Best of The Lake Street Journal: Year One
I send a weekly newsletter every Friday called The Lake Street Journal. It’s a curation of the best things I read, watched, listened to, learned, and created every week. This piece is a collection the links I sent during 2020.
Some of the content is evergreen and some reflects events of the year. Consider this 50% reference material and 50% time capsule.
I broke the content into five categories: society, greatness, self improvement, investing, and odds & ends.
I hope you enjoy what follows, and make sure to drop your email in the box below so you can get new reading material every Friday.
Society
How Norway turns criminals into good neighbors: This article describes Norway's corrections system. It's unique and was a totally foreign concept to me, but it seems like the way rehabilitation should work. Norway is a much smaller country with far fewer inmates, so the same approach may not work in the U.S. But it's clearly working for them, so maybe we should take note.
Tribal World - Group Identity is All: This piece from Amy Chua explains tribalism in society. Chua draws examples from the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan and applies them to the current tribal climate in America.
Why Every Liberal Millennial Should Go Hunting for a Day: From the article: "It’s one thing to talk about climate change or gun control or animal rights without actually ever being at eye level with it. It’s too easy to dismiss something as violent or backward, and pat too — because somebody has to solve a problem like an invasive species — to say nothing of feeding a world of more than 7.5 billion people — and few of the solutions are neat or nice. Even if you never pull the trigger, even if your arrow misses, there is value in this raw and deeply human experience."
Kate McCannon by Colter Wall: The best murder ballad I’ve ever heard.
Joe Rogan Experience #1419 - Daryl Davis: Daryl Davis is a blues musician who has been the impetus for more than 200 members changing their minds and quitting the Ku Klux Klan. This is his conversation with Joe Rogan.
Harrison Bergeron: A crazy story written by Kurt Vonnegut in 1961. The first paragraph: "The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General."
Corona Panic: "It’s comforting to have strong opinions even if you have no idea what you’re talking about, because shrugging your shoulders feels reckless when the stakes are high." This may be the only evergreen article you'll read about corona, which is why I recommended it.
How Public Health Policies Saved Citizens During the 1918 Flu Pandemic: This was written in 2018 and contrasts Philadelphia's response with St. Louis's response to the 1918 flu pandemic. Interesting to go back and read this after seeing how COVID has played out.
Life in the Time of Corona: "When separated by time, history is comfortable. A hobby. A trivia answer. When was Pearl Harbor, or which beaches did we storm at Normandy. When you inhale it with every breath, history feels different. It’s both boring and inescapable. We don’t get to close the book or finish the movie. All we can do is go eat lunch, wait another day, and wonder what comes next."
Taxing the Superrich: This is a fantastic article about why America should have a wealth tax and how it could be implemented. I don't agree with all of it, but the author makes some convincing points.
United States Corona Corps: NYU professor Scott Galloway proposed a "Corona Corps" of 18-22 year olds to help fight the spread of COVID-19. It's a similar idea to my compulsory national service proposal.
America Needs a National Service Draft Now to Fight the Coronavirus: UMass Amherst Professor, Charli Carpenter makes a similar argument.
A Conversation with Mark Zuckerberg, Patrick Collison, and Tyler Cowen: A discussion about society's lack of progress. My favorite part was when Tyler Cowen shares the four qualities he looks for when funding people.
Universal Basic Income and the Capitalist Production of Consciousness: This is a fascinating conversation about UBI between David Perell and Oshan Jarrow. I enjoyed their discussion of time inequality, a concept I can relate to with my long pre-quarantine commute.
This is Why You Have to Care: A comparison from Ryan Holiday of reactions during the Civil War era to reactions to the death of George Floyd.
How Big is the Racial Wealth Gap: In depth analysis of the racial wealth gap from Nick Maggiulli.
The Two Kinds of Moderate: Another excellent essay from Paul Graham explaining two distinct groups of people who hold moderate views.
The Same Drugs: A conversation between Meghan Murphy and Coleman Hughes about race and racism in America, the Black Lives Matter movement, police violence, the uprisings in response to the killing of George Floyd, the impact of rioting, and more.
The Four Steps to the Fall of a Nation: An article from Anthony Pompliano arguing the idea that, "America is the last democratic, capitalist society. We should make sure we don't ruin the great thing we have."
