Mixtape + Eggs, ChatGPT, Amazon, Europe, Rick Rubin on Music
01.27.23 - The egg carton has become the symbol of inflation + Top TEN for the week on culture, tech, work, and play.
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Every Friday (maybe Saturday) I email a mixtape along with a cocktail of articles, quotes, essays, videos, screenshots, and podcasts that I find notably good for you and shareable.
Good leaders are good listeners. Here is how to be a good one.
NOTE: After publishing “Sleep is Your Superpower”, I came across a fantastic TED Talk with the same titled, which I highly recommend watching by sleep scientist Matt Walker: “Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature's best effort yet at immortality.”
In November 2022, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, made a prototype of the chatbot available to the public. Should ChatGPT Be Used to Write Wikipedia Articles? covers developments and answers the question of its use for Wikipedia.
Can thinking save us? Understanding Heidegger, the most divisive philosopher of the 20th century, on Technology.
Amazon Career Choice Program for Employees: Amazon is committed to spending $1.2 billion by 2025 to provide prepaid education and technical skills training to move hourly employees into higher-paying roles.
Love this new website (for parents) called Baby Can Travel. To quote the bloggers: “We heard it too: ‘I guess your traveling days are over.’ We are here to say that you CAN travel with a baby.”
“The egg carton has become the symbol of inflation. Attempts to smuggle eggs across the US-Mexico border have surged. The threat of avian flu was real…but it “doesn’t justify” price gouging.”
Whatever your desire, Puerto Rico has got your back. The 20 Best Hotels in Puerto Rico: a sprawling beach resort or a hidden jungle retreat.
Anderson Cooper interviews Rick Rubin. Fascinating 40 minutes! Cooper: Do you play instruments? -Rubin: Barely. // Cooper: Do you know how to work a soundboard? -Rubin: No. I have no technical ability. And I know nothing about music."
FUN: Wonders of street view is a collection of weird finds and cool angles from Google Street View. Hit Random and see.
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Have an awesome weekend!
Your fellow human,
-Jorge