We made a fancy PDF of this post for printing and offline viewing. Buy it here. In a post last year , we laid out the human lifespan visually. By years: By months: And by weeks: While working on that
There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021. Credit.
05.01.2022, 09:32 3 Min. Es gibt wenige Figuren im deutschen Fußball, die so streitbar sind wie Uli Hoeneß. Nun feiert der frühere Bayern-Manager seinen 70. Geburtstag. Micky Beisenherz gratuliert mit
1 Exercise on a Monday night (nothing fun happens on a Monday night). 2 On the fence about a purchase? Wait 72 hours before you buy it. 3 Tip: the quickest supermarket queue is always behind the fulle
The periods following crises have been some of the most prosperous in history, often catalyzing bold investments in science, former enemies, and the comity of man. So, with a 2021 cocktail that includ
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Two years ago I wrote a letter to the chairman of Twitter calling for Jack Dorsey to be replaced as CEO. Or, more to the point, for the board to appoint a full-time CEO. An executive who spends 90% of
The Netflix Marquee Doesn’t Promote Its Releases. It Promotes the Conversation. Interview by Michael O’Donnell / Editor LA’s Sunset Strip is probably the most influential stretch of billboards in the
Instagram Struggles With Fears of Losing Its ‘Pipeline’: Young Users The app, hailed as Facebook’s growth engine, has privately wrestled with retaining and engaging teenagers, according to internal do
Internal Alarm, Public Shrugs: Facebook’s Employees Dissect Its Election Role Company documents show that the social network’s employees repeatedly raised red flags about the spread of misinformation
Getty Images/Ringer illustration Maybe it’s because I’m a geriatric millennial that makes it pretty much impossible for me to enjoy anything anymore without worrying about the surrounding context. Tha
5 min read · Oct 21, 2021 -- I know, you know, they know—Steph is basketball’s savior. Here’s an unpopular opinion that should be the most popular opinion ever formed: Stephen Curry is the most import
A whistleblower standing before Congress. A global scandal involving Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg missing in action and a series of lesser executives spinning wildly on US television networks. So far, so
Each of the following trends, in isolation, is perplexing. In concert, they are disturbing: I’ve mentioned this topic before, highlighting an emerging crisis among young men, and it elicits a range of
The Event Staging-wise, I’m not sure I get Apple’s “let’s make this all about California” strategy. The footage from various scenic locations across the state was beautiful, but I don’t get why it mat
Six years ago, Apple removed the Apple Store tab from its website. No longer was there a central store-like place to visit online. Instead, each individual product page had its own Buy button. File th
Critic’s Notebook How TV Went From David Brent to Ted Lasso Two decades ago, TV’s most distinctive stories were defined by a tone of ironic detachment. Today, they’re more often sincere and direct. Ho
Robinhood went public on Thursday, the old-fashioned way — via an IPO with underwriters after a roadshow. The IPO priced at $38 per share, yielding a valuation of $32 billion, and closed its first day
Satya Nadella, for the record, was first: on May 25, 2021, during the keynote for Microsoft’s Build developer conference , he characterized a collection of Azure offerings as a metaverse: Finally, as
Yesterday, 35 million families received their first monthly payment from the Child Tax Credit Program. This. Is. Wonderful. I wrote about growing up in an economically insecure household in the follow
Credit... Joe Melhuish The Shift Farewell, Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy The price for Ubers, scooters and Airbnb rentals is going up as tech companies aim for profitability. Credit... Joe Melhuish By
Optimists are overrated. With Big Tech, Covid-19, or Putin, would we have been better off listening to the optimists or the pessimists? People think it takes optimism to be an entrepreneur. Not so — i
I’ve lost a lot of other people’s money. The most stressful times in my life have been when people believed in me and invested tens (if not hundreds) of millions in my company or idea, only to see the
A few years ago, attending a tech conference that catered to an industry-friendly audience, I listened as a venture capitalist praised the upcoming possibilities for growth in the U.S. health care mar
A fully charged F-150 Lightning can keep the lights on in your home for three days. Photo: Courtesy of Ford Listen, I think you should be able to get rid of your car if you want to. It should be easy
H ow wild is the U.S. housing market right now? So wild, half of the houses listed nationwide in April went pending in less than a week. So wild, one poll found that most buyers admitted to bidding on
The new M1 iPad Pros mark a moment in the history of Apple silicon. I use a lowercase “s” there deliberately — I’m talking about the post-iPhone history of the chips in Apple’s Macs and iOS devices. W
He recently used the app for another prescription, which with his insurance would have cost him $36 for a month’s supply. Using GoodRx, he could buy it for $16.60, and so he did. White knows that spen
I often write about platforms (iOS, Amazon Marketplace, etc.) as they are a source of value creation and power. The platform of unprecedented wealth creation is the free market of capitalism. The glob
Disclaimer: This is a post about going to the doctor in America, why it sucks, and a way to make it better. It’s also a post about my wife’s startup. Which means I’m almost certainly biased on this to
There was a bit of a brouhaha a couple of weeks ago when Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee sent a letter to Apple accusing the company of failing to provide a witness for the App Store-focused antit
Criticizing Apple intro events is one of life’s great pleasures. It’s so easy, anyone can play. “Where’s the magic?” “Where are the surprises?” “The humor?” “Why so glossy and slick?” If you’re lookin
Getty Images/Ringer illustration For a long time now the underlying economic structure of European soccer has been in the grip of one of those logical conundrums that seem like they belong in first-ye
What’s emerging in its place is a new school of brands ditching the traditional approach in favor of a radically new business model that combines telehealth, direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales and deft ma
GoodRx Cofounder and Co-CEO Doug Hirsch. GoodRx This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. GoodRx Cofounder and Co-CEO Doug Hirsch has made th
Real estate is an awesome gig. For starters, the supply of fertile land (urban centers) is finite, but the source of demand keeps growing (more people/capital moving to cities). On top of that, we’ve
“What is grief if not love persevering?” — WandaVision We put down our dog, Zoe, on Tuesday. We’re grieving. Three months ago our vet told us Zoe had growths on her liver, to take her home and enjoy o
As the news keeps thrusting the CEO of Robinhood in my face, I have two thoughts: One, is the Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men hairstyle back in vogue? And two, that investing in — and holding — s
The news of the (second) impeachment seems strangely pedestrian after the blowtorch intensity of Reddit vs. The Hedge Funds. The good news is that the hedge funds didn’t conspire with market makers an