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This is your weekly(ish) round up of the best links from around the web, curated by the team at Meco.

In this issue, we delve into the art of intelligent reading, we improve our ability to argue and we explore the impact of AI chatbots in the world of dating...

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📖 Great Reads

Reading Better: Retain What You Read

Shane Parish, the man behind Farnam Street, unveils a treasure trove of techniques to help you get more from your reading. He provides techniques to improve both your knowledge retention and your ability to apply newfound insights to your everyday life. [Read more]

Make Lasting Impressions with the Peak-End Effect 

The peak-end effect suggests people's judgments of past experiences are heavily based on the most intense moment (peak) and the final moment (end) of the experience. This piece outlines how we can use this phenomenon to our advantage in life and business. [Read more]

38 Ways to Win an Argument

Having effective debating strategies at your disposal can greatly enhance your ability to communicate your view persuasively. Renowned German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer compiled a helpful list of 38 strategies to come out on top in any argument. [Read more]

🗞 Fab Newsletters

• Rewire Yourself is a newsletter that helps you to rewire your brain. Bryan writes about self improvement and psycho-philosophical topics to help you become a better human through meditation, breath work and critical thinking.

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• Wifi Money Letter is your guide to making money online as a creator. Each week it explores topics like self-publishing, podcasting, YouTube, and writing, to help you elevate your online empire.

• AltReport showcases the real estate news that Jim Cramer, CNBC, and the roster of big media talking heads, don’t talk about. They connect the dots, with data, observation and reason to better understand what’s happening, what might happen, and why.

🤭 A Bit of Fun

• Forget catfishing, dating has now entered the chatbot-fishing era... We now live in a world where people are using Artificial Intelligence powered chatbots to try land more dates

• Ages from now, giant snails could be one of the lasting signs of human influence on Earth. See how giant, intelligent snails became a marker of our age 

• Lego, the decades-old toy for kids, is building on its longtime popularity with increasingly elevated sets designed specifically for adults…

• At long last, the glorious future we were promised in space is on the way! NASA awarded a $3.4 billion contract to a team led by Blue Origin for the design and construction of a second Human Landing System to fly astronauts down to the Moon

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