{"id":37649,"date":"2021-01-10T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=37649"},"modified":"2021-01-04T13:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:10:12","slug":"plan-to-eatsoulpackable-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/plan-to-eatsoulpackable-mirror\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to Eat\/Soul\/Packable mirror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/\">Sign up here<\/a>\u00a0to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meal planning made easy<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019ve been subscribing to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantoeat.com\/ref\/92ce218d24?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Plan to Eat<\/a>\u00a0for about a year, and have found it useful for storing recipes and generating shopping lists. When I\u2019m at a website that has a recipe I like, I just click on the Plan to Eat bookmarklet in my browser bar to automatically import the recipe to my collection. I can add recipes to a calendar, and print a shopping list with everything I need. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picturing the afterlife<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is a lot going on in Pixar\u2019s new movie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/movies.disney.com\/soul?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Soul<\/a>. It\u2019s definitely worth watching (Disney+), and is best watched more than once to appreciate its many insights. The categories Soul covers \u2014 imagining the afterlife in detail, including beings of light, celestial birthing rings, tunnels to the beyond, astral travel, and short circuiting the system \u2014 are also the topics of a very long graphic novel I co-produced and published in book form, called The Silver Cord. Fans of Soul, the movie, will probably be fans of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/G5WOc?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">The Silver Cord<\/a>, the book. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Packable mirror<\/strong><br \/>\nThis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/ylnw?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">slim and portable mirror<\/a>\u00a0($15) always comes in handy on trips, especially when only one bathroom is available for everyone or when I am getting ready and relegated to a room with no mirror. It has an adjustable stand and folds into its own protective cover so it won\u2019t get crushed. It\u2019s so slim and weighs only one pound which makes it easy to\u00a0<em>always<\/em>\u00a0pack it. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>52 things Tom Whitwell learned in 2020<\/strong><br \/>\nI was inspired, surprised, and entertained by Tom Whitwell\u2019s list of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/fluxx-studio-notes\/52-things-i-learned-in-2019-8ee483e6c816?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">52 things he learned in 2019<\/a>. He now has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/fluxx-studio-notes\/52-things-i-learned-in-2020-6a380692dbb8?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">similar list for 2020<\/a>. Here are some of my favorites. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<ul class=\"revue-ul\">\n<li>All of the ten best-selling books of the last decade had female protagonists. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2019-12-27\/decade-was-dominated-by-growing-influence-of-women-and-screens?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Cowen<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>When Ibn Battuta visited China in 1345, facial recognition was already in use. All visiting foreigners had their portraits discretely painted and posted on the walls of the bazaar. \u201cIf a stranger commits any offence\u2026 they send his portrait far and wide.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/in.ernet.dli.2015.62617\/page\/n305\/mode\/2up?q=skilful&amp;utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Ibn Battuta<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Money makes people happier than psychotherapy. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w28106?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Johannes Haushofer &amp; co<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>In just eight years, the British National Grid went from being 40% coal powered to 2% coal powered. [<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrSimEvans\/status\/1270717084066930693?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Simon Evans<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Developing and launching the iPod in 2001 took just 41 weeks, from the very first meeting (no team, no prototype, no design) to iPods shipping to customers. [<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patrickc\/status\/1216477318434050048?mc_cid=940c6cead2&amp;mc_eid=7283e54efa&amp;utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Collison<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>In Warsaw\u2019s Gruba Ka\u015bka water plant there are eight clams with sensors attached to their shells. If the clams close because they don\u2019t like the taste of the water, the city\u2019s supply is automatically shut off. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/clams-measure-water-quality-poland-fat-kathy\/?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Judita K<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>A micromort is a one-in-a-million chance of death. Just being alive is about 24 micromorts per day, skydiving is 8 micromorts per jump. [<a href=\"http:\/\/interconnected.org\/home\/2020\/09\/01\/microcovids?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Webb<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Well-thought-out email structure<\/strong><br \/>\nThis \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/YouShouldKnow\/comments\/iml79z\/ysk_that_if_you_usually_find_yourself_spending\/?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">YouShouldKnow<\/a>\u201d shared by u\/the-lah on reddit outlines the best way to convey what is essential when writing an email. I\u2019ve pasted it below in its entirety. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><em>Dear Person I am Writing To,<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><em>This is an optional sentence introducing who I am and work for, included if the addressee has never corresponded with me before. The second optional sentence reminds the person where we met, if relevant. This sentence states the purpose of the email.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><em>This optional paragraph describes in more detail what\u2019s needed. This sentence discusses relevant information like how soon an answer is needed, what kind of answer is needed, and any information that the other person might find useful. If there\u2019s a lot of information, it\u2019s a good idea to separate this paragraph into two or three paragraphs to avoid having a Wall of Text.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><em>If a description paragraph was used, close with a restatement of the initial request, in case the addressee ignored the opening paragraph.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><em>This sentence is just a platitude (usually thanking them for their time) because people think I am standoffish, unreasonably demanding, or cold if it\u2019s not included.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-blockquote\"><em>Closing salutation, Signature<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Ponderings<\/strong><br \/>\nThis past year I collected a set of quotes I like to ponder. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<ul class=\"revue-ul\">\n<li>If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. \u2014 Robin Jones Gunn<\/li>\n<li>A foreign accent is a sign of bravery. \u2014 Amy Chua<\/li>\n<li>To know what you\u2019re going to draw, you have to begin drawing. \u2014 Picasso<\/li>\n<li>The reward for good work is more work. \u2014 Tom Sachs<\/li>\n<li>The invention of the ship was also the invention of the shipwreck. \u2014 Paul Virilio<\/li>\n<li>If all I\u2019d ever wanted to do was make money, I\u2019d probably be really poor by now. \u2014 Brian Eno<\/li>\n<li>Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. \u2014 Rumi<\/li>\n<li>On average, bad things happen fast and good things happen slow. \u2014 Stewart Brand<\/li>\n<li>What I cannot create, I do not understand. \u2014 Richard Feynman<\/li>\n<li>Find out who you are and do it on purpose. \u2014 Dolly Parton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recomendo: issue no. 234<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2323],"tags":[2324],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37649"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37654,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37649\/revisions\/37654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}