Why I'll never raise or hire:
I wake up not knowing what I’ll do today.
I have breakfast with my wife while my phone is off.
I hit the gym.
I do 4 hours of deep work on whatever sparks my creativity.
I have lunch with my wife when I’m hungry.
I answer support. Every customer is super kind.
I get paid for my work.
I close my laptop whenever I want.
I go to bed excited to wake up and do it all again.
Why does Scarborough Shoal matter to China’s strategy in the South China Sea? It’s the missing corner of the “iron triangle”, linking the shoal to the Paracel and Spratly islands. China has not built a base there to avoid provoking America. But recent skirmishes with the Philippines suggest that Xi Jinping wants to complete the triangle: