Wait But Why - 5 Things

Hey readers,

5 things:

1) Book launch was a success! After spending so long working on something, it’s supremely gratifying to finally share it with people, especially long-time Wait But Why readers. Really appreciate how many of you have written us with your thoughts on the book. The reception has been largely positive, which is a nice surprise given the spicy topic. If you haven’t checked out the book yet, here are all the ways to get it.

If you want to hear me say things about the book, here’s me talking to Lex Fridman, Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Josh Szeps, and Derek Thompson. A bunch more podcasts coming soon.

Also, here are 15 of the book’s 303 visuals.

2) Remember last month when I talked about how unfortunately close I was cutting it between book and baby launches?

Well the baby thought she’d be funny and did this instead:

She’s a good baby, and she’s my friend, but she really fucked my book promo plans. I still like her, even though she’s a 7-pound larva who never expresses positive emotion.

3) I’m doing a Reddit AMA Thursday, starting at 11am ET and going until I burn out or you burn out. I’ll send an email with the link when it starts.

4) This has been a funny email list, in that I’ve emailed you like once every two years since 2016. But that’s about to change! The book is done and new things are happening. Expect a bump in email action to something more like once a week. If that annoys you, you can hurt my feelings and unsubscribe. If you do want to hear from me and you’re on Gmail, make sure to drag the email into the “primary” tab and click then “yes.”

5) A tweet from yesterday. Good thing to keep in mind!

Tim Urban @waitbutwhy Whenever I get to know someone who seems perfect, I end up disappointed. Whenever I get to know someone who I think is the worst of the worst, I'm pleasantly surprised. Angels and demons aren't real. pic.twitter.com/K5MpLFEiBv March 27th 2023 724 Retweets 6,394 Likes

— Tim