Misc
Notable People
Using data from Morgane Laouenan et al., the map is showing birthplaces of the most “notable people” around the world. Data has been processed to show only one person for each unique geographic location with the highest notability rank. Click… Read More ›
How to do customer service
I contacted @Chewy last week to see if I could return an unopened bag of my dog’s food after he died. They 1) gave me a full refund, 2) told me to donate the food to the shelter, and 3)… Read More ›
Thank you for being a friend
We had to let Murray go today. He has been in heart failure for a while, but over the past few days it turned to what we perceived to be suffering and so the decision was made. The procedure was… Read More ›
I Am… With Jonny Wilkinson
The podcast explores the remarkable transformations taking place within individuals and their understandings of them. Speaking with pioneers and thought leaders around the globe, Jonny wishes to redefine concepts of health and well-being, performance, purpose, leadership, relationships and human potential…. Read More ›
The Voyagers
It was a lonely existence. Oleg didn’t have friends with whom he could play fox and geese—a game of chase—out in the snow. His father, Oleg later said, was “like a shadow. He was there, and then he wasn’t.” At… Read More ›
Train passengers summing up UK life perfectly…
This is surprisingly perfect and if you live in the UK you will understand why. Thanks to Marc.
There are six types of worker. Which one are you?
Operators see work as a means to an end and are not particularly focused on status or autonomy. They tend to prefer stability and predictability and are one of the more team-focused worker types. Givers find meaning in work that… Read More ›
Automatically apply for new jobs daily
LazyApply is a tool designed to cut some of the mundanity out of your job search. And a lifetime subscription is on sale for just $67. The LazyApply app was built to speed up your application process through automation. It… Read More ›
Girls will be girls, Boys can be anything they want to be
Such a good thread which only uses photos to get the point over. The evidence speaks for itself and highlights just how much we, as a society, limit the ambitions of women from a very early age.