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Best YouTube Videos to Watch: Finding Giannis
Now that the NBA Finals are over and the Bucks are the champions, Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the most famous and well-liked players in the NBA. Since he is still young, he is well on his way to taking over the title of the best player in the world from Lebron. In addition to…
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Best YouTube Videos to Watch: Hunting & Eating the Venomous Lionfish
Lionfish is a type of fish that I have heard of many times before, but never really seen or thought of eating before. After watching a video called “Hunting & Eating The Venomous Lionfish” though, I learned a lot more about the species and the types of problems it is creating. The YouTube video was…
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Best Books to Read: Make Your Bed (William H. McRaven)
William H. McRaven is a former Navy Seal who wrote the book Make Your Bed after giving a commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin. If you don’t want to have to buy the book, I would highly recommend at least listening to the 6 minute speech on Youtube (it summarizes the gist…
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Best YouTube Videos to Watch: Ethiopia’s Chapel in the Sky (Great Big Story)
Before Great Big Story was shut down (sad!) they produced a video called “Ethiopia’s Chapel in the Sky“. I recently came across it, and it is one of my favorite Great Big Story videos yet. Ethiopia’s Chapel in the Sky refers to “Abuna Yemata Guh“, which is a church located in Ethiopia. It is noteworthy…
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Best YouTube Videos to Watch: NFTs Are Fueling a Boom in Digital Art. Here’s How They Work
For those that keep up with the news regularly, you may have heard of the recent “digital art” piece that sold for $69 million. It was a piece of artwork produced by Mike Winkelmann, who is more well known by his online name of Beeple. The piece was titled “The First 5000 Days”, and it…
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Best Daily Habits: 4 4 4 Breathing Technique
On Headspace there is a breathing exercise called Deep Breathing. It is only a 2-3 minute guided exercise, but I find it very useful. In addition to being very calming and soothing, it is a super easy exercise to do. The Deep Breathing exercise is very similar to Box Breathing and the 4-4-4 breathing technique.…
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The Mexican Fisherman Story (Better than Yesterday)
The Mexican Fisherman story is a great parable I heard recently. I came across it recently on the YouTube Channel Better than Yesterday, which I consider one of the best channels to watch in my spare time. I previously recommended a previous video of Better than Yesterday called “Use Laziness to Your Advantage – The…
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YouTube Video: Why Do Cell Phone Bills Cost so Much in the US? (CNBC)
After having lived in Europe and Asia, I have never understood how US cell phone plans are so much more expensive. In Asia I paid about $20 a month (and this was considered expensive), while in Europe I paid about $10 a month for cell phone service. This is not just for basic phone services,…
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YouTube Video: What is a SPAC (CNBC Explains)
Recently, the stock market has been on fire, with the market having tremendous gains since the downturn in March. Since there is so much money to be gained/lost right now, it has led a ton of new people to enter the stock market. However, there are so many technical things to know about the stock…