Mon. 01/23 - The HustleCore of Medieval Monks (& the Spin Cycle of Earth's Core)

<p><strong><em>The Earth’s inner core has paused its spinning and reversed its course . Sounds alarming, but everything is fine. Plus, what medieval Christian monks, the OG hustle bros apparently, can teach us about distraction and routine.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/science/earth-core-reversing-spin.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earth’s Inner Core Paused, Then Reversed Its Spin. This Is Fine.</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-inner-core-may-right-now-be-in-the-process-of-changing-direction" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earth's Inner Core May Right Now Be in The Process of Changing Direction</a> (Science Alert)</li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgyje7/earths-core-has-stopped-and-may-be-reversing-direction-study-says" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earth’s Core Has Stopped and May Be Reversing Direction, Study Says</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/medieval-monks-distraction" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Easily Distracted? You Need to Think Like a Medieval Monk</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/30/what-monks-can-teach-us-about-paying-attention-wandering-mind-jamie-kreiner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What Monks Can Teach Us About Paying Attention</a> (The New Yorker)</li><li><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631498053" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wandering Mind</a> by Jamie Kreiner</li><li><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its-not-you-its-me-and-my-science-based-life-optimizing-podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It’s Not You, It’s Me and My Science-Based, Life-Optimizing Podcasts</a> (McSweeney’s)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/ilanaslightly/status/1617223745437069314?s=20&amp;t=hgf34CallaAur09h-LYV7A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tweet discussion on infrastructure for life without smartphones disappearing<