ABOVE THE FOLD #36
Happy New Year fam!! Let's jump right in:
The links
1. The next big thing in 2021 is...
2. Why Square wants to buy Tidal
3. Opportunities in education (related: Syllabus 2.0)
4. Every good product needs a good hook
5. The future of ACL tear treatment
Riddle of the week: A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a hotel and breathes a sigh of relief, why? Feel free to ask me any yes/no question and I'll answer :)
My 2020 reflection: We're in an all-day-every-day rat race to keep up with what's new. OBSESSED with refreshing our IG feeds, scrolling thru tiktok, getting to inbox zero. We're passively aware of the hard truth: that this constant state of consumption is bad for our health. But more practically - it's the greatest anchor on individual progress. If we spend 3 hours/day on social * 365 days = ~46 DAYS lost in our phones EVERY YEAR. What is the opportunity cost of this?
Let's try this in 2021: tune out from daily news and unsub from daily newsletters. If something is truly MUST KNOW, it will find it's way to us, otherwise all these do is STEAL our time. Time we can be investing in our health, relationships, thinking, writing, creating. So, give it a try - let's win back an hour or two of our days and see what we can do with it!
If there's anything I can do to be helpful to you - explore an idea, be a soundboard, just listen- I'd love to.
To 2021! 🥂