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Top Articles

A roundup of the week's most popular articles and essays from Playtext.

1. The Indispensability of Risk (11 min)

“You shouldn’t expect to make money without bearing risk, but you shouldn’t expect to make money just for taking risk. You have to sacrifice certainty, but it has to be done skillfully and intelligently, and with emotion under control.”

2. Earth AI: Vertically-Integrated Exploration for an Abundant Future (1 hr 40 min)

A deep dive into one of the oldest and most critical industries in the world: mining. It’s a $2 trillion industry that’s 43,000 years old and not going anywhere until humans learn to transcend matter altogether.

3. Obituary for a Quiet Life (3 min)

"A quiet life isn’t a passive life. Sitting still on the porch doesn’t mean letting the world go by. He and Grandma took their camper across the country. He served as president of the union. Being content doesn’t mean being blind. It means knowing the difference between a good fight and a selfish one."

4. Why you need a "WTF Notebook" (14 min)

Maintaining a "WTF Notebook" as a strategic tool for new team members to navigate and improve workplace dynamics without overwhelming colleagues with criticisms.

5. Jung’s Five Pillars of a Good Life (12 min)

Carl Jung's views on achieving a fulfilling life. Jung argued that true happiness is not about reaching a state of constant bliss but rather making continual progress towards betterment.

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