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Jack Swigert’s actual words, transmitted from Apollo 13 on April 13, 1970, were: “Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” Past tense. The oxygen tank had already exploded. The crisis was already in motion. What the astronauts were doing was narrating a catastrophe that had begun before they had language for it. The modern job market arrived the same way. The crisis had been accumulating for years — the hollowing of middle-wage work, the thinning of the implicit contract between employer and employee, the acceleration that started with the transistor in 1947 and has not paused since. Most people discovered it the way you discover a slow leak: not at the moment it started, but at the moment it became impossible to ignore. ...

The universe has been under construction since approximately 14 billion years ago… and it’s still a work in progress. As of 2026-05-11, our existence began roughly 14 billion years ago—give or take. When we zoom out to the grand tapestry of time, our planet, humanity, and our achievements are but fleeting moments. Perspective matters, and understanding the vastness of time can humble us, inspire us, and remind us of our place in the cosmos. ...

“Healthy” is a marketing word. What it means in biological terms is a system maintaining homeostasis: regulated blood glucose, low systemic inflammation, functional insulin sensitivity, adequate sleep architecture, an intact gut barrier. Most of what the food, supplement, and pharmaceutical industries sell as “health” targets the appearance of these conditions — or suppresses their downstream symptoms — without addressing the upstream causes. This page is a working list of the people and books that have changed how I think about the gap between not sick yet and actually healthy. It leans heavily on functional medicine, metabolic research, and the emerging science of healthspan rather than lifespan. It is not a prescription — it is a map of the territory for people who want to read the primary sources rather than wait for the standard model to catch up. ...

Introduction Here, you will find a curated list of books, videos, movies, web articles, software, and miscellaneous resources that have been influential and insightful. Each entry includes the title, author, and a link to further information or to access the resource directly. This collection is intended to provide valuable knowledge and inspiration across various fields and interests. Public Link: https://gc2.me/refs Books Videos Title Author Notes/URL Stuff YouTube https://gc2.me/stuff Mark Zuckerberg & Yuval Noah Harari in Conversation YouTube https://youtu.be/Boj9eD0Wug8 Why do we believe lies? Gates, Harari & Rashida https://youtu.be/ietkVLP6jEY Nima Arkani-Hamed Nima Arkani-hamed https://youtu.be/GL77oOnrPzY Five-step Algorithm Elon Musk https://youtu.be/t705r8ICkRw?si=9-2EY8ulsGfdX781&t=803 Movies Title Author Notes/URL The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola Mario Puzo The Godfather The Shawshank Redemption Stephen King The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - IMDb Shrek William Steig Shrek (2001) - IMDb The Fight Club Being There Cloud Atlas Web Title Author Notes/URL The Power of Myth Joseph Campbell / Bill Moyers https://gc2.me/power The New Job Market Gonzalo Contento https://gc2.me/njm QUE PASE EL ASERRADOR! Jesús del Corral https://gc2.me/sawyer autobiography in 5 chapters Portia Nelson https://gc2.me/bio Computing the Human Experience Grady Booch https://gc2.me/che The 4 Cs https://gc2.me/4cs Sigmund Freud’s nephew and Marketing - What do they have in common? Edward Bernays - Wikipedia https://gc2.me/mkt Software Title Author Notes/URL Total Commander Christian Ghisler http://www.ghisler.com/ Ditto Clipboard Scott Brogden‬ Ditto Clipboard - Microsoft Store LightShot Screenshot Skillbrains https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html BitWarden Password Manager Bitwarden https://bitwarden.com Misc Title Author Notes/URL Markdown language Matt Cone Markdown Language MD CAPA ISO 9001:2015 - CAPA Functional Medicine From ‘Healty’ to Healthy