Mehdi Yacoubi
Favorites
This page links some of my favorite books, articles, blogs, and podcast episodes.
Newsletters
I'm a huge fan of newsletters. In addition to reading books, newsletters are a great way to stay informed on the subjects that matter.
It took me some time to find newsletters that I love, so I figured I'd add my list here.
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Stratechery — Tech news, by Ben Thompson
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Brain Food — Thought-provoking, by Shane Parrish
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Fitt Insider — The world of fitness and wellness, by Joe Vennare
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Venture Desktop — A fresh perspective on the VC world, by Brett Bivens
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Two Truths, One Take — News, ideas, and long-term trends in the innovation economy, by Alex Danco
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The Interesting Times — Great perspectives on risk management, by Taylor Pearson
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Out of Pocket — The world of healthcare, but funny, by Nikhil Krishnan
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Benedict Evan's Newsletter — Great tech curation, by Benedict Evans
Podcasts
I spend a lot of time listening to podcast episodes. It's a great medium to understand the thinking of the guests and learn something new while doing something else.
Here's a list of the shows I find interesting:
Products
I love trying new products. Here are the products I love and currently use:
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Roam Research — The best note-taking app for networked thoughts.
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Notion — The second best note-taking app, great templates, and great for building team wikis.
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Readwise — A tool that I love for spaced-repetition.
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Pocket — I use Pocket to save articles I find on the internet.
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Todoist — My Todo App.
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Dashlane — The password management app I use.
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Breaker — A great app to listen to your podcasts. I like the social feature and the possibility to create lists.
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Brave — A web browser without any ads.
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OneTab — Make your laptop faster by saving all your open tabs in OneTab!
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Motion — A productivity and time tracking extension.
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Endel — The best app to work with great soundtracks.
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Kindle — I quit reading paperback books because it's much more convenient to have everything in one place.
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Audible — Sometimes, I like to listen to books. I use Audible.
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Feedly — A news aggregator.
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AutoSleep — I love this sleep tracking app. Beautiful design and all the information I need.
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Medito — A free meditation app. I especially like the walking meditation lesson.
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Freestyle Libre 2 — I track my blood glucose levels for optimal health and longevity. I use the Freestyle Libre 2.
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Zero Fasting — The best and most beautiful fasting app. I like to track my fasting with Zero.
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Inside Tracker — The best tool to get actionable insights on the blood tests I do.