The Market (Kind of) Crashes, Why Apple Isn’t Doing Layoffs, and Google’s Build a Boss Program
Plus the history and culture of poop, learning Go, and a mystery book
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2 min readJan 30, 2023
- Getting going with Go — While I’m fascinating by Go, I’m more curious about the series this article is a part of: Today I Learned (TIL). We all should write more and short form learning seems an excellent way to make it happen.
- Apple - the only Big Tech giant going against the job cuts tide — Amid the media firestorm about layoffs, I didn’t notice this. The charts in here are gorgeous and reveal a fascinating strategy from Apple.
- Money Stuff- NYSE Forgot to Open Yesterday — Some of my favorite articles write about things we take for granted. When everything always works, we don’t need to understand it. Reading this I learned so much about markets by understanding how they break.
- Google’s Quest to Build a Better Boss — When things seem obvious, it’s time to look closer. On first pass the conclusions here seem boring, but they are deeper than they appear.
- 🎓 Feces — I read just about everything Eleanor Konik writes. From her Obsidian Roundup to obscure facts about poop, she’s always got something interesting.
Books I’m Reading
- The 7 1⁄2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle — Stuart Turton — While I found this a page turning mystery, the world building is a let down. I put it between Glass Onion (a disappointment) and Knives Out (a delight). Unlike The Prestige, solving the mystery makes this one fall apart.
- Hold Me Tight — Dr Sue Johnson — I continue to be floored by this book. I’ve read lots of books on relationships and while many of them are comforting, this one goes beyond that to helpful.
- Everyday Chaos — David Weinberger — The further I get into this book, the more it changes what I want to build. Every founder should read this before they start building.