Either/Or #17

Quick quiz 👇

1/o

TIL that South Korea now has the world’s lowest fertility rate at 1.12 kids per woman (or 0.72 per person). 

For comparison, it was 5.2 back in 1950. 

Japan’s rate is higher at about 1.2 per person, but still low. 

Experts say South Korea’s population could shrink by half in 50 years, which is a huge issue when people are living longer but having fewer kids 📉

2/o

I’ve been trying this lately too—avoiding my phone first thing in the morning, especially emails, news, or social media. 

I’ve noticed that if I check those early, I feel overwhelmed and lose motivation. 

But if I start my day without it, I’m way more focused and productive. 

I think it’s connected to dopamine—when you spike it with all that info, it crashes later, and so does your motivation to do stuff 🤔

3/o

I guess it’s still my all-time favorite product headline:

"1,000 songs in your pocket."

It’s genius—don’t tell me how great your product is, just tell me what it’s going to do for me 🍏

4/o

Another illustration of the power of a boring investment strategy: throw all your money in index funds and forget about it for a few decades 📈

5/o

Solid advice from the co-founder of Netflix.

They didn’t start with streaming—they started by renting and mailing DVDs, and it evolved into what Netflix is today. 

The best ideas come through iteration, not just ideation ☝️

bonus/o

So true!