“The case could provide the clearest evidence yet that Russian hackers have evolved their tactics from merely releasing embarrassing true information to planting false leaks among those facts.”
10 Ideas Worth Sharing This Week
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk.” — Mark Zuckerberg
37 Simple Behaviors That Will Free Up Hours In Your Schedule
“Schedule less time for important tasks. This seems counterintuitive, but it isn’t in practice. When you limit how much time you give yourself to work on important tasks, you force yourself to expend more energy over less time so you can get the tasks done faster.”
Life Lessons From 100-Year-Olds
“Speak with your parents — and take their advice too. Or at least consider it. You don’t always have to follow it, but certainly don’t throw it out of the window.”
Tricks Tim Ferriss Uses To Conquer Procrastination
“If I have 10 things on my to do list or 10 potential products I could pursue, what to do in that situation? And what I ask myself is which one of these — if done — will make the rest irrelevant or easier?”
5 Things You May Have To Give Up To Be Successful
“There’s an opportunity cost to everything worthwhile in life. No matter what you’re trying to accomplish, you’ll have to give up something in order to make it happen.”
Is Technology Being Created Specifically To Remove The Need For Human Interaction?
“What much of this technology seems to have in common is that it removes the need to deal with humans directly. The tech doesn’t claim or acknowledge this as its primary goal, but it seems to often be the consequence. I’m sort of thinking maybe it is the primary goal.”
Why We Need “White Space” In Our Daily Routine
“We need white space in our daily lives just as much as we need it in our designs because the concept carries over: If our lives are over-cluttered and over-booked, we can’t focus properly on anything.”
What Happens To Health Insurance When Everyone Has A Pre-Existing Condition?
“Personal genetics can empower patients, doctors, and researchers to make more informed decisions around health care. But while this information could help us make better medical choices, it could also be used to fine-tune insurance algorithms, calculating premiums on a sliding scale of genetic risk.”
The Curse Of Being Talented
“Aspiring leaders work hard to live up to others’ expectations, and so the qualities that made them special to begin with — those that helped them excel and feel engaged — tend to get buried. They behave more like everyone else, which saps their energy and ambition.”