weekly tidbits

What I’m watching/reading/listening to: Hidden brain, on marriage: Wally Cleaver: Whenever we cook inside, Mom always does the cooking. But whenever we cook outside, you always do it. How come? Ward Cleaver: Oh, it’s sort of traditional, I guess. You

What I’m watching/reading/listening to: The book Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss. SO MUCH wisdom here e.g. from Drew Houston, founder of Dropbox: When I was 24, I came across a website that says most people live for about 30,000

What I’m watching/reading/listening to: How to Beat Procrastination – Wait But Why “A remarkable, glorious achievement is just what a long series of unremarkable, unglorious tasks looks like from far away.” …a fun and in-depth analysis of how procrastination works

What I’m watching/reading/listening to: Ascenseur Pour l’Échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) It’s kind of wild, kind of lonesome, kind of dark, kind of not. And it has a great soundtrack by Miles Davis What I learned this week: Wow…this was

What I’m watching/reading/listening to: The Good Place. never has a show been more enjoyable the more you know about psychology and philosophy. I mean seriously, an entire bit based on the “Trolley problem”?!? awesome! What I learned this week: The

What I’m watching: kulning. what the heck? it’s transcendent. it’s magic. all is right with the world if this exists What I learned this week: 30-40% of produce is wasted because of looks…*looks*…can we possibly be more wasteful? What I

What I’m watching/reading/listening to: Touch of Evil (reconstructed version). The plot is iffy but the b&w cinematographgy is just incredibly atmospheric. I mean, even if you watch the entire movie with the sound off, your life will be better for

What I’m watching/reading/listening to: Force Majeure, a Swedish movie. And it’s got Kristofer Hivju!! Then listen to the Very Bad Wizards podcast where they discuss this episode. What I learned this week: 52 Things I learned in 2017, which contains

What I’m watching/reading/listening to: Will, on TNT. It’s more of a guilty pleasure…production values are high, the script is a bit melodramatic, but there’s an earnestness in the acting that’s fun and touching to watch. Recently affected by: Patton Oswalt:

What I’m watching/reading/listening to: Cerebus, the comic book. I’m (re-)reading all 300 issues. Can’t stop reading. This was really made for binge reading. It’s actually better than I remember. Recently affected by: Radio Lab’s episode on Oliver Sipple Why are