13+ years as LA's most highly demanded tutor/executive function coach. Now I build apps to make kids smarter, happier, and more resilient for the future of tech
🥉Thank you to everyone who helped Escape the Algorithm be the
#3
product of the day on
#producthunt
The app is still 100% free if you want to download it - 10 seconds will save you dozens of wasted hours online ⚡️
#digitalminimalism
#Productivity
@DKThomp
Phones are the simplest culprit as they’re tied to sleep loss, depression, anxiety, and impulse control issues. It’s not just the kids either — teachers are doing less and performing worse due to their own troubled relationships with modernity.
However, it’s also about the
There are 17 cognitive distortions that plague most people, as described by
@JonHaidt
and
@glukianoff
at the end of Coddling of the American Mind - which do you personally find the hardest to deal with? 🧵
@RichardHanania
I think “normies��� like yourself flouting your distaste likely haven’t spoken with many Hispanic immigrants. Many LEGAL Hispanic immigrants who dutifully and painstakingly went through the whole legal process are more offended than anyone by the embracing of illegal immigration.
@myatwastaken9
@SpursCulture
This is the perfect type of drivel you can post that is completely impossible to prove and utterly meaningless. Do you know all the things that need to go right to win an NBA championship? For the Lakers to win that title, he had to play center in game 6 and drop 42 and 15.
@nntaleb
This is 1 (bogus) tweet that has harmful ramifications - how will Black Swans be identified if people like you dismiss everything as a Joe Rogan conspiracy theory?
@jwcreighton3
@RichardHanania
Tell me you watch too much CNN without telling me you watch too much CNN…
Oh wait you watch John Oliver too?!? Sorry I misjudged your absolute erudition 😵
Escape the Algorithm is the
#4
product of the day currently on product hunt! I really want to get into the top 3 and am only about 20 votes away - help me get there if you have a minute to spare!
@ZeldaDungeon
Considering the 5-6 year dev cycle and the fact that I’ve already put about 400 hrs into this world, gimme something fresh. A new 2d Zelda game would be very exciting
It was a true joy to be a part of this video with
@fortelabs
— Tiago and his team are leading an amazing future-facing movement to integrate technology into our lives in ways that make us all better.
Check out the video to get a glimpse of the future of tech, education, and VR!
Join me and
@nestolobo
, as we dive into a revealing conversation about the Apple Vision Pro, the rise of anxiety and depression among young people, and the evolving challenges of balancing tech and education:
@JonHaidt
@glukianoff
17. JUDGMENT FOCUS: You view yourself, others, and events in terms of evaluations as good– bad or superior– inferior, rather than simply describing, accepting, or understanding. You are continually measuring yourself and others according to arbitrary standards, and finding that
@PeterHotez
There are more reasonable attacks on your character and beliefs, but continue to gaslight those by cherry picking the most extreme of the millions of comments you receive
@Noahpinion
“The phrase “trickle down” often comes up in discussions of tax policies. Historically, tax revenues have in a number of instances gone up when tax rates have been reduced. But any proposal by economists or others to cut tax rates, including reducing the tax rates on higher
@confusedtrsh
@hankgreen
I’m not super knowledgeable about it honestly but I’m curious what the debunking is. It seems hard to entirely debunk writings such as “Some Moral Aspects of Eugenics" (June 1920), "The Eugenic Conscience" (February 1921), "The purpose of Eugenics" (December 1924), "Birth Control
@EliteBallKnower
@SpursCulture
That's true, similar to today's pace, but offenses weren't nearly as overpowered because of spacing, schemes, reffing, etc. so there still is more stat inflation today no doubt
@JonHaidt
@glukianoff
16/ INABILITY TO DISCONFIRM: You reject any evidence or arguments that might contradict your negative thoughts. For example, when you have the thought “I’m unlovable,” you reject as irrelevant any evidence that people like you. Consequently, your thought cannot be refuted.
Do you waste time online? 🤔
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1/ 'MIND READING: You assume that you know what people think without having sufficient evidence of their thoughts. “He thinks I’m a loser.”'
It's shocking how often our attempts to be psychic are missing critical information...
I’m always surprised when I hear people complain about YouTube ads. Imo YouTube premium is the most worthwhile of all the entertainment subscriptions and I’ve had it so long I can’t remember life without it
@EliteBallKnower
@SpursCulture
When teams score more points, players have better stats. Magic certainly puts up better stats as a rookie in today's league with more spacing, etc. Hard to compare eras, but you definitely have to put today's players' inflated stats in perspective when talking about greatness.
In 1990 obesity was 11.1% and no state had a rate above 20%. In 2018 it was 31.3% nationwide and EVERY state was above 20%. Every American should be aware of this and outraged at the greed of processed food corporations, pharma, and govt officials
@SamHarrisOrg
@BretWeinstein
4chan is not a good analogue for the way Elon wants to make Twitter in that user anonymity is central to 4chan and attempting to be severely limited by Twitter
@JonHaidt
@glukianoff
2/ FORTUNE- TELLING: 'You predict the future negatively: Things will get worse, or there is danger ahead. “I’ll fail that exam,” or “I won’t get the job.”'
I like to remind myself that 85% of the stuff we worry about never happens
@ExploreWellcome
Shame on you. What an utter disgrace to all artistic integrity and cross cultural exploration. This is the opposite of seeking understanding.
Schools should grade students and give them constructive feedback not only on how they perform in their core classes, but also a well-defined character curriculum driven by each student's own aspirational identities and community standards.
@JeremyTate41
AI already influences the algorithm that has you looking at this tweet, and all you need to do is walk around to see how the masses are slaves to their smart phones. Chat GPT doesn’t move the needle
If
@elonmusk
is no longer Twitter’s CEO, I hope whoever replaces him continues to build in public, boldly make mistakes, and quickly work to correct them in the same way he has, hopefully with a bit less controversy and hate
@mattyglesias
This is just repackaged scorn for a racial/religious identification. You misunderstand human psychology if you can play this game as ridiculer on one side and victim on the other. Just be respectful of all people and leave the neat litttle boxes at the door
@elonmusk
3 suggestions for long form videos for 𝕏 premium subscribers:
1. Watch history with properly saved time stamps (only for videos above a certain length
2. Automated timestamps and sections put into video player’s bottom scroll bar when creators type out names of sections in
@VitalikButerin
The words in long form books are almost certainly more carefully selected and organized than in a podcast. Therefore it not only helps with clarity and succinctness, but also one’s own writing/speaking ability to listen to audiobooks or read books
Keep Los Angeles in your thoughts and prayers today — it’s a light drizzle now, but it could develop into steady rainfall with some slight windiness later in the day 😱
#HurricaneHilary
@JonHaidt
@glukianoff
11/ BLAMING: You focus on the other person as the source of your negative feelings, and you refuse to take responsibility for changing yourself. “She’s to blame for the way I feel now,” or “My parents caused all my problems.”
You can't give up your internal locus of control.
Great vid to check out if interested in healthy relations with tech, kids, education, and Apple Vision Pro. References to
@JonHaidt
and others who are leading movements for positive change with kids & tech
Ernest Wolfe
@nestolobo
, educator & software developer, joins me to talk about how kids are struggling to learn these days dealing with distractibility & executive function disorders
I also take the Apple Vision Pro for a test drive for the first time:
Apple AI should officially mark the end of schools thinking iPads will help make students smarter. Writing with one’s own thoughts on pen and paper will be a skill only the elite know
@PaulBiancardi
@hornets
No brainer it's Scoot. He's got by far the most superstar potential of all these guys, and Lamelo is used to playing with other guards growing up with his brothers. They'll make Charlotte must see TV again.