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If you're a thinking person (a good thing!) then it may be impossible to create some sort of self-imposed coma. However, if the goal is to stop thinking about one type of thing (wo…

Respectfully, makeup shoppers are chemists and biologists these days – they are also unaware that they're being sold, until their bathroom drawer overflows with $2000 worth of jars…

Smart and inevitable, to secure dominance in the talent vertical. I remember walking into an org where none of the engineers or UX folks had Linkedin accounts. They didn't need it …

I like to remember that there's no arrangement of facts that is objective. The process of _selecting_ facts is subjective. I read AP Press Guide to News Writing to see how stories …

This is an excellent idea. I see retail/apparel execs struggle through Excel all day. Considering they're creative-minded and visual learners, I'm surprised no alternative has been…

Co-sign your cronometer rec. Once I cared about my health, for real, it was the obvious choice.

Alternative: Cronometer's database is almost always more accurate. https://cronometer.com/

Check out Lifesum https://lifesum.com/

For e-book sales, Superhi's page is effective. The market is saturated, but design is their USP. And they acquire your email for TOC... https://www.superhi.com/learn-to-code-now-bo…

Spotify's ad studio (and sales team) deserve more acknowledgement. I don't pay for a Premium account, but I'm a daily user. I find the ads tolerable, the voices relevant. And they …

The US gov considers Hispanic an ethnicity, not a race. So if you don't consider yourself one of the 5 races (white, black, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander) then you'd sel…

Companies are only required to "avoid discrimination." So documenting attempts to hire and attract underrepresented people (POC), is a way to avoid discrimination lawsuits and sati…

I sleep on my side. There's no firmness option. The foam arrives in the typical "I'm a mattress box" and expands. Worth noting that some claim it gets softer after a few weeks.

Mine was Tuft and Needle.

Bulletin (YC W17) started as an online magazine with affiliate revenue. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestreptalks/2017/07/17/a-y-... Edited typo.

I lasted a month on $600 foam. I woke up several mornings with sore hips. Finally, I called the local rescue mission to donate it. When I explained that I felt bad passing it on to…

USPS will automatically put a 'hold' on your mail when the home is unsafe for delivery and you'll have to pick it up from the local PO. It may be best to forward it to another resi…