Curated Content
Below are the items Nik Sol has curated in this treasury, each with their curation notes explaining why it's valuable:
Curation Note: What I expect to find valuable in The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg is its thesis that the information age will fundamentally reshape power, wealth, and the role of the nation-state. The book is often cited for predicting digital currencies, jurisdictional competi...
Original Source: https://www.lopp.net/pdf/The%20Sovereign%20Individual.pdf
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: What I expect to find valuable in Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright is its practical framework for understanding company culture through the lens of “tribes” — natural groups of 20–150 people. The idea of mapping culture across five stages and using specific tools ...
Original Source: https://www2.mvcc.edu/shn/pdf/presentations/2019-11-las-vegas/tribal-leadership.pdf
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: What I expect to find valuable in The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan is its bold vision for how communities could form internet-first, build shared values and economies online, and eventually translate that digital coordination into real-world political legitimacy. The book proposes a new model ...
Original Source: https://thenetworkstate.com/book/tns.pdf
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: Maneki Neko
By Bruce Sterling, first published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
In a near-future world, a civilian is caught in a strange criminal investigation when his AI device—which gives him advice about acts of kindness to perform—leads him to be a pawn in a software pirate's rev...
Original Source: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/maneki-neko/
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: In this article, you can find out how AI is being used in a practical, high-impact way in medicine. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh used a machine-learning model to screen thousands of compounds and identify three natural senolytics — ginkgetin, periplocin, and oleandrin — that may help...
Original Source: https://newatlas.com/medical/machine-learning-algorithm-identifies-natural-anti-aging-chemicals/
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: This video shows a simple, practical alternative to digital productivity tools. It introduces the Daily Plan Bar — a minimalist paper planning method inspired by Mike Rohde — that helps you visualize your day, reduce distractions, and protect deep focus time without relying on apps.
This would bene...
Original Source: https://youtu.be/GDeiMjGYxXU
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: This article clearly explores the idea of an “infinite article” — a personalized AI that continuously writes the perfect content for you in real time. Nathan Baschez breaks down what would actually be required to build this (from language understanding and memory to personalization and real-time upd...
Original Source: https://every.to/divinations/the-infinite-article
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: What I found valuable about this link is its simple, realistic approach to productivity. Instead of relying on complicated apps, it shares a minimalist system that takes under 10 minutes a day and actually helps you stay focused, organized, and avoid burnout.
This would benefit marketers, freelance...
Original Source: https://youtu.be/WnqLV-xVWp8
Treasured: 2 times