Mixtape + Monk's advice, Fast Furniture, Diet to Save the Planet, Read Better
01.13.23 - Happy Friday the 13th! Top TEN for the week & notes 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.
Medieval monks on how to reduce digital distractions. Keep in mind, concentration was a monk’s lifelong work!
Research reveals the common mistakes we make when trying to help. How to Give Better Advice.
The ancient Romans were masters of engineering, constructing vast networks of roads, aqueducts, ports, and massive buildings, whose remains have survived for two millennia. Why was Roman concrete so durable? Awesome findings from MIT, Harvard University, and laboratories in Italy and Switzerland.
When you have children, you rethink many things, like where to live and raise them.
More findings of things she said, adjudicated by men.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans threw out over 12 million tons of furniture and furnishings in 2018 (up from 2.2 million tons in 1960), and over 80% of it ended up in a landfill. Like fast fashion, 'fast furniture' is a problem for our planet.
Why the joys of parenting can be so difficult to express? I try to put all free links, but occasionally include goodies from the New York Times.
How changing your diet can save the planet? Get the book Food and Climate Change Without the Hot Air. Sarah Bridle breaks down the environmental impact of each food, so we can see where the emissions are highest and where we can make sustainable food choices.
How to read better.
The nuclear family was a mistake reads the title of this article: “In many sectors of society, nuclear families fragmented into single-parent families, single-parent families into chaotic families or no families. If you want to summarize the changes in family structure over the past century, the truest thing to say is this: We’ve made life freer for individuals and more unstable for families.”
LMAO!
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Have an awesome weekend!
Your fellow human,
-Jorge