Mon. 01/23 - The HustleCore of Medieval Monks (& the Spin Cycle of Earth's Core)

The Earth’s inner core has paused its spinning and reversed its course . Sounds alarming, but everything is fine. Plus, what medieval Christian monks, the OG hustle bros apparently, can teach us about distraction and routine.

Links:

• Earth’s Inner Core Paused, Then Reversed Its Spin. This Is Fine. (NY Times)
• Earth's Inner Core May Right Now Be in The Process of Changing Direction (Science Alert)
• Earth’s Core Has Stopped and May Be Reversing Direction, Study Says (Vice)
• Easily Distracted? You Need to Think Like a Medieval Monk (Wired)
• What Monks Can Teach Us About Paying Attention (The New Yorker)
• The Wandering Mind by Jamie Kreiner
• It’s Not You, It’s Me and My Science-Based, Life-Optimizing Podcasts (McSweeney’s)
• Tweet discussion on infrastructure for life without smartphones disappearing (Ilana Masad, Twitter)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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