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1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I’m currently reading “Hitch-22”, Christopher Hitchens’ autobiography. He opens with a quote from Richard Dawkins’ book “Unweaving The Rainbow”. Whatever you think of Dawkins and his beliefs, this is fantastic writing:
“We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia. Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton. We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people. In the teeth of these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here. We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds, how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred?”
2. High coffee consumption is for health nuts!
It appears that high levels of coffee consumption confer all kinds of health benefits, including an 18% reduction in the risk of cancer. While I take most “news health stories” with a massive pinch of salt (despite its health risks), I keep my eyes peeled for anything that endorses the habits I enjoy and have no intention of changing! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coffee-health-benefits-more-likely-harms-study-latest-a8070586.html
3. This week’s glimpse of the future
Have you ever seen a robot that can do backflips? Would you like to? Robocop, here we come! https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/609519/video-boston-dynamics-backflipping-robot-is-an-astounding-advance/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2017-11-17&utm_campaign=Technology+Review
4. An interview I loved
I’ve long been a fan of the Smashing Pumpkins. When I saw that lead singer and guitarist, Billy Corgan, was a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast, I was intrigued. But when I listened to the interview, I was delighted. Corgan completely confounded my expectations. Well worth a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb-mU6wgeF8
5. This week’s 3 minute miracle
The Gorillaz track, “Feel Good Inc.” still sounds as fresh as the day I first heard it. But this version played by Luca Stricagnoli takes it to a whole new level. Prepare to be amazed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6_HlOqy2C0
That’s it for this week!
Big love
Jamie
Jamie Smart
Sunday Times Bestselling Author, Speaker and Executive Coach
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