Character is clearest in disappointment….

“There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person, and it can never be filled by any created thing.  It can only be filled by God, made known through Jesus Christ.” - unknown (though usually ascribed to Blaise Pascal)

Why did past societies build so much "useless" beauty everywhere — and why did we stop? It might be a measure of a culture's health... (thread) 🧵

"The reason websites continue to load, bank transfers go through, and civilization persists is because of the thousand or so people living aboard 20-some ships stationed around the world, who race to fix each cable as soon as it breaks." @joshdzieza @verge

Wow it looks easy like this! https://t.co/ClH1lDttLk

March dump, let me make it before and after of work I did Iftar Mubarak

Carried down even one more level… Early in my career a very-often-drunk, quite-obese, thrice-divorced SVP gave me some great words of wisdom: “Most metrics are convoluted ways for MBAs to explain what they could have learned by just speaking to customers”

The single biggest factor contributing to our accident rate declining from 33% to 14% while our fleet grew from 200 to 300 trucks? We installed cameras in every truck. We implemented this change a couple years ago. As you'd expect, our drivers weren't thrilled. We tried to

Mine doesn’t fade away. I deprioritize my affections perfectly, but how I felt about them always stays true. And it’s not my gift to them; it is I who have been lucky. I’ve not loved a person who did not deserve a small space of permanence in my heart.

People who love their work shouldn’t judge those who don’t. Enjoying a job is not a sign of virtue—it’s a mark of fit. Many people don’t have the luxury of finding their passion or the freedom to follow it. If you're lucky enough to like work, don't be smug. Be grateful.

In essence, well crafted trade barriers can foster innovation, lifting the quality of products made in that entity. However, allowing uncontrolled imports will only eliminate the domestic entity, while poorly crafted trade barriers will only reduce consumer choice & raise prices.

Not just tariffs, but also import quotas. The 1981 Voluntary Export Restraint (VER) set up to limit the influx of Japanese cars into the US, forcing the J automakers to set up US plants. The share of cars imported into the US has remained constant since 1981.

#Thread Three charts show Nigeria is not import-dependent Nigeria imports far less than it should be doing, yet the oil-producing nation of 200 million people can’t seem to shake off the tag of an import-dependent country. #economy #nigeria #import #worldbank #businessday

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Naval Ravikant shares the most valuable advice he’s received When asked about the best advice he’s ever received, @naval says he first ignored it. “It's the same [piece of advice] that everyone who's been in the business for a long time and has a lot of gray hairs tells you…

This is a fair question, so I'm not going to give you the Emmett treatment, but the answer is "no". See, most people think that the problem with communism is that people aren't perfectly altruistic, or central planners aren't smart enough, but neither of these is the real

Learn to say No

10 Books that will teach you everything about human psychology and behavior: 1.

People take my care-free, laissez-faire attitude as being stupid. And every damn time I'm disappointed in them.

I'm finally done. I automated my home with 30+ smart home gadgets. Sensors are everywhere—all across the farm. I feel like a crazy person. My most clever home automations so far: