Jan 30, 2025

Finding what makes you feel alive, The Tag Ball, Reddit's LLM, & More

Issue #75

Today at a Glance:

Quote: Find what makes you feel alive
Reading: America is being poisoned
Watching: Severance Season 2
Podcast: Optimize your health
Tweet: How to be productive
Product: Reddit's LLM
Idea: The Tag Ball

#QUOTE

Quote I'm pondering...

Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Howard Thurman

Pursuing your passion benefits both you and those around you.

#THOUGHTS

What I'm thinking about...

Health: I just got a Dexascan, tested testosterone a few months ago, and have a CGM coming. I want to go beyond exercise to take a more holistic approach to my health.
Parenting: No matter how much you read, the experience itself is indescribable.
San Francisco Weather: January has been gorgeous, and I feel so fortunate to live here.
Spending: How do you learn to spend money in ways that truly fulfill you?
Technology: It’s amazing how easy it is to build applications now with natural language.

#READING

What I'm reading...

The Great American Poisoning

//justinmares

We’re being poisoned by wealth. Avoid seed oils and pay attention to what you’re putting in your body.

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My Favorite 2025 Predictions

#WATCHING

Something I've watched...

"Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever"

A Netflix documentary about Brian Johnson.

Severance (Season 2)

This Apple TV+ show is so strange, but I can’t stop watching.

#PODCASTS

My favorite listens...

$500M Founder: "This is the biggest opportunity in the US today"

Listen on Spotify

Get a water filter; avoid drinking minerals
Switch from LED to incandescent bulbs; blue light disrupts sleep
Move phones and routers out of your room to reduce EMF exposure

#TWEET

Social media that made me stop and think...

How to be productive with kids — wake up at 4am (link)

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Rules to live your life (link)

Everyone should be dogfooding (link)

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You can do it all, it is simple! (link)

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#PRODUCT

A product that I've been loving...

Yuka

A food app that helps you understand what’s really in what you eat.

US Bank Smartly Credit Card - 4% Cash Back

This seems like the best credit card you can get. Combine it with something like the American Express Platinum for travel and lounges and you have a winning combination. I don't have this credit card yet, but I do have the US Bank Altitude Reserve (considering swapping to this).

Reddit Answers

Reddit launched its LLM-based search engine that aggregates and summarizes responses across threads. It is Perplexity with the power of Reddit. Highly recommend.

Throw away that Alexa (link)

I might replace all of my Alexa's with this

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#IDEA

An idea I can't get out of my head...

The Tag Ball

My baby loves tags… more than the actual toys. So I figured I should make a ball with a bunch of assorted tags on it.