Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the ups and downs of Softbank Capital.
Quote of the Day
"Fields like finance and consulting are useful microcosms of how our society has come to blindly accept credentialism and technocracy."
(Aravind "Vinny" Byju)
Books
- A Q&A with Dr. Wes Ely author of "Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU." (statnews.com)
- An excerpt from "Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It" by Richard V. Reeves. (nationalaffairs.com)
- An excerpt from "Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides' by Geoffrey L. Cohen. (behavioralscientist.org)
- A Q&A with Annie Proulx author of "Fen, Bog & Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis." (npr.org)
Longreads
- Have we reached the logical conclusion of the Yale model of endowment investing? (neckar.substack.com)
- How workplace safety broke down during the pandemic. (indystar.com)
- How social media content moderation became a hot button issue for both sides on the political spectrum. (wapo.st)
- The Osage nation is buying back its own land. (bloomberg.com)
- Matthew McConaughey on the Uvalde tragedy. (esquire.com)
- There is a difference between optimism and blind optimism. (bigthink.com)
- Why you hate your (bullsh*t) job. (currentaffairs.org)
- On the tyranny of the calendar. (annehelen.substack.com)
