follows the life of Jasmine Li, a young seventeen-year-old worker from Sichuan province, in a Chinese jeans factory, Lifeng Clothes Factory --YouTube
Nobel Minds 2022
The 2022 laureates in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine and economic sciences talk to Zeinab Badawi and students in the audience at the Royal Palace in Stockholm about their discoveries and achievements, and how these might find a practical application --YouTube
T/F: posture during meditation affects its effectiveness
A good posture will avoid the hazards of being physically uncomfortable vs. falling asleep
Do NOT Punch In A Street Fight (video)
"average person is just asking to get hurt by throwing closed fist straight punches and hooks to the head. The accuracy and hand strength just isn't there." --comment on video
hard-nosed
"realistic and determined, tough-minded" -- Google dictionary. Or "being tough, stubborn, or uncompromising" merriam-webster.com
The Tim Ferriss Show (podcast)
One of the most popular podcasts, with millions of listeners --request
overprotective
Protective is at 265 in TvF.
T/F: ego mechanisms don't work if they don't lead to pleasure
Request: Quote from Doc’s book. [Note: the request didn't say which book]
"mandatory" gift-giving
With social repercussions if you don't or if your gift is not good enough. It pervades a lot of cultures --request
The Wisdom of Psychopaths, by Kevin Dutton
What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success
deleting one's comments
Request: Posting a comment, feeling anxious about it and deleting it to relieve anxiety. A rather common behavior, and I'm guilty of this myself.
glutathione (antioxidant)
capable of preventing damage to important cellular components caused by sources such as reactive oxygen species, free radicals, peroxides, lipid peroxides, and heavy metals --wikipedia
highest good: Trump or DeSantis in 2024?
Which is the highest good choice for the Republican nominee in the next US presidential election? There has been much speculation recently, with commentators taking sides.
Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
Benjamin Hardy the author refers to Doc in his videos and books, so was wondering if his writings calibrate high and if they do can be of use to others as well --request
alkaline diet
Proponents of the diet believe that certain foods can affect the acidity (pH) of the body and that the change in pH can therefore be used to treat or prevent disease --wikipedia