A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
The U.S. isn’t even in the top 10 of coffee consumption.
America might be famous for running on coffee, but compared to a handful of other countries, it doesn’t run on much. When it comes to actual coffee consumption per person, the US doesn’t even crack the top 15.
Continue reading… “Coffee consumption around the world”
Ideas often come to people in the shower.
Essayist and programmer Paul Graham realized that the idea one thinks about when allowed to think freely—in the shower, for example—is more than just a quiet obsessions. It’s a “Top idea,” and it influences every other thought, too. Here’s how…
Continue reading… “Consider What Your “Top Idea” is Making You Do”
Obsession with a smartphone
Jay Ferrari was squatting on a step-stool next to the bathtub, which held his 4-year-old daughter and a rising tide, when he sensed an opening to use the Sicilian Dragon defense in his iPhone-to-iPhone chess match against his neighbor.
Continue reading… “Obsessed with Smartphones, Living in the Digital World”
