Mon. 01/23 - The HustleCore of Medieval Monks (& the Spin Cycle of Earth's Core)

The Earth’s inner core has paused its spinning and reversed its course . Sounds alarming, but everything is fine. Plus, what medieval Christian monks, the OG hustle bros apparently, can teach us about distraction and routine.
Links:

Earth’s Inner Core Paused, Then Reversed Its Spin. This Is Fine. (NY Times)

Earth's Inner Core May Right Now Be in The Process of Changing Direction (Science Alert)

Earth’s Core Has Stopped and May Be Reversing Direction, Study Says (Vice)

Easily Distracted? You Need to Think Like a Medieval Monk (Wired)

What Monks Can Teach Us About Paying Attention (The New Yorker)

The Wandering Mind by Jamie Kreiner

It’s Not You, It’s Me and My Science-Based, Life-Optimizing Podcasts (McSweeney’s)

Tweet discussion on infrastructure for life without smartphones disappearing (Ilana Masad, Twitter)
Jackson Bird on Twitter
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