Oct 11, 2021

The Monday 6 – October 11, 2021

Happy Monday, friend.

Thanks for those who’ve shared the Monday 6 recently. I genuinely appreciate it!

Here are this week’s 6:

1. How To Learn Anything

Sahil Bloom, Tweet-threader extraordinaire posted this fantastic explainer of The Feynman Technique. What’s that? In short, it’s a technique for learning something that emphasizes the ability to explain the concept in simple language.

More often than not, the ones who are able to explain an abstract or challenging concept without losing the audience is a true expert.

Want to learn how to leverage this technique? Click the Tweet for the full thread below.

Sahil Bloom

@SahilBloom

The Feynman Technique for learning anything:

Step 1: Identify a topic
Step 2: Try to explain it to a 5-year-old
Step 3: Study to fill in knowledge gaps
Step 4: Organize, convey, and review

True genius is the ability to simplify, not complicate. Simple is beautiful. https://t.co/XPZo6bekJk

11:25 AM - 6 Oct 2021

2. Malaria Vaccine Approved For Use

As a follow-up to the Monday 6 from May 6th, 2021 (#2), the malaria vaccine mentioned just a few months ago has now been approved by the WHO.

COVID-19 is (hopefully) a once-in-a-generation event. Still, arguably this malaria vaccine may have an even more dramatic life-saving impact than the COVID shots over time.

First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O. - The New York Times

Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa. The new vaccine isn’t perfect, but it will help turn the tide, experts said.

www.nytimes.com

3. What's Happened Since You Were Born?

This fun web app shares some of the staggering statistics since the date of your birth.

Some from my birthday:

There are 2,699,891,713 more people on Earth than when you were born.

The S&P 500 is up 1,039% in your lifetime.

The amount of humans living in extreme poverty decreased 76%.

Plug in your birthday and check it out for yourself!

Life Stats

Find out what’s happened in your lifetime.

neal.fun

4. Interactively Explore The Watershed

Ok, I admit, this sounds pretty boring, but hear me out: this site lets you drop a pin anywhere in the United States and follow exactly where water will eventually drain. You’ll then be treated with a virtual flyover the country as you follow through streams, rivers, and more.

Want to know where water eventually ends up when it starts in Southwestern Montana? Now you can find out.

River Runner

Watch the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the United States.

river-runner.samlearner.com

5. The Bizarre Contractual Arrangement Behind The James Bond Films

I’m a pretty big Bond fan (I still need to see No Time To Die, so no spoilers!) but had no idea of the unique ownership rights to the Bond franchise.

I’m surprised this story isn’t a movie itself! Give it a read to learn how and why it came to be.

The family business that owns a share of the $7B James Bond franchise

Cubby Broccoli managed to secure a cut of the Bond rights in 1961. Since then, his family has made hundreds of millions from the franchise.

thehustle.co

6. America's (And By Extension, The World's) Supply Chain Issues Explained

Need a primer on what’s plaguing the supply chain across the world? This Washington Post interactive article provides excellent insight into several aspects of the crisis.

The issues currently seem like an impossibly tangled knot of challenges, hitting various aspects of the bizarre time we all find ourselves.

With no clear end in sight, worker shortages, international geopolitics, surging demand, and more are converging.

“It’s like an orchestra with lots of first violins and no conductor. … No one’s really in charge,”

Covid pandemic is not the supply chains’ only problem - Washington Post

The global supply chain that brings toys, clothing, electronics and furniture from Asia to the United States each year is clogged, an enduring impact of the pandemic that is unlikely to ease soon.

www.washingtonpost.com

That’s it for this week. If you found anything useful or fun, let me know! And if you have any suggestions, shoot them my way. 😊 See you next week!

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Kyle Petzinger @kylepetz

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