Coach George Raveling on this Unique Moment in Time: Tim Ferriss' conversation with George Raveling about the experience of being black in America.
Reflections from a Token Black Friend: A piece from Ramesh Nagarajah, a graduate of the US Naval Academy and a recently commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, on the experience of being black in America.
Joe Rogan Experience #1492 - Jocko Willink: Great conversation that touches on policing, COVID, the media, leadership, training, and hunting. Lots of common sense in this episode, which feels refreshing.
The Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech: This is a fascinating article by evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller. He argues against campus speech codes, claiming they are discriminatory toward 'neurodiverse' individuals, or people whose brains operate atypically.
A Letter on Justice and Open Debate: A letter from Harper's Magazine highlighting the importance of free speech and the threats to the First Amendment we're currently seeing as a country. The letter was signed by 153 writers and artists. What I found most encouraging was the diversity of thought represented by the signatories of the letter. The individuals range from leftists to neoconservatives - critics of political correctness to leading Black intellectuals. While these people may agree on very little, they all agree on the importance of civil and open debate.
Bari Weiss’ Resignation Letter: Bari Weiss is the former op-ed staff writer and editor at the New York Times. Weiss was hired after the 2016 election to bring different voices to the paper after they failed to anticipate the outcome of the election. The lessons she hoped would follow the election - understanding, avoiding tribalism, and the importance of open debate about ideas - were not adopted by the Times. Instead, they strayed further from the center to reach the following conclusion: "the truth isn't a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else."
5 Stories That Got Us to Now: This piece from Morgan Housel explains five cultural changes that we may not think about but have contributed significantly to current events.
Joe Rogan Experience #1512 - Ben Shapiro: "The story of America is trying to fulfill the promises of the Declaration of Independence over time and making those promises available to everybody." If we agree that those promises are good, we should be working together to ensure everyone receives them, not dismantling the system to start over.
The Waves of Suffering - Part I: A meditation on the suffering of 2020 and the optimism of where our suffering may lead.
Yuval Noah Harari Gives the Really Big Picture: This profile takes you into the life of the author, Yuval Noah Harari. I most enjoyed hearing his concerns about the future. Harari worries about technology advancing to the point where private companies - and possibly the government - know individuals better than individuals know themselves.
NYC is Dead Forever…Here’s Why: James Altucher's argument for why NYC is done.
Joe Rogan Experience #1498 - Jon Stewart: I never watched Jon Stewart on TV, but this conversation made me think I should have.
Best Journalism on 9/11: My reflections on 9/11 and a few of my favorite pieces about that day.
Coinbase is a mission focused company: Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, uses this post to make the company's mission perfectly clear: to create an open financial system for the world. They are bringing economic freedom to people around the world through cryptocurrency - nothing more, nothing less. Armstrong explains how Coinbase has an apolitcal culture and does not engage in activism. Any time spent on anything else, he believes, detracts from the core mission and reduces the good the company is positioned to accomplish.
The Overton Window: The Overton Window is the publicly acceptable spectrum of ideas on any given topic. This is an excellent short introduction to the concept.
Greatness
Jason Witten’s Signature Play: The greatest athlete in the world is nothing without his team. He’s nothing without the parents who raised him, the high school coaches who pushed him, the fans who supported him, the friends who spotted him in the weight room, or the greats who motivated him. And rightfully so, when he succeeds, the truly great athlete makes it about everyone else.
Who I’ve Always Been: "My favorite parts of the workout are when my lungs are bleeding." - Brooke Wells
This is a short film about three elite Crossfit athletes: Brooke Wells, Tia-Clair Toomey, and Katrin Davidsdottir. It's extremely well done, and it motivates me to be better.
1997 Interview with Jeff Bezos: This is a fun short video of Jeff Bezos from 1997. It's crazy to think that Amazon started exclusively as a book seller. In this video, Bezos explains why he chose books as his first product.
Michael Lewis on the Crafts of Writing & Friendship: A conversation between Tim Ferriss and Michael Lewis, one of the most talented writers of our time.
Tourette Does the Talking: Tom White's TED talk on living with Tourette Syndrome.
A Team, but Watch How You Put It: The story of how JR Moehringer and Andre Agassi worked together to create a masterpiece, Agassi's autobiography, Open.
A Story of Shoe Giants: The origin story of Adidas and Puma, as told by Joe Pompliano.
