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{{Short description|Technology lawyer and writer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Paul Skallas
| image =
| caption = Paul Skallas in 2023
| other_names = [https://twitter.com/PaulSkallas LindyMan]
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1985}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
}}

'''Paul Skallas''', also known by his [[Twitter]] handle '''LindyMan''', is a technology lawyer and writer.<ref name="NYTimesLindy"/><ref name="Independent2021"/><ref name="LastTwitterArtist"/><ref name="Protocol2022"/> Skallas is an advocate for a [[Lifestyle (social sciences)|lifestyle]] based on the [[Lindy effect]] and writes about health, diet, relationships, transgenderism, exercise, and other topics through the lens of the phenomenon.<ref name="NYTimesLindy"/><ref name="Independent2021"/><ref name="Spectator2023"/>

== References ==
{{Reflist |refs=
<ref name="NYTimesLindy">{{cite news |last=Marcus |first=Ezra |date=June 17, 2021 |title=The Lindy Way of Living |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/style/lindy.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |publication-place=New York City |access-date=April 6, 2023 |quote=A technology lawyer named Paul Skallas argues we should be gleaning more wisdom from antiquity.}}</ref>
<ref name="Independent2021">{{cite news |last=Marcus |first=Ezra |date=June 20, 2021 |title=What would the Ancients do? Everyday lessons from the distant past |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/ancient-philosophy-life-lessons-lindy-b1867712.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=April 6, 2023 |quote=When about to do something, anything, even using mouthwash, would it be best to first ask, is this Lindy?}}</ref>
<ref name="Protocol2022">{{cite news |last=Chitkara |first=Hirsh |date=January 14, 2022 |title=Want to pitch a16z? Make sure it's Lindy. |url=https://www.protocol.com/policy/marc-andreessen-a16z-lindy |work=[[Politico#Protocol|Protocol]] |access-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="LastTwitterArtist">{{cite web |url=https://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/the-last-twitter-artist |title=The Last Twitter Artist |last=Smith |first=Nicky |date=May 18, 2022 |website=Splice Today |publisher= |access-date=April 6, 2023 |quote=All you need to know about Paul Skallas, aka @LindyMan, is that he's one of the last Twitter artists. If [[@dril]] jumpstarted the form in September 2008, @LindyMan is one of few originals left on the site.}}</ref>
<ref name="Spectator2023">{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Rosie |author-link=Rosie Gray |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the anti-confidence man |url=https://thespectator.com/topic/nassim-nicholas-taleb-anti-confidence-man-bitcoin-ftx/ |work=[[The Spectator]] |access-date=April 6, 2023 |quote=Take Paul Skallas, the antiquity-loving "Lindy Man," a blogger and tweeter who has built his brand around [[Nassim Nicholas Taleb|Taleb]]'s concept of the Lindy effect (put simply, the older something is, the more likely it is to endure). Skallas dispenses health and lifestyle advice under the Lindy aegis, aiming his content at members of the "4HL" — the "four-hour life," the amount of time Skallas estimates is left over daily for most people with office jobs.}}</ref>
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