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Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020? on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @09:47PM (#22243549)
Einstein walked on the beach when he needed to work out complex problems. Steve Jobs preferred to conduct meetings while walking. Tchaikovsky took a walk every morning, before sitting down to work on his music. Charles Darwin walked twice a day to process ideas... turns out that walking boosts cognition and creative thinking.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-think-about-exer...

Re:Hacking Humans – Yuval Noah Harari Roundtable [video] on Monday January 27, 2020 @11:10AM (#22160605)
the paradox of knowledge- the more you have of it, the more ignorant you become. -Yuval Noah Harari

Augmented humans- 56:45

Neurotechnology- 1:09:45

Robotics- 1:28:28

Re:We Wasted $50K on Google Ads So You Don't Have To (2019) on Friday January 24, 2020 @07:39PM (#22143741)
>Take a test-and-learn approach with small budgets to quickly fine-tune campaigns, focusing on page quality and clickthrough rates.

A good reminder that you can apply The Lean Startup methodology (Build > Measure > Learn) to projects of all sizes from forming a new company to running an ad campaign. Ship early, test often, rinse and repeat.

Re:Google’s Version of AirDrop for Android on Friday January 24, 2020 @07:12PM (#22143576)
sad to hear they're dropping plans for compatibility with iPhone in the new iteration of Nearby Sharing
Yuval Noah Harari takes the stage at Davos to discuss the future of human society alongside technological advancements- so good!

"In the past, humans had to struggle with exploitation. In the 21st century, the really big struggle will be with irrelevance. And it is much worse to be irrelevant than exploited."