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Favorite T-shirts/Design inspiration/How to become wiser
This article is a curated list of recommendations from the Recomendo newsletter, issue #483. It provides six distinct suggestions spanning lifestyle products, creative inspiration, and tools for self-improvement and digital mindfulness. The core message is to share high-quality, useful, and interesting finds to enhance readers’ daily lives and perspectives. Key Recommendations and Findings Lifestyle & […]
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How to Craft a Killer Introduction for Any Speech or Presentation
The single most important job in the first 30 seconds of any speech, pitch, or presentation is to grab the audience’s attention. Most presenters fail by starting with dull housekeeping details like thanking people or pointing out fire exits, signaling that the real content hasn’t begun. To stand out, you must start with a surprise […]
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The Productivity Pyramid: A Framework for Maximizing Your Time and Effort
This video introduces a time management concept called the Productivity Pyramid, a framework designed to help you categorize your daily activities and focus on what truly matters. By visualizing your tasks within this structure, you can strategically shift your energy towards actions that yield the greatest long-term and short-term rewards. The Four Levels of the […]
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Key Concepts from ‘The One Thing’ by Gary Keller
This video summarizes the core principles from Gary Keller’s book, “The One Thing,” which advocates for achieving extraordinary results by focusing on the single most important task. The central theme is that success comes from identifying and pursuing your top priority, rather than trying to do everything at once. The Domino Effect A key metaphor […]
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Understanding the Theory of Constraints (TOC): A Summary
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a management philosophy centered on the idea that every complex system, such as a manufacturing process, has at least one constraint or ‘bottleneck’ that limits its ability to achieve its goal, which is typically to increase profit. The core message is that focusing improvement efforts on this single constraint […]
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AI Has Just Overcome Millions of Years of Evolution. This Will Be a Revolution in Medicine
Spanish researchers have achieved a major breakthrough by using generative AI to design synthetic proteins for genome editing that are more active and precise than their natural counterparts. This development is being hailed as a “paradigm shift” in genetic engineering, with the potential to revolutionize medicine. A New Era of Biological Tools The AI-designed proteins […]
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Essential reading for product builders—part 2
This article is the second part of a curated list of timeless, essential essays for product builders. The author’s goal is to provide an antidote to low-quality content by highlighting foundational articles on growth, leadership, communication, and entrepreneurship that many may have missed. Key Readings and Concepts The post details the first six of ten […]
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How Social Media Shortens Your Life
This article argues that social media platforms are intentionally designed to accelerate our subjective perception of time, effectively stealing time from our lives by making our experiences less memorable. It explores the psychological mechanisms behind this phenomenon and offers strategies to reclaim control over our time and attention. Key Arguments and Findings Time Perception is […]
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Quarterly Checkpoint: A Review of Past Highlights and Future Plans for 52Notatki
This is the author’s regular quarterly update, announcing a temporary pause in new publications. This break is intended for rest, reflection, and planning future content, while encouraging readers to explore the archives. Last Quarter’s Highlights The newsletter has grown to nearly 22,000 subscribers. The author recommends five key articles from the last quarter covering topics […]
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2025-40 This Week’s Learning Capsule: The Captain’s Compass for an Unpredictable World
The Captain’s Compass for an Unpredictable World Welcome to this week’s Learning Capsule. We often navigate our lives and careers like sailors in a thick fog, reacting to the nearest wave or loudest thunderclap. But what if we had a compass that always pointed toward our desired destination, a map of the currents, and the […]
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Netflix will pay you up to $700K per year—and let you work fully remote—if you can harness AI to make employees more productive
Netflix is seeking a Generative AI Product Manager for a fully remote position with a salary range of $240,000 to $700,000. This role is central to the company’s strategy of integrating AI to enhance internal operational efficiency and gain a competitive advantage. Key Role and Responsibilities The successful candidate will lead the development of Netflix’s […]
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Seven Brutal Truths for an Unfair Advantage in Business
The central theme of this video is that achieving extraordinary business success, like going from broke to a multi-millionaire, requires adopting a set of ‘brutal truths’ or ‘unfair advantages’ that are rarely taught. The speaker outlines seven key principles that fundamentally changed his approach to business and led to his success. 1. Sell Before You […]