Posts by Swedan Margen
7 ways chasing productivity hacks makes you less productive
If you’ve ever spent an afternoon tweaking your Notion setup, testing a new morning routine, or watching yet another “how I get 10x more done” video, you already know the feeling. It feels like progress. It feels like you’re leveling up. But at the end of the week, your actual business hasn’t moved much. That…
Read MoreSan Francisco’s Latest Radical Experiment | National Review
Unlike some of the city’s other adventures, this one is actually working out. Source link
Read MoreFounders who break these 4 common rules usually win bigger
If you’ve spent any time in startup circles, you’ve probably internalized a set of “rules” you’re supposed to follow. Validate before you build. Stay focused. Be realistic. Don’t burn bridges. These are good principles, but here’s the uncomfortable truth most founders only learn after a few cycles: the people who win disproportionately often know when…
Read MoreBreakdown: 1975 Erases Film History | National Review
Millennial filmmakers reduce the past to cynicism. Source link
Read MoreDraft or No Draft? | National Review
A debate about compulsory military service once raged in National Review’s pages. Source link
Read MoreJennifer Newsom Represents Everything Wrong with Democrats’ Outreach to Young Men | National Review
At some point, progressives such as the Newsoms need to admit they don’t believe male virtue exists. Source link
Read MoreCommentary: Wipe out a ‘civilization’? Minor stuff compared with what just happened in AI
While many of us were worried in recent days about our president ending a “whole civilization,” one Silicon Valley tech company was warning, without much notice, it might accidentally disrupt all civilization as we know it. The San Francisco technology company Anthrophic announced Tuesday that it wasn’t releasing a new version of its Claude AI…
Read MoreIsa Genzken Finds Chaos in Order
Also: Raye’s ambitious new album, Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s seminal “Firebird,” and more. Source link
Read MoreHow thousands of sensitive LAPD files got leaked online — and what happens next
The disciplinary files of Los Angeles police officers are closely guarded secrets, protected by some of the nation’s strictest confidentiality laws. But now, many of those secret files have been splashed across the internet, along with tens of thousands of other sensitive records from the L.A. city attorney’s office. The extent of the data breach…
Read MoreChinese energy storage firms push harder overseas as orders boom
Published Fri, Apr 10, 2026 · 05:45 PM [BEIJING] Chinese energy storage manufacturers are experiencing a surge in overseas orders and accelerating their factory expansions to capture growing international demand. New overseas orders for Chinese energy storage companies reached 366 gigawatt-hours in 2025, marking a 144 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the China Energy…
Read MoreSouth Korea holds rates steady as Iran war fans inflation, growth risks
Published Fri, Apr 10, 2026 · 11:08 AM [SEOUL] South Korea’s central bank kept its policy interest rate steady on Friday and warned of a highly uncertain path ahead as a broadening conflict in the Middle East threatens to derail growth and worsen inflation. The Bank of Korea flagged both the risk of a resurgent…
Read More“Big Mistakes” Is a Crime Show for the Girls and the Gays
At the start of the new comedic thriller “Big Mistakes,” the lives of Nicky Dardano (Dan Levy), a quasi-closeted pastor, and his sister Morgan (Taylor Ortega), an elementary-school teacher, are far from ideal. That’s before Morgan steals a necklace from a chintzy gift shop run by a Turkish gangster named Yusuf, who proceeds to kidnap…
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