org/) (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventist's, including the US, Canada, Bermuda and Guam. Currently ACF is a network of over one hundred chapters across the North American Division." [AdventistCommons/adventistcommons.org](https://github.com/AdventistCommons/adventistcommons.org) - "By collaborating with Adventist Commons, you can play an integral part in getting our distinctive Adventist message into the hands of unreached people, right from the comfort of your own home. Do you have skills in writing, translating, editing, proofreading, graphic design, or web development? 🖥📝🎨😀 Sign up below to become a valued contributor at Adventist Commons!" [AdventisTech](https://adventistech.org/) - "Connecting IT professionals to technology mission opportunities within the Seventh-day Adventist World Church" [Adventist History](http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/) #podcast [Adventist.io](https://www.adventist.io/) - "Adventist.io aims to highlight web technology projects of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The site was launched in 2016 to engage the community for feedback and development of the Adventist Living Pattern System (ALPS). ALPS is a web template system designed to help visually unite the Adventist Church online." [Adventist On Fire](https://aofire.org/) #podcast [Adventist Professionals' Network](https://apn.adventist.org/home.asp) - "The Adventist Professionals' Network (APN) is a global registry of Seventh-day Adventist professionals who hold the minimum of a master's degree or its equivalent (5 years of postsecondary studies) in any field. Housed at the world headquarters of the Church, APN will help locate candidates for positions, consultants with expertise, and volunteers for short mission assignments. It will also foster international networking among Adventists in various professions." [AudioVerse](https://www.audioverse.org/english/) - "AudioVerse is an online collection of thousands of Bible-based media content that is available for anyone in the world to stream and download for free. This ministry has a global reach that impacts thousands of individuals every single day. AudioVerse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States of America." [Center for Online Evangelism](https://www.centerforonlineevangelism.org/) - "We are Center for Online Evangelism. The only Seventh-day Adventist ministry solely dedicated to the online mission field of search engine seekers." [GAiN](https://gain.adventist.org/) - "Global Adventist Internet Network (GAiN) is a conference designed to foster the use of technology, media and the internet to help the mission of the Adventist Church. Through annual, worldwide events, we seek to educate and train communication and technlogy professionals in finding new ways to reach their communities." [The Haystack](https://www.thehaystack.org/) - "Encouraging conversations and creative thinking for Millennials of the Christian Church." [InVerse](https://www.hopetv.org/inverse) - "InVerse approaches Bible study with warm humor, practical intelligence, simple application, and authentic conversation." [Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research](https://www.adventistarchives.org/) - "ASTR brings together the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s past and present in order to inspire for the future" [Restoration International](https://www.youtube.com/c/RestorationInternational) #channel - "Restoring individuals, marriages, and families to God since 1989." [The Scratch](https://thescratchnews.com/) - Adventist news briefings. "The Scratch’s weekly Brief is broken down into two sections. First, “The Need to Know” covers this week’s main story—one story, several paragraphs, and opinions separated at the end. The second section, “The Ought to Know,” covers other stories—each paragraph is a separate story entirely. Lastly, while our content is serious, our headings are not. We like to spice up our headings with a little personality. :)" ## People [Samuel Koranteng-Pipim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Koranteng-Pipim#Resignation,_rape_allegations,re-baptism_and_disfellowship) #article - Wikipedia. "**Samuel Koranteng Pipim** (born December 10, 1957) is a US-based [Ghanaian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian) [author](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author), [speaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_speaker), and [theologian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theologian). Trained in engineering and systematic theology, he based his office in [Ann Arbor, Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan), where, up until 2011, he ministered to students, faculty, and staff at the [University of Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan). He has authored and co-authored more than a dozen books. He has spoken around the world at events for youth, students, and young professionals. He helped begin and has sat on the Board of Directors for the [Generation of Youth for Christ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_of_Youth_for_Christ) organization (GYC), a revival movement of [Seventh-day Adventist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist) youth in North America." [William Miller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Miller_\(preacher\)) #article - Wikipedia. "**William Miller** (February 15, 1782 – December 20, 1849) was an American [Baptist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptists) [preacher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher) who is credited with beginning the mid-19th-century North American religious movement known as [Millerism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millerism). After his proclamation of the [Second Coming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Coming) did not occur as expected in the 1840s, new heirs of his message emerged, including the [Advent Christians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_Christian_Church) (1860), the [Seventh-day Adventists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church) (1863) and other [Adventist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventist) movements." # Remote Work {% embed url="" %} [The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light](https://hbr.org/2018/09/the-1-office-perk-natural-light?utm_medium=social\&utm_campaign=hbr\&utm_source=twitter) #article - "The news headlines about what perks or elements of office design make for a great employee experience seem to be dominated by fads — think treadmill desks, nap pods, and “bring your dog to work day” for starters." [Nomad List](https://nomadlist.com/) - "[Nomad List](https://nomadlist.com/help) is a database of 2,327+ cities in the world analyzing 1,889,930+ data points every second to help you choose where to go next — and when you arrive, it connects you to 100,000+ 🌍 nomads there." [The Fullstack Shack - Office Tour](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPOq3QJz_7s) #video - Tool shed turned into office space. [We Work Remotely](https://weworkremotely.com/) - "We Work Remotely is the **largest remote work community in the world.** With over 2.5M monthly visitors, WWR is the #1 destination to find and list incredible remote jobs." ## Communication [Clever tricks to improve video conference communication](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6To3Rt4w3ys) #video [Getting Remote Critique Right](https://medium.com/building-creative-market/getting-remote-critique-right-fc458577a8f4) #article - “Remote work brings with it some challenges that need careful pruning to create a successful and happy team. One of the first things that comes to mind is critique, a daunting task when in the same room as people, let alone hundreds or thousands of miles away from one another.” [How to Collaborate Effectively If Your Team Is Remote](https://hbr.org/2018/02/how-to-collaborate-effectively-if-your-team-is-remote?utm_medium=social\&utm_campaign=hbr\&utm_source=twitter\&tpcc=orgsocial_edit) #article - HBR. "When it’s possible to be set off by a phone’s mute button, it’s safe to say that we’re living in challenging times. The digital era has ushered in a revolution in communication that’s equivalent to the one surrounding the invention of the [printing press](https://prezi.com/tzwe8klf3anb/from-gutenberg-to-the-internet-a-comparison-of-the-impact-of-gutenberg-printing-press-and-the-internet-as-media-technologies/). It’s changing how we speak — often in bullet points. And it’s affecting what we hear, as the jumble of information coming at us can lead to frequent [misunderstandings and confusion](https://hbr.org/2013/04/how-to-avoid-virtual-miscommun)." ## Co-Working [Coworker](https://www.coworker.com/) - "Find Your Perfect Coworking Space. Desks, offices & meeting rooms in 10,000+ coworking spaces with friendly communities in 164 countries" [WeWork](https://www.wework.com/) - "Space to Elevate Work. From desks to offices and entire headquarters, we create environments for productivity, innovation, and connection." ### Virtual Co-Working [Complice Rooms](https://complice.co/rooms) [Focusmate](https://www.focusmate.com/) [How I setup my "virtual co-working" (one of my productivity secrets!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs3KT2-FSds\&list=PLIilwIraDV2J8hueIWIwvkT3NvfuSChe7\&index=12\&t=0s) #video [Study With Me](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0JZpRwYUmIzqbl7lp6owE7JEez4VQE4x) #playlist - by LilyLikecom. "Need some study motivation, or a study partner? Check out my Study With Me playlist!" [Study with Me - A 1 Hour, Real-Time Study Session for 2019](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnku-xdku8U) #video - by Thomas Frank [Study With Me - A 45-Minute Focused Study Session](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reRYtjr1BNo) #video - by Thomas Frank [Study With Me with NO MUSIC](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdoPDZp9cQnX-VHSpGEv0LLn0Zb-Ha2Yv) #playlist - "If you're looking for study with me videos with NO MUSIC, this is the playlist for you :)" ## Ergonomics {% embed url="" %} [5 Ways You're Sitting Wrong at Your Desk - Computer Desk Setup Ergonomics](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ergonomic+desk+setup&\&view=detail\&mid=7D0E85E0859519FC14927D0E85E0859519FC1492&\&FORM=VRDGAR) #video [Ergonomics: How to Set Up a Computer Workstation](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ergonomic+desk+setup&\&view=detail\&mid=4DE3152A962C79E6C25A4DE3152A962C79E6C25A\&rvsmid=7D0E85E0859519FC14927D0E85E0859519FC1492\&FORM=VDQVAP) #video ## Productivity [6 Work From Home Rules From Someone Who's Done It For Years](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBsXlzl3eo0\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "In this episode, Chelsea walks us through the steps that help her work better from home, taken from her experience as a WFH freelancer, to a sometimes-remote business owner, back to working almost entirely from home." [Lockdown Productivity: Spaceship You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snAhsXyO3Ck) #video [A Simple Guide to Working / Learning From Home: HOW TO ADJUST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61wdjr6gWpw) #video - "Making the transition to working or learning from home? Welcome! Here are some research-based strategies for making it easier. These strategies are especially important for neurodiverse brains, but they're helpful for all brains. Please share!" [Top 10 Work from Home Productivity Tips (and How to Not Go Crazy!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLBYYdg0sfs\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "Work from home or remotely now? With over 12 years of experience working from home (after getting laid off in 2008 during a similar world crisis), I wanted to film this video to help you if you're having to work from home or remotely for the first time, especially if you know you'll be doing this for a while." [Work From Home Productivity: The Hard Data on Remote Work](https://blog.rescuetime.com/work-from-home-productivity-data) #article - “With the spread of coronavirus forcing thousands of people to work from home for the first time, there are more opinions than ever about how to work from home. But at RescueTime, we’re in a unique position to see the true impact in real-time.” [Working From Home](https://mikemcquaid.com/2014/11/23/working-from-home/) #article - "Now that remote working is becoming more widely available various guides keep popping up about all the things you must ensure you always/never do if you want to work from home successfully. I tend to nod along with about half of each article and strongly disagree with the other half. With that caveat; here are the things I’ve found that help me work from home successfully" [Working from Home: How to Set Up Your Workspace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMTxikrSe8g\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "This week we're starting a whole series of videos on how to effectively work (and learn) from home. In this initial video, we'll go through what it takes to set up at great workspace that enables you to focus easily and detach once the workday is over." [Working From Home: How to Stay Focused](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgIggrkBFcU\&feature=youtu.be) #video - "When you work from home, you work near all your favorite distractions - your personal computer, game consoles, family, favorite snacks, and more. Plus, home just often doesn't feel like a good "work" spot. It can be hard to get started." # Research [BookStack](https://www.bookstackapp.com) - "Simple & Free Wiki Software. BookStack is a simple, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organising and storing information." [Building a Second Brain](https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/) #course - "Do you consume tons of interesting information, but feel like it’s not leading to meaningful results in your life? Discover how having a Second Brain is helping people around the world save their best ideas, organize their learning, and dramatically expand their creative output" [Copy Cat - Quick Copy Title and URL - Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/copy-cat-quick-copy-title/andlmjmbnlaamloflnelcafcnkiplhkc?authuser=0) - Chrome extension. [Frase](https://frase.io/?ref=producthunt) - "The AI Layer for your Content. For anyone creating content on a regular basis, Frase helps you research faster so you can focus on creativity." [Lab Notes: My Closed-Loop Research System](http://www.calnewport.com/blog/2011/06/23/lab-notes-my-closed-loop-research-system/) #article - by Cal Newport. "Now that I’m a month away from starting [my new position at Georgetown](http://calnewport.com/blog/2011/06/01/quick-hits-my-move-to-georgetown-live-interview-and-experiments-with-forced-batching/), I’ve arrived at a relatively stable research strategy. I assume it will evolve as I gain more experience as a professor, and I’m somewhat nervous that the more experienced among you will scoff at my naivety, but it’s a starting point — a way to start my new position with a *proactive* (not