📚 Best Weekly Reads: Aug 15, 2022
95% of teens use YouTube, not TikTok 👀
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This is a list of best reads in the week of Aug 15, 2022 ;)
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📚 6 Good Articles for You
Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022Â
by Pew Research Center (12min)
YouTube tops the 2022 teen online landscape among the platforms covered in the Center’s new survey, as it is used by 95% of teens. Twitter and Tumblr saw declining shares of teens who report using their platforms. Two of the platforms the Center tracked in the earlier survey – Vine and Google+ – no longer exist.
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43 life lessons at age 43
by Khe Hy (3min)
You'll find some insightful life lessons! "Always show others compassion. Everyone is suffering in their own private way.", "Most business books are a waste of time. Reading a blog post and listening to a podcast gets you the 80/20.", etc.
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How to monetize the curation economy, social communities & online learningÂ
by Zoe Chew (3min)
It’s just as hard to build a mediocre company as a transformative one. Both will take 100% of your time. So you might as well work on a bigger idea. New social networking platforms will focus on community-first, invite-only, curated discovery, shared activities, and unique social experiences. Curators are becoming the new creators. Help others to curate resources and make money.
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Identity-Based Habits: How to Actually Stick to Your Goals This Year
by James Clear (5min)
When you want to become better at something, proving your identity to yourself is far more important than getting amazing results. You can't rely on being motivated. You have to become the type of person you want to be, and that starts with proving your new identity to yourself.
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How I approach structured learning after schoolÂ
by Radi Baboe (4min)
"Internal motivation would peter out in the absence of formal structure i.e., school had exams and the promise of getting into university or getting a job was a powerful motivator. My hypothesis is that replacing institutional oversight with the public record of the internet would encourage similar behaviour."
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To make great changes in your life, follow the philosophy of kaizenÂ
by Jonny Thomson (4min)
Kaizen is the principle of gradual change. It asks us to make small changes, slowly and over great time. It's a hard skill to master in an age of instant gratification. The point is not to be perfect, but to be better; flawlessness is impossible. Slowly, slowly and over great time, great things can be done.
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Team Glasp
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