Ben Cuthbert @bencuthbert

This is the most important video on the internet right now. Best 90 seconds you will spend all day is watching this MSNBC clip. Seriously.

Microsoft Excel is used by 99% of the world’s businesses but most people still don't know how to use it. Here are 10 must-have Excel skills everyone should know:

Psychology proves procrastination is caused by anxiety, fear of failure and lack of structure. If you struggle with procrastination, here are 10 hacks everyone should know:

Ep. 72 "If a fish tank is dirty, you clean the tank. You don't drug the fish." Calley Means makes the case against Ozempic.

How to finish work 50% faster than 99% people. (Open this if you struggle to focus)

You'll never be embarrassed by your steak cooking abilities again. Here is the step-by-step keys to the perfect crust on a juicy steak that ANYONE can do: [Bookmark this so you always have it] Principle #1: The name of the game is moisture Look. If this is your first time cooking a steak, here's what you need to know: The crust on your steak is CRITICAL to the overall experience of eating this beautiful, savory piece of heaven. It adds the texture you need to an already flavorful experience. If done correctly, you will have people's brains melting out of their ears (literally). If executed poorly, you will likely never live up to your full potential (actually). SO....the secret. The secret is to: Step 1: Extract moisture out of the outer most layer of the steak How do I extract moisture out of the steak? Simple. Salt your steak and let your steak sit out uncovered until it gets to room temperature (60-90 minutes). You can even salt your steak and let it sit out in your fridge for a day or two uncovered (this will change the flavor profile too), but that's not necessary. Simply, salt your steak and leave it on a plate until it gets to room temp. Then, lightly pat it dry to pull out the accumulated moisture on the outside of the steak. Pro Tip: Do not cook with any oil or butter (just yet) - it will lower the overall quality of the sear. As far as not cooking in oil, I typically like to use the fat on the steak as the only agent to not stick the pan. If the pan is hot enough...I REPEAT IF THE PAN IS HOT ENOUGH...you will not have any issues with the steak sticking to the pan (regardless of the pan you use). Pro Tip: Once you've seared both sides of the steak, I tend to drop the heat down to low, add some butter, and baste that steak for 1 minute per side. ...extracting that moisture is going to allow the heat to do its job and create a perfect sear in 4 minutes. Principle #2: If you can't stand the heat...don't cook a steak You must, and I mean must, let your pan get demonically hot (don't Google this). This pan should look, smell, and feel hot. Leave no doubts. The temperature of the pan and the temperature of the steak are CRITICAL to your success here. DO NOT MESS THIS UP. DRY STEAK + ROOM TEMP + HOT PAN = PERFECTION Alright, so here's the step-by-step... 1. Salt steak (liberally) 2. Let steak sit on counter for 60-90 minutes uncovered 3. Pat steak dry 4. Get pan up to high heat (give it +5 minutes to heat up remember demonically hot) 5. Throw steak on the pan (no butter or oil just yet) 6. Cook for 4 minutes per side for medium rare 7. Turn heat to low after 4 mins per side 8. Add butter 9. Baste that steak like there's no tomorrow for 1 min per side 10. Remove steak, let it sit for a few minutes, and then slice and dice If you have gotten this far, please post a picture of your perfectly cooked steak. And yes, before I get the questions: What cut of meat? I'd choose a sirloin, chuck eye, ribeye, or strip cut to about 1.25 inch thickness What pan? I used a hexclad for this. I highly recommend just a simple carbon steal pan or a stainless steal pan. Or a cast iron depending on the day. What salt? Maldon. Maldon. Maldon. What butter? I used an herb infused Kerrygold Butter. This was a grass-fed, grass-finished cut which I have found to be less fatty and tastes better the more rare the steak is cooked.

As one of the world's major trade routes faces the threat of closure, there's a fear it could derail a fragile global economy. ab.co/3RwMMKV

RIP PowerPoint. No more wasting time on design work and tutorials. Here's how you can create presentations with AI in seconds: 🧵 👇

Here's how I never workout for more than 75 minutes per week… And why 99% of people should train even less than I do:

10 Chrome extensions that will turn you into a productivity beast: [🔖 Bookmark for later]

Internet is full of hidden secrets. Here are 10 Insane Websites you might not know exist (They're All FREE) [🔖 Bookmark for later]

How Japan escaped neoliberalism and lived happily ever after (printing money). My column for @TheNewDailyAu today thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/1…

