Reading

This article on The Kitchn provides a recipe for Turkey Shepherd's Pie as a way to use Thanksgiving leftovers.

This article identifies 4 hidden skills for building new habits, including committing to starting, focusing on starting, noticing rationalizations, and constantly readjusting.

via Zen Habits.

This New Yorker article profiles Angela Merkel, exploring her rise to power as Germany's first female Chancellor and her unique leadership style.

via The New Yorker

In this 1968 interview, James Baldwin discusses race relations in America and the role of white society. via Esquire.

A programmer named Terry Davis spent over a decade creating TempleOS, an operating system he believes God commanded him to build, while grappling with mental illness. via Vice.

This article summarizes tech news from the weekend of November 23, 2014, including Yahoo's acquisition of Cooliris and articles about Kickstarter projects, push notifications, and data science.

Jason Kottke shares a humorous, very short summary of the Bible from Reddit. via kottke.org

Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen successfully defended his world title against Viswanathan Anand in Sochi. via The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)

Mind Hacks celebrates 10 years of blogging with nearly 5000 posts and 2 million words, sharing their top 10 most popular posts on a wiki for readers to explore. via Mind Hacks.

Distraction effects are explored in a Mind Hacks blog post that uses a study on judging musical performance to illustrate how visual information may impact auditory perception. A related article critiquing the study is also linked.

It appears the linked content is no longer available, but this URL previously led to an article teasing three key takeaways from a report about the Voice of the Customer (VOC).

Tim Ferriss discusses his career philosophy, work-life separation, personal mantras, and thoughts on flexible careers and entrepreneurship in a Q&A about his popular "4-Hour" book series and lifestyle design concepts. via Mashable.