Best Article You Read Online This Year? (2019)
Compiling Shane Parrish's tweet replies
I’m trying to be helpful and listing some articles recommended by others, sort them by category and link to them.
Inspired by Shane Parrish’s tweet. What is the best article you read online this year?
Business, Investing & Markets
Science & Tech
I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.
How Tech Is Ruining Our Quality of Life—and What We Can Do About It
Nuanced Analysis of LocalBitcoins Data Suggests Bitcoin is Working as Satoshi Intended
Behavioural
The only metric of success that really matters is the one we ignore (Behind member paywall though)
Elite Universities Are Breeding Grounds for Insecure Overachievers
Secrets about People: A Short and Dangerous Introduction to René Girard
Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness
History, Government & Nations
Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Rise of Radical Incompetence
Three Big Things: The Most Important Forces Shaping the World
Misc
When You Don’t Feel Like It, You Often Produce Your Greatest Work
Rise above it or drown: How elite NBA athletes handle pressure
The PARA Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information
A Guide To Using Your Career To Help Solve The World’s Most Pressing Problems
The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thrones
Demon Underneath John DeLorean and the Invention of the Future
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