reactive) mindset." [Public Books Database](https://www.publicbooks.org/public-books-database/) - "With university classrooms and libraries shuttered because of the COVID-19 crisis, scholars are facing disruptions not only in their teaching lives but also in their ability to access research materials. In response, many academic presses have made hundreds of their titles freely accessible online. The Public Books Database aims to catalog such resources in a single location and to highlight titles of particular interest. We’ll be updating the [list](https://www.publicbooks.org/public-books-database/#list) regularly as additional materials are made available." [WolframAlpha](https://www.wolframalpha.com/) - "Compute expert-level answers using Wolfram's breakthrough algorithms, knowledgebase and AI technology" [Zettelkasten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettelkasten) #article - Wikipedia. "The **zettelkasten** (German: "slip box") is a [knowledge management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_management) and [note-taking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note-taking) method used in research and study." ## Discovery [A Book Like Foo](https://abooklikefoo.com/) #webapp - "*A Book Like Foo* discovers books perfectly tailored to specific tastes, selected from hundreds of thousands of titles. It learns over time, adapting to the changing tastes of readers through the years." [DEVONagent](https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonagent) #software - "Give your research a boost with the smartest search assistant for the Mac. DEVONagent searches multiple sources and frees you from manually sorting the wheat from the chaff. With its scheduled searches it even keeps you updated on what's going on in the world." [Listen Notes](https://www.listennotes.com/) #webapp - "The Best Podcast Search Engine" [Mailbrew](https://mailbrew.com/) - "Your personal daily digest . The best links you can't miss, and the best content from your favorite creators and newsletters, in a daily digest." [Podchaser](https://www.podchaser.com/) - "Your Daily Source for Podcast Discovery. Uncover the latest Podcasts, Ratings & Reviews, Guest Appearances, Curated Lists, and more!" [Refind](https://refind.com/) - "Every day we’ll pick the 10 most relevant links from around the web for you." [Explanation](https://relevance.community/). ## Collection [Coda](https://coda.io/welcome) - "Coda begins with a blinking cursor and grows as big as your team’s ambition. We’ve seen Coda docs do everything from run weekly meetings to launch products. What will you Coda?" [Commonplace book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonplace_book) #article - Wikipedia. “**Commonplace books** (or **commonplaces**) are a way to compile [knowledge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge), usually by writing information into [books](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book). They have been kept from antiquity, and were kept particularly during the [Renaissance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance) and in the nineteenth century. Such books are essentially [scrapbooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapbooking) filled with items of every kind: recipes, quotes, letters, poems, tables of weights and measures, proverbs, prayers, legal formulas. Commonplaces are used by readers, writers, students, and scholars as an aid for remembering useful concepts or facts. Each one is unique to its creator’s particular interests but they almost always include passages found in other texts, sometimes accompanied by the compiler’s responses. They became significant in [Early Modern Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_Europe).” [DEVONthink](https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink) #software - "Focus on your work and let DEVONthink remember all the details. Collect, organize, edit and annotate documents of any kind. Have them automatically analyzed, connected, and filed. Sync them between your Mac, iPhone, and iPad." Highly recommended by the author of [*Where Good Ideas Come From*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8034188-where-good-ideas-come-from?from_search=true\&from_srp=true\&qid=LBNJGbLTWR\&rank=1)*,* Steven Johnson. He says the app finds connections between pieces of research based on word frequencies and word neighborhoods that a normal search engine wouldn't find. He'll draft a paragraph, put it into the app, and the app finds all his research that might be related. He then looks at the connections with those notes, and soon has a large number of pieces of information forming a new idea that he may not have initially thought of. [Diigo](https://www.diigo.com/) - "Save and tag your online resources for easy access anytime, anywhere" [GitBook](https://www.gitbook.com/) - "Document Everything! For you, your users and your team" [Larder](https://larder.io/) - "bookmarking for developers" [Innos Note](https://innos.io/?s=e) #webapp - "We believe there should be an alternative to traditional knowledge management and content sharing, so we created Innos. Innos is designed to foster a culture of innovation, creativity, and connections. It equips curious minds with the right content creation tools to inspire and connect ideas." [Memex](https://getmemex.com/) - "Bookmarking for the power users of the web" Notion [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) #software - "Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files." [Obsidian Git plugin](https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git) [Pinboard](https://pinboard.in/) - "Pinboard is a fast, no-nonsense bookmarking site for people who value privacy and speed." [Pocket](https://getpocket.com/) #webapp - "Save content from everywhere. Save articles, videos and stories from any publication, page or app. Curate your own space filled with everything you can’t wait to learn." [Polar](https://getpolarized.io/#pricing) - "A **powerful** document manager for web pages, textbooks, PDFs, and anything you want to read." [Roam](https://roamresearch.com/) #webapp - "A note-taking tool for networked thought. As easy to use as a document. As powerful as a graph database. Roam helps you organize your research for the long haul." ## Processing [Codex](https://www.patreon.com/codexeditor) - "Codex is a web-based operating system for knowledge workers. With Codex you can transform your notes, texts, images, videos, etc., into a multimedia knowledge graph: just highlight text and create bidirectional links, entities, relationships, attributes, events, and more. This is done from a special text editor which not only offers rich text styling but also separates the markup from the text." [DEVONsphere](https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonsphere) #software - "Whatever you're working on, DEVONsphere always keeps data ready that might be useful to you in this very moment — that Numbers documents buried deep inside DEVONthink, the email message you've already archived, or the web page you've visited months ago. Get inspired, follow yet untrodden paths, create something new." [DEVONthink](https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink) #software - "Focus on your work and let DEVONthink remember all the details. Collect, organize, edit and annotate documents of any kind. Have them automatically analyzed, connected, and filed. Sync them between your Mac, iPhone, and iPad." Highly recommended by the author of [*Where Good Ideas Come From*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8034188-where-good-ideas-come-from?from_search=true\&from_srp=true\&qid=LBNJGbLTWR\&rank=1)*,* Steven Johnson. He says the app finds connections between pieces of research based on word frequencies and word neighborhoods that a normal search engine wouldn't find. He'll draft a paragraph, put it into the app, and the app finds all his research that might be related. He then looks at the connections with those notes, and soon has a large number of pieces of information forming a new idea that he may not have initially thought of. [Roam](https://roamresearch.com/) #webapp - "A note-taking tool for networked thought. As easy to use as a document. As powerful as a graph database. Roam helps you organize your research for the long haul." ## Publishing [Golden](https://golden.com/?ref=producthunt) - "The intelligent, open knowledge base. Explore the world's first self-constructing knowledge database built by artificial and human intelligence." Wikipedia competitor. [Hostnotion](https://hostnotion.co/) - "Host Notion on your domain" # Note Taking [The 10 Best Note-Taking Apps in 2019](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay2GvqVH4SM) #video [The Brain](https://www.thebrain.com/) - "Intelligent note-taking. Non-linear file management. Ideas and relationships visualized." [Catch](https://catchnotes.app/) #software - "Catch is a macOS app that makes recording **ideas, todos and notes** a breeze. During deep work, you need to capture ideas quickly so you don't lose them, without getting distracted from your work." [Drafts](https://getdrafts.com/) - "Where Text Starts." Mac and iOS. [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/) - "**Joplin** is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor. The notes are in [Markdown format](https://joplinapp.org/#markdown)." [Roam Research](https://roamresearch.com/) #webapp - "A note-taking tool for networked thought. As easy to use as a document. As powerful as a graph database. Roam helps you organize your research for the long haul." [Tyke](https://tyke.app/) #software - "A little bit of scratch paper 📝 that lives on your Mac menu bar." [Whimsical](https://whimsical.com/) #webapp - "Communicate visually at the speed of thought." | App | Price | Sort Options | Pin | Markdown | Archive | Platforms | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------- | --- | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------- | | [SimpleNote](https://simplenote.com/) | Free | Modified | Yes | Preview | | Web, Android | | [Workflowy](https://workflowy.com/) | Freemium | | | | | Web, Mac, Android | | [Google Docs](https://www.google.com/docs/about/) | Free | | | | | Web, Android | | [Microsoft Word](https://products.office.com/en-us/word) | | | | | | | | [Dropbox Paper](https://www.dropbox.com/paper) | | | | | | | | [Notion](https://www.notion.so/product) | Freemium | | | | | | | [Evernote](https://evernote.com/) | | | | | | | | [OneNote](https://products.office.com/en-us/onenote/digital-note-taking-app) | Free | None | | | | | | [Google Keep](https://www.google.com/keep/) | Free | Added; manual | Yes | | Yes | | | [Bear](https://bear.app/) | | | | | | Mac, iOS | | Apple Notes | | | | | | Mac, iOS, web | | [Standard Notes](https://standardnotes.org/) | Freemium | | | | | Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Web | | [Slite](https://slite.com/) | | | | | | | | [Ulysses](https://ulysses.app/) | | | | | | Mac, iOS | | [Typora](https://typora.io/) | | | | Hybrid | | | | [FiveNotes](https://www.apptorium.com/fivenotes) | | | | Yes? | | | | [NoteApp](https://www.apptorium.com/noteapp) | | | | | | | # Science {% embed url="" %} [Alfred P. Sloan Foundation](https://sloan.org/) - "We fund research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics" [Consano ](https://consano.org/)- "Directly support medical research that matters to you" [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/) ![https://xkcd.com/2501/](/files/-Mh-4NLuWbvYCh3GMHde) [Experiment.com](https://experiment.com/) - "Help fund the next wave of scientific research" [I read the top 100 scientific papers of all time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sLWRScmfH0) #video - "What is the greatest science of all time? Well by one measure, the most cited papers of all time, ie those papers that have been referenced the most times in other scientific papers. So, as a challenge I tried to read the top 100 most cited papers of all time. This went about as well as you could hope for actually, while some papers in physical chemistry and statistics were beyond me (what EVEN IS density functional theory??) the majority were surprisingly readable. I learned some fascinating things about bioinformatics, graphene, and the many, many ways you can measure proteins, as well as some insights into how science as a whole is done." [Is Most Published Research Wrong?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42QuXLucH3Q) #video - "Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false." [The janitor who changed the world of science](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhgQxCVlaYQ\&list=TLPQMTIwMzIwMjIWRv7NWkjfCQ\&index=2) #video - "Since discovering the story of James Croll while researching Firmament, I knew I had to make a video about him and his remarkable life story. From his job as a janitor at a university he changed the world of science with his remarkable theory of orbital variations that became known as Milankovitch cycles. I hope that this video teaches you a few things. First that sometimes there are remarkable individuals in the history who go against the broad factors that determine progress. Second, that science communication, increasingly popular in the nineteenth century, has a very real impact on the development of science and scientists, popularising education beyond an elite core. Third, that the history of science is full of also-rans, second to the punches, and men and women who didn't quite forge the final link in understanding. Their stories are important too!" ![https://xkcd.com/2476/](/files/-MeLOK7qEUHYkJ9rVX8C) [Jupyter](https://jupyter.org/) [Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org/) - "Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems" [Philosophy of science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_science) #article - "**Philosophy of science** is a branch of [philosophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy) concerned with the foundations, [methods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodology), and implications of [science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_science#cite_note-1) The central questions of this study concern [what qualifies as science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demarcation_problem), the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultimate purpose of science. This discipline overlaps with [metaphysics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics), [ontology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology), and [epistemology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology), for example, when it explores the relationship between science and [truth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth). Philosophy of science focuses on metaphysical, epistemic and semantic aspects of science. Ethical issues such as [bioethics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioethics) and [scientific misconduct](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_misconduct) are often considered [ethics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics) or [science studies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_studies) rather than philosophy of science." ![https://xkcd.com/2494/](/files/-Mfd5s0K5UwnyAIZgxsw) [Quanta Magazine](https://www.quantamagazine.org/) - "Illuminating basic science and math research through public service journalism." [Worldometer](https://www.worldometers.info/) - "Worldometer is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world. Worldometer is owned by **Dadax**, an independent company. We have no political, governmental, or corporate affiliation." [Zooniverse](https://www.zooniverse.org/) - "People-powered research" ![https://xkcd.com/701/](/files/-MYvFUdmpjZh5WrgGb-i) > "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" (Randall Munroe, xkcd #701 alt text). # Self-Study {% embed url="" %} ## Strategies * Look up college course reading lists. * Find the top performers in the field and study them. * Take advantage of resources provided by public and university libraries in your area, such as free access to Lynda.com and academic databases. * Use a service like Beeminder or StickK to commit to putting in the effort. * Have a public place where you publish regular updates on your progress. (Beemind this, too!) * Take and publish notes. ### Incremental Reading [Incremental reading - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incremental_reading) [Incremental reading - supermemo.guru](https://supermemo.guru/wiki/Incremental_reading) [A Guide to Incremental Reading for Students and Continuous Learners | Polar](https://getpolarized.io/2020/07/09/Guide-To-Incremental-Reading-For-Students-And-Continuous-Learners.html) [Documentation | Documentation](https://getpolarized.io/docs/incremental-reading.html) [POLAR - Read. Learn. Never Forget. | POLAR - Read. Learn. Never Forget.](https://getpolarized.io/) [Incremental reading - SuperMemo Help](https://www.help.supermemo.org/wiki/Incremental_reading#:~:text=Incremental%20reading%3A%20Summary%201%20If%20you%20are%20serious,reading%20should%20be%20intermingled.