Excerpt: From Mark Epstein’s new book Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself. (Big Think)
Quote of the Day
"Plants in a garden fully bloom when regularly nourished with sunlight and water. Any of our chosen endeavors, including athletic pursuits, flourish when nourished daily by concentration and positive action."
(Jonathan Marcus)
Environment
- Climate change is putting the hurt on the winter sports industry. (economist.com)
- Americans are spending more time at home, and are therefore using less energy. (nytimes.com)
Travel
- SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful rocket, is set to launch. (bloomberg.com)
- Why urban rail is so darn expensive to build in the US. (citylab.com)
- United ($UAL) is trying strategically strengthen its hubs. (bloomberg.com)
- Why have so many ore-carrying megahips sunk over the past decade? (newscientist.com)
Science
- Humans left Africa much sooner than previously thought. (sciencemag.org)
- There is now evidence that humans were in India far earlier. (washingtonpost.com)
- A scientific breakthrough could lead to ways to reduce turbulence. (bloomberg.com)
- If the magnetic poles flipped we are in deep sh*t. (undark.org)
Technology
- Facebook's ($FB) WhatsApp has its own 'fake news' problem. (economist.com)
- Why big companies are testing quantum computers. (wired.com)
- On the dangers of the online advertising business. (nytimes.com)
- How the Macbook Air changed laptops forever. (gizmodo.com)
- Why tech-types love New Zealand. (wired.com)
- In praise of the headphone jack. (medium.com)
Health
- Preventative care is a good thing, but it won't necessarily lower spending. (nytimes.com)
- How many painkillers do patients need after different surgeries? (wsj.com)
- Austin Frakt, "Teasing out the causal effect of retirement on health isn’t straightforward." (nytimes.com)
- Don't buy into the turmeric hype. (medium.com)
- How bacteria plays a role in colon cancer. (nytimes.com)
Psychology
- Why a class on 'positive psychology' is the most popular course at Yale. (nytimes.com)
- Why we forget most of what we read. (theatlantic.com)
- Happy marriages make for increased life satisfaction. (wsj.com)
- 12 ways to get smarter in one infographic. (visualcapitalist.com)
Diet
- Tracy Moore, "(T)he best diet is still the one we’ve always known: the healthiest one you can stick to." (melmagazine.com)
- On the evidence between elevated glucose levels and Alzheimer's. (theatlantic.com)
Smoking
- Vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes, but still not safe. (newscientist.com)
- E-cigarette use can be a path to cessation. (papers.ssrn.com)
Cannabis
- Cannabis' growing popularity is due in part to the fact you don't need to smoke it any more. (nytimes.com)
- Alcohol sales drop in the states where marijuana is made legal. (dailymail.co.uk)
- CBD oils are the future of topical pain relief. (nytimes.com)
- San Francisco is planning to wipe prior marijuana convictions off the books. (sfchronicle.com)
- What weed costs across the United States. (bloomberg.com)
Fitness
Sports
- Why there are so few third basemen in the Hall of Fame? (nytimes.com)
- The NFL has to come to terms with lower TV ratings. (recode.net)
- The hot hand debate is once again heating up. (wsj.com)
- Five reasons why humans love sports. (nautil.us)
Entertainment
- Why TV viewers continue to shun shows like the Grammy Awards. (om.co)
- HBO now has 5 million direct-to-consumer customers. (wsj.com)
Kids
- Eddie Brummelman, "Every time we praise children, we’re sending them a message about what we value and what we expect." (behavioralscientist.org)
- How elite colleges plow through the growing pile of applications. (wsj.com)
MBA
- Stanford tops the 2018 FT Global MBA rankings. (ft.com)
- How MBA students can get the most out of LinkedIn. (ft.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: grasping for ideas. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: history of computing. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What books Abnormal Returns most purchased in January 2018 including "Tribe of Mentors" by Tim Ferriss. (abnormalreturns.com)
