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"Monopolies get lazy, they just rent seek and don't innovate" I think part of what enables a monopoly is absence of meaningful competition, regardless of how that's achieved -- sig…

Die With Zero by Bill Perkins talks at length about this concept (it's a nonfiction book, so suffice to say it could've been an essay.)

I am a big fan of using the em-dash. I won't argue that I always use it in a stylistically appropriate fashion, but I may have to move away from it. I am NOT beating the actually-a…

The missing piece is that the body does not burn a constant amount of energy, and often the body's response to calorie restriction is to reduce the amount of energy used. [1] Play …

In line with the book "Intuitive Eating", I'm trying to make peace with both food and my weight lately for this reason. Given what effects stress, depression, anxiety, guilt, shame…

To clarify, xing is a Hamburg-based LinkedIn competitor. And here I thought "crossing" LinkedIn was a new slang.

Huh. Back in my day we called Spotify merchants "musicians" -- I suppose I should keep up with the times.

Tough love incoming: Why is daily gameplay desirable to you? Your idea smells of a dark pattern—in my eyes you're attempting to generate FOMO from the leaderboard by making players…

Exactly. I wonder what drives companies to include so much fluff when explaining a re-brand -- any wording beyond "hey, we think our branding looks stale so we gave it a haircut an…

I agree with you on every point. If you're willing to share, I'm curious on what issues you're having with Spotify. Do you feel you're filling the silence too much with it, or some…

Appreciate it -- I've read Atomic Habits, Tiny Habits, et al. so I agree with the general idea. I try not to make my goals too lofty but perhaps I should think smaller for some of …

General tips and info are welcome so that this question helps others! --- But also, specific advice to my situation is extra helpful as I'm a bit lost in life: I'm in a situation w…

TL;DR: A minimum score of 1 messes with their formula. OP should consider changing it. Looking at the page's , I think it's because they set the minimum score to 1 rather than 0. I…

Great question, and I just recently watched the video bhargav1195 suggested. Watching it will be well worth your time. Side note: As much as I'd love for "table steaks" to be the p…

I'm also curious for a link to your personal finance website. I understand if you can't post.