%20...%20More%20items...) [SuperMemo’s Incremental Reading: Explained – Master How To Learn](https://masterhowtolearn.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/supermemos-incremental-reading-explained/) [Read, Learn, Remember](https://dendro.cloud/) [SuperMemo® - learn languages effectively | SuperMemo.com](https://www.supermemo.com/en) ## Ranking Criteria Rank potential topics based on criteria * **Practical.** Will what I learn be immediately applicable? * **Forward-looking.** Will what I learn move me towards the work I want to be doing in the future? * **Valuable.** Will people pay me to do what I learn? * **Synergetic.** Will what I learn complement what I already know? ## Ingredients * Clear goals * What do I want to be able to do by the end of each course of self-study? Make it concrete and measurable. * Study the experts * Most influential books on the topic * Material by the most influential experts on the topic * Material used in the best courses on the topic * Capture * Take notes on reading * Accountability * Create Beeminder goals specific to the current course of self-study * Post updates to a thread on the Beeminder forum * Deliverables * Course outline * Reading notes * Chapter summaries * Book summaries * Final project ## Tools [Anki](https://apps.ankiweb.net/) - "Powerful, intelligent flash cards. Remembering things just became much easier." GitBook Notion [RemNote ](https://www.remnote.io/)- "Organize your thinking. Master your craft. Grow your knowledge." Roam [Thought Saver](https://thoughtsaver.com/) - "Learn. Remember. Instantly create flashcards from anything interesting that you hear or read online. Receive quick, automated quizzes so that you never forget important ideas. Quickly discover new, fascinating and life changing ideas you've never seen before!" ## Sources * [A Book Apart](https://abookapart.com/) * [Brilliant](https://brilliant.org/) - "Math and science done right. Master key ideas in math, science, and computer science through problem solving." * GoodReads * [The Great Courses](https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/) * Lynda.com * [MasterClass](https://www.masterclass.com/?utm_source=Iterable\&utm_medium=email\&utm_campaign=newsletter_4.9) * [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm) * [Project Gutenberg](http://www.gutenberg.org) - "Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for enjoyment and education." * [SkillShare](https://www.skillshare.com/) - "Thousands of classes to fuel your creativity and career." * [Zenva Academy](https://academy.zenva.com/) - "Trusted by 400,000+ learners and developers, Zenva provides world-class training on in-demand programming skills." ## Inbox [About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/289062.About_Face_3) #book [Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179133.Domain_Driven_Design) #book [The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25238425-the-effective-engineer) #book [Knowt](https://www.getknowt.com/) #app #webapp - "An app that uses machine learning to automatically turn your notes into review quizzes." #ios #android [Mastering Regular Expressions](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/703099.Mastering_Regular_Expressions) #book [Programming Pearls](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52084.Programming_Pearls) #book [The Feynman Technique - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkm0TNFzIeg\&feature=youtu.be) #video # Accessibility & Usability [Accessibility for Everyone](https://abookapart.com/products/accessibility-for-everyone) #book - by Laura Kalbag [Color Accessibility Workflows](https://abookapart.com/products/color-accessibility-workflows) #book - by Geri Coady [Designing Web Usability](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22149.Designing_Web_Usability) #book - by Jakob Nielsen [Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18197267-don-t-make-me-think-revisited) #book [Everyday Information Architecture](https://abookapart.com/products/everyday-information-architecture) #book - by Lisa Maria Martin [GUI Bloopers: Don'ts and Do's for Software Developers and Web Designers](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/853273.GUI_Bloopers) #book [The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/344726.The_Humane_Interface) #book [The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44098.The_Inmates_Are_Running_the_Asylum) #book [Web Accessibility by Google](https://www.udacity.com/course/web-accessibility--ud891) #course - Free. "In this course you’ll get hands-on experience making web applications accessible. You’ll understand when and why users need accessibility. Then you’ll dive into the "how": making a page work properly with screen readers, and managing input focus (e.g. the highlight you see when tabbing through a form.) You’ll understand what "semantics" and "semantic markup" mean for web pages and add ARIA markup to enable navigating the interface with a range of assistive devices. Finally, you’ll learn styling techniques that help users with partial vision navigate your pages easily and reliably." # Algorithms [The Algorithm Design Manual](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/425208.The_Algorithm_Design_Manual) #book - by Steven S. Skiena [Algorithms](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10803540-algorithms) #book - by Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne [The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112247.The_Art_of_Computer_Programming_Volume_1) #book - by Donald Ervin Knuth [The Formula: How Algorithms Solve all our Problems … and Create More](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18160167-the-formula) #book - by Luke Dormehl [Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22847284-grokking-algorithms-an-illustrated-guide-for-programmers-and-other-curio) #book - by Aditya Y. Bhargava [Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38212157-hello-world) #book - by Hannah Fry [Programming Pearls](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52084.Programming_Pearls) #book - by Jon L. Bentley, Patrick Chan [Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38212110-technically-wrong) #book - by Sara Wachter-Boettcher # Artificial Intelligence [AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38242135-ai-superpowers) #book - by Kai-Fu Lee [Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40180025-army-of-none) #book - "The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems—from Israel’s Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship *Sea Hunter*—and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. “A smart primer to what’s to come in warfare” (Bruce Schneier), *Army of None* engages military history, global policy, and cutting-edge science to explore the implications of giving weapons the freedom to make life and death decisions. A former soldier himself, Scharre argues that we must embrace technology where it can make war more precise and humane, but when the choice is life or death, there is no replacement for the human heart." [Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27543.Artificial_Intelligence) #book - by Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig [The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36204378-the-book-of-why) #book - by Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie [The Conscious Mind](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22104618-the-conscious-mind) #book - by Zoltan Torey [Deep Learning](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44512612-deep-learning) #book - by [John D Kelleher](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17387946.John_D_Kelleher) [Deep Learning: A Practitioner's Approach](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25753498-deep-learning) #book - by [Josh Patterson](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4975678.Josh_Patterson), [Adam Gibson](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/120216.Adam_Gibson) [Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31934455-deep-thinking) #book - by Garry Kasparov [Fundamentals of Deep Learning: Designing Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence Algorithms](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26048551-fundamentals-of-deep-learning) #book - by [Nikhil Buduma](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14202908.Nikhil_Buduma) [Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach) #book - by Douglas R. Hofstadter [Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32899495-hands-on-machine-learning-with-scikit-learn-and-tensorflow) #book - by Aurélien Géron [Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34272565-life-3-0) #book - by Max Tegmark [Machine Learning](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32505087-machine-learning) #book - by [Ethem Alpaydin](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/124909.Ethem_Alpaydin) [Machine Learning Mini-Degree](https://academy.zenva.com/product/deep-learning-mini-degree/) #course - "Master Machine Learning with Python and Tensorflow. Craft Advanced Artificial Neural Networks and Build Your Cutting-Edge AI Portfolio." Includes 7 courses: 1. Numpy Matrices and Vectors 2. The Complete Artificial Neural Networks Developer Course 3. Convolutional Neural Networks 4. Generative Adversarial Networks 5. Applied Deep Learning with Python 6. Recurrent Neural Networks: Text Generation 7. Deep Reinforcement Learning. [Machine Translation](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34540134-machine-translation) #book - by [Thierry Poibeau](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6108570.Thierry_Poibeau) [The Mind-Body Problem](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29889543-the-mind-body-problem) #book - by [Jonathan Westphal](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/299508.Jonathan_Westphal) [*Natural Language Processing with Python*](https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Language-Processing-Python-Analyzing/dp/0596516495) by Steven Bird, Ewan Klein, Edward Loper - "This book offers a highly accessible introduction to natural language processing, the field that supports a variety of language technologies, from predictive text and email filtering to automatic summarization and translation. With it, you'll learn how to write Python programs that work with large collections of unstructured text. You'll access richly annotated datasets using a comprehensive range of linguistic data structures, and you'll understand the main algorithms for analyzing the content and structure of written communication." [Neuroplasticity](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29889529-neuroplasticity) #book - by [Moheb Costandi](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7235130.Moheb_Costandi) [Pattern Classification](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85020.Pattern_Classification) #book - by David G. Stork, Richard O. Duda, Peter E. Hart [Real-World Machine Learning](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23514876-real-world-machine-learning) #book - by [Henrik Brink](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17050968.Henrik_Brink) [Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22928874-rise-of-the-robots) #book - by Martin Ford [Robots](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32764602-robots) #book - by [John M. Jordan](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1754611.John_M_Jordan) [*Thoughtful Machine Learning with Python*](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/thoughtful-machine-learning/9781491924129/) by Matthew Kirk [Understanding Machine Learning: From Theory to Algorithms](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19148900-understanding-machine-learning) #book - by Shai Shalev-Shwartz, Shai Ben-David # Cryptography [The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30363785-the-art-of-invisibility) #book - by Kevin Mitnick [The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17994.The_Code_Book) #book - by [Simon Singh](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10894.Simon_Singh) [The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29608.The_Codebreakers) #book - by [David Kahn](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16679.David_Kahn) [Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18465875-countdown-to-zero-day) #book - by Kim Zetter [Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26876264-cyberspies) #book - by [Gordon Corera](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/244787.Gordon_Corera) [Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25814289-dark-territory) #book - by Fred Kaplan # Data Science [The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36204378-the-book-of-why) #book - by Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie [Data-ism: The Revolution Transforming Decision Making, Consumer Behavior, and Almost Everything Else](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21936838-data-ism) #book - by [Steve Lohr](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/551434.Steve_Lohr) [Data Science](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36722689-data-science) #book - by [John