FF Daily #377: The reason to live
May 21, 2021: Dr BJ Miller on learning to live well; Much ado over Shailaja Teacher; Too many billionaires?; [Song] Aaj jaane ki zid na karo
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May 21, 2021: Dr BJ Miller on learning to live well; Much ado over Shailaja Teacher; Too many billionaires?; [Song] Aaj jaane ki zid na karo
FF Recommends: The right mask and the right way to wear it
The vaccine crisis is yet another proof that principles of capitalism are at variance with the needs of humanity. Instead of top-down policies, focus on profits and economies of scale, local on-the-ground solutions and the economies of scope that they bring, can be the founding fuel for transformative change
May 24, 2021: Cal Newport on focus and deep work; Why Indian cities remain underdeveloped; Bitcoin spells trouble; The Serenity Prayer
May 25, 2021: Daniel Goleman on reading emotional signals; The world is not a machine; Mixing vaccines; Invictus
May 26, 2021: Atul Gawande on how patients benefit from teaching resident doctors; Brad Stone on the invention of the Amazon empire; Satya Nadella on the hybrid work paradox; Justice explained
May 27, 2021: Why do new ideas meet with resistance; The politics of Gandhi; Zoom fatigue; Here comes the sun
May 28, 2021: The search for meaning; Team versus Family; Laughter (painting)
FF Recommends: Focus and get things done