#444 - Hugh Jackman: One of the best Tim Ferriss podcasts of the year.
Boring Businesses: I love stories of ordinary people who start boring businesses and build generational wealth. This is a great thread about Ken and Diane Hendricks, a husband and wife who built a roofing supply business and generated $8 billion in net worth.
Hamdi Ulukaya: Great profile of the founder of Chobani. It's a true American dream story of a Turkish immigrant who came to the United States as a college student. He couldn't speak English, and he spent years working difficult jobs, but he ultimately built a billion dollar business.
How to Build a Great Product: An Invest Like the Best conversation with Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the founders of Instagram. I enjoyed listening to their stories about how they approached product design while building an app that's now used by more than one billion people.
Self Improvement
The Zen of Weightlifting: As Brad Stulberg writes in this short article, weightlifting has many benefits beyond the obvious. In a world lacking objective standards, carrying kettle bells or hoisting a bar overhead provides clarity. You can count your reps, track your weight, and measure your progress.
But the important, and broadly applicable, lesson from weightlifting is how progress continues even when your measurements cease to improve. If you show up and keep chipping away, you're making progress. And eventually, your measurements improve again.
The Last Time: A thought experiment from Sam Harris where you brainstorm all the activities in life you'll experience for the last time. The mindset is helpful both to appreciate the moments you enjoy and to know the moments you dread won't last forever.
The Tail End: This is my favorite blog post ever written. Tim Urban does a masterful job of making you appreciate the little moments with the important people in your life.
The Man Who Studied 1,000 Deaths: An important conversation between Tim Ferriss and a triple amputee/palliative care physician about end of life care.
How Does it Feel to Get Everything You Ever Wanted?: In this article, Ryan Holiday says once you've achieved the things you consider "success," more of those things don't make you happier. Chasing another success for the sake of catching the high is a foolish pursuit.
The Basecamp Guide to Internal Communication: This is the best company document I've ever read. But more importantly, it's one of the best pieces on communication I've ever read.
When the System Breaks Down, Leaders Stand Up: A good piece from Ryan Holiday detailing an example of exceptional leadership during a hard historical time.
Randy Pausch Lecture - Time Management: I enjoyed this talk on time management from Randy Pausch for two reasons: He was dying of pancreatic cancer when he gave the talk, so maximizing time really mattered. It's extremely actionable. If you don't have time to watch it (ha irony), you can check out my notes here. I captured at least ten things you can start doing today to keep your time from slipping away.
What Matters More than Your Talents: A commencement speech from Jeff Bezos where he explains why your choices are more important than your talents. The speech starts around 6:25.
Scribe Culture Bible: I've applied for and been rejected by Scribe on two separate occasions. But their culture bible is one of the things that keeps me coming back. It's one of the best company culture documents I've ever seen.
Advice to My Younger Self: This is a talk delivered to Berkeley students by Alex MacCaw, CEO of Clearbit.
Cardigan’s Commencement Address: A counterintuitive speech from Chief Justice John Roberts. "From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly so that you will come to know the value of justice. I hope that you will suffer betrayal because that will teach you the importance of loyalty. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time so that you don't take friends for granted..."
Life Comes At You Fast: In this piece, Ryan Holiday uses a story of Teddy Roosevelt to show how life can change in an instant. Then he offers advice on how to prepare for inevitable swings of fate.
68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice: Kevin Kelly published this piece to celebrate his 68th birthday. I'm a sucker for life advice articles from successful people.
Mountains of Life: An avid hiker, Clayton realized the lessons we learn while climbing mountains are easily transferable to the peaks and valleys of our lives. He shares eight of his most notable lessons in a quick, enjoyable format.
Nobody Knows Nothing: An article from Nick Maggiuli about impostor syndrome.
The Age of the Essay: Graham does a spectacular job describing why high school English class is so unfulfilling. He also explains what writing should feel like.
Raising Others Aspirations: A short essay from Tyler Cowen about why we should raise the aspirations of others.
I quit my job at the start of the pandemic: In this article, Polina Marinova shares 10 things she learned after quitting a great job at Fortune to write her newsletter full time. What I love about this piece is how each of the ten points apply to life as much as they do business.