D. Kelleher](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1794190.John_D_Kelleher), [Brendan Tierney](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7328589.Brendan_Tierney) [Data Science Mini-Degree](https://academy.zenva.com/product/data-science-mini-degree/) #course - "📊📈 Comprehensive on-demand curriculum to take you from beginner to Python coder and industry-ready data scientist!" [Envisioning Information](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17745.Envisioning_Information) #book [Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22800567-fluent-python) #book [Information and Society](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31850793-information-and-society) #book - by [Michael Keeble Buckland](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/230625.Michael_Keeble_Buckland) [Metadata](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25683269-metadata) #book - by Jeffrey Pomerantz [*Python Data Science Handbook*](https://jakevdp.github.io/PythonDataScienceHandbook/) by Jake VanderPlas [Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26535513-storytelling-with-data) #book [The Visual Display of Quantitative Information](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17744.The_Visual_Display_of_Quantitative_Information) #book [Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17746.Visual_Explanations) #book [Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28186015-weapons-of-math-destruction) #book - by Cathy O'Neil [Why: A Guide to Finding and Using Causes](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27560190-why) #book # Design Patterns [Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85009.Design_Patterns) #book [*Dive Into Design Patterns*](https://refactoring.guru/design-patterns/book) #book - "**Design patterns** help you solve commonly-occurring problems in software design. But you can’t just find a pattern and copy it into your program, the way you can with off-the-shelf functions or libraries. A pattern is not a specific piece of code, but a general concept for solving a particular problem. They are like pre-made blueprints that you can customize to solve a recurring design problem in your code." [Head First Design Patterns](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58128.Head_First_Design_Patterns) #book - by Eric Freeman, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates, Elisabeth Robson [Introduction to Algorithms](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108986.Introduction_to_Algorithms) #book - by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein [Refactoring to Patterns](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85041.Refactoring_to_Patterns) #book - by Joshua Kerievsky, Martin Fowler (Foreword by), Ralph Johnson (Foreword by) # Freelancing [Design is a Job](https://abookapart.com/products/design-is-a-job) #book - by Mike Monteiro [Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your User Stories](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21411450-fifty-quick-ideas-to-improve-your-user-stories) #book - by [Gojko Adzic](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1407215.Gojko_Adzic), [David Evans](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/132316.David_Evans) [Just Enough Research](https://abookapart.com/products/just-enough-research) #book - by Erika Hall [Pricing Design](https://abookapart.com/products/pricing-design) #book - by Dan Mall [You're My Favorite Client](https://abookapart.com/products/youre-my-favorite-client) #book - by Mike Monteiro # Functional Programming [The Little Elixir & OTP Guidebook](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25563811-the-little-elixir-otp-guidebook) #book - by [Benjamin Tan Wei Hao](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14000264.Benjamin_Tan_Wei_Hao) [The Little Schemer](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/548914.The_Little_Schemer) #book - by [Daniel P. Friedman](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/64957.Daniel_P_Friedman), [Matthias Felleisen](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/263594.Matthias_Felleisen), [Duane Bibby](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/427278.Duane_Bibby) (Illustrator), [Gerald J. Sussman](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6146127.Gerald_J_Sussman) (Contributor) # Game Development [HTML5 Game Development Mini-Degree](https://academy.zenva.com/product/html5-game-phaser-mini-degree/) #course - "Complete Phaser 3 and JavaScript game development curriculum. Learn to code and create a huge portfolio of both mobile and desktop games." [ThinMatrix](https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinMatrix) #channel - "Hi! My name is Karl and I upload regular vlogs about my life as a full-time indie game developer. I show the entire development process for my games, so that you can follow the game as it progresses each week." [TWITCH STREAMS](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtFQYFCClyEygw6h9OInkEDoymLV26vkF) #playlist - Programmer streams himself building a game [Unity Game Development Mini-Degree](https://academy.zenva.com/product/unity-game-development-mini-degree/) #course - "Become a Professional Game Programmer. Go from Zero to Creating Your Own Games with Unity. Build 2D, 3D, Mobile, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Games!" [ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty Fun Games to Code and Learn](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28288701-zx-spectrum-games-code-club) #book # Graphic Design [Designing for Emotion](https://abookapart.com/products/designing-for-emotion) #book - by Aarron Walter # Grid Layout [Get Ready for CSS Grid Layout](https://abookapart.com/products/get-ready-for-css-grid-layout) #book - by Rachel Andrew [The New CSS Layout](https://abookapart.com/products/the-new-css-layout) #book - by Rachel Andrew # Microservices [Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22512931-building-microservices) #book [Docker: Up & Running: Shipping Reliable Containers in Production](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25000037-docker) #book - by [Sean P. Kane](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13532935.Sean_P_Kane), [Karl Matthias](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8165924.Karl_Matthias) [Production-Ready Microservices: Building Standardized Systems Across an Engineering Organization](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33252815-production-ready-microservices) #book - by [Susan J. Fowler](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16476421.Susan_J_Fowler) # PWAs [Going Offline](https://abookapart.com/products/going-offline) #book - by Jeremy Keith [Progressive Web Apps](https://abookapart.com/products/progressive-web-apps) #book - by Jason Grigsby. A Book Apart. "Progressive web apps represent the next big digital opportunity: they look and feel like native apps, they work offline, and they’re available to anyone—no app store required. But with that freedom and flexibility come challenging questions about how to create the most value for your users (and your bottom line). Jason Grigsby answers the what, why, and how of progressive web apps, from making the case in your organization to reaching your users in bold, new ways. Build your audience, increase revenue, and widen the web’s reach—all with the power of progressive web apps." # SaaS [The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25374501-the-lean-product-playbook) #book - by Dan Olsen [The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10127019-the-lean-startup?from_search=true) #book # Software Craft [The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10284614-the-clean-coder) #book - by Robert C. Martin [Code Complete](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4845.Code_Complete) #book [The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4099.The_Pragmatic_Programmer) #book [Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44936.Refactoring) #book [Working Effectively with Legacy Code](https://www.amazon.com/Working-Effectively-Legacy-Michael-Feathers/dp/0131177052) #book - [$30 on AbeBooks](https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30309269075\&cm_ven=sws\&cm_cat=sws\&cm_pla=sws\&cm_ite=30309269075\&clickid=QeeV8g36IxyJTNh0MvSyQWlBUkl1EHVpRyv6RY0\&cm_mmc=aff-_-ir-_-353196-_-77798\&ref=imprad353196\&afn_sr=impact) # Software Management [The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13629.The_Mythical_Man_Month) #book [Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67825.Peopleware) #book [Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93892.Rapid_Development) #book [The Scrumban \[R\]Evolution: Getting the Most Out of Agile, Scrum, and Lean Kanban](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25953144-the-scrumban-r-evolution) #book # Statistics [*Think Bayes*](https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-bayes/) by Allen B. Downey # SVG [Practical SVG](https://abookapart.com/products/practical-svg) #book - by Chris Coyier # UI Design [Practical Design Discovery](https://abookapart.com/products/practical-design-discovery) #book - by Dan Brown # Web Animation [Animation at Work](https://abookapart.com/products/animation-at-work) #book - by Rachel Nabors # Software Development [7 Habits I've Picked Up From Senior Software Developers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zivngNtLiuY) #video - "In this video I explain the 7 habits of successful software developers from my interactions and observations with some very skilled developers." [10x engineers](https://twitter.com/skirani/status/1149302828420067328) #thread - "Founders if you ever come across this rare breed of engineers, grab them. If you have a 10x engineer as part of your first few engineers, you increase the odds of your startup success significantly." [Article in case thread is taken down](https://www.7pace.com/blog/10x-engineers). Bayesian Methods for Hackers: Probabilistic Programming and Bayesian Inference #book Think Bayes: Bayesian Statistics in Python #book [Biggest Challenge You'll Face Learning to Code (Plus How to Overcome It!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-sh_ncnDUE) #video - "Learning any new skill is challenging and I've definitely noticed a recurring theme that most everybody faces: how to stay motivated when progress seems to be non-existent (also know as the intermediate plateau). There's is no easy answer or magic pill but I definitely laid out a few pieces of advice of how to overcome it." [Convention over configuration - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_over_configuration) [Database normalization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_normalization) #article - Wikipedia. "**Database normalization** is the process of structuring a [relational database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database) in accordance with a series of so-called [normal forms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_normalization#Normal_forms) in order to reduce [data redundancy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_redundancy) and improve [data integrity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_integrity). It was first proposed by [Edgar F. Codd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_F._Codd) as part of his [relational model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_model)." [FOSSA](https://fossa.com/) - "Scalable, end-to-end management for third-party code, license compliance and vulnerabilities." [frp](https://frp.ai/) - "frp™ is a reliable Enterprise level face recognition system for commercial use" [GoodReads: Genre > Computer Science > Software](https://www.goodreads.com/genres/software) - A collection of the most-read and most-popular books on software development on GoodReads. [How to write Pseudocode: A beginner’s guide](https://blog.usejournal.com/how-to-write-pseudocode-a-beginners-guide-29956242698) #article - "Pseudocode is an informal high-level description of a computer program or algorithm. It is written in symbolic code which must be translated into a programming language before it can be executed." [Hyper](https://hyper.is/) #software - "The goal of the project is to create a beautiful and extensible experience for command-line interface users, built on open web standards. In the beginning, our focus will be primarily around speed, stability and the development of the correct API for extension authors." [Increment](https://increment.com/) - "Increment is a print and digital magazine about how teams build and operate software systems at scale." [Lepton](https://hackjutsu.com/Lepton/) #software - "A Lean GitHub Gist Client" [Lobsters](https://lobste.rs/) - "Lobsters is a computing-focused community centered around link aggregation and discussion, launched on July 1st, 2012. The administrator is [Peter Bhat Harkins](https://lobste.rs/u/pushcx) ("pushcx"), contact him with any support issues. Lobsters was created by [joshua stein](https://lobste.rs/u/jcs) with some specific design goals in mind to avoid problems faced by other link aggregation sites." [Site code on GitHub](https://github.com/lobsters/lobsters). [Local Composer Package Development](https://medium.com/pvtl/local-composer-package-development-47ac5c0e5bb4) #article - "When developing a package for say, [Laravel](https://laravel.com/), you’d want to incorporate that package into your vendor folder so that you can test its integration into the project and how it would behave as if someone had pulled it from [Packagist](https://packagist.org/)." [Monorepo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorepo) #article - Wikipedia. "In [revision control systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control), a **monorepo** ("mono" from Greek μόνος, mónos, 'single, alone' and "repo" short for [repository](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repository_\(version_control\))) is a software development strategy where code for many projects is stored in the same [repository](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repository_\(version_control\)). As of 2017 some forms of this software engineering practice were over a decade old, but the general concept had only recently been named.