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Rest Days vs Recovery Days LessWrong
 Like Ben Hoffman, I stumbled upon and rediscovered the Sabbath (although my implementation seems different from both Ben and Zvi). I was experiencing burnout at CFAR, and while I wasn't able to escape the effects entirely, I found some refuge in the following distinction between Rest Days and Recovery Days.
A Recovery Day is where you're so tired or under-resourced that you can't do much of anything with yourself other than: stay in bed / sleep a lot, binge on Netflix or video games, stay in your room all day, play with your phone, use social media, and feel unmotivated to do much except easy, stimulating, and/or mind-numbing things. This is a Recovery Day and does not count as a Rest Day, but it is fine to take the time for them. However you aren't going to be refreshed from them. In order to really refresh, you need to take another day that counts as a Rest Day.
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WorkWorkHow to Spot NASA's Solar Sail Demonstration Streaking Through the Night SkyEarlier this year, NASA loaded a microwave-sized device packed with a four-piece, 860-square-foot, ultra-thin solar sail aboard a rocket and launched it on April 23. That same day, the rocket delivered the objectâcalled the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3)âinto low Earth orbit. After a first unsuccessful attempt, the ACS3 victoriously deployed its booms and unfurled its sails at the end of last month.
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WorkWorkUnemployment Claims on the Rise, Minimally - Inc.com (No paywall)Other data from the Labor Department showed producer prices rising slightly more than expected in August amid a rebound in the cost of services. The combination of a fairly stable labor market and still-high inflation further diminished the chances of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 50 basis points next Wednesday, when the U.S. central bank is expected to start its long-awaited easing cycle.
WorkWhy Companies Should Consolidate Tech Roles in the C-Suite - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)Recently, some organizations have begun to recognize the downside of C-level proliferation and decided to consolidate senior technology and data roles. These individuals — referred to as “SuperTech” leaders — are most likely to be known as chief information officers, but they also have broad responsibility for data and technology functions, and many also have operational responsibilities within the business. Leaders of specialty tech and data functions (data, analytics, AI, cybersecurity) report to them. Establishing SuperTech leadership roles will bring clarity and accountability to organizations’ digital transformation initiatives. Work
WorkWorkWhat if Ronald Reagan's Presidency Never Really Ended? - The New Yorker (No paywall)For many people, the 2016 election was a catastrophe. For Max Boot, it was a betrayal. He'd been a movement conservative: a loud voice for the Iraq War, an editor of The Weekly Standard, and an adviser to the campaigns of John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Marco Rubio. Boot took heart when Republicans initially closed ranks against Donald Trump's candidacy. Trump is "a madman who must be stopped," Bobby Jindal said. "The man is utterly amoral," Ted Cruz agreed. Rubio called him "the most vulgar person to ever aspire to the Presidency." For Rick Perry, he was "a cancer on conservatism." Then, one by one, they all endorsed him, and he won.
WorkAnti-Trump Republicans raise over $35 million to help HarrisRepublican Voters Against Trump (RVAT) set a $50-million campaign goal in March to help the Democrats stay in the White House. It compares to the approximately $10 million raised for the 2020 election, when the group was formed, according to financial records. WorkThe remarkable reason why these bugs are seeking out devastating wildfiresIndependent journalism is more important than ever. Vox is here to explain this unprecedented election cycle and help you understand the larger stakes. We will break down where the candidates stand on major issues, from economic policy to immigration, foreign policy, criminal justice, and abortion. We’ll answer your biggest questions, and we’ll explain what matters — and why. This timely and essential task, however, is expensive to produce.
