Weekly Review #147 - Lucid dream pill, poor founders, and emo Harry Potter
Stayed in a yurt with friends this weekend. Yurts are great. Friends are great. It should be easier to spend time with friends than it is. Is the problem merely scheduling? Somehow I think not...
Tech
How growing up poor creates a 'mindset inequality' for startup founders
You have a scarcity mindset because your youth was literally scarce. And you don't believe you can do anything because you were told you couldn't. Hard to battle.
Lifehacks
Devika Parmar's Art Journals are some of the most beautiful things I've seen. She makes one for every significant life event, and the art bleeds from one episode into another. Love it!
Review of Galantamine: the Lucid Dreaming Pill
I didn't know there was a lucid dreaming pill! It increases REM sleep and dream recall - apparently you're supposed to wake at 5 am and take it then go back to bed.
I tried it this weekend and it worked, but it was less 'you can do anything' and more 'you can nudge the situation in the direction you prefer', but hey, it was only the first time. You know there's Silicon Valley peeps doing this every single night.
Fun
21 different cover art styles of Harry Potter
Interesting to see how they vary across cultures and styles. Easy to judge a book by its cover, even when you know what's behind it!
Neil Cicierega - Wndrwll — www.youtube.com
Neil garbles the lyrics to Wonderwall and creates a weird, hilarious masterpiece. There's definite skill here, but it's hard to understand what's happening....or why, lol.