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorepo#cite_note-trunk-1) Many attempts have been made to differentiate between [monolithic applications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolithic_application) and other, newer forms of monorepos. [\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorepo#cite_note-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorepo#cite_note-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorepo#cite_note-4)" [Paper is dead, long live Paper Programming](https://www.sacrideo.us/paper-is-dead-long-live-paper-programming/) #article - "It should come as no surprise to anyone who reads this blog that I love to program "by hand." I happen to practice a degree of ascetical programming practices, and I believe that they help me to more deeply internalize and understand problems, ultimately delivering higher quality solutions. One of the ways that I do this is the use of paper programming." “Show a man a program and frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program and you frustrate him for a lifetime” (via [phi's forum profile](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/phi/summary)). [SREcon20 Americas - 9 Years of Failure: How Racing Crappy Cars Made Me a Better SRE](https://dev.tube/video/OuWPyPP16ow) #video - Great advice on running an effective site reliability team and software teams in general. [swimlanes.io](https://swimlanes.io/) #webapp - "\*\*swimlanes.io\*\* is a simple online tool for creating \_sequence diagrams\_." [WakaTime ](https://wakatime.com/)- "The developer dashboard . Open source editor plugins for metrics about your programming." [Why My Teenage Code Was Terrible: Sorting Algorithms and Big O Notation](https://invidio.us/watch?v=RGuJga2Gl_k) #video - "When I was a teenager, I wrote some terrible code. Here's why." #algorithms [Yagni](https://www.martinfowler.com/bliki/Yagni.html) #article - "Yagni originally is an acronym that stands for "You Aren't Gonna Need It". It is a mantra from [ExtremeProgramming](https://www.martinfowler.com/bliki/ExtremeProgramming.html) that's often used generally in agile software teams. It's a statement that some capability we presume our software needs in the future should not be built now because "you aren't gonna need it"." ## Abstract Syntax Trees [Abstract syntax tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_syntax_tree) #article - Wikipedia. "In [computer science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_science), an **abstract syntax tree** (**AST**), or just **syntax tree**, is a [tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_tree) representation of the [abstract syntactic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_syntax) structure of [source code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code) written in a [programming language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language). Each node of the tree denotes a construct occurring in the source code." [AST Explorer](https://astexplorer.net/) #webapp - "Paste or drop some JavaScript here and explore the syntax tree created by chosen parser. You can use all the cool new features from ES6 and even more. Enjoy!" [List of parsers.](https://github.com/fkling/astexplorer/blob/master/README.md) [Deciphering Python: How to use Abstract Syntax Trees (AST) to understand code](https://www.mattlayman.com/blog/2018/decipher-python-ast/) #article - "Because Python is a “batteries included” language, the tools you need to use ASTs are built into the standard library." [jscodeshift](https://github.com/facebook/jscodeshift) #software - "jscodeshift is a toolkit for running codemods over multiple JavaScript or TypeScript files." [Python AST module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/ast.html) - "The [`ast`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/ast.html#module-ast) module helps Python applications to process trees of the Python abstract syntax grammar. The abstract syntax itself might change with each Python release; this module helps to find out programmatically what the current grammar looks like." [recast](https://github.com/benjamn/recast) #software - "Recast exposes two essential interfaces, one for parsing JavaScript code (`require("recast").parse`) and the other for reprinting modified syntax trees (`require("recast").print`)." ## Analytics [Amplitude](https://amplitude.com/) #webapp - Product intelligence. "See how Amplitude helps you use customer data to build great product experiences that convert and retain users." [Chartio](https://chartio.com/) - "Create powerful dashboards from your company’s data and quickly discover insights with Chartio." ## API Design [mockAPI](https://mockapi.io/) #webapp - "The easiest way to mock REST APIs! (Check out [docs](https://mockapi.io/docs))" [Postman](https://www.getpostman.com/) #software - "Simplifies API Development. Get easy, API-First solutions with the industry's only complete API Development Environment." [Slate](https://github.com/lord/slate) - "Beautiful static documentation for your API" [Swagger](https://swagger.io/) - "Swagger open source and pro tools have helped millions of API developers, teams, and organizations deliver great APIs." ## Cloud Services Amazon Web Services [Dashbird](https://dashbird.io/) - "Monitor serverless apps on AWS." Google Cloud Platform ## Community [Codidact](https://codidact.org/) - "The Open Source Q\&A Platform." [Communities](https://codidact.com/). [Software Development community](https://software.codidact.com/). [IndieHackers](https://www.indiehackers.com/) - "Learn from the founders behind hundreds of profitable online businesses, and connect with others who are starting and growing their own companies." [Makerlog](https://getmakerlog.com/) - "The home of the maker community. Makerlog is where 4,000+ indie hackers & makers get things done together." [Spectrum](https://spectrum.chat/) - "Spectrum makes it easy to grow safe, successful online communities that are built to last." Has a lot of developer communities. [WIP](https://wip.chat/?page=4) - "We are a community of makers" ## Continuous Deployment {% embed url="" %} [Continuous deployment with CircleCI](https://circleci.com/integrations/deployment/) - "Automate deployments with\ CircleCI orbs A fast, out-of-the-box solution for integrating with AWS Lambda, GCP, Kubernetes, and other deployment services." ## Continuous Integration [AWS CodePipeline](https://aws.amazon.com/codepipeline/) - "AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed [continuous delivery](https://aws.amazon.com/devops/continuous-delivery/) service that helps you automate your release pipelines for fast and reliable application and infrastructure updates. CodePipeline automates the build, test, and deploy phases of your release process every time there is a code change, based on the release model you define. This enables you to rapidly and reliably deliver features and updates. You can easily integrate AWS CodePipeline with third-party services such as GitHub or with your own custom plugin. With AWS CodePipeline, you only pay for what you use. There are no upfront fees or long-term commitments." [CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION](https://www.thoughtworks.com/continuous-integration) - "Continuous Integration (CI) is a development practice that requires developers to integrate code into a shared repository several times a day. Each check-in is then verified by an automated build, allowing teams to detect problems early. ❡ By integrating regularly, you can detect errors quickly, and locate them more easily." [Continuous Integration - What's the point? - Continuous Integration P1 - Fun Fun Function](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymPOI4gWQFY) #video - "Continuous Integration is when a software development team has a habit of doing *multiple merges per day* and have an *automated verification system* that checks those merges for problems. Our team does this in order to waste less time hunting down problems in *monster merges*." [Semgrep](https://semgrep.dev/) - "Static analysis at ludicrous speed. Find bugs and enforce code standards" ## Deep Work / Deliberate Practice [Bountysource](https://www.bountysource.com/) - "Support for Open Source Software. A community with 75,087 members hunting for bounties and earning rewards" Build in public [CodeKata](http://codekata.com/) - "Code Kata is an attempt to bring this element of practice to software development. A kata is an exercise in karate where you repeat a form many, many times, making little improvements in each. The intent behind code kata is similar. Each is a short exercise (perhaps 30 minutes to an hour long). Some involve programming, and can be coded in many different ways. Some are open ended, and involve thinking about the issues behind programming. These are unlikely to have a single correct answer. I add a new kata every week or so. Invest some time in your craft and try them." [CodeWars](https://www.codewars.com/) - "Improve your skills by training with others on real code challenges" [How to Read Confusing Code](https://dev.tube/video/twBI5RYHcWY) #video - Most practical stuff starts 30 minutes in. She talks about different exercises for practicing how to read and understand confusing code. These practices could be done in a deep manner. [Kata (programming)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_\(programming\)) #article - Wikipedia. Project Euler StackOverflow [The Ultimate Code Kata](https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-ultimate-code-kata/) #article - "Effortful study means constantly tackling problems at the very edge of your ability. Stuff you may have a high probability of failing at. Unless you're [failing some of the time](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000300.html), you're probably not growing professionally. You have to seek out those challenges and push yourself beyond your comfort limit." #deep\_work Write a blog ## Error Handling [GOTO 2016 • The Error of Our Ways • Kevlin Henney](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiGXq3yY70o) #video - "What happens when things break? What happens when software fails? We regard it as a normal and personal inconvenience when apps crash or servers become unavailable, but what are the implications beyond the individual user?" [GOTO 2018 • The Do's and Don'ts of Error Handling • Joe Armstrong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTM_b7EJg5E) #video - "Handling errors in programs is tricky. We want to write systems that work reasonable well even if there are errors in the code. This is possible, and the results have been used in production systems for many years. This talk outlines the do's and don'ts of error handling. Things you should do if you want to write fault tolerant code, and things you should not do." [Sentry](https://sentry.io/welcome/) - "Sentry provides self-hosted and cloud-based error monitoring that helps all software teams discover, triage, and prioritize errors in real-time." ## Feature Flags [FeatureFlags.io](https://featureflags.io/) - "The Hub for Feature Flag Driven Development" [LaunchDarkly](https://launchdarkly.com/) - "Fast and reliable feature management for the modern enterprise." ## Security [ATT\&CK AWS Matrix](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/cloud/aws/) - "Below are the tactics and technique representing the MITRE ATT\&CK Matrix™ for Enterprise covering cloud-based techniques. The Matrix contains information for the AWS platform." [ATT\&CK Enterprise Matrix](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/) - "Below are the tactics and technique representing the MITRE ATT\&CK Matrix™ for Enterprise. The Matrix contains information for the following platforms: [Windows](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/windows), [macOS](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/macos), [Linux](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/linux), [AWS](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/cloud/aws), [GCP](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/cloud/gcp), [Azure](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/cloud/azure), [Azure AD](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/cloud/azuread), [Office 365](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/cloud/office365), [SaaS](https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/enterprise/cloud/saas)." [National Vulnerability Database](https://nvd.nist.gov/) - "The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data represented using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance. The NVD includes databases of security checklist references, security-related software flaws, misconfigurations, product names, and impact metrics." [STRIDE (security)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STRIDE_\(security\)) #article - Wikipedia. "**STRIDE** is a model of threats developed by Praerit Garg and [Loren Kohnfelder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_Kohnfelder) at [Microsoft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STRIDE_\(security\)#cite_note-1) for identifying [computer security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_security) [threats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threat_\(computer\)).[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STRIDE_\(security\)#cite_note-2) It provides a [mnemonic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic) for security threats in six categories.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STRIDE_\(security\)#cite_note-3)" [Threat model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threat_model) #article - Wikipedia. "**Threat modeling** is a process by which potential threats, such as [structural vulnerabilities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_vulnerability_\(computing\)) or the absence of appropriate safeguards, can be identified, enumerated, and mitigations can be prioritized. The purpose of threat modeling is to provide defenders with a systematic analysis of what controls or defenses need to be included, given the nature of the system, the probable attacker's profile, the most likely attack vectors, and the assets most desired by an attacker. Threat modeling answers questions like “Where am I most vulnerable to attack?”, “What are the most relevant threats?”, and “What do I need to do to safeguard against these threats?”." ## State Machines & Statecharts [Let’s learn state machines with David K. Piano! — Learn With Jason](https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=czi24DqUfSA) #video - "What are state machines? How are they helpful? In this episode, David Khourshid () walks us through refactoring a React component to use xstate, which helps us clear up some bugs and add more predictability." [Sketch.systems](https://sketch.systems/) - "Explore how your product should work, before building it. Sketch.systems helps software designers think about complex product behavior. Sketch out states, add prototypes, and clarify questions quickly." [spectrum.chat/statecharts](https://spectrum.chat/statecharts?tab=posts) - "Statecharts are a precise, visual way of modeling the behaviour of complex reactive systems. They describe how things work, and can help you get your code doing exactly what you want." [StateCharts](https://statecharts.github.io/) - "Put simply, a statechart is a beefed up [state machine](https://statecharts.github.io/what-is-a-state-machine.html). The beefing up solves a lot of the problems that state machines have, especially [state explosion](https://statecharts.github.io/state-machine-state-explosion.html) that happens as state machines grow. One of the goals of this site is to help explain what statecharts are and how they are useful." [XState](https://xstate.js.org/) - "JavaScript State Machines and Statecharts" [XState Visualizer](https://xstate.js.org/viz/) ## Sources [The Clean Code Blog](http://blog.cleancoder.com/) #blog - "by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob)" [Clean Coders](https://cleancoders.com/) #video - "Write code that sings. Elevate your skill with software training videos for impassioned developers." [Coding Horror](https://blog.codinghorror.com/) #blog - by Jeff Atwood. "Programming and human factors" [Derek Banas](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwRXb5dUK4cvsHbx-rGzSgw) #video #channel - “I make tutorials based on your requests. I will cover any topic you can imagine. I upload new programming videos on Saturday and Wednesday morning. I Live Stream at 8PM EST on Monday and at 7PM EST on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.” [Devchat.tv](https://devchat.tv/) [Dev.to](https://dev.to/) - "DEV is a community of software developers getting together to help one another out. The software industry relies on collaboration and networked learning. We provide a place for that to happen." [DevTube](https://dev.tube/) [Felienne](https://www.felienne.com/) - "Hi there! I am Felienne. I am associate professor at the [Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science](http://liacs.leidenuniv.nl/) at [Leiden University](https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en), where head the[ PERL group](http://perl.liacs.nl/) that researches programming education. I am fascinated by the question how we can teach all people to program. In my PhD [dissertation](http://www.felienne.com/?p=2534) I studied how we can help people working with spreadsheets better, by repurposing methods from software engineering." Author of [*The Programmer's Brain*](https://www.felienne.com/book)*.