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WorkWorkSport is getting hotter, harder and deadlier - The Economist (No paywall)“One player gonna die,” complained Daniil Medvedev in the middle of a match on the hottest day of the US Open in New York last year, as the temperature soared to 34°C. “It’s been brutal…it ruins everything.” Similar temperatures—combined with higher humidity—sometimes made conditions even more punishing at this year’s tournament that ended on September 8th. Players struggled and vomited; in the breaks they packed bags of ice around their necks and heads, or stuck hoses blowing cold air down their shirts in an effort to cool down. Sweltering in the steeply sloping cheaper seats was the largest crowd ever: in all, some 1m spectators attended the competition, fulfilling a goal the organisers had set in 2019. WorkWorkThe US drinking-age law could be a model for fixing the housing crisis - Business Insider (No paywall)The federal government is much more likely to rely on incentives — or carrots — when it comes to housing policy. The construction and regulation of homes in the US are almost entirely controlled by state and local governments; the president and Congress don't have a ton of power to shape what gets built where. But lawmakers in Washington do have money. So they tend to use federal funding to reward housing policies they like. WorkWorkWorkTrump's Proposal to End Taxes on Overtime Pay Could Cost BillionsThere is also the issue of how many Americans could benefit from Mr. Trump’s idea. More than 34 million Americans worked over 40 hours a week in 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but only a subset of that group are owed time-and-a-half pay for overtime under federal law. 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"The White House has not spoken with us," he said in the statement. "For four days, we have waited for President Biden to pick up the phone and do the right thing: to call us, offer his condolences and let us know that he is ordering an independent investigation of the killing of AyÅenur." WorkOnly half of Americans plan to get Covid or flu vaccinations this year ? studyAdditionally, the CDC recommends everyone who is younger than five years or 65 years and older, as well as children and adults who are at increased risk of severe disease, to get the pneumococcal vaccine. Pneumococcal disease is a name for any infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. The various types of infections caused by the bacteria include pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia (bloodstream infection), otitis media (middle ear infection) and sinusitis (sinus infection). WorkWork'Serious energy deflation' is coming whether Trump or Harris wins, says analystWith WTI trading near $69, production is expected to continue growing amid technological breakthroughs. The US reached peak production last year despite declining US drilling activity because new wells are more efficient, according to government data. US oil production next year is expected to reach another record level, given advances in horizontal drilling and fracking. WorkEngadget review recap: Foldable, wearable, floatableIt's not anything that was new or that impacted my score, but was simply extra detail that I didn't have the time to write up while concurrently preparing for the iPhone event. With the packed tech launch calendar coming up, you may see us adopt a similar approach on reviews that might have tight deadlines. WorkWorkDonald Trump Jr. Piles On With Racist Comments About HaitiansBoth Trumps have recently advanced the debunked claim that Haitian migrants were stealing and eating their neighbors’ pets in Springfield, Ohio. On their social media accounts, they have each posted memes of cats and dogs, nodding at the false claims and implicitly reminding people of the Trump campaign’s hard-line immigration stance. WorkIn Pennsylvania, Wary Voters Wonder if Harris Can DeliverPolls suggest Ms. Harris may struggle to replicate that success. Despite her modest upbringing and her emphasis, on the campaign trail, on the needs of “middle-class, working people,” as she put it on Friday, she is still laboring to persuade many voters that she understands them, or that she can deliver on her promises. WorkEnding the Boeing Strike Won't Be Easy. Here's Why.“We’re going to go back to the bargaining table, and bargain for what our members deserve,” Jon Holden, the president of District 751, the part of the machinists’ union that represents most of the workers on strike, said in an interview. “We’ll push this company farther than they ever thought they’d go.” WorkWorkShould Betting on Elections Be Legal?Within hours of a U.S. District Court giving Kalshi the green light to offer election contracts — which regulators had tried to block — the company had posted what its C.E.O. called “the first trade made on regulated election markets in nearly a century.” WorkWorkOpinion | The Climate Peril We Overlook“The familiar climate catastrophe framing may be missing some of the most important features of the real climate change story,” R. Jisung Park, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania, notes in his excellent recent book, “Slow Burn.” WorkOpinion | Trump Has Crossed a Truly Unacceptable LineBut there is something particularly insidious about this claim, uttered at this time, from that stage. Food and pets are, to use a Freudian term, highly overdetermined symbols in our political life. They are capable of receiving and holding a multiplicity of very potent meanings, transmitting deep messages about identity and belonging. WorkWorkParis Throws a Final Olympics BashAfter night fell, the Olympic cauldron floated into the air one last time and a highlight reel of the Games was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe. Performers from the opening and closing ceremonies also returned for an encore on a ring-shaped stage around the famous monument (including Philippe Katerine, a.k.a blue Smurf guy). French fencers, rugby players and others led the concertgoers through giant karaoke sessions. WorkDirecTV, Disney reach deal to end blackout in time for college footballThe entire pay-tv bundle has been upended in recent years as customers have turned to streaming services and other forms of entertainment in place of the traditional structure. The shift has fragmented the media ecosystem, and live sports â especially Disney's ESPN â is considered the linchpin holding the bundle together due to its high viewership. WorkWorkWorkWork8BitDo's latest mod kit will make your old GameCube controller wireless and Switch compatibleThere are numerous adapters on the market that will allow you to use an original wired GameCube controller with the Switch, including 8BitDo’s own GBros. adapter and an official one from Nintendo, but the mod kit cuts out the middleman to bring completely wireless Bluetooth connectivity. All you’d need to do is open up the controller and swap the old PCB with the new one. WorkWork23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data breach lawsuitAccording to Reuters, 23andMe describes its financial condition as "extremely uncertain." In its financial report for the 2024 fiscal year, it revealed that it earned a total revenue of $220 million, down 27 percent from a $299 million revenue the year before. A huge chunk of the settlement money will come from cyber insurance, though, which the company expects to cover $25 million out of the $30 million total. WorkWork TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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