Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?

My friends: Alistair Croll (Just Evil Enough, Solve for Interesting, Tilt the Windmill, Interesting Bits, HBS, chair of Strata, Startupfest, FWD50, and Scaletechconf; author of Lean Analytics and some other books), Hugh McGuire (Rebus Foundation, PressBooks, LibriVox) and I decided that every week the three of us are going to share one link for one another (for a total of six links) that each individual feels the other person “must see.”

Check out these six links that we’re recommending to one another:

• When Do Parties Lie? Misinformation and Radical-Right Populism Across 26 Countries – Petter Tornberg & Juliana Chueri – Sage Journals. “If your first reaction to this is ‘this is biased, liberal reporting,’ you’re sorta proving the point. Researchers analyzed 32 million tweets from 8,198 elected politicians across 26 countries between 2017 and 2022. They wanted to find out how often political parties lie, and if there are any factors that strongly predict whether someone will share misinformation. Spoiler alert: Radical-right populism is the strongest predictor that someone will misinform. What I was not expecting is that ‘populism, left-wing populism, and right-wing politics are not linked to the spread of misinformation.'” (Alistair for Hugh).
• Heat Vision And Jack – Funkhous – YouTube. “Nobody really expects a cancelled pilot to get distribution. But when distribution is free, and that pilot stars Jack Black, Owen Wilson – and other celebs like Christine Taylor and Vincent Schiavelli; was directed by Ben Stiller; and was written by Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty) and Rob Schrab (Scud), maybe you want to see it. And when you hear that Wilson plays a motorcycle, you know you do. This is absolutely bonkers and also what the Internet is for.” (Alistair for Mitch).
• The ‘20-5-3’ Rule Prescribes How Much Time You Should Spend Outside – Michael Easter – Prevention. “I think this one is for Alistair, since we’ve had a few exchanges about our various efforts to disconnect. You probably don’t need to read the whole article, I’ll summarize for you: Research suggests that the following is good for you: Go outside to a park for at least 20 minutes x 3 times a week. Get some proper nature (e.g. provincial park) at least 5 hours per month. Spend at least 3 days a year (sounds waaay too low to me) completely disconnected from digital. Go: Camping, cabining, sailing, hiking etc. Basically: Stop watching TV and go outside and play!” (Hugh for Alistair).  
• The Joy Of Clutter – Matt Alt – Aeon. “It’s hard to keep up with which Japanese cultural wisdom we’re supposed to be embracing right now, but we (you especially!) should do it right now! There was a time when we all Marie Kondo‘d the heck out of our lives, but it turns out that Kondo doesn’t have a monopoly on what our closets should look like. If minimalism isn’t bringing you joy, try the precise art of Japanese clutter.” (Hugh for Mitch).
• Brandon Sanderson – Building A Fiction Empire, $40M+ Kickstarter Campaigns, And Unbreakable Habits – Tim Ferriss – YouTube. “You don’t have to like Science Fiction and Fantasy novels to really appreciate this very expansive conversation with Brandon Sanderson (potentially, the most prolific writer of our time). Tim Ferriss goes deep here (as one would hope), and to listen to Brandon talk about everything from his writing habits to his writing inspiration to his fan engagement to how he thinks about his readers and, in turn, how he operates his business is a sight to behold. Three hours long? Yes… and worth every minute of it… inspiring…” (Mitch for Alistair).
• Joe Rogan Isn’t A Podcast – Steve Pratt – The Creativity Business. “The semantic debate over ‘what is a book?’ or ‘what is a podcast?’ may have less to do with technical definitions and more to do with how we can tell better stories and where those stories are best distributed. Get beyond the title of this article and dig in, because it’s a great thought experiment about content, media and audience. Steve Pratt has always been a smart human that I enjoy following, and this article is a fascinating perspective on the growth of TV online and why we call those productions a podcast…” (Mitch for Hugh).

Feel free to share these links and add your picks on X, Facebook, in the comments below or wherever you play.

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