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To Be And To Last #47
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This week we explore why banks are jealous of gift cards, the word game that saved BASE jumpers from a felony charge, and one view of the North American…
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This week we explore the philosophy of Shopify, a formula to make gratitude more expressible, and a special number format for spreadsheet nerds like me…
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This week we explore digital James Bond, second-order effects in Tanzania, and a scoreboard for your day. The end of offline spying? Gone are the days…
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This week we explore the perfect timezone app, a $900 million accidental money transfer, and Feynman’s story of fire. 💸 The day Citigroup accidentally…
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This week we play with sand, roast popular business books, and look at China’s stock market. ⏳ We’re running out of sand Surrounded by desert, the…
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This week we enjoy the complexity of reality, the simplicity of a perfect buzz cut, and the random beauty of our world. 📚 Single stories are…
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This week we explore deep work, surprising historical parallels, and the shared challenges of British tailors and Malaysian granite carvers. 620 miles…
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To Be And To Last #44
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This week we explore Airbnb’s old investor emails, Bhutan’s household energy generators, and the life of one of our greatest contemporary war…
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This week we explore a $20B insolvency, ISIS activity in Africa, and Fortnight’s latest battle royale against Apple. Wirecard: A $20B fraud? Despite…
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This week we explore the time Pepsi bought a navy, a semi-solved 2006 bank robbery, and IKEA’s answer to coffee. 6 robbers, 200 police, and $8-20…
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