“Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.” – Hunter S. Thompson
10 Ideas Worth Sharing This Week
The Purpose Of Life, According To A 22-Year-Old Hunter S. Thompson
“Every man is the sum total of his reactions to experience. As your experiences differ and multiply, you become a different man, and hence your perspective changes.”
Students Have No Idea When News Is Fake
“More than two out of three middle-schoolers couldn’t see any valid reason to mistrust a post written by a bank executive arguing that young adults need more financial planning help.”
Facebook’s Impact On The 2016 Election Can Be Traced Back To A 2012 Election Tweet
“While it was likely never the company’s intent to create a system that encouraged people to hear only what they wanted — whether or not it was true — Facebook didn’t get here by accident.”
How To Make What You Want For A Living
“Here’s my definition of art…art is when a human being does something that might not work.”
Want To Write Better Emails? Write Them Like The Military.
“Military professionals lead their emails with a short, staccato statement known as the BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front). It declares the purpose of the email and action required.”
What It’s Like To Grow Up On The Internet
“I am who I am because of the ideas I was exposed to, the people I met, and the skills that I learned — not in real life, but in a world that has landmarks but no physical location.”
Why White Working-Class People Vote Against Their Interests (Hint: They Don’t)
“It is easy to see why the right-wing narrative is so compelling — it offers formidable enemies (government and unions) and an economic vision that corporations will create new jobs if those enemies are defeated. In that narrative, white working class people will have opportunity again. The left offers no such clear enemy.”
“Whatever” Is Never The Right Answer
“The thing that I had spent my whole life thinking was the kindest option for others was in fact putting all the work on them.”
5 Ways To Curb Your Media Addiction And Become More Productive
“Move replacement habits on to the home screen of your phone.”