This week’s highlights: Winning Arguments, Office Behavior, and the Psychology of Fun
Happy Friday
Cheers,
David
Featured Article
- Schopenahur – 38 Ways to Unfairly Win an Argument. A 115 years ago, one philosopher wrote the cheat codes for the modern world
- TheFreePress – The NCAA Has a ‘Hot Girl’ Problem. The Cavinder Twins, the emerging oligarchs of women’s college basketball, aren’t the best players. But they might be the best-looking.
- Vice – The Man Who Knows What the World’s Richest People Want (and How To Get It)
- NYT – How the Arts Can Benefit Your Mental Health (No Talent Required). Drawing, music and writing can elevate your mood. Here are some easy ways to welcome them into your life.
- RyanHoliday – 2 Years Of Lessons From Running My Own Bookstore
Business & Markets
- Mercer Capital – 2023 Benchmarking Guide for Family Business Directors – This is always a great read
- WSJ – Who’s to Blame for All Those Hidden Fees? We Are
- Pitchbook – Calpers ups VC allocation after ‘lost decade’
- WSJ – New Grads Have No Idea How to Behave in the Office. Help Is on the Way. As the Class of 2023 enters the workforce, employers are seeing a lack of the skills necessary to navigate the office. The solution: instruction on how to send an email, the right way to buttonhole the boss and what not to wear
- II – TIFF Plans to Relinquish Nonprofit Status in Bid for Talent
Others…
- BloggerSoDear – Wake Forest baseball’s best secret. Lewis led developments in pitching analytics that helped build the best rotation in the country
- Hodinkee – An Earnest Exploration Of Hublot, The World’s Most Polarizing Watch Brand
- RichRoll – Interview with Chris Paul. But beyond the court, Chris is more than just a basketball phenom. He’s a devoted father, husband, entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist. In 2018 Chris adopted a plant-based diet and after experiencing enhanced performance, has used his platform and resources to advocate for nutrition education & improved access to healthy food for the underprivileged.
- PsychologyToday – What Is the Underlying Psychology of Having Fun?
- NYT – We Should Be More ‘Amish’ About Technology
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