Good Morning. Olympic figure skating's most electrifying moment earns zero points, risks catastrophic injury, and was banned for 50 years. Ilia Malinin does it anyway.

We also share Britney Spears $200M deal, Charles Darwin's 4-hour workday, and reveal a magic trick from Penn & Teller (forwarded this email? Join 523K readers).

American figure skater Ilia Malinin electrified crowds at the Milan Winter Olympics by performing a backflip on ice during his gold medal-winning team performance. The move, banned for nearly 50 years until 2024, earns no technical points but has become his signature finishing flourish after executing multiple quadruple jumps (see video).

The 20-year-old "quad god" is the only skater to land a quad axel in competition and has mastered all four-rotation jumps. He trained the backflip using safety ropes before incorporating it into his programs, despite the risk to his body with blades on ice (WSJ).

Figure skating's governing body legalized backflips in 2024 after the trick was banned following the 1976 Games, though performers receive no scoring benefit. Malinin's showmanship recalls Usain Bolt's chest-thumping celebration, adding pure spectacle to his technically dominant performances.

American household electricity prices jumped 21% over three years, climbing from 13.66 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2021 to 16.48 cents in 2024. Average monthly bills rose from $121 to $144 during this period. Consumer advocates estimate total costs increased nearly 30% when including rate hikes, fees, and fuel adjustments.

This winter's Arctic freeze amplified the pain as social media filled with shocking bills. One Pittsburgh homeowner reported an $800 statement, while an Ohio resident's January bill hit $1,013. Multiple factors drive costs higher: aging grid infrastructure requiring replacement, utilities investing in storm resilience, and increased reliance on natural gas generation. Electric bills over time.

Experts predict continued increases (video) as new electricity demand from data centers, electric vehicles, and building electrification requires expanded generation and transmission infrastructure. Analysts project another double-digit percentage rise in coming years, making recent high bills the baseline rather than an aberration.

Britney Spears sold rights to her music catalog to publisher Primary Wave for approximately $200 million. Representatives for both Spears and Primary Wave did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Spears' catalog includes iconic hits from her 1999 debut onward, including "...Baby One More Time," "Oops!... I Did It Again," "Gimme More," and "Circus." The 44-year-old pop star was released from her 13-year conservatorship (explained) in 2021 and published her memoir "The Woman In Me" in 2023.

The sale follows similar deals by major artists in recent years. Bob Dylan sold his recorded music to Sony in 2022 and entire catalog to Universal in 2020, while Bruce Springsteen sold his catalog to Sony for roughly $500 million in 2021. Primary Wave also owns rights to Stevie Nicks and estates of Prince and Biggie Smalls. Discography.

Jerry Seinfeld doesn't count hours. He doesn't track ROI on failed bits. His philosophy? "Don't be a good accountant of your time and energy."

What matters isn't the joke that lands or bombs. It's adapting to the struggle itself. "The only thing that matters is that struggle."

He's clear about his identity: "I want to be that guy that can suffer for a long period of time." Not the guy who gets results. The guy who endures.

The punchlines? They arrive on their own schedule. "Jokes come on their own. The only thing we can do is the grind."

His advice: Fall in love with the suffering. Master the grind. Everything else follows.

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Charles Darwin only worked 4 hours daily. Two 90-minute morning sessions, one afternoon hour. Between them? Naps and walks.

On this schedule, he produced:

His walks weren't breaks. They were thinking time. His rest wasn't laziness. It was recovery.

Darwin proved extraordinary output doesn't require endless grinding. It requires focused work, consistent habits, and strategic recovery.

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