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Robert Wiblin

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Dec 28, 2021

All about the common cold (full recreation of CommonCold.org,

For about 20 years CommonCold.org was an invaluable resource about common upper respiratory infections from two senior medical researchers…

All about the common cold (full recreation of CommonCold.org,

Robert Wiblin

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Sep 28, 2020

How I used the internet to painlessly relearn a language and you could too

Things are totally different than when I first learnt Spanish back in 2003.

How I used the internet to painlessly relearn a language and you could too

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Robert Wiblin

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Sep 16, 2020

‘Ugh’ Tasks: Why Basic Items on Your To-Do List Are Suddenly Insurmountable

You flinch every time you remember that you still have to do them

Tired exhausted man covering face with hands in front of laptop.

Robert Wiblin

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Sep 11, 2020

‘Ugh Fields’, or why you can’t even bear to think about that task

Have you ever had a long-overdue task — a task which isn’t so bad in itself — but which you can’t even bring yourself to think about?

Mock to-do list with checkboxes.

Robert Wiblin

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Aug 6, 2020

24 ways I’ve changed my mind about COVID-19

I haven’t written about COVID19 for a while. Here’s some random updates on things I think we’ve learned and how my best guesses have…

Robert Wiblin

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Jun 2, 2020

Why you shouldn’t tolerate bullying even if your job is really important

“I cared too much about the impact we were having” is a weaker reason to stay in a job than it looks.

Why you shouldn’t tolerate bullying even if your job is really important

Robert Wiblin

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Mar 24, 2020

The lockdown is expensive and might well not work. Here’s why we should try it anyway.

There are many solid considerations against trying a suppression approach to COVID-19 that involves enforced lockdowns and more. It may be…

The lockdown is expensive and might well not work. Here’s why we should try it anyway.

Robert Wiblin

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Jan 28, 2020

Our data suggests people keep listening to podcasts even if they’re very long

We’ve looked into our own data and, contrary to the expectations of many, people just keep listening to long episodes, at least so long as…

Our data suggests people keep listening to podcasts even if they’re very long

Robert Wiblin

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Jul 14, 2019

Things I recommend you buy and use, Rob edition

A few months ago my friend Sam Bowman wrote a blog post about 35 things he recommends you buy and use. Many of the things on the list were…

Things I recommend you buy and use, Rob edition

Robert Wiblin

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Jul 14, 2019

What you think about landfill and recycling is probably totally wrong

Most people have an extremely incorrect perception about waste disposal and recycling. Here’s the reality.

What you think about landfill and recycling is probably totally wrong

Robert Wiblin

Robert Wiblin

I research the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them at 80000hours.org. More about me: robwiblin.com.

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