Hey Hackers,

Have you read #Don'tBeAJerk as A Viable Marketing Strategy; It's Always A Good Time for a Salary Renegotiation; What Will Virtual Worlds Look Like in 2030? and 10 Ways Fake News is Killing The Economy yet?

Can recommend. Ditto on— 

• So You’re Planning To Pitch Your Startup Without A Growth Strategy This Year?
• Top 3 Online Mentoring Platforms For Startups
• This is Your Brain on Factorio
• Seven of the Best Online Marketing Books to Read in 2020
• Interesting Innovations Presented at CES 2020
• Code Reviews: A Practice That Depends on Culture 
• What I Learned From Doing 1000 Code Reviews

We're getting so many really great tech stories from varied perspectives all over the world about everything from AI, coding and crypto to startups and economics right now. Common themes—

1. You Catch More Flies With Honey Than You Do Vinegar
Whether your mission for this year is building a remarkable team culture, improving the usability of your app, or better startup storytelling, the simple, humanity-driven #Don'tBeAJerk Philosophy appears to have survived 2019's ruthless Does It Spark Joy spring-cleaning craze. 

2. Minimalism Frees Up Your Mind To Focus on Higher Order Things (Like Economics, or Strategy, And Stuff)