Silly GPT-5 Chart, Managing Phone Notifications Better, An Old Guy I Aspire To, and More

On Fun...

Fun only exists in contrast to work.

If we spend the week really slacking off, our weekend will likely be noticeably less enjoyable.

Have more fun by working harder.

What's the saying? Work hard, play hard.

4 Cool Things

A Ridiculous ChatGPT Chart 📊 
Chart From OpenAI's GPT-5 Demo

OpenAI released bar graphs about GPT-5's performance which were absolutely dumb and deceptive. You'll get a good laugh. It seems AI progress is slowing until we have another major architecture breakthrough which could be one month away or one decade away – nobody knows.

Article On Managing Phone Notifications 🔔
Digital Hygiene: Notifications

Herman is the creator of bearblog.dev and overall a super cool guy. The practices he writes about here are coincidentally something I've been doing for years.

Video On Whether We Are Better Off Economically 💰 
1955 vs 2025, Who Had It Better?

This video uses real statistics to paint a fairly pessimistic view on the future. I've got an article coming out soon that argues against this; nonetheless, this is interesting and informative.

Short About What Christina P. Saw In 23-year-old Tom Segura 🎞️
How Tom Segura and I Met 

A cool story of two young comedians.

Grow Your Network

Steven Pressfield
https://stevenpressfield.com/

Steven is your favorite writer's favorite writer. His most popular book, The War of Art, is an enjoyable and helpful read for anyone pursuing anything creative. He has a really crazy life story about becoming a writer. Much like Derek Sivers last week, he is a guy who isn't seeking out your attention which feels like a breath of fresh air in this day and age.