Ben Silbermann

@bryan_johnson What caused the dip in heart rate midway through the session?

My dry sauna session today: . 38 min at 200°F . inner ear temp 102.8°F . longer duration than usual as have been experimenting with icing face and neck to avoid MMPs thermal aging, eroding collagen. The icing slows my core temp rise. Am trying to get pills to measure core temp.

This article by @onecaseman is very useful for early stage consumer networks: caseyaccidental.com/p/zero-to-one-…

@kepano is there a way for obsidian to open a vault saved in Files from the iOS app?

@nikunj what is the the personal project you've built that you're most proud of?

Been sharing this with close friends lately who are honestly still sleeping.. Wake up. The future you’re dreaming of is ALREADY here. But, it’s not too late as everyone proclaims it is. Anything you wish to build digitally can be done today - if you put a *little* bit of effort. It doesn’t need to be a company, start with just side projects. The habit of building (at first) is far more important than what you build. This is a truly special time. Life’s too short to be bored or unfulfilled at work. Choose hard quests, and let it rip. And, take care of yourself!

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

I've enjoyed the podcast "A Slight Change of Plans" for years, so I'm looking forward to reading Maya Shankar's first book. amazon.com/dp/0593713680?…

@mikeyk anthropic released some WONDERFUL products under your leadership. good luck getting back into the labs!

There’s never been a better time to be a builder — Opus 4.5 & Claude Code keep surprising me in the quality and completeness of the products they can create. So I’m doing exactly that — putting my product founder hat back on and joining our Labs team to be hands-on at the frontier, building products that channel AI toward solving the world's hardest problems. Excited to pass the baton to Ami Vora as she leads the product team in scaling Claude.

@bswud @AlterMagIndia @inflectionptswk @mattyglesias @_brianpotter @ByrneHobart @antonhowes Thanks for your great work at worksinprogress. I have already bought 2 subscriptions for me and a friend and plan to buy more!

@8en I’m enjoying new magazines @AlterMagIndia and @inflectionptswk. On Substack I always read @mattyglesias, @_brianpotter, @ByrneHobart, Wood from Eden, and @antonhowes.

Can you share your favorite sources of long-form essays? The two sources I currently like are: - asimov.press - Biology - worksinprogress.co - Ideas to Improve the World

@ridd_design I am hiring one for a new project.

Who's hiring designers / design engineers in 2026? Will share this thread with a few of my favorite people who are looking 👀

As a kid, I used to create Minecraft maps that millions of people played on. My dream is to bring that same creativity to the real world. I want the physical world to become as inspiring as the internet has been. So I started a new company, @DraftedAI, to solve this!

Thanks! There's a small team that poured a lot of love into HWF. A few notes: - The purpose of the design is to help you more precisely name your emotions. This is why the interface is about exploration. Each emotion has a unique shape based on it's energy and figurative association. - If you tap "search" there are 2,000+ emotion words! You can also add 2 emotions to each check-in. - There are lots of little gems. My favorites: add a physical sensation on a 3d body, create an emotional "soundscape" by mixing sounds made by artist @yurisuzuki, and a use practice breathing exercises with nice haptics and (imo) lovely animations.

this is objectively the: > best journalling / emotional regulation app out there > best designed app w micro interactions what blows my mind is there is no paid plan or subscription whatsoever. it's 100% free, runs locally. it's called "how we feel".

@soleio @tmrohan @lennysan Everett K would also be a good candidate. Meta, Pinterest, Stripe, Anthropic, Indie.

Honored to be selected. I actually learned a ton from reading the experiences of my counterparts and seeing how we rhymed. My biggest takeaway: Venture (like most things) isn’t that hard, unless we make it so. Thanks @tmrohan @lennysan for the nod!

@mattkandler both?

@8en Regretfully missed most of my opportunities. Recently when my mom spoke about her grandparents I scribbled it all down on a sticky note on my desk Looking for solutions or thinking about something new? 👀

Have you done something cool to preserve your family's stories and memories?

Jad Abumrad's new podcast series on Fela Kuti is a masterpiece. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fel…

HTX Studio is an extremely impressive youtube channel. Production, editing, and creativity are off the charts: @HTXStudio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@HTXStudio

I've been testing extra.email for a couple months ago and have been *so* impressed with the craft and creativity poured into every nook and cranny.

Congratulations to the Roon team. I'm so excited to see their digital community for doctors take flight!