* [GitNews](https://git.news/) - "Trending repositories from GitHub, HackerNews & Reddit" [if/else](https://ifelsepodcast.com/) #podcast - "A career in technology is full of choices. We’re here to help you make smart ones. In each episode, we meet a software developer who needs to make an if/else choice. From important technical decisions to sticky career challenges, we cover the hard and soft skills you need for a sustainable and rewarding career in tech… at any stage of your career. Hosted by Mayuko Inoue, if/else is an original podcast from CTO.ai, the makers of The Ops Platform." [Increment](https://increment.com/) - "*Increment* is a print and digital magazine about how teams build and operate software systems at scale. [Learn more](https://increment.com/about/)" [Martin Fowler](https://martinfowler.com/) - "Software development is a young profession, and we are still learning the techniques and building the tools to do it effectively. I've been involved in this activity for over three decades and in the last two I've been writing on this website about patterns and practices that make it easier to build useful software. The site began as a place to put my own writing, but I also use it to publish articles by my colleagues." [Robert Heaton](https://robertheaton.com) #blog Robert Martin #article - [Blog](http://blog.cleancoder.com/). "**Robert Cecil Martin**, colloquially known as "Uncle Bob",[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Martin#cite_note-rcm-informit-2) is an American [software engineer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_engineer) and instructor. He is best known for being one of the authors of the [Agile Manifesto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_Manifesto)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Martin#cite_note-rcm-laplante-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Martin#cite_note-rcm-manifesto-4) and for developing several software design principles. He was also the editor-in-chief of [C++ Report](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B_Report) magazine and served as the first chairman of the Agile Alliance" ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Martin)). [Software Engineering Daily](https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/) #podcast - "The World Through the Lens of Software" [Software Engineering Radio](https://www.se-radio.net/) #podcast - "Software Engineering Radio is a podcast targeted at the professional software developer. The goal is to be a lasting educational resource, not a newscast. Three to four times per month, we publish a new episode talking to experts from the software engineering world about the full range of topics that matter to professional developers." [Syntax](https://syntax.fm/) #podcast - "A Tasty Treats Podcast for Web Developers." [ThoughtWorks Insights](https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights) #blog [zudochkin](https://github.com/zudochkin)/[awesome-newsletters](https://github.com/zudochkin/awesome-newsletters) - "A curated list of awesome newsletters." ![https://xkcd.com/1822/](/files/-Mb1rUMhVYvkH-0-7WbN) # API Design [API design](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/api-design) #article - by Microsoft. “This guidance describes issues that you should consider when designing a web API.” [API Design Guide](https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/) #article - by Google. “This is a general design guide for networked APIs. It has been used inside Google since 2014 and is the guide that Google follows when designing Cloud APIs and other Google APIs. This design guide is shared here to inform outside developers and to make it easier for us all to work together.” [How to Design Great APIs - Parse Developer Day 2013](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=api+design&\&view=detail\&mid=A5A89E9C41A22383C32DA5A89E9C41A22383C32D&\&FORM=VRDGAR) #video * Be intuitive * To be intuitive is to work just like other things the developer has seen before. * If two things inside the API work kind of the same, they should look the same. Be consistent. * Use parallel structure by using smaller design components to build up higher-level API patterns * Make dangerous or ugly operations look ugly. Makes it intuitive to the user that they probably shouldn’t be doing this. * Be well-documented * All APIs need documentation. * One line of code in the docs can save people hours and hours of work. * Simple questions should be simple to answer. * What are the simple questions you want your docs to answer? * “What does X do?” * Should be answered by your reference docs. * Reference docs should be boring and exhaustive. * “How do I do X?” * For people who are starting at 0. * Answered by tutorials and guides. * Should not be boring. Should be interesting. * Each should cover one topic and make sense to someone who isn’t familiar with your product. * “What can I do in two minutes?” * Answered by your quickstart. * It’s as simple as possible. * Should be usable by literally anyone. * “How can I do something of any value as absolutely fast as possible?” * Be opinionated * Especially when it comes to eternal debates. * You have to take sides and run with it. * Create a philosophy for your API. * This becomes more difficult when multiple people are working on the same API. * The solution is to be very opinionated, and make your philosophy visible, spread it among both your users and those building the product. * Especially be opinionated when there is no right or wrong [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/) - "Debug APIs like a human, not a robot. Finally, a REST client you'll love" [Postman](https://www.getpostman.com/) #software - “Postman Makes API Development Simple. Developers use Postman to build modern software for the API-first world.” [*Web API Design*](https://pages.apigee.com/rs/apigee/images/api-design-ebook-2012-03.pdf) #book - "This e-book is a collection of design practices that we have developed in collaboration with some of the leading API teams around the world, as they craft their API strategy through a design workshop that we provide at Apigee." ## GraphQL [Apollo GraphQL](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/) - "Simplify app development by combining APIs, databases, and microservices into a single data graph that you can query with GraphQL" [Graphene-Python](https://graphene-python.org/) - "Graphene-Python is a library for building GraphQL APIs in Python easily, its main goal is to provide a simple but extendable API for making developers' lives easier." [GraphiQL](https://github.com/graphql/graphiql) - "GraphiQL is the reference implementation of this monorepo, GraphQL IDE, an official project under the GraphQL Foundation. The code uses the permissive MIT license." [graphql-docs](https://github.com/mhallin/graphql-docs) - "Dynamically generated documentation explorer for [GraphQL](http://graphql.org/) schemas. It aims to provide a better overview of a schema than [GraphiQL](https://github.com/graphql/graphiql), but without querying features." [GraphQL Essential Training](https://www.lynda.com/GraphQL-tutorials/GraphQL-Essential-Training/614315-2.html) #course - Lynda.com. "GraphQL—a query language for APIs that was originally built by Facebook—makes it easier for you to get the data you actually need from a query. In this course, learn how to get started with GraphQL. Instructor Emmanuel Henri walks through how to set up GraphQL, explores the GraphQL schema, and goes over the basic types and fields. He also shows how to set up persistence—including how to use SQL and Mongo DB with GraphQL; covers how to add new items with mutations; and shares how to leverage some advanced features in your queries" [Lessons from 4 Years of GraphQL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNrqo9XGOs\&list=WL\&index=3\&t=0s) #video - "GraphQL has been in use at Facebook for over four years and evolved a lot before it was open sourced. During that time we learned a lot about what works and why, and derived a series of best practices. Hopefully our best practices and lessons learned are relevant not only to your use of GraphQL, but how you design and build all sorts of software." [Thinking in Graphs](https://graphql.org/learn/thinking-in-graphs/) #article - "Graphs are powerful tools for modeling many real-world phenomena because they resemble our natural mental models and verbal descriptions of the underlying process. With GraphQL, you model your business domain as a graph by defining a schema; within your schema, you define different types of nodes and how they connect/relate to one another. On the client, this creates a pattern similar to Object-Oriented Programming: types that reference other types. On the server, since GraphQL only defines the interface, you have the freedom to use it with any backend (new or legacy!)." ## OpenAPI [Better API Design with OpenAPI (Cloud Next '18)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBs6dfUgxcI) #video - "OpenAPI is a vendor neutral, portable, open specification for designing, describing, and deploying APIs. It enables you to describe APIs in a manner consumable by humans and apps. Learn why OpenAPI is useful throughout the API lifecycle, from brainstorming to consumption." [OpenAPI](https://www.openapis.org/) - "The OpenAPI Specification: a broadly adopted industry standard for describing modern APIs." [GitHub](https://github.com/oai). [Stoplight](https://stoplight.io/) - "The API Design Management Platform powering the world's leading API first companies." [Swagger](https://swagger.io/) - "Simplify API development for users, teams, and enterprises with the Swagger open source and professional toolset. Find out how Swagger can help you design and document your APIs at scale." # Collaboration [7 STEPS TO HANDLE CRITICISM AT WORK WELL](https://positivesharing.com/2013/07/7-steps-to-handle-criticism-at-work/) #article - “Many people get defensive or sad when they’re criticized at work. In many cases, the workplace has no feedback culture in place and people are not trained to give or receive criticism in a constructive manner. Giving and receiving negative feedback constructively takes a LOT of practice!” [Amazon Chime](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/) #software - “Amazon Chime is a communications service that transforms online meetings with a secure, easy-to-use application that you can trust. Amazon Chime works seamlessly across your devices so that you can stay connected. You can use Amazon Chime for online meetings, video conferencing, calls, chat, and to share content, both inside and outside your organization. Amazon Chime works with Alexa for Business, which means you can use Alexa to start your meetings with your voice. Alexa can start your video meetings in large conference rooms, and automatically dial into online meetings in smaller huddle rooms and from your desk.” [Clubhouse](https://clubhouse.io/) #webapp - "Clubhouse is the first project management platform for software development that brings everyone on every team together to build better products." [Coda](https://coda.io/welcome) - "Coda begins with a blinking cursor and grows as big as your team’s ambition. We’ve seen Coda docs do everything from run weekly meetings to launch products. What will you Coda?" [Dimer](https://dimerapp.com) - “Simplest way to publish docs. Dimer generates a clean and beautiful documentation website from Markdown.” $15 / site / month. [EditorConfig ](https://editorconfig.org/) - "EditorConfig helps maintain consistent coding styles for multiple developers working on the same project across various editors and IDEs. The EditorConfig project consists of **a file format** for defining coding styles and a collection of **text editor plugins** that enable editors to read the file format and adhere to defined styles. EditorConfig files are easily readable and they work nicely with version control systems." [FogBugz](https://www.fogbugz.com/index.html) - "The best project management system for your team. FogBugz project management software helps you spend less time on managing, and more on creating your digital masterpiece. Align your team under a common purpose that allows you to plan, track and release great software." Evidence-based scheduling built in. [Getting Remote Critique Right](https://medium.com/building-creative-market/getting-remote-critique-right-fc458577a8f4) #article - “Remote work brings with it some challenges that need careful pruning to create a successful and happy team. One of the first things that comes to mind is critique, a daunting task when in the same room as people, let alone hundreds or thousands of miles away from one another.” [GitBook](https://www.gitbook.com/?utm_source=electron\&utm_medium=logo) - “Documentation your users will love! GitBook makes it easy for your team to write and maintain high-quality documentation. Share knowledge, boost your team's productivity and make your users happy.” [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/) - “ A 200% Faster DevOps Cycle. Spend more time writing code and less time maintaining your tool chain.” Quite similar to GitHub in a lot of ways. [Gitscout](https://gitscout.com/) - “Gitscout is a beautiful GitHub Issues experience for macOS” [Glo Boards](https://www.gitkraken.com/glo) #webapp - “See how our issue board helps developers with task tracking!” [Kaleidoscope](https://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/) #software - "Kaleidoscope is the world’s most powerful file comparison app. Compare different text files, images, and folders on your Mac and iPad. Review and merge changes in a matter of seconds (merging available only on the Mac)." [Linear](https://linear.app/) #software - "The issue tracking tool you'll enjoy using. Linear lets you manage software development and track bugs. Linear's