The Saturday Selection, Vol. 24

On conker championships, Chinese EVs, and supporting your overperformers.

Every day, WITI’s group chats buzz with fresh links. As part of our new Saturday send for paid readers, we’re rounding up 11 of the best.

It’s WITI, on the weekend.

Why are these interesting?

2.5 Years of Piano Progress (YouTube)

This guy recorded himself from the beginner stage. See how 2,000 hours makes a maestro.

Capture less than you create (World.Hey)

David Heinemeier Hansson on the “open source spirit,” and being cool with the amount of companies scoring billion-dollar valuations off of his framework.

Cheating alleged after men’s world conker champion found with steel chestnut (The Guardian)
Sigh.