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When meerkats rule the world
Each animal species has a specific population size threshold—known as the Allee threshold.
The opposite of accuracy
The opposite of accuracy is not inaccuracy but speed.
Break a leg
Gary A.
The right medium
The other day you forwarded one of my emails to a friend.
To Davy Jones’ locker
“For certain, you have to be lost to find a place as can’t be found.
All the cards
The 10,000 hours rule, what a romantic idea.
A violation of freedom
What is freedom, if not being able to do as you please with your time?
Deliberate awkwardness
If at any time in your life you’ve wanted to try your hand at drawing, there’s a good chance you’ll recognize this image:
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Photography not allowed
My friend Guido lives on the beautiful island of Lanzarote in the Canaries.
Don’t look up
I watched Don’t Look Up on Netflix the other day.
Routine
Time-starved is the word I would choose to describe my 2021.
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December 2021

Gone too far
How much is too much?
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The four big risks
The four big risks of product design by Marty Cagan:
Let's diverge
You can measure your divergent thinking ability in a few short minutes with this test. Creative people are good at divergent thinking and score high on…
As long as it’s painful
Success is a lousy teacher.
Steal this routine
Artist and Filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky has a routine, the effectiveness of which is backed by a successful career that spans more than half a…
The literary penny pincher
Since I do most of my book reading on Kindle, I have a wishlist on Amazon unimaginatively named after the device.
Never too old for Jurassic Park
I read Jurassic Park for the first time a couple of weeks ago.
If it won't take off
You know how planes fly; air rubs against the bottom of the wings and slows down, thus pressure increases compared to the top of the wing.
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