#CoolShit 05.18.20

TGIM!

So I had an exceptionally good weekend - I launched an app!

But… Although the app is technically available to the public, we’re still in the “testing” phase and not quite ready to “share with the masses,” so you’re going to have to wait just a bit longer before I fully reveal the project 😬

See you tomorrow!

-Shelby

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Life Pro Tip: When writing an email, leave the To-field empty until you're ready to send.

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Crowd sourcing an NBA contract

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) says he will sign a one-year deal with the NBA team fans decide if they reach Bitcoin target of roughly $24,632,630 on a GoFundMe. Dinwiddie’s statement:

I am ALL ABOUT THIS!

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And for a refresher course on Bitcoin, here’s Nipsey Hussles’ simple explanation (2:13)

LilMoonLambo @LilMoonLambo

Nipsey Hussle did a better job at explaining #Bitcoin than anyone on crypto twitter

Coming soon, “Why I love Bitcoin”

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The resurrection of the #CoolShit playlist

We got ourselves a new lead curator for the playlist!

I don’t have the time anymore to properly curate this playlist. There’s lots of cool people adding cool music and it takes some human attention to make sure that the playlist is always fresh.

So over the weekend I talked with a good friend and fellow music junkie, Amber, about taking over the reigns of the #CoolShit playlist - she’s in! Woo hoo for us!

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Get your DEVO PPE

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Teamwork in the COVID-era

James Clear @JamesClear

How to generate great ideas as a team: 1) Brainstorm privately. Any idea goes. Avoids groupthink. 2) Compile ideas, but hide the sources. Avoids "highest paid person" winning. 3) Discuss as a group to find the best answer. 4) Reveal the winner so the right person gets credit.

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This Brooklyn Stoop wedding

The wedding ended with a socially distant block party. Surreal that this is life, but also congrats on a creative & beautiful wedding!

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Pop quiz: Name the album that this photo was used for on the cover

Mr. Miller is THE photographer when it comes to west coast hip-hop culture.

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This mix of Brazilian artists covering classic pop songs

Classic pop + Brazilian vibes

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How to be fulfilled - Ikigai

I will share and re-share this EVERY TIME it pops up in my feed. I can’t love this any more than I already do.

What are you working on? Does it check these 4 major boxes?

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The near-future of parks

Jennifer 8. Lee @jenny8lee

They’ve made little round human parking spots in Domino Park in Brooklyn! (This park is often the poster child for social distancing fácil).

I’d happily sit in these circles if it means we get to hang at the parks again.

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And finally…

Coronavirus vaccine for 30 million Britons by September if trial succeeds

"The first clinical trial of the Oxford vaccine is progressing well with all phase one participants having received their vaccine dose on schedule earlier this week. The speed at which Oxford University has designed and organised these complex trials is genuinely unprecedented."

*crosses fingers SO tight*

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And I come through fly, no co-sign
I ain't need radio to do mine, I done fine
And I take my time, and take my tribe