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May 10 · Issue #59 · View online
A short monthly newsletter packed with awesome new discoveries and personal recommendations! #Books #Podcasts #Tech #Humour #Psychology #BestOfTheWeb
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Happy May and welcome to the 59th issue of ‘How Curious!’ ✌️ Last month marked the end of my winter hibernation in Gran Canaria. It was a busy month hosting friends and preparing to move out. The lowlight was getting Covid again, thankfully it was relatively mild! 🇮🇨 Now that summer is coming I’m excited to explore Europe. This month includes visits to Germany, UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands! 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇮🇪🇳🇱
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Las Canteras, Gran Canaria 🏖️
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When it comes to developing talent, mistakes are not really mistakes - they are the guideposts you use to get better. Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. - Maya Angelou Just because it didn’t work doesn’t mean it was the wrong choice. The world is full of probabilities, not certainties. Find a game where the probabilities favour you and keep taking shots. - James Clear
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#241 – Money, Happiness, and Productivity as a Solo Founder with Pieter Levels (Part 1 of 2)
Pieter Levels is a prominent figure in the digital nomad and ‘build in public’ world. He has a unique and appealing approach to creating solo businesses and runs a number of successful sites for remote workers including Nomadlist, RemoteOk & Rebase.
As one of the inspirations for kick-starting my digital nomad life many of his business-related philosophies resonate with me.
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Forward Thinking on tech and the unpredictability of prediction w/ Benedict Evans
Michael Chui talks with Benedict Evans, an independent technology analyst. They cover topics including:
- The generational shifts in tech that occur every 15 years or so
- What characterizes a “universal product”
- Why Web3 generates the most polarizing views among senior tech people
- Whether tech is becoming a regulated industry
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MacroVoices #319 Jim Bianco: The Future of Decentralized Finance
MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jim Bianco to the show for an interview entirely about Decentralized Finance and where it’s headed in the long run. Kudos to Ian for the recommendation.
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Imaginable: How to see the future coming and be ready for anything - McGonigal, Jane
Planning is challenging when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade. This book teaches strategies to think the unthinkable and imagine the unimaginable to better plan for a future you’d like to see. By seeing what’s coming faster, you can adapt to new challenges and build resilience. The most important work of a future simulation is to prepare our minds and stretch our collective imagination, so we are more flexible, adaptable, agile, and resilient when the “unthinkable” happens. The purpose of looking ten years ahead isn’t to see that everything will happen on that timeline—but there is ample evidence that almost anything could happen on that timeline. The next time you try to think about this possible future, a vivid mental image will spring immediately to mind. You can use this new “memory of the future” to plan and prepare for the future much more effectively.
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The Little Book of Talent - Coyle, Daniel
Last month I shared ‘ The Art of Learning’, this book is also about learning, but is significantly shorter and more impactful! It contains 52 actionable tips to improve any skill. My favourites include:
#21 Think in Images - Whenever possible, create a vivid image for each chunk you want to learn. The images don’t have to be elaborate, just easy to see and feel.
#22 Pay attention immediately after you make a mistake - People who pay deeper attention to an error learn significantly more than those who ignore it.
#31 To Learn a new move exaggerate it - Going too far helps us understand where the boundaries are. To learn a new move, exaggerate it. If the move calls for you to lift your knees, lift them to the ceiling.
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View my digital bookshelf here and current reading list here.
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The Technium: 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
Each year Kevin Kelly releases an awesome list of life advice, bursting with actionable tips. My favourites this year include: A wise man said, “Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates. At the first gate, ask yourself, “Is it true?” At the second gate ask, “Is it necessary?” At the third gate ask, “Is it kind?” The advantage of a ridiculously ambitious goal is that it sets the bar very high so even in failure it may be a success measured by the ordinary. A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.
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I’ve shared his advice from previous years, but it’s worth re-sharing!
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The Climate Game — Can you reach net zero?
See if you can save the planet from the worst effects of climate change. Kudos to Marleen for this share!
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Game - Back of your hand
How well do you know your area? Test your knowledge by locating streets on a map.
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View all previous newsletters here. Feel free to forward this email to a friend or reach out with feedback and suggestions for the next edition! ✌️ - Peter Duffy
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