Freud, speaking powerfully, the AI which nearly destroyed humanity, the Fourth Turning +much more!

A weekly resource & link roundup. Other highlights: A stranger-than-fiction kidnapping, 9 tips to live better, dying animals, the health of the crypto market + more…

As friend James Rutter had a personal experience which relates, this is the perfect lead-in image / meme for today’s edition:

[James]: “I just took my son to get a doughnut. While we were there I watched a father, mother, and son all face down on their phones, almost the entire time, while their little daughter (looked about 5) was trying to get their attention. None of them would pull themselves away from their phones to give their attention to her.

“Parents, I can guarantee you, if you don’t give your kids attention then they will seek it from someone else, and I can pretty much promise you that you won’t like who they seek it from. It’ll be your fault too, not theirs. It’s YOUR job to raise your child, to love your child, and to be present with your child… no one else’s.

“Take your vocation as a parent seriously. Our world has enough screwed up children in the last couple generations. Help break the cycle. Do better.”

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The latest Weekend Whats roundup is ready for the reading pleasure and expanded learning of my Pro Subscribers.

🔦 Here are the highlights:

• Long live Freud

  Learn why we “gringos” (Americans) adore brain-deadening TV and movies, hamburgers, celebrity worship, drugs, antidepressants, video games, #MeTooism, and psychoanalysis.

• Speak so people actually want to listen to you
  In 9-minutes, a sound expert spills the beans on how-to speak powerfully.
  

• A kidnapping which is stranger than fiction
  A rich man gets taken for the most terrifying—and bewildering—ride of his life.
  

• Tips to live (and sustain) a much better life
  Experts, ranging from authors to academics, offer up their bite-sized wisdom.
  

• The AI program that tried to destroy humanity
  The implication here, for a second attempt, are quite disturbing. This is worth, at minimum, a precursory understanding as to what almost happened.
  

• Is America headed into a Fourth Turning?
  Learn how our country is following the same cyclic pattern as the rest gone before it.
  

• The health of the crypto market
  Go to this interactive online tool to gauge the state of blockchain innovation and adoption metrics.
  

+ much more to enjoy

So, let’s dive into this weekend’s issue…

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