40 Pieces of Life Advice for 20 Year Old Me: My good friend Brad Dantonio published this fantastic article with 40 years of wisdom. It's great advice for everyone - regardless of age - and it's my favorite article he's ever written.
Growth Without Goals: I enjoyed this 2016 piece from Patrick OShaughnessy where he reflects on an important question about parenthood - 'What can I teach my [children] that would help them live good, fulfilling lives?' The answer he arrives at is the importance of growth without goals.
GOOD: My favorite two minutes of motivation from Jocko Willink.
Same As It Ever Was: Another fantastic article from Morgan Housel. This piece puts historical context around "big risk events" like COVID-19.
How to Be More Productive: "If you’re trying to do something worthwhile and creative, then shutting down your brain is entirely the wrong way to go. The real secret to productivity is the reverse: to listen to your body. To eat when you’re hungry, to sleep when you’re tired, to take a break when you’re bored, to work on projects that seem fun and interesting."
The Best Career Advice I’ve Ever Gotten: Regardless of where you are in your career, Ryan Holiday recommends finding successful people and working hard to make them look good. Attach your identity to their success. It requires checking your ego, but it's a long term play that will teach you how to solve unique problems, make people see you as valuable, build important relationships, and pay off big over time.
Ironies of Luck: "Risk and luck are different sides of the same coin," writes Morgan Housel in this article from the archives, "but we treat one as critically important, and the other like it doesn't exist - at least for you, when you succeed.
11 Practical Pieces of Advice: I'm a sucker for life advice - possibly to a fault. Regardless, these are 11 pieces of advice The Profile author Polina Marinova pulled from her first 28 years.
Solitude and Leadership: This piece was delivered as a lecture to the incoming class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2009. Solitude isn't the characteristic that comes to mind when you think of leadership, but the author makes an important point. Solitude is a prerequisite for independent thought, which is important for both courage and good leadership.
Give it Five Minutes: Great piece from Jason Fried about why you should stop and think before you react.
Ask Daily Stoic - Ryan and Jocko Willink: Great conversation between two of my favorite thinkers/leaders/creators.
The Wisdom of Rapper-Philosopher J Cole: A unique essay on overcoming obstacles to happiness by Giorgio Parlato. This is a well worn topic, but Giorgio gives it a fresh take by presenting the idea through the lens of J Cole's lyrics.
How Doctor's Die: An eye-opening piece about how doctors often opt against medical intervention when death is imminent.
Life is Short: I love this Paul Graham essay on relentlessly pruning bullshit from your life. Graham defines bullshit as "the junk food of experience."
Tim Ferriss #321 - Brandon Stanton: Brandon is the creator of Humans of New York, the wildly popular social media account that chronicles the intimate stories of people across the world.
Brandon has an incredible story. Before starting HONY, he made a habit of reading 100 pages per day for more than seven years. When starting HONY, he spent all day, every day approaching strangers, taking pictures, and having conversations. He ate nothing but peanut butter sandwiches because he had no money. He only had two friends in New York, he spent holidays alone, and he was the only person who believed in his vision. Now he has more than 11 million Instagram followers and is a NYT best selling author.
The Fruits of Friendship: One of my favorite essays from David Perell about the importance of friendship and why you should spend extended periods of time with your friends.
Game Selection: A fantastic article from Andrew Lynch on decision making. He contrasts the careers of two professional poker players to make a point about choosing the right game.
Sam Hinkie Resignation Letter: I loved reading this letter for a few reasons. First, it was a refreshing dose of intellectual humility. Most of us don't know what we don't know. Admitting that fact makes us more likely to learn and more enjoyable to be around. Second, the letter was peppered with tidbits of wisdom from some of the best thinkers and doers in the world.
Tim Ferriss #474 - Matthew McConaughey: Another excellent TF episode. I loved hearing about how McConaughey has kept a journal for more than 30 years.
Moving For Good: Great piece from Derek Sivers where he explains the importance of living in different places.
What you know vs. how you think: In the age of abundant information, knowing facts isn't valuable. Knowing how to make decisions is. Anthony Pompliano wrote this short piece about a few household names who make decisions differently from most people.
Salary Negotiation: Excellent guide to negotiating a higher salary.
Are Humans Meant to Work: In this short, pithy piece, Ryan Culp explains how humans hate working but enjoy building.
