We live in an age of acceleration. But it’s primarily the technology that’s going faster, right? Humans are still just humans. There is no Moore’s Law making us incredibly more powerful and efficient. Is there?

M2M Day 1: Completing 12 ridiculously hard challenges in 12 months

Here’s the list of challenges:

November: Memorize the order of a deck of cards in less than 2 minutesDecember: Draw a realistic self-portraitJanuary: Solve a Rubik’s Cube in under 20 secondsFebruary: Land a standing backflipMarch: Play a 5-minute improvisational blues guitar soloApril: Hold a 30-minute conversation in Hebrew on the future of techMay: Build a self-driving carJune: Develop perfect pitch — identify 20 random musical notes in a rowJuly: Finish a Saturday NYT crossword puzzle in one sittingAugust: Complete one continuous set of 40 pull-upsSeptember: Continuously freestyle rap for 3 minutesOctober: Defeat world-champion Magnus Carlsen at a game of chess

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

-Robert A. Heinlein

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