streamlined design is built for speed and efficiency — helping high performing teams accomplish great things." [Makandracards](https://makandracards.com/) #webapp - “Your agile knowledge collaboration tool” [Makerflow](https://makerflow.co/) - "What could your team achieve with an extra 600 hours? Makerflow helps software engineers manage their tasks and limit interruptions from other collaboration apps - improving productivity, quality and reducing cycle time." [Nuclino](https://www.nuclino.com/) "Meet your team's collective brain. Nuclino brings all your team's knowledge, docs, and projects together in one place." [The Prime Directive](http://www.retrospectivewiki.org/index.php?title=The_Prime_Directive) #quote - "Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand." [Recordit](https://recordit.co/) #software - "Fast Screenshots" [Ship](https://www.realartists.com/) - “Fast, native, comprehensive issue tracking and code review for GitHub.” Free for public repositories. [Skitch](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skitch-snap-mark-up-share/id425955336?mt=12) #software [Slab](https://slab.com/) - “Beautiful knowledge base for teams. Keep answers out of silos. A modern editor that makes your company documentation look good by default.” [Teletype for Atom](https://teletype.atom.io/) - “Collaborate in real time in Atom. Teletype(beta) for Atom lets developers share their workspace with team members and collaborate on code in real time.” ## **Chat** [Chanty](https://www.chanty.com/) #software - “Join Chanty – simple AI-powered team chat. Get unlimited message history free forever.” Discord Flock Google Hangouts [Twist](https://twistapp.com/home) #software - “Fewer notifications. More meaningful teamwork. Twist is the communication tool for teams who believe there’s more to work than keeping up with group chat apps.” ## **Pair Programming** [Floobits](https://floobits.com/) - Subscription service. [Supports Intellij IDEA](https://floobits.com/help/plugins/intellij), including PHPStorm. [Intellij Discussion: Remote Paired Programming with Intellij](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/208387405-Remote-Paired-Programming-with-Intellij) #article [Intellij Issue: Collaborative development](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEABKL-708) [PopSQL](https://popsql.com/) #software - “Modern, collaborative SQL editor for your team. Write queries, visualize data, and share your results.” [Teletype for Atom](https://teletype.atom.io/) - “Collaborate in real time in Atom. Teletype (beta) for Atom lets developers share their workspace with team members and collaborate on code in real time.” [Tuple](https://tuple.app/) - "The best remote pair programming experience on macOS. Because we programmers deserve better than a generic screen sharing tool" [Visual Studio Live Share](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/live-share/) - “Real-time collaborative development” ### Mob Programming [Mob programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mob_programming) #article - Wikipedia. "**Mob programming** (informally **mobbing**) is a software development approach where the whole team works on the same thing, at the same time, in the same space, and at the same computer. This is similar to [pair programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pair_programming) where two people sit at the same computer and collaborate on the same code at the same time. With mob programming, the collaboration is extended to everyone on the team, while still using a single computer for writing the code and inputting it into the code base.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mob_programming#cite_note-1)" [What is Mob Programming?](https://www.agilealliance.org/glossary/mob-programming/#q=~\(infinite~true~filters~\(postType~\(~'page~'post~'aa_book~'aa_event_session~'aa_experience_report~'aa_glossary~'aa_research_paper~'aa_video\)~tags~\(~'mob*20programming\)\)~searchTerm~'~sort~false~sortDirection~'asc~page~1\)) #article - "Mob Programming is a software development approach where the whole team works on the same thing, at the same time, in the same space, and at the same computer. This extends the concept of [pair programming](https://www.agilealliance.org/glossary/pairing/) from two people working together to the entire team continuously collaborating at a single computer to deliver a single work item at a time." ## **Trello** [Kanban WIP for Trello](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kanban-wip-for-trello/oekefjibcnongmmmmkdiofgeppfkmdii) #chrome #extension - “Adds work-in-progress limits to Trello lists supporting a Kanban workflow.” [Kanban WIP for Trello](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trello-work-in-progress-limit/?src=search) #firefox #extension - “Adds work-in-progress limits to Trello lists supporting a Kanban workflow.” [Trello Super Powers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trello-super-powers/?src=search) #extension - “Add Superpowers to your Trello board. Resizable lists, visible label text, compact mode and much more...” #firefox [whale](https://github.com/1000ch/whale) #software - “Unofficial Trello app” # Command Line ## Snippets Make sounds in Mac terminal ```bash afplay /System/Library/Sounds/Funk.aiff say "Focus is starting" ``` Create a symbolic link in Terminal ([source](https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/115647/50815)): ```bash ln -s /path/to/original /path/to/symlink ``` Open long output for easier reading (`q` to exit; [source](https://superuser.com/a/1159908/102414)): ```bash my_command | less ``` Filter for lines matching ([source](https://stackoverflow.com/a/9074384/937377)): ```bash my_command | grep search_term ``` Show a notification in Mac Terminal: ```bash osascript -e 'display notification "Get to work!" with title "Focusing"' ``` ## Links [Column 80](https://stackapps.com/questions/542/column-80-plain-text-optimised-stack-exchange) - StackExchange network optimized for text-only browsers [Cronitor](https://cronitor.io/index) - "Instant alerts when your critical background jobs, websites or APIs fail." [crontab.guru - the cron schedule expression editor](https://crontab.guru/) [Ctrl+L in terminal](https://askubuntu.com/questions/434240/ctrll-in-terminal) #article - “ctrl + L just clear the terminal screen.” [Docopt](http://docopt.org/) - “Command-line interface description language” [How can I increase the cursor speed in terminal?](https://stackoverflow.com/a/4490124/937377) #article - I found that the standard preferences panel gave me plenty of speed, but it's neat to know you can do this. > Everybody knows that you can get a pretty fast keyboard repeat rate by changing a slider on the Keyboard tab of the Keyboard & Mouse System Preferences panel. But you can make it even faster! In Terminal, run this command: > > `defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0` > > Then log out and log in again. The fastest setting obtainable via System Preferences is 2 (lower numbers are faster), so you may also want to try a value of 1 if 0 seems too fast. You can always visit the Keyboard & Mouse System Preferences panel to undo your changes. > > You may find that a few applications don't handle extremely fast keyboard input very well, but most will do just fine with it.” [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/) #software - "jq is like `sed` for JSON data - you can use it to slice and filter and map and transform structured data with the same ease that `sed`, `awk`, `grep` and friends let you play with text." [How can I tell if a directory from “ls” is a symlink?](https://stackoverflow.com/a/15103946/937377) #article - “Use ls -l” [Mac OS X: Set / Change $PATH Variable](https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/appleosx-bash-unix-change-set-path-environment-variable/) #article - “$PATH is nothing but an environment variable on Linux, OS X, Unix-like operating systems, and Microsoft Windows. You can specify a set of directories where executable programs are located using $PATH. The $PATH variable is specified as a list of directory names separated by colon (:) characters.” [Victory CLI](https://formidable.com/blog/2016/08/29/terminal-charts-with-victory-cli/) - terminal graphing library # git ## Snippets Set your commit email address in Git ([source](https://help.github.com/en/articles/setting-your-commit-email-address-in-git)): ```bash $ git config --global user.email "email@example.com" ``` Undo your most recent commit ([source](https://stackoverflow.com/a/927386/937377)): ```bash $ git commit -m "Something terribly misguided" $ git reset HEAD~ << edit files as necessary >> $ git add ... $ git commit -c ORIG_HEAD ``` Move an existing submodule within the same git repository ([source](https://stackoverflow.com/a/24767348/937377)): ```bash git mv old/submod new/submod ``` Resolve a detached head ([source](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5772192/how-can-i-reconcile-detached-head-with-master-origin)): ```bash git branch temp # base new branch on detached head git checkout master git merge temp git branch -d temp ``` Make an empty commit (good for debugging CI): ```bash git commit --allow-empty -m "Empty commit to trigger post_receive hooks" ``` Initialize all submodules recursively ([source](https://stackoverflow.com/a/10168693/937377)): ```bash git submodule update --init --recursive ``` ## Links * [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) - "A specification for adding human and machine readable meaning to commit messages" * [Dangit, git!](http://dangitgit.com/) - "Git is hard: screwing up is easy, and figuring out how to fix your mistakes is nigh on impossible. Git documentation has this chicken and egg problem where you can't search for how to get yourself out of a mess, unless you *already know the name of the thing you need to know about* in order to fix your problem." * [Git-cherry-pick](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cherry-pick) #article - “Apply the changes introduced by some existing commits” * [Applying git commits to working tree unadded?](https://stackoverflow.com/a/26618896/937377) #article * git cherry-pick --no-commit 4..8 * [Git housekeeping tutorial: clean-up outdated branches in local and remote repositories](https://railsware.com/blog/2014/08/11/git-housekeeping-tutorial-clean-up-outdated-branches-in-local-and-remote-repositories/) #article - “After working with branch per feature for a while any Git-repository becomes a mess of outdated and not finished branches. To deal with this issue, we need to clean-up three kinds of branches…” * [Git: How to rebase your feature branch from one branch to another](https://makandracards.com/makandra/10173-git-how-to-rebase-your-feature-branch-from-one-branch-to-another) #article * [How do I properly force a Git push?](https://stackoverflow.com/a/12610763/937377) #article * [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/) #software - "Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. Whether you're new to Git or a seasoned user, GitHub Desktop simplifies your development workflow." * [GitKraken](https://www.gitkraken.com/) #software - “The legendary Git GUI client for Windows, Mac and Linux” * [GitUp](http://gitup.co/) #software - “Work quickly, safely, and without headaches. The Git interface you've been missing all your life has finally arrived.” * [Global Git ignore](https://stackoverflow.com/a/7335487/937377) #article - git config --global core.excludesfile '\~/.gitignore' * [How to copy commits from one branch to another?](https://stackoverflow.com/a/2474371) #article * git cherry-pick \ * [Husky](https://github.com/typicode/husky) - "🐶 Git hooks made easy" * [Quick Tip: Autocomplete Git Commands and Branch Names in Bash](http://code-worrier.com/blog/autocomplete-git/) #article - “In bash in Mac OS X, you can use \[TAB] to autocomplete file paths. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could do the same with git commands and branch names?” * [so-fancy/diff-so-fancy](https://github.com/so-fancy/diff-so-fancy) - “Good-lookin' diffs. Actually… nah… The best-lookin' diffs. 🎉” * [Undo working copy modifications of one file in Git?](https://stackoverflow.com/a/692329/937377) #article * git checkout -- file # Integrated Development Environments [Atom](https://atom.io/) #software - "A hackable text editor for the 21st Century" [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/) - "Debug APIs like a human, not a robot. Finally, a REST client you'll love" [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/) - "**IntelliJ IDEA** is an [integrated development environment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment) (IDE) written in [Java](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_\(programming_language\)) for developing computer software. It is developed by [JetBrains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JetBrains) (formerly known as IntelliJ), and is available as an [Apache 2 Licensed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_2_License) community edition,[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA#cite_note-4) and in a [proprietary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software) commercial edition. Both can be used for commercial development[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA#cite_note-5)" ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA)). [Komodo](https://www.activestate.com/products/komodo-ide/) - "Code faster with the IDE for today’s web languages – Python, PHP, Perl, Golang, Ruby and more. For Windows, Mac and Linux." [PhpStorm](https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/) #software - "The Lightning-Smart PHP IDE" [Postman](https://www.getpostman.com/) #software - “Postman Makes API Development Simple. Developers use Postman to build modern software for the API-first world.” [PyCharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/) #software - "The Python IDE for Professional Developers" [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) - "**Visual Studio Code** is a [source-code editor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-code_editor) developed by [Microsoft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft) for [Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows), [Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) and [macOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS).[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code#cite_note-TechCrunch-7) It includes support for [debugging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugging), embedded [Git](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git) control and [GitHub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub), [syntax highlighting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_highlighting), [intelligent code completion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_code_completion), [snippets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snippet_\(programming\)), and [code refactoring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_refactoring). It is highly customizable, allowing users to change the [theme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_\(computing\)), [keyboard shortcuts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_shortcut), preferences, and install [extensions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_\(computing\)) that add additional functionality. The source code is [free and open source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source) and released under the permissive [MIT License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License).