Reading viewpoints of individuals who see the world of possibilities and potential is quite refreshing. This is not rant thread, we have one of those but a thread to share blogs with unique views that make one reflect.

https://robertsturgeon.substack.com/
Excerpt from today.
"The United Nations comprises 193 member states, the newest of which being South Sudan which became a sovereign nation in 2011. But countries, as we know them, didn’t always exist. The concept of a sovereign state was adopted through the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 following the Thirty Years’ War between Protestants and Catholics involving many European nations. It recognized, for the first time, the right of states to govern their territories without external interference.

Following the French Revolution and the establishment of the British Commonwealth, the concept of nation-states evolved from Europe and spread worldwide. In the 1900s, events like WWI and the Treaty of Versailles also dramatically altered border lines.


Source: BBC
If you want to dig deeper, you can watch this video (optional) to see how civilizations and nations have risen and fallen since the dawn of time (for the changes since 1800, skip to the 17m mark). As you can see, the changes during the last 200 years alone have been dramatic."

james@jamesclear.com
An excerpt from this past Thursday:
"The teacher learns more than the student.

The author learns more than the reader.

The speaker learns more than the attendee.

The way to learn is by doing."

Balaji Srinivasan on Twitter

On Jan 30, 2020, he asked:
"What if this is the pandemic that public health has been forecasting for years resulting in closures, masks, distrust of government, remote work, border closures...???