Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the debate over the rights of fish.
Quote of the Day
"Self-help advice tends to reflect the beliefs and priorities of the era that spawns it."
(Alexandra Schwartz)
Technology
- How to fix Facebook ($FB) before it is too late. (washingtonmonthly.com)
- Has technology killed hierarchies once and for all? (wsj.com)
- Why Meltdown and Spectre are perfect examples of the state of technology. (stratechery.com)
Longform
- A dozen lessons learned from Sammy Hagar, yes that Sammy Hagar, about brand building. (25iq.com)
- Finance is, to-date, getting a pass in the #MeToo era. (newyorker.com)
- Why the Sandusky scandal is still very much alive at Penn State. (washingtonpost.com)
- Researchers are trying to figure out why sleep is so important to mammals. (theatlantic.com)
- We are all pretty deficient when it comes to self-awareness. (hbr.org)
- A personal account of having stopped drinking five years in. (theguardian.com)
- How inequality affects our decision making. (newyorker.com)