Daily Stoic Podcast - Matthew McConaughey: McConaughey is an awesome storyteller, and Ryan Holiday pulled some wisdom out of him that Tim Ferriss managed to miss in their conversation.
The Ultimate Guide to First Principles Thinking: A comprehensive guide to first principles thinking. It's basically a semester long curriculum on its own.
How to Think for Yourself: Related to the above suggestion, this is a piece from Paul Graham on independent thinking. It's a good dissection of the difference between conventional minded people and independent minded people. While Graham thinks independent mindedness is largely inborn, he explains the three qualities we can cultivate to be more independent minded: fastidiousness about the truth, resistance to being told what to think, and curiosity.
Informational Poverty: The key to clearer thinking is to reduce the number of inputs.
What I’ve Learned from Keeping a Journal for 22 Years: This short presentation from Max Nussenbaum about keeping a journal is hilarious. It had me laughing the whole time. While journaling is important, he makes an excellent point about what is more important.
Fitness for Life: This is a beautiful holiday commercial from a pharmaceutical company in the Netherlands. It's a good reminder of the benefits of maintaining a healthy body into your older years.
James Clear Annual Reviews: James Clear uses an easy to follow, consistent format to write his annual reviews. They're a good model for anyone wanting to write their own. It's also cool to see his progress since 2013.
Surgeons Should Not Look Like Surgeons: The basic idea in this piece is that life is broken into two categories: being effective and looking like you're effective. Often the least effective people are the best at selling themselves - they're essentially bullshit artists.
Shane Parrish - Learning to Learn: I loved this conversation about learning on the Capital Allocators podcast. Parrish emphasizes the importance of learning from primary sources. He recommends learning about evolution by reading Darwin, not reading a textbook. It's similar to reducing your thinking to first principles. The world is interconnected, and the more first principles you understand, the more effectively you can make connections, solve problems, and troubleshoot on the fly.
Mental Models: This piece on mental models was very good. Julian doesn't do a lot of writing, but when he does, it's very high quality.
Investing
Navigating a Pandemic - Part 2: While this is the first time markets were disrupted by COVID-19, it's not the first time markets were disrupted by uncertainty. In any periods of previous uncertainty, says Peter Mallouk, "Wise investors collected their dividends and waited things out. Brilliant investors continued to rebalance through the pullback, shifting from bonds to stocks, and also took advantage of tax loss trading. These investors generally recover faster than the market and are far better off after accounting for tax savings."
The Millionaire Next Door: Ronald Read was a friendly, frugal, and good natured man from Brattleboro, Vermont. After serving in WWII, Read spent his life working as a gas station attendant and a janitor. But when he died in 2015 at the age of 92, Read left $6 million to his local library and hospital. Neither his family nor his closest friends knew he was wealthy.
This short video tells Read's story, and this article fills in some gaps.
The Average Net Worth by Age & Education: Nick Maggiuli writes some fantastic financial articles. In this one, Nick explains why median is a better measure for comparison than average when you're talking net worth. He then breaks down median net worth by age and education level with various visual representations.
What if We Had Invested in the Software Companies We Use: A thought experiment where the author, Peter Kang, calculates the return on investment if, in addition to paying for one year of software service fees for his company, Barrel, he took the same amount and bought stock in those companies.
You Bet!: An investment memo from Howard Marks to the clients of Oaktree Capital. Marks draws an analogy between games and investing. Most important in each is having a system upon which you base your decisions. The person with the best process and judgment will win in the long run.
The Three Sides of Risk: A highly personal story where Morgan Housel shares what skiing taught him about investing.
How to Invest in Bitcoin - A Simple Beginner’s Guide: A very basic introduction to Bitcoin and how to invest in it.
Ben Thompson on Invest Like the Best: Patrick O'Shaughnessy's conversation with Ben Thompson.
Elections and the Markets: A letter from Peter Mallouk about the impact of the election on the markets. I like this because his takeaway is always applicable: the market will continue to go up because that's what it's always done. If you try to time it, you will probably lose. If you win, it will be due to luck, which will unjustifiably inflate your confidence and prime you for larger losses later.
The Hard Thing About Easy Things: From Packy McCormick, this is an intro to e-commerce and DTC companies. It's an opinion piece on Shopify. It's also a glimpse of some companies you may want to invest in.
