Wow! This is magical: a map of the Reddit. Each dot represents a subreddit. Two dots within the same cluster are close to each other if multiple users frequently leave comments on both subreddits. Created by Andrei Kashcha.
David Szauder (AI Art)
Wow. This. is absolutely magical. Hat tip to David Szauder for dreaming this up. (Yes, it’s generated with AI tools.)
Integrity
The use of the word integrity is in decline.
Look
This poster over on Drool caught my eye.
Instrument of Cultural Change
“A talent for speaking differently, rather than for arguing well, is the chief instrument of cultural change.”
― Richard Rorty
(via Casper)
Everything is on Fire
“Everything is on fire,
but everyone I love is doing beautiful things
and trying to make life worth living,
and I know I don’t have to believe in everything,
but I believe in that.”
– Nikita Gill
Now we continue living a life of integrity, kindness and community, no matter the circumstances. Find the helpers. Connect hearts.
The PARA Method
Seems like I feel like organizing my digital life. I stumbled upon PARA, a simple, comprehensive system for organizing any type of digital information across any platform. Intrigued.
Email System
I enjoyed watching this streamlining process and email system set up.
Exploded Fruit Bowl
This Exploded Fruit Bowlby by Paul Cocksedge made me smile.
Libro.fm
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks through your local bookstore. Choose the bookstore you’d like to support, and they will get a portion of every purchase you make.
(You’re like me and want to get off Audible? You can download your entire library. Here’s a Reddit thread on it too.)
Alphabet in Motion
Kelli Anderson is a magician. Alphabet in Motion is an ABC Pop-up Book on how about letters get their shapes. Mad respect for this work of art which took Kelli 5 years to create. Let’s support her.
The Universe in Verse
My dear friend Maria Popova of has a new book out and it’s a thing of beauty. Both content and design wise. Definitely gifting this during this holiday season.
No Excuse Hour
Wow, I love the concept of the No Excuse Hour. It seems basic as a concept, yes I have tried getting the big and important stuff done first in the mornings. For some reason, naming it the NO EXCUSE HOUR hits differently.
1/ The “No Excuse Hour” is the first hour of my day.
No distractions.
It’s one hour of pure focus on the things that have to get done.
No emails, no scrolling, no chatting. It’s just me vs. my top priority. Why?
Because the rest of the day will throw distractions your way.
Get the important stuff done first.
Cabel Sasser – Panic
What a wonderfully refreshing talk.
We Need To Rewild The Internet
“Rewilding the internet is more than a metaphor. It’s a framework and plan. It gives us fresh eyes for the wicked problem of extraction and control, and new means and allies to fix it. It recognizes that ending internet monopolies isn’t just an intellectual problem. It’s an emotional one. It answers questions like: How do we keep going when the monopolies have more money and power? How do we act collectively when they suborn our community spaces, funding and networks? And how do we communicate to our allies what fixing it will look and feel like?
Rewilding is a positive vision for the networks we want to live inside, and a shared story for how we get there. It grafts a new tree onto technology’s tired old stock.”
We Need To Rewild The Internet, by Maria Farrell and Robin Berjon
(Thank you Brendan)
“Not Fried Chicken” Ice Cream Bucket
My pal Saul sent me the weirdest and funnest treat I have *ever* received: A “Not Fried Chicken” Ice Cream Bucket by Life Raft Treats. It looks just like a fried chicken drumstick, but it’s actually an intricate ice cream creation, complete with waffle ice cream, a chocolate-covered cookie “bone” and a coating of white chocolate and crushed corn flakes! This made me LAUGH!
Stop Trying To Be Cool
“Stop trying to be cool. Be nerdy and obsessive about the things you love. Enthusiasm will get you farther than indifference.”
Cloud Dessert
This. Dessert. Makes. My. Heart. Sing.
Simon Sinek and Trevor Noah in Conversation
I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation on friendship.
A Side of Tea and Poetry
What a time to be alive and 18! My daughter Ella just self-published her first poetry book. You can read her poetry over at ellajoy.com and if you enjoy it, support this young poet by buying a copy of her book. What other young poets should be on my radar?