Yesterday was both just another day and a million years for the Australian media. Because in just 24 hours, we all discovered: - Rupert Murdoch paid Bruce Lehrmann to make Bruce’s defamation claim against them go away; - Murdoch then punished Lehrmann by releasing a damning video once it became clear Bruce wouldn’t protect them further; - Murdoch then sent a senior barrister to the defamation court to ensure the terms of their settlement with Lehrmann didn’t become public; - Kerry Stokes/Channel 7 paid Lehrmann’s rent for a year to the tune of around $130,000, in order to try to claim Lehrmann “wasn’t paid” for his Spotlight interview; - Channel 7 appear to have lied in their Walkley application, by also claiming Lehrmann “wasn’t paid” for his interview (even though the application process clearly states any “benefit” paid to an interviewee must be declared, not just cash payments); - Kerry Stokes appears to now be responsible for virtually the full cost of Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case, which is estimated to run into tens of millions of dollars; - The ABC is currently protecting both Murdoch and Stokes by largely suppressing information on all the above issues, for reasons they won’t reveal but which obviously include the protection of their mates and colleagues; and - If the credibility of the Australian media wasn’t completely destroyed before now (along with the reputations of the owners of its biggest players) it would be now … except that because these same people completely control what most people know about them and because our politicians and public institutions appear unable or unwilling to control them, nothing will fucking change. There’s more, but so much went on it’s hard to summarise it all. It’s fucking depressing, isn’t it? The ONLY silver lining is that dozens of people have contacted us overnight wanting to do something about all these disgraceful facts. And you can. Contact Channel 7’s advertisers to ask them if they’re happy to fund the defamation actions of a credibly accused rapist, and his luxury harbour accommodation. Just go to mfw.org.au, then the #ToYourBrooms page and advertiser lists, then the #SevenSucks tab. There you’ll find all the Channel 7 advertisers who are currently on our lists (most are from the Spotlight TV show). Get going. This matters. And fuck them all. How dare they all continue to protect, support, prop up and assist this disgusting, predatory, misogynist and deceptive excuse for a human being. How fucking DARE they. #ToYourBrooms

This is the most coherent explanation on why going “fully EV” makes no sense (for now). Get this man in charge of an energy committee.

If they can get this to work, it changes a lot of the math on public infrastructure, most notably for electric vehicle charging. Your home as well. You wouldn't need all the wires in the walls. wired.com/story/wi-charg…

My final @Qantas column: chairman Richard Goyder's pantomime swansong joeas.tn/45t2ZWD

The best article I’ve read on Netanyahu’s massive intelligence failure. I’ve “gifted” the article so you can read it for free. “Netanyahu and radical members of his cabinet derided [warnings from military] officials as part of the protest movement.” wapo.st/3tgNymL

This might be one of the most important documentaries that anyone can watch right now given current events and escalations between Hamas, Israel, Iran, and the US. All wars are bankers wars. If you are still caught up in the left vs right, Israel vs Palestine, Ukraine vs Russia narratives, treating geopolitics and war as if it's a football game where you are rooting for one side to win as the real moral authority, then you need to take 45 minutes out of your day to watch this in full. I've shared this documentary already weeks ago and a lot of people saw it and appreciated it, but I think it's now more important than ever for as many people to see it as possible and to really understand the profound and eye opening truth behind those words, and how EVERY SINGLE conflict has had powers above it funding both sides with nefarious intent behind it and a broader agenda that is not in the true interests of the people. I don't think any of what's happening right now is organic. I don't think Hamas getting into Israel to murder and capture civilians was a mistake, nor do I think the $6bil the Biden admin unfroze for Iran in exchange for hostages before the attack was a mistake either. They're constructing narratives right in front of us and we cannot just blindly believe them on surface level evaluation, especially when these narratives are being given by the establishment and MSM. I've said this before and I'll say it again. You need to think like they do with strategy, perception, and propagandistic motivations in mind. You need to try and understand why they are presenting whatever information to the public and for what purpose. You need to question every action, every directive, every media spin. Why is the narrative now shifting towards Biden admin causing this attack by releasing funds to Iran? Why is Lindsey Graham pre-emptively suggesting war with Iran in conjunction with this? What if this is designed to ensure Biden attacks Iran to cover his ass in giving them $6bil back? Also...Why was there such a huge focus of attention on anti-semitism on X in the weeks leading up to this attack? Was that organic? or was that planned in advance knowing there would be an attack on Israel and perceptions needed to be pre-emptively put in place for justifying censorship? Question everything. Assume conspiracy.

I was on with @Raf_Epstein on ABC Melbourne radio this morning. Those unfortunate enough to live elsewhere, forced to listen to other radio stations and other broadcasters than Raf, can listen here to our session... abc.net.au/listen/program…