better doing

Minimum effective dose.

“I went to the gym today for the first time in weeks I tried to do only the bare minimum required – also known as the minimum effective dose. It may come as a surprise how little time we truly […]

better doing

What is a morning/evening routine actually FOR?

“There’s two different main purposes for routines, and advice-givers mix them up. They lump these two quite different things under “morning routine” and it causes trouble when you try to design your own.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet

Boomless Cruise.

Supersonic aircraft startup Boom demo’d a quiet supersonic flight. “When an aircraft breaks the sound barrier at a sufficiently high altitude, the boom refracts in the atmosphere and curls upward without reaching the ground. It makes a U-turn before anyone […]

fun facts

Butterflies taste through their feet.

“Although some of a butterfly’s taste receptors are located on its tube-shaped mouthparts and antennae, most are found on its tarsus, or the bottom segment of its legs. The location of these receptors may seem odd, but they’re vital to […]

fun facts

Why Hong Kong uses bamboo scaffolding.

A super cool visual explainer. “It’s flexible, strong and cheaper than steel and aluminium — metal alternatives that are now more commonly used in mainland China and elsewhere in Asia. In Hong Kong, skilled armies of scaffolders can erect enough […]

big ideas

Manhattan in the Saudi desert.

“To recap, Neom occupies a large chunk of land – around the size of Massachusetts or Belgium – in the Saudi desert and includes lots of different areas under construction, such as Treyam and Epicon, plus others. The idea behind […]