Self-Help Singh

This made me laugh. (And think.)

The American Scam

“Everyone knows how productive you can be when you’re avoiding something. We are currently experiencing the civilizational equivalent of that anxiety you feel when you have something due the next day that you haven’t even started thinking about and yet still you sit there, helplessly watching whole seasons of mediocre TV or compulsively clicking through quintillions of memes even as your brain screams at you — the same way we scream at our politicians about guns and abortion and climate change — to do something.”

It’s Time to Stop Living the American Scam, by Tim Kreider

Can glassware make you happy? These Lateral Object Gradient Glasses sure do.

Dedo

Dedo is pretty. (Whispers: And expensive.)

Books

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

Hidden Gems

Click through to discover gems of websites.

The Last Human

Kevin Kelly Tweeted about this short animation. Well worth a watch.

Feeling Nameless Feelings

“Consider that collectively, we are in a place where many of us are feeling nameless feelings right now. It is possible that years down the line, we may have to create new words to describe what we were feeling in this space. Some of the words we use to describe what we’re experiencing right now just might not feel like enough… and maybe, that’s okay… because we have never been here before. This is all brand new, and maybe, in time, the words will need to be new, too.

Perhaps, feeling what you need to feel is a process… and finding the language for those feelings is a process, too.”

Morgan Haper Nichols

Link Pack

I am crushed by the rulings of the Supreme Court this week. Especially the overturning of Roe vs Wade. No, we are not ok. What can you do?

Saving these questions, especially “Would they miss you if you stopped?”

– Kevin Kelly: The Need for World Government

How TikTok triggered a books revolution

– This made me smile: A choir of Spring onions

– “According to the study, published in the journal De Economist (paywall) on April 26, there are two types of creativity that can blossom at different points in a person’s life.” The two types of creativity that peak at different ages

– I would give these minimal wall mounted cabinets a loving home, as bedside tables. Or multiples, in one continuous line, across the wall in my living room. Yes please.

This is a lovely print. And there are so many more on Juniper.

The 6 Very Best Fertilizers for Houseplants

– I keep coming back to this one: “The point is, when you’ve been conducting your working life at the speed of a freight train, it takes quite a long time to roll to a stop and/or point yourself in a new direction—toward a new way of being, living, and working.” Confessions of a Burnt Out Over-Achiever

How Does Venice Work?

– Hey New Yorkers, Fresh Catskills delivers locally farmed food to your doorstep. Love it!

_ Must remind myself to Breathe.

– Beautiful talk: Reading as a way of living by Dev Aujla. If you love books you’ll love this talk. (My favorite CreativeMornings/NYC talk to date.)

Laundry Symbol Poster

Useful and cool looking: Laundry Symbol Poster.

You in Action

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open…”
Martha Graham

One Time Secret

My super-smart developer friend John told me about One Time Secret. It helps you keep sensitive info out of your email and chat logs. Helpful!

PS: Apparently you can send one-way secret messages through Slack as well.

Something More Concise

“I want something more concise, more simple, more serious; I want more soul and more love and more heart.”
Vincent van Gogh

Jellygummies

This is by far the weirdest website I have come across in a while. Delightfully weird! Click through to see why.

Pleasure in Work

“When we find pleasure in our work, we see how jobs and tasks, even ones that are challenging or difficult, can be done with purpose and engagement. Work, a necessary component of life, has the potential for both ecological responsibility and a sense of dignity. Finding pleasure in our work guides us in two ways: it helps us recognize personal work that is inspiring, gratifying, and productive; and it helps us humanize any workplace we find ourselves in.”
– Alice Waters

(From the book We are what we eat)

Earth.fm

Here’s your chance to listen to nature sounds from all over the world. It’s like Spotify, but for nature sounds. There goes my day. Absolutely lovely.

Vegetable Outfits

These vegetable outfits made me smile.

A Poem for Someone Who is Juggling Her Life

This is a poem for someone
who is juggling her life.
Be still sometimes.
Be still sometimes.

It needs repeating
over and over
to catch her attention
over and over,
as someone who is juggling her life
finds it difficult to hear.

Be still sometimes.
Be still sometimes.
Let it all fall sometimes.

– Rose Cook

(From Notes From a Bright Field)

Cardboard Pigeon

I’d hang out with this little dude. Crated by Cheryl Cochran.

Objects by Laura Fischer

That feeling when you see an object so beautiful, yet so simple, it makes you gasp? Yep, Laura Fischer’s Rock Objects did that to me last weekend.

Glass Ice Cream Spoons

These Glass Ice Cream Spoons are beautiful.

You Can’t Wait

“You can’t wait until life’s not hard anymore before you decide to be happy.”
Nightbirdie

C’mon C’mon

Putting this on my TeuxDeux list of ‘Movies To Watch’.

Link Pack

– Uhm, why are not more people talking about this? Giant sinkhole with a forest inside found in China

This Twitter thread of two nested stuck ceramic bowls is pure internet gold.

– I want to build a house around a conversation pit.

Input any train station in Europe & this site maps all the places you can travel without transfers.

Collective is the first online back office platform designed for Businesses-of-One. (via)

A uterus trellis. Yep.

– I am completely hooked on these pants by Pashko. I wear them every day. They are super comfortable, lightweight and design-y looking.

Outdoor Bar Caddie. Want.

This tote bag made me chuckle.

I love organizing things in boxes.

This is what my fancy raincoat dreams are made of.

Various deck of cards with prompts helping you have more meaningful conversations. Love it.

– How did I not realize cordless glue guns are a thing?

The Dogist, the stories of dogs. I am here for this content.

– My friend Patricia wrote an article on The necessary art of retreat: On my mind: Not away from the world, but into it.

The AirJelly is a remote-controlled jellyfish that glides through air thanks to a helium-filled ballonett propelled by a central electric drive unit.

– Here’s your chance to test drive a tattoo sleeve.

– Did you know CreativeMornings has a job board? There are a total of 1751 jobs currently listed of which 599 are remote friendly. This one takes the cake: MoMA is looking for a curatorial assistant in Contemporary design.