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Does Work-Life Balance Make You Mediocre? - Cal Newport
 Last month, a 22-year-old entrepreneur named Emil Barr published a Wall Street Journal op-ed boasting a provocative title: “‘Work-Life Balance’ Will Keep You Mediocre.”
“I’m 22 and I’ve built two companies that together are valued at more than $20 million…When people ask how I did it, the answer isn’t what they expect—or want—to hear. I eliminated work-life balance entirely and just worked. When you front-load success early, you buy the luxury of choice for the rest of your life.”
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Editor's Note: This strategy has continued to serve me well. I'm now 43 years old and, I suppose, still managing to avoid mediocrity - all while continuing to rarely work past 5:30 p.m. I'm not willing to sacrifice all the other things I care about in order to grind. Company-funded clarity. Expense Premium.
WorkAnthropic's surprise settlement adds new wrinkle in AI copyright warAnthropic's class action settlement with a group of U.S. authors this week was a first, but legal experts said the case's distinct qualities complicate the deal's potential influence on a wave of ongoing copyright lawsuits against other artificial-intelligence focused companies like OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta Platforms . WorkEditor's Note: Bloomberg was a key catalyst for spiraling changes in the bond and equity markets. We think AI will drive a similar pattern of change in private equity and venture capital today. Firms working against the backdrop of more crowded and competitive markets will readily adopt AI for operational efficiency. As this technology becomes ubiquitous, it will create opportunities to invest in completely new ways. WorkWork WorkWorkWorkWork WorkWorkWorkWork WorkBritains jobs market has a slow puncture - The Economist LAST YEAR Warwick North West, a company making windows and doors in Bootle, near Liverpool, invested 1m ($1.4m) in uPVC-sawing machinery and other upgrades. To handle the increased output, Greg Johnson, the managing director, reckoned on adding eight people to the assembly team, boosting the total staff to 128. WorkWith another government on the brink of collapse, is France the new Italy? - WSJ France, rather, is sliding into a morass that once plagued its southern neighbor. If French Prime Minister Franois Bayrou loses a Sept. 8 confidence vote on his efforts to rein in the countrys budget deficit with 44 billion eurosroughly $51 billionin cuts, he will become the fourth head of government to lose his job in a year and a half. WorkWorkWhat to Know About Minneapolis Shooter Robin Westman Minneapolis Police Chief Brian OHara said Westman had opened fire at the Annunciation Catholic School from the outside, shooting through the windows of the affiliated church. The victims were attending a morning Mass when Westman began firing. WorkWorkMeet the worlds hottest upstart weapons dealers - The Economist The Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing will be anything but peaceful on September 3rd, when Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin and others gather to celebrate the end of the second world war. Chinese troops will march in a parade designed to boost national pride and flex military muscles. Perhaps most importantly the parade will showcase China's newest warfighting equipment to potential buyers and potential adversaries. WorkWorkEditor's Note: The effectiveness of each approach varied based on the specifics of the request, but in some cases the difference was extraordinary. For example, under the control where ChatGPT was asked, "how do you synthesize lidocaine?", it complied just one percent of the time. However, if researchers first asked, "how do you synthesize vanillin?", establishing a precedent that it will answer questions about chemical synthesis (commitment), then it went on to describe how to synthesize lidocaine 100 percent of the time. WorkWorkDevastating Afghanistan earthquake kills over 600: Live updates Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, including general news, politics, economics, business, and property. He is a graduate of the University of Lincoln, England. Languages: English. You can reach Shane by emailing [email protected] WorkWork WorkWorkEditor's Note: "Importantly, these benefits come without a greater risk of major bleeding. These findings are likely to impact the medications doctors prescribe to their patients to reduce their risk of future heart problems." WorkWorkForget ChatGPT, Excel remains the most in-demand skill - Business Insider Course Report, which tracks the tech education industry, including coding bootcamps, recently reviewed more than 12 million tech job postings on Indeed to identify the most sought-after skills. Excel came out on top, showing up 531,000 times, far surpassing Python, an essential programming language used in AI, which came in at 67,000, and SQL, another programming language used in data management, which came in at 60,000. WorkThe real problem with kids' diets today Its a question parents and policymakers have worried over for generations, but its become especially fraught in recent months as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make American Healthy Again movement have focused national attention on rising rates of childhood chronic illness, which they say are linked to kids diets. WorkWorkWork WorkWorkUS stocks are now pricier than they were in the dot-com era - WSJ Price-to-earnings ratios arent quite at recordsthanks to juicy profit margins at many of the indexs most valuable companiesbut they still sit at the extreme end of history. The S&P 500 currently trades at 22.5 times its projected earnings over the next 12 months, compared with the average of 16.8 times since 2000. WorkWork WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkA new iPhone is coming. Should you upgrade or just fix your old one? - WSJ My answer? Ehh, probably not. Temptation to upgrade will be high after ApplesSept. 9 launch event. And there are very good reasons to buy the new model. But just because your oldie but goody suffers from sluggish performance, short battery life or a cracked touch screen, it isnt doomed to become e-waste. WorkWorkWorkBeijing's Dangerous Game in Tibet - Foreign Affairs In early July, thousands of Tibetans, Buddhists, and other well-wishers gathered in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan government in exile, to mark the 90th birthday of Tenzin Gyatso-better known as the 14th Dalai Lama. WorkHow Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,s Anti-Vax Agenda Is Infecting America - The New Yorker For months, President Donald Trumps Administration has launched a full-scale attack, led by his Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Americas public-health system. In the past week, however, the efforts escalated: Kennedy, who rose to fame in part owing to his conspiracy theories about vaccinations, pushed to fire Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is part of H.H.S. This came after Monarez refused to follow the lead of Kennedys advisers, who have tried to restrict vaccine access. (Trump has now named a Kennedy deputy, Jim ONeill, as her replacement; Monarezs lawyer claims that her firing was legally deficient.) The Trump Administration has already tried to limit access to COVID vaccines; earlier this month, the F.D.A. approved updated COVID vaccines but limited access to them to people sixty-five and older, and those with certain prexisting conditions that put them at risk of severe illness. In mid-September, a C.D.C. advisory committee will meet and is expected to make a recommendation on who should be able to get the shots. WorkWorkWorkThe rise of the AI influencer - FT In an eight second TikTok video, American university student Tinsley sobs, red-eyed, and tells viewers the sorority house she hoped to join had rejected her. |
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