I had a genetic test done (not 23andme or other retail genetic tests) and it turns out I have genes that essentially cause me to have low absorption for vitamins d, b6 and b12 and vitamin e. According to my bloodwork I also had extremely low Vit d in the blood (way below average). I started megadosing and honestly I feel like a different person, when I got a cold before it would last for 7 days, and twice it led to bronchitis and then pneumonia this year since megadosing I’ve had two colds and both lasted no more than 2 days. So I’m not superman, I still get sick but the severity of the colds have been significantly lower than before megadosing.
My B12 deficiency was discovered because of a routine blood test. Low hemoglobin, but since anemia runs in the family the rest was simple enough for my GP to put together.
Eat more red meat (I rarely touched it in the past), and take a daily supplement was the charge. The mental clarity and well-being improvements are palpable.
I find it fascinating when there's still room for innovation in crowded seemingly done to death markets like running shoes. There's always a sub-niche to go after, in any sufficiently large market there will be power users that are totally willing to shell out $250 for a 4% improvement. Given that these shoes according to the article last for 200 miles that's a couple of marathons and couple months of training tops before having to be replaced. Reminds me of the Tinker Hatfield doc on the Abstract series on Netflix.
This was one of the most fun reads ever. Personally I wouldn't like being on a plane all that much. I find flying exhausting, but having that wanderlust certainly made me really enjoy the destination once I got there.
Suppose all this points out is that Pinterest needs to hire Facebooks international growth team. Surely there are countries outside of say India where users are more prone to monetization, despite stagnating growth in the USA.
I'm in my mid 30's and have been collecting fountain pens for a few years now. Not a a lot of vintage but I have a few rare limited editions and high end stuff not because of status or collectibility but because I love the materials and look and feel. To be honest, it's the tactility of it. Being all digital all the time makes me miss the closeness to the words when I'm actually writing with a pen and paper. And when you have this wonderful somewhat piece of art of pen and ink to write with it makes writing different - more emotive somehow. There are plenty of pens now that suit any particular style and budget which is great. It's a great hobby to be honest.
I'm about 10 years younger than you, and have always been interested in fountain pens, even before I started becoming more cynical about technology. Any advice on how to start collecting them? Or even just finding good ones to use?
It all started when I was looking for a more substantial pen in general. I've always written with a Pilot V hi-tecpoint or some other roller ball like that and found the styling lacking and most of all hated the wasteful nature of plastic pens. The idea of refillable fountain pens was great, and the ones being made today are not like the leaky ones of the past.
So just searching around I landed on a pen store like Goulet Pens, STYLO, Wonderpens, Nibs.com etc and the Reddit community. Theres a ton out there. The big challenge though is that you can get sucked in really fast. The entire experience can become more about the pens than the actual writing and using of the pens. Nathan Tardiff (prolific founder of ink making company Doodlers Inks) is religious about this.
I would recommend studying your writing style a little bit first and understanding your main use cases. Do you need a pen for school? Do you write left handed? Do you want something to show off? Do you lose pens often? Do you travel a lot? How do you currently hold your pens? All of these questions will impact the pen(s) you should purchase and use. I use plural because you might need two pens for different colours, or for inks with different properties like an "eternal" ink that will never fade or a "fancy" colour.
For example if you're a student and write a lot for school you may consider the Lamy Safari line or Pilot Metro. They're not terribly expensive and you can get them in different colours and designs. That being said the Safari has a very specific section (the middle part where you hold a pen) that you may or may not like because it forces your hand into a traditional triangle pattern.
If you're looking for a status symbol you can't go wrong with a Montblanc - now there's a caveat here, most reddit forum types hate on Montblancs because they're expensive for what you seemingly get. However, I'll be honest I have numerous pens spanning all sorts of European, American and Japanese brands and the ones that consistently write all the time without hassle are my Montblancs. Not to mention the lifetime of the pen warranty. If you want different and unique and a piece of art, there's that too. I have a bunch Omas pens that are no longer made (Omas went out of business a couple years ago now) and they're like beautiful inspiring pieces of art between your fingers (now difficult to find and purchase and when you do expensive as heck).
There really is something for everyone but be careful it's easy to blow a budget here. The one thing I don't recommend is starting with cheap brands like Jinhao or HERO. You may have a poor experience the first time if these brands are your first and it will certainly colour your experience.
Sorry for the rambling note. Hope this helps and enjoy the journey!
Chauffeur as a service in the near future with autonomous fleets.
Through an app request a Tesla to come pick you up, take you where you need to go, then drop you off and serve someone else after. Once you're ready to head back use your app and request a Tesla or your Tesla to come pick you up again. Pay as you go or monthly subscription like ZipCar.
You could potentially own the car, and let it be a revenue source picking up others while you're not using and Tesla manages the fleet and infrastructure. Or you might not own the vehicle at all and it's a Taxi.
'Chauffeur as a service' will work ONLY for the next five years till the time self-driving cars adoption starts.
When the government agrees to license Level 5 autonomous cars, it will come up with so many restrictions and regulations only a big business can afford to satisfy those regulations. For individual owners to satisfy all those regulatory requirements, the cost of the car becomes prohibitively expensive.
So the above mentioned solution is the long-term solution.
By 2025, Self-driving Electric fleet car same 1000 miles/month subscription $250/month (sharing rides with other passengers)
I feel like I've used them all. OneNote, Notion.so, NotePlan, Outliner, Mac Notes, Scrivner, Evernote.
I personally seem to gravitate towards OneNote for pure note taking. I personally like Notion.so more for notes that refer to tasks, using Notionas more of a task management and organization app vs pure note taking.
Outliner is a great app for quick note taking in nested format.
I'm a huge fan of Notion.so. They offer personal plans, and a free plan to students.
They've helped me organise my life - I've built a small personal "wiki" of study notes, WIP writing, calendar plans & email drafts.
I recently persuaded a friend to get it (so we can collaboratively work on a startup idea) and it's worked really smoothly. We both love it. Can't recommend enough.
Interesting how the cognitive behaviour model looks similar to the OODA Loop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop. Can general decision making be boiled down to a similar model?
