Excerpt: On achievement and happiness from Morra Aarons-Mele’s Hiding in the Bathroom: An Introvert’s Roadmap to Getting Out There. (Wired)
Quote of the Day
"Scratching an itch is a route to pleasure. Learning to productively live with an itch is part of happiness. Perhaps we can do some hard work and choose happiness."
(Seth Godin)
Autos
- One of the biggest impediments to EV usage is charging times. (nytimes.com)
- Half of all plug-in vehicles are sold in China. (wsj.com)
- GM ($GM) says the end of the ICE is on the horizon. (washingtonpost.com)
Environment
- "Solar power grew faster than any other source of fuel for the first time in 2016.. (bloomberg.com)
- 'Urban mining' will be a larger source of precious metals going forward. (asia.nikkei.com)
- Grass-fed beef is no environmental panacea. (theconversation.com)
- How warming seas may affect whales. (nytimes.com)
Membership
- It's Day 7 of our big Abnormal Returns membership drive. Details here: (abnormalreturns.com)
- Back by popular demand is the Benefactor level ($75) for the ultimate Abnormal Returns fan. (abnormalreturns.memberful.com)
- Know someone who would benefit from an Abnormal Returns membership? Here you go: (abnormalreturns.memberful.com)
Air travel
- The pilot shortage isn't getting any better. (seattletimes.com)
- This hybrid jet could change how we fly. (businessinsider.com)
- The best airline credit card is the Delta Reserve American Express Credit Card. (businessinsider.com)
Technology
- How an AI machine learned to play poker and beat humans at their own game. (bigthink.com)
- We'll never truly 'own our own personal data.' (bloomberg.com)
- When given the option turn on two-factor authentication. (wsj.com)
Psychology
- How loving kindness meditation can make you healthier, happier and kinder. (bigthink.com)
- Some first-hand experience with ketamine to treat depression. (melmagazine.com)
- In the US we have pathologized anxiety, (qz.com)
- You can't fight stress if you don't recognize it. (hbr.org)
- There is no substitute for actual socializing. (nautil.us)
Health
- Why are C-sections still so prevalent in the US? (theguardian.com)
- Is your back pain just in your head? (vox.com)
- Your 'hypo-allergenic' moisturizer probably isn't. (npr.org)
- Vaccine skeptics have been 'energized' by Trump. (vox.com)
Fitness
- Want to reduce your blood pressure? Jump in the sauna. (nytimes.com)
- Aerobic exercise is the key to health. (businessinsider.com)
- Exercise is the ultimate drug. (theguardian.com)
Mesh wi-fi
- Once you set up an eero you probably won't think much more about it. (businessinsider.com)
- Get an eero 3-pack that will bathe your home in wi-fi at Amazon.com now: (amazon.com)
Food
- The shrinking middle class is killing chains like TGI Fridays. (eater.com)
- Americans are unwilling to pay a premium for cage-free eggs. (buzzfeed.com)
- Butter is back and its making billionaires. (bloomberg.com)
- Pie-by-the-slice is the new cronut. (npr.org)
- In praise of fat. (bloomberg.com)
Drink
- A look at a self-serve bar where you buy beer by the ounce. (wsj.com)
- The rise of sour beer is causing a microbial arms race among brewers. (npr.org)
- Corona is taking share from Budweiser. (wsj.com)
Sports
- Hopefully more MLB teams extend their netting like the Yankees plan to do in the offseason. (businessinsider.com)
- Travel sports are eating up and spitting out families. (chicagobusiness.com)
- Peter Chernin is gearing up for a time when sports betting is legal. (wsj.com)
- Moneyball has made baseball nearly unwatchable. (wsj.com)
Sonos
- New Sonos speakers are coming so the Sonos PLAY:1 and Sonos PLAY:5 are on sale at Amazon. (theverge.com)
- Get a Sonos PLAY:1 at Amazon today: (amazon.com)
Entertainment
- It's hard to believe but the movie classic "The Princess Bride" is 30 years old. (npr.org)
- Why you should watch the 'Blade Runner Final Cut' before seeing the sequel. (esquire.com)
- How MoviePass changes the movie-going experience. (businessinsider.com)
- Netflix ($NFLX) is raising prices. (theverge.com)
Relationships
- Do we expect too much from the modern marriage? (wsj.com)
- Are you having an emotional affair? (washingtonpost.com)
College
- We are creating way too many PhDs who want to enter academia. (bloomberg.com)
- Short, specialized degrees are an existential threat to the MBA. (ft.com)
- What liberal arts majors can do to land a job after college. (wsj.com)
- Fraternity members have lower GPAs but higher career earnings. (bloomberg.com)
- Biostatistics is a hot major. (magazine.amstat.org)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: what can't be quantified. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: a troll-free medium. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Critical thinking: how to avoid negative investment events. (abnormalreturns.com)
Tom Petty, RIP
- Mikael Wood, "Today, it’s almost impossible to imagine modern country music without Petty, who finished the work the Eagles began when they blended rootsy acoustic instruments with tougher rock rhythms." (latimes.com)
- Tom Petty's biographer, Warren Zanes, reflects on TP's life and work. (slate.com)
- How Tom Petty inspired artists of all kinds including Spinal Tap. (bbc.com)
- A bunch of Tom Petty covers from this week. (pastemagazine.com)
- Bob Lefsetz, "Tom Petty made art." (lefsetz.com)
