TheAtlantic – The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything This is a must read – fascinating about the scientific breakthroughs + the human impact. “The disease once guaranteed an early death—but a new treatment has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expected. What do they do now?”
NewStatesman – The “Disney adult” industrial complex The grown-up Disney superfan has become a much-mocked phenomenon online. But creating these consumers was always part of the corporation’s plan.
RichRoll – Interview with Cal NewportCal is a professor at Georgetown and author of several bestselling books. In his new book, Slow Productivity, Cal dives deep into the meaning of productivity for knowledge workers (largely construed to just be activity). “In his exploration of slow productivity, Cal sheds light on how this approach can lead to improved work-life balance, reduced burnout, and a more sustainable way to achieve meaningful results.”
Business / Markets:
EpsilonTheory – Financial NihilismAdmittedly a bit polemic in places, but thought provoking about the ‘animal spirits’ at play today. “The concept of “financial nihilism” – the idea that cost of living is strangling most Americans; that upward mobility opportunity is out of reach for increasingly more people; that the American Dream is mostly a thing of the past; and that median home prices divided by median income is at a completely untenable level”.
Bloomberg – Global Population Crash Isn’t Sci-Fi Anymore– Credit GF – We used to worry about the planet getting too crowded, but there are plenty of downsides to a shrinking humanity as well.
WSJ – The Couples Embracing the DINK LabelThe ‘dual-income, no kids’ moniker is suddenly everywhere, and the lexicon has ballooned to include DINKWADs, SINKs and DINOs
TheAtlantic – Don’t Tell America The Babysitter’s Dead For decades, sitting was both a job and a rite of passage. Now it feels more like a symbol of a bygone American era.