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[Weekly Finds] Privacy, Airbnb, Storage Business, Econ Degree, Quitting a Book, Cult of Musk

Facebook and Privacy

I’ve always been kinda weary of Facebook. I recently read this article—”Get your loved ones off Facebook.“—, and now I’m even more paranoid.

I really don’t use Facebook all that much anymore.I haven’t had the app on my phone for years now. The only reason I still have it is to maintain connections with those who aren’t followers on other platforms (I’m all about Twitter)—mostly older folks and Germans.

In fact, the only two selling points on Facebook for me are: (1) Groups, and (2) Marketplace. I maintain contact with people through Groups, and Marketplace takes away the mystery of a sketchy meet-up on Craigslist.

Interview with Co-Founder of Airbnb Joe Gebbia

I don’t like having two references to Tim Ferriss in the same post (or two posts in a row, for that matter), but this is the most fun I’ve had with a podcast in a long time! Tim Ferriss’s Interview with Joe Gebbia, a co-founder of Airbnb (YouTube, Apple Podcasts) is hilarious and his journey is fascinating and tenacious.

Hibernate Storage

My friend and I are starting a business! We’re launching in April after a year’s worth of work after winning $6,300 from the Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge hosted by Boise State University’s College of Innovation + Design. Check out our website: hibernatestorage.com. We’d love any feedback you have for us! Share in the comments below!

Opportunity Cost: An Econ Degree

Ironically, I had a major opportunity cost analysis in my life pop up: do I pursue a B.S. Economics or stick with the minor. It all arose when I met with my advisor. I petitioned to have my Engineering Economics and Management course count for both my ME and econ tracks. She approved and mentioned that I was only a few classes away from a bachelor’s. Well, I love economics, and I double-majored for a majority of my academic career. Turns out, though, that I was seven classes away from graduation. That’s not close; that’s an entire semester (and a 21-credit semester at that…)!

In talking with Shalene, I decided against it. I’d love to, but I have a good internship for the summer where I’ll get to spend time with my family, and I know I’ll eventually get an MBA, so the material will be picked up down the road.

It was, nonetheless, an extremely difficult decision.

Quitting a Book

I’ve long struggled with quitting a book once I’ve started it. It sits on my shelf staring back at me, taking up headspace until I finish it. I had my first brush with this when Shalene bought me a book from the middle of a series one Christmas. It took a lot out of me to say I was done!

I’ve thought about this a lot ever since stumbling across a GoodReads tweet:

I actually really liked this suggested framework:

It wasn’t until I came across Episode 97 (Apple Podcasts) of The Tim Ferriss Show where Naval Ravikant (CEO of AngelList; @Naval) that something really stuck: we have so little time that it’s much easier to treat a book like a blog post. If you skim the blog post and move on, you don’t feel guilty. Why do any differently with a book. If it has the information you want/need, great! If not, move on.

 

Musketeers

So I have this idea. How do I articulate to people that I’m an Elon Musk cultist?

Feature Photo: Dayne Topkin