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"The moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist."  â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â 5-Bullet Friday The latest from author and investor [Tim Ferriss]( â â Hi All! â Here is your weekly dose of 5-Bullet Friday, a list of what Iâm pondering and exploring. Feel free to forward along if the spirit moves you. â
Article Iâm reading â[Chimpanzees seen self-medicating with healing plants when sick or injured](â (Washington Post). Thanks to [Dr. Mark Plotkin]() of [Amazon Conservation Team]( for sharing this. [Alternate link](=). From the article:
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âThe team observed two chimpanzee communities in the Budongo Forest for four months each. They tracked what the great apes ate and analyzed components of 13 plant species that seemed wholly unappetizing to a chimpanzee, such as bark and resin, to determine whether the materials had healing effects. ⦠Those struggling the most with parasitesâsomething the scientists ascertained through testing their fecesâhad eaten plant material with the strongest antibacterial properties. An injured chimpanzee had eaten a fern with anti-inflammatory effects that was otherwise rarely consumed by the groups. All plant species, when tested in a laboratory, inhibited bacterial growth of E. coli, and some had been found in previous studies to have cancer-fighting or analgesic properties. â
Track Iâm enjoying for writing â[Singularity (Original)](=)â ([YouTube](, [Spotify](, [Apple Music]() by [Stephan Bodzin](=). â
What has piqued my curiosity â[Propheticâs Morpheus-1](=). I have not tried this product, but [my interest in lucid dreaming]() goes back to [my high-school wrestling days](), when I used it for performance enhancement. Hereâs the one-liner about Morpheus-1: âThe worldâs first multi-modal generative ultrasonic transformer designed to induce and stabilize lucid dreams.â Has anyone used this device or something like it? If so, please let me know your results on X/Twitter [@tferriss](=) with #lucid. â
What Iâm listening to a second time â[A Postmortem on My Response to Covid](=)â ([SamHarris.org](=), [YouTube](=)) by [Sam Harris]() on the Making Sense podcast. This might seem like an out-of-date posting, but it isnât. This is a world-class example of how a very smart person does a postmortem on their own thinking, and I think itâs worth studying. Excellent poker players might do postgame analysis of their decision-making in similar fashion. Consider this a meta-skill that applies to practically everything. â
Quote Iâm pondering âA work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Its beauty comes from the fact that the author is what he is. It has nothing to do with the fact that other people want what they want. Indeed, the moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist, and becomes a dull or an amusing craftsman, an honest or a dishonest tradesman. He has no further claim to be considered as an artist.â
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â](=)([Click here to share on Twitter]().) --------------------------------------------------------------- You can complement this edition of 5-Bullet Friday with [my blog post]() on how to lucid dream, [my conversation](=) with Sam Harris, and [the latest supercombo podcast episode](), featuring bestselling author Neil Gaiman and design powerhouse Debbie Millman.
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