The Forrest Gump of Bitcoin: This is an interesting profile of Mike Novogratz, a Princeton grad, Wall Street trader, and bitcoin billionaire. Character judgments aside, Novogratz is a useful case study in resiliency, charisma, and the importance of networks.
Building Wealth: A thread on building wealth from Anthony Pompliano.
75% Rule for Lifestyle Creep: This is the best article I've read on lifestyle inflation. The author does a great job of putting it into perspective with math and visuals.
The Best Articles to Learn About Cryptocurrency: This one is pretty self explanatory.
How Much Lifestyle Creep is Okay?: A good followup to the above lifestyle creep article. It draws a slightly different conclusion.
Tim Ferriss #244 - Nick Szabo: This podcast is a good place to start for cryptocurrency beginners, but I also think the more seasoned crypto investor will have some takeaways too.
100 Lessons on Investing: Grab a cup of coffee and a notebook and enjoy this Twitter thread from Anand Chokkavelu, the editor in chief at The Motley Fool. As the title suggests, it's his lessons on investing from more than 15 years at TMF.
Money, blockchains, and social scalability: Good article about bitcoin after you've read some of the basic stuff.
Is the F-150 Responsible for the Retirement Crisis?: This piece is a good meditation on the insanity of how much Americans spend on their vehicles.
Odds & Ends
Meaningful Brands: This is a touching story about a guy who lost his dad and the tradition he made out of Shake Shack and champagne. It's also a good example of the power of a brand.
The Fat Jewish on Business Casual: In the age of startup fetishizing, this conversation about building a consumer goods brand is refreshing. The Fat Jew figured out that millennials are the biggest consumers of wine, but most millennials can't name a single wine brand. So he picked a type of wine millennials love - rosé - put it in a can so they could, "shotgun it, take it to the beach, or drink it in an Uber," and branded it. Now when millennials walk into a liquor store to buy wine, they can name a brand - Babe Rosé.
How this book came together (entirely on Twitter): This article from Eric Jorgenson tells the story of how he went from half baked idea to fully finished book on Naval Ravikant just by writing on Twitter. He created the opportunity to work with exceptionally interesting people by putting his thoughts in a public place.
What’s Next for Journalists: An article from Hamish McKenzie where he makes the case that journalism is shifting from big publications to individual creators. McKenzie is the co-founder of Substack, so it's not exactly an unbiased opinion, but it's shared by other intelligent people.
Standing Firm: This piece from Tom White chronicles his experience as a Tourettic ball boy at the U.S. Open. Not only is it inspiring, it's very well written.
The Disorient Express: "The average life expectancy of a non-instrument rated pilot who flies into clouds or instrument conditions is 178 seconds." This article explains the tricks the body plays on the mind when humans are in flight. The author does a great job of weaving stories with science to construct a fascinating and information packed narrative.
Jocko Podcast #243 w/ The White Buffalo: My favorite artist, The White Buffalo, was a guest on Jocko's podcast. They talked life, death, murder, and music. I loved it. If you like Jocko or The White Buffalo, you won't want to miss it.
The Mobster in Our Midst: An exceptional profile on John Franzese Jr., a former mobster who testified against his 93 year old father, sending him back to prison for seven years.
Yeti Video Series: Yeti has a beautiful approach to marketing. They have several video series telling stories about everything from music to family heirlooms, to cooking and outdoor adventures. The videos are beautifully produced and they only subtly mention Yeti products, if at all. I recommend starting with this one on surfing or this one on music.
How Coronavirus is Spread: This is a great article - with awesome visuals - explaining how COVID is primarily spread through aerosols, which differ from droplets and fomites.
Matt McCoy: My go to resource for my intermittent fascination with learning guitar.
Digging to China: This short animation shows how far humans have dug into the earth and how staggeringly far we are from the core.
What’s On Deck for Business School: In this analysis, Jake Singer provides a compelling argument for how On Deck could replace a traditional business degree by targeting the three goals of an MBA: building a network, earning a credential, and getting a job.
A Nameless Hiker: This fascinating article details the mystery of the man who journeyed into the woods in Harriman State Park in New York, hiked the Appalachian Trail, continued on to Florida, and died alone in his tent to be discovered by other hikers. Many people had pictures with him or recalled sharing a campfire or a meal, but nobody knew his real name. No family has come forward to identify him. No one knows who he is.