[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code#cite_note-8) The compiled binaries are [freeware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware) and free for private or commercial use[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code#cite_note-9)" ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code)). ## Online [CodeSandbox](https://codesandbox.io/) #webapp - "An instant IDE and prototyping tool for rapid web development." [CodeTasty](https://codetasty.com/) #webapp - "Modern, smart & extensible cloud IDE . CodeTasty is powerful IDE in the cloud with additional features only a cloud application can give you." [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces) - "Your instant dev environment. **Get the full Visual Studio Code experience without leaving GitHub."** [GitPod](https://www.gitpod.io/) - "Describe your dev environments as code and automate the last missing piece in your DevOps pipeline." [Repl.it](https://repl.it/~) # Knoxville Scene [./DC865](http://www.dc865.org/) - DefCon group. "A GROUP FOR HACKERS, SYSADMINS, DEVELOPERS, AND STUDENTS." [Agile Knoxville](http://www.agileknoxville.com/) - "Agile Knoxville is a collective of people who want to learn from each other and participate in the process by sharing what they know about agile experiences and best practices. We share ideas, practice new techniques, and learn about Scrum, Kanban, retrospectives, user stories, demos and reviews, daily scrums/stand-ups, planning, and other topics relevant to Agile teams. During our meetups, we have talks, open discussions, games and exercises that help us make work more enjoyable, productive, and fulfilling." [DevOps Knoxville](https://www.meetup.com/DevOps-Knoxville/) - "A group to explore and leverage technology around the intersection of development and operations." [FunctionalKnox](https://www.meetup.com/FunctionalKnox/) - "This group is for anyone who's interested in functional programming. All skill levels are welcome, we just ask for you to come with an open mind." [KnoxDevs](https://knoxdevs.com/) - "KnoxDevs is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) whose sole mission is to foster a healthy software developer community in Knoxville, TN." [Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/knoxdevs/). [KnoxPy](https://knoxpy.org/) - "Python users group in Knoxville, TN" [Knoxville AWS](https://www.meetup.com/Knoxville-Amazon-Web-Services-Meetup/) - "Are you passionate about cloud computing, especially with Amazon Web Services? Then this group is for you. Let's get together to talk about what's going on in our worlds. The latest and greatest automation, how has cloud changed your perspective on getting infrastructure as code, what great SDKs are you using, what architectures are you using to accomplish great things. Technologies, Strategies, Tools, SDKs, anything goes, hopefully we are all using it to do great things and want to share our accomplishments and ideas with other people focused on the same success." [Knoxville CocoaHeads](https://knoxcocoa.org/) - "Welcome to the CocoaHeads chapter of Knoxville, TN! CocoaHeads is a global community for discussing macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and the Swift programming language. Meetings in Knoxville are held on the last Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm at the [Technology Cooperative](http://techco.org/). Visit the links below to learn more about the Knoxville group. The global CocoaHeads website is available [here](http://cocoaheads.org/)." [KnoxvilleJS](https://www.meetup.com/Knoxvillejs/) - "This is a JavaScript user group in Knoxville, TN. All skill levels and interest levels are welcome." [WordPress Knoxville](https://www.meetup.com/wordpressknoxville/) - "Meet up with fellow WordPress enthusiasts in Knoxville, Morristown, and the surrounding area, from developers and themers to beginner and advanced users." ## Conferences CodeStock - [CodeStock 2020](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/codestock-2020-tickets-85619182279) DevSpace PyTennesse Scenic City # Paradigms [Programming paradigm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_paradigm) #article - Wikipedia. "**Programming paradigms** are a way to classify [programming languages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language) based on their features. Languages can be classified into multiple paradigms." ## Aspect-Oriented Software Development [Aspect-oriented software development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect-oriented_software_development) #article - Wikipedia. "In [computing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing), **aspect-oriented software development** (AOSD) is a [software development technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development_methodology) that seeks new modularizations of [software systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_system) in order to isolate secondary or supporting functions from the main program's [business logic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_logic). AOSD allows multiple [concerns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concern_\(computer_science\)) to be expressed separately and automatically unified into working systems." [Cross-cutting concern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-cutting_concern) #article - Wikipedia. "In [aspect-oriented software development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect-oriented_software_development), **cross-cutting concerns** are [aspects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_\(computer_programming\)) of a [program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_program) that affect other [concerns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concern_\(computer_science\)). These concerns often cannot be cleanly [decomposed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modularity_\(programming\)) from the rest of the system in both the design and implementation, and can result in either *scattering* ([code duplication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_duplication)), *tangling* (significant dependencies between systems), or both." ## Functional Programming [Functional programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_programming) #article - Wikipedia. "In [computer science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_science), **functional programming** is a [programming paradigm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_paradigm)—a style of building the structure and elements of [computer programs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_program)—that treats [computation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computation) as the evaluation of [mathematical functions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_\(mathematics\)) and avoids changing-[state](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_state) and [mutable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immutable_object) data. It is a [declarative programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declarative_programming) paradigm in that programming is done with [expressions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expression_\(computer_science\)) or declarations[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_programming#cite_note-expression_style-1) instead of [statements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statement_\(computer_science\)). Functional code is [idempotent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idempotence): a function's return value depends only on its [arguments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_argument), so calling a function with the same value for an argument always produces the same result. This is in contrast to imperative programming where, in addition to a function's arguments, global program state can affect a function's resulting value. Eliminating [side effects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_effect_\(computer_science\)), that is, changes in state that do not depend on the function inputs, can make understanding a program easier, which is one of the key motivations for the development of functional programming." [Functional programming in JavaScript](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0zVEGEvSaeEd9hlmCXrk5yUyqUag-n84) #playlist - "This is a collection of the videos from FunFunFunction that is specifically about functional programming in JavaScript" ## Object-Oriented Programming [Composition vs. Inheritance: How to Choose?](https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/composition-vs-inheritance-how-choose) #article - "As a heuristic, ‘favor composition over inheritance’ is okay, however, I am [not a fan of mantras](http://programmers.stackexchange.com/a/65209/906). While they often contain a kernel of truth, it is far too easy for people to hear the slogan without understanding its source or context, and thus avoid thinking for themselves - and that never turns out well." [Dependency Injection basics- Fun Fun Function](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X1Ns2NRfks) #video [*Dive Into Design Patterns*](https://refactoring.guru/design-patterns/book) #book - "**Design patterns** help you solve commonly-occurring problems in software design. But you can’t just find a pattern and copy it into your program, the way you can with off-the-shelf functions or libraries. A pattern is not a specific piece of code, but a general concept for solving a particular problem. They are like pre-made blueprints that you can customize to solve a recurring design problem in your code." [Inversion of Control - Fun Fun Function](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kpEP4JeEdc) #video [Refactoring From Inheritance To Composition To Data](https://www.rubypigeon.com/posts/refactoring-inheritance-composition-data/) #article - "[“Prefer composition over inheritance”](http://www.artima.com/lejava/articles/designprinciples4.html) is a popular saying amongst programmers. In this article, I want to demonstrate what that looks like." # Refactoring ![https://www.basson.at/images/blog/dilbert-rewrite.gif](https://www.basson.at/images/blog/dilbert-rewrite.gif) [Approval Tests](https://app.gitbook.com/@narthur/s/knowledge/programming/testing) - Internal link. See subheading. [davelosert](https://github.com/davelosert)/[clean-code-kata](https://github.com/davelosert/clean-code-kata) - "A little Kata to practice clean code" [emilybache](https://github.com/emilybache)/[GildedRose-Refactoring-Kata](https://github.com/emilybache/GildedRose-Refactoring-Kata) - "Starting code for the GildedRose Refactoring Kata in many programming languages." [How to Read Confusing Code](https://dev.tube/video/twBI5RYHcWY) #video - Most practical stuff starts 30 minutes in. [Legacy Code Rocks](https://www.legacycode.rocks/) - "Menders love fixing bugs, refactoring, and testing to make software applications more stable, scalable and secure." [Read by Refactoring](https://www.jamasoftware.com/blog/read-by-refactoring/) #article - "Read by Refactoring is a technique discussed and taught by Arlo Belshee [(@arlobelshee](https://twitter.com/arlobelshee)) at [Industrial Logic](https://www.industriallogic.com/). Using this technique, reading code – to figure out what it does, to estimate the effort to modify it, etc. – turns into active refactoring of the code. You read the code by modifying it, nudging it into a clearer, more readable state. The key is you are leveraging your IDE’s built in refactoring functions and mastering the keyboard shortcuts in such a way that your insights of how the code can be improved translate immediately into modification of the code. I’m typing this sentence with no conscious decision of what key to hit or even any thought to commanding my fingers where to go on the keyboard, but the words I think nevertheless appear on the screen. You want to get your mastery of your refactoring tools to the same unconscious, effortless state." Read by Refactoring [part 1](https://bambielli.com/posts/2016-08-21-read-by-refactoring/) and [part 2](https://bambielli.com/posts/2017-02-26-read-by-refactoring-pt-2/) #article - "Last week I went to a workshop at Expedia called ***Read by Refactoring*** where we learned a methodology for reading legacy code and making it better in the process." [Refactoring.com](https://www.refactoring.com/) - "**Refactoring** is a disciplined technique for restructuring an existing body of code, altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior." [Refactoring Guru](https://refactoring.guru/) - "**Refactoring.Guru** makes it easy for you to discover everything you need to know about refactoring, design patterns, SOLID principles and other smart programming topics." [Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44936.Refactoring) #book [REWRITE! | David Heinemeier-Hansson, Basecamp | BoS USA 2015](https://businessofsoftware.org/2015/10/david-heinemeier-hansson-rewrite-basecamp-business-of-software-conference-video-dhh-bos2015/) #video - "In this talk, ‘**Rewrite!**‘ at [**Business of Software Conference USA 2015**](https://businessofsoftware.org/updates/), David Heinemeier Hansson, Co-Founder, Basecamp, and Creator of Ruby on Rails explains why he disagrees and discusses his experience in rewriting the code for Basecamp, not once, but twice, with the third version of Basecamp launched this month." [Sourcegraph](https://about.sourcegraph.com/) - "Explore, navigate, and better understand all code, everywhere, faster. **Sourcegraph Universal Code Search** provides [code discovery](https://about.sourcegraph.com/product/code-discovery), [code intelligence](https://about.sourcegraph.com/product/code-intelligence), and [code change management](https://about.sourcegraph.com/product/code-change-management)." [Testing Legacy Code Elliotte by Rusty Harold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjxXv0eifhY) #video - "You've been bitten by the testing bug, are thoroughly test infected. Excellent! You're undoubtedly producing more robust, less buggy software faster and at lower cost. Sadly, it wasn't always this way. You're saddled with a large legacy of untested code. Test first development is not an option. Nonetheless unit testing, JUnit, and test driven development can still dramatically improve your maintenance tasks. Learn strategies for retrofitting test frameworks onto existing code, and developing a test suite for code that never had one before." [Things You Should Never Do, Part I](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/) #article - Joel Spolsky. Never rewrite from scratch. [Working Effectively with Legacy Code](https://www.amazon.com/Working-Effectively-Legacy-Michael-Feathers/dp/0131177052) #book --- [Next Page](/llms-full.txt/1)