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In essence, HR is the buffer between humans and systems. They create the systems that allow humans to do things like work and be compensated for their work, or to work in an enviro…

Simple things to focus on without needing outside help with: sleep, diet, exercise, and a means to reflect. More advanced / things that might require help: blood work, therapy, med…

I'm pretty confident he means keeping politics out of games' content.

Also, while the author is correct about the core functions of these elements, most cannot be animated or applied a transition between states. Not a deal breaker functionally speaki…

The big insight in this post to me is learning how someone else handles a crisis of identity. Something you usually don't know you're going through until it's over and have had tim…

Keep a rotating list of 20 goals—5 big, 15 small. Star the 3 most important to you. Put in time on one of the three each day until you fatigue. Work then on one of the smaller goal…

Producer vs. Consumer https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3555237

Without commenting on the current state of jazz, I'll contribute several of my favorite modern artists: The loud-and-completely-aware-of-that-fact Soil & "Pimp" Sessions from Japan…

I just had a discussion about this with my physical therapist yesterday. In Texas, only three types of people are allowed to touch patients for healing purposes: doctors, certified…

Tim Cook was openly critical about the Amazon circus.

Visit a site like http://behance.net and find layouts that inspire you. Spend part of your side project time replicating those styles and understanding/learning why the design deci…

Relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance , https://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html Similarly: if you are getting upset in such a fashion, it …

For me, it boils down to minimizing distractions and having a low baseline of stress and dissonance. Default to "no." Simple math: if you say no to almost everything, you are free …

One concept I appreciate: you can bridge two common skills together in a way such that you are uniquely qualified to practice this combination of skills and you have zero (or near-…

Input vs. Output. Does the person talk about how they're going to act more than they actually act? One of the biggest tells for me.

Simplicity is eloquence. Boil it down to simple language. Emulating other authors will not help you discover your own voice.

Perhaps the author feels comfortable with their new minimalist approach becasue of his history of quantification—not in spite of it. Data begets intuition. He doesn't need to see t…

A common argument for vinegar is that the microbiome in your gut needs bacteria to feed on nutrients your body doesn't absorb easily (fiber) and that vinegar (usually apple cider v…

Specifically, look into myofascial release therapy or muscle activation therapy. Without seeing a therapist, try doing this every day or every few days to elongate your 'posterior …

Similar to what Cal Fussman says, "the good shit sticks." To me, reading is more about developing an internal vocabulary that makes it easy to bridge two ideas together—ultimately …

I would recommend reading this article about the connection between vitamins D, A, and K, and how they inter-play with one another: https://www.precisionnutrition.com/stop-vitamin-…

Improving insulin sensitivity will help. Also look into the benefits of apple cider vinegar.

Your diet is only part of the equation. Diet, sleep, and exercise are needed in combination. The highest performers across many professions tend to sleep the most. Exercise helps m…