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Fail, fail, fail, and then fail some more

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Let’s be real: it’s actually pretty nice, right, to just do the same things day in, day out?

It lets you be in your safe little comfort zone and you don’t have to experience anything that would possibly make you feel bad.

Why would you not watch Netflix for hours, instead of going out and talking to a bunch of women/men and potentially get rejected?

Or apply for that one job you’d love but instead just sit around at that dead-end job you’ve not been enjoying for a lot of time, just because you might get rejected?

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‘American History X’ Cast: Where Are They Now? – Ned Hardy

How Your Brain Conjures Dreams – Popular Science

In terms of value and cost, this is still the greatest multitool out there – Amazon

Eight Shocking Secrets I Learned While Working on Private Jets – Bloomberg

10 Signs of Heart Failure You Should Never Ignore, According to Doctors – Prevention

An economist studied popular finance tips. Some might be leading you astray – NPR

The Six Essential Parenting Skills I Wish I’d Acquired Before I Had Kids – Telegraph

Breath of the Wild Sequel Is Offically Titled The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Out in May – IGN

Inflation rose 0.1% in August even with sharp drop in gas prices – CNBC

7 Moves Banned From Pro Wrestling – Linkiest

Obedient Pitbulls Gather Around Little Girl For Lunch (video) – Leenks

The 11 Best South Pasadena Restaurants in 2022 – Van Life Wanderer

This small device is a life saver and should be in every car! Not only will it charge your dead battery, it also is a LED flashlight with seven light modes and can recharge smartphones, tablets, and other USB devices – Amazon

Whatever Happened To Hana Hatae, ‘Molly O’Brien’ From Star Trek: Deep Space Nine? – Ned Hardy

Trevor Milton founded buzzy EV company Nikola and positioned himself as the next Elon Musk—then his $34 billion house of cards came crashing down – Fortune

Why I Remain Bullish on the United States of America – Wealth of Common Sense

Why Do McDonald’s McFlurry Spoons Have Square Holes in the Handle? – Mental Floss

Marine Recon Units Get Short-Barrel Versions Of The H&K M27 Rifle – The Drive

Leaked “Stranger Things 5” Soundtrack Leads to GG Allin’s “Suck My Ass It Smells” Charting for First Time Ever – The Hard Times

How Big Tech Revenue and Profit Breaks Down, by Company – Visual Capitalist

 

Picture of the Day

survivorship bias ww2

This is a picture tracking bullet holes on Allied planes that encountered anti-aircraft fire in WW2. At first, the military wanted to reinforce those areas, because obviously that’s where the ground crews observed the most damage on returning planes.

Until Hungarian-born Jewish mathematician Abraham Wald pointed out that this was the damage on the planes that made it home, and the Allies should armor the areas where there are no dots at all, because those are the places where the planes won’t survive when hit.

This phenomenon is called survivorship bias, a logic error where you focus on things that survived when you should really be looking at things that didn’t.

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20 Incredibly Delicious Things To Eat In Los Angeles – Van Life Wanderer

My car’s headlights have been yellowed and murky for over a year and this kit restores it to almost brand new – Amazon

Eight Secret Societies You Might Not Know – Smithsonian

Princeton will cover all tuition costs for most families making under $100,000 a year, after getting rid of student loans – Business Insider

Jeff Bezo’s ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates her two Beverly Hills mansions worth $55m to charity – Independent

Brazilian Woman Gives Birth To Twins — With Two Different Biological Fathers – All That’s Interesting

Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell to Make Us Miserable – The Oatmeal

Whatever Happened To Robert Duncan McNeill, ‘Tom Paris’ From Star Trek: Voyager? – Ned Hardy

Crypto Investors: Nearly 70% Still See Themselves as Potential Billionaires – Be In Crypto

10 of the Most Evil Women in History – Linkiest

9 Bugs to Eat in a Survival Situation (And 4 You Want to Avoid) – Field and Stream

Essential knots: how to tie the 20 knots you need to know – Popular Science

I always hated using my cast iron pan because cleaning it was such a chore. I wouldn’t want to use a sponge because it would get disgusting, paper towels would essentially deteriorate away in my hand, and just running water over it would never do the trick. NOW using this awesome product I don’t mind using my cast iron at all! – Amazon

I have seen a lot of stupid things on the internet but this has got to be one of the stupidest things I have ever seen by far – Reddit

For Maximum Recharge, Take a Wednesday Off – Quartz

The 12 Best La Cañada Restaurants – Van Life Wanderer

Have something difficult to say? These are the exact words you should use – Fast Co

Apple Releases iOS 16 With Customizable Lock Screen, iMessage Editing, Focus Updates, and More – Mac Rumors

I Took an 800-Mile Road Trip in an Electric SUV to See What All the Fuss Is About – Inside Hook

The Best Spots to Touch a Woman – Wing Girl Method

Now is the best time in human history to be alive (unless you’re a farm animal – VOX