yigitcakar

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by yigitcakar 4y ago
Literature, even though it shares some common ground, is a bit different than other art forms. We use music usually as a filler, visual arts for aesthetic fulfillment, but we read to learn something new, to transition ourselves. Good writin
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by yigitcakar 4y ago
I used to try to do everything myself, being a jack of all trades and I was proud of it. Then the life stopped rewarding my jack of all tradeness and I felt the pressure to focus on one thing and one thing only. That one thing allowed me to
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by yigitcakar 4y ago
I think the career happiness and most success comes from when sth someone would have done if nobody would have paid that person is the thing other people need and pay for. It is hard to find that sth. but when you find it, it is gold. For m
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Is the quest to do all and be all costing us our health?(psychologytoday.com)
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Covid-19's indirect effects on the human biome(pnas.org)
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Hutchins Report, which reasserted modern media's role in a democratic society(archive.org)
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Difference between learning writing and painting(yigitcakar.com)
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
Exactly!
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We confuse what people have clicked on for what they’ve read(time.com)
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
I think it is because traditional auto manufacturers are catching up with the electric car game. No other company will bet their reputation on self driving cars, because their reputation is much more important than their electric cars'
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
Ex-insurance company sales manager here. I agree that the insurance premiums are a good indicator but they will stay higher than normal vehicles because of the way insurance works. Reinsurers buy the potential risks in bulk and the way it i
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
Because magic happens two different worlds collide, and we don't know where the magic will happen. So we put everything related and then see what happens. Of course there are applications that simplicity works well but I believe to cre
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
Elon has been declaring so many things that are not supported by facts, I don't think we should believe him without objective third party data.
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
I admire the idea of having a public currency with no ties to governments. That might create a better, more equal future. But bitcoin is failing that and it's what Taleb is talking about. I am not a working economist, but I am trained
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Coinbase’s public listing is a moment for cryptocurrencies(nytimes.com)
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Private Schooling After a Year of Covid-19 and How to Keep It Healthy(cato.org)
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
Thanks for the recommendations, I will definitely check Greg Egan, never heard of him. I agree with the rest :)
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
Sadly, publishing world is guilty of turning popular blog post series into books because the bloggers have a platform to promote. Then the bloggers turn each paragraph in their famous blog post into chapters in their book. You can understan
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
I don't use a particular system. I am using Evernote to take all my notes because I take notes on many machines and when I started note taking Evernote was the only one I found with multi-device support. Rarely, when I come across an i
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
Thank you! Good job! I am so proud of you :)
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
The article lacked substance but I am glad that we are talking about reading with ADHD here. I don't feel guilty about not finishing books because most of the times if I force myself to finish a book that I don't find interesting
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Gravitational Lensing of Black Holes in the Movie Interstellar(arxiv.org)
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
> What do you think? ... What else you want there? My wife. Well, I don't think a planet with no women will survive because women and sexual desire has been the biggest motivator of humanity since forever. In a world without women,
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
I always argue that identity politics is important but it is not as effective as empowering working population. Improving the lives and wages of working class allows them to invest more in themselves and become more successful. It allows th
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Why should America empower workers and unions(nytimes.com)
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
My hypothesis is that we use substances that hurt us because we are conscious about our own mortality. Using a mind-altering substance, a.k.a. poisoning yourself, is like turning on the light to see the big monster in the dark is just a pil
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by yigitcakar 5y ago
Marketing is always about going where your customers are and showing them how your product will improve their life and in what ways. Today, marketers are using social media because that's where people spend the most time now and it is
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Biden's top economic adviser Brian Deese explains American Jobs Plan(nytimes.com)
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Pandemic Prices: Assessing Inflation in the Months and Years Ahead(whitehouse.gov)
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We Need Public Intellectuals(yigitcakar.com)
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