Good Morning. A bloodied hockey star just handed America its greatest winter sports moment in 46 years.
Plus, an Epstein boycott, how to work with your metabolism, and Trump Tariff updates (forwarded this email? Join 523K readers).
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Miracle in Milan
Team USA defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime yesterday, claiming the men's ice hockey gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Jack Hughes scored the winning goal at 1:41 of overtime, assisted by Zach Werenski. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 41 saves throughout the game.
Canada controlled most of the game's possession. Matt Boldy scored first for the U.S. in the first period, while Cale Makar tied it late in the second. Hellebuyck stopped multiple breakaways from Connor McDavid and Macklin Celebrini to keep the U.S. competitive.
The win marks Team USA's third men's hockey gold medal in Olympic history, coming days after the U.S. women's team also won gold at the same venue. Disney’s Miracle tells the story of the previous win, back in 1980.
Lifetouch Boycott
Social media users have launched a boycott of Lifetouch, a school photography company used by thousands of U.S. schools, over its indirect connection to Apollo Global Management, whose former CEO Leon Black paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 million for financial services between 2012 and 2017.
Apollo acquired Lifetouch's parent company Shutterfly one month after Epstein's death in 2019. Black hasn't led Apollo in five years. Lifetouch states no executives ever had contact with Epstein or shared student images with third parties.
School districts nationwide have responded differently, with some canceling Lifetouch contracts while others, after direct meetings with company officials, found no evidence of wrongdoing.
Tech Founders Limit Screens
Prominent tech billionaires, including Peter Thiel, Bill Gates, and Evan Spiegel, restrict their children's screen time despite building the platforms millions of children use daily. Thiel limits his children to 90 minutes per week. U.S. children ages 8 to 18 average 7.5 hours of daily screen use.
A 2025 study of nearly 100,000 people linked short-form video use to poorer cognition and declining mental health across age groups. Australia and Malaysia have banned social media for users under 16, with France, Denmark, and the UK considering similar legislation.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified this week defending his platforms against claims they deliberately targeted young users, while Instagram executives maintain their platforms do not constitute clinical addiction. Steve Jobs was also a low-tech parent.
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TODAY’S LIFE ADVICE
The Burner You’re Ignoring Right Now
David Sedaris' Four Burner Theory argues that the four things you care most about cannot all run at full capacity simultaneously.
Career
Health
Family
Friends
Elon Musk built Tesla and SpaceX into world-changing companies during years his first marriage quietly collapsed under the pressure.
Jeff Bezos transformed Amazon into a trillion-dollar empire while his personal life changed dramatically. The pattern repeats across elite achievers. Extraordinary success almost always requires turning at least one burner completely off.
Jesse Itzler’s advice to fix this? Understand the season you’re in.
Your Metabolism Has A Schedule
A BMJ review of 41 studies found that time-restricted eating works best when your eating window closes earlier in the day. People finishing meals before 5 p.m. lost more weight and had healthier blood sugar than late eaters.
Finish eating by 5-7 p.m.
Front-load calories at breakfast and lunch
Close the kitchen after dinner
Your metabolism peaks in the morning. Work with it, not against it.
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