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Music by Lucius.

– “Tell me about yourself.” The only icebreaker you’ll ever need.

– Overlooked: Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. Now, they’re adding the stories of other remarkable people.

– Nothing Fails Like Success, by Jeffrey Zeldman

– Why you’re likely going to hear more about being “sober curious” (via Chris)

– How to Reverse Sear a Steak

– Seth’s Freelancer Workshop looks so good! Sign up deadline is April 22nd.

– “The more people spend time with one another, the less stuff they buy. A deep connection to other humans makes you an enemy of the marketplace.” Douglas Rushkoff — Fighting for #TeamHuman

– This rollable TV is pretty cool.

– Are you a US based creative professional? Please consider taking a few minutes filling out the 2019 Design Census. The survey will highlight the unique challenges facing creative practitioners in the design industry today. It’s a project by AIGA and Google. Last year’s survey results were really insightful!

– All six tracks from Moby’s “Long Ambients 2” are free to download, here.

– What Happens When You Try to Fold Paper More Than 7 Times With a Hydraulic Press?

– Changing how you behave to others can be the fastest way to alter how others behave towards you. Be the Change You Want To See

– It makes me so happy to see the new meditation app Tap In get some well deserved press. It’s so good! Brainchild of FictiveKin.

– Are these books floating? Definitely.

– “If I were queen of the world, I would pass a law against private jets, because they enable you to get around a certain reality. You don’t have to go through an airport terminal, you don’t have to interact, you don’t have to be patient, you don’t have to be uncomfortable. These are the things that remind us we’re human.” What It’s Like to Grow Up With More Money Than You’ll Ever Spend (via)

– Trying to subscribe to some good newsletters run by ladies? This thread is a good resource.

– A wearable metronome? Seems cool.

– 71-year old Paul Alexander is one of the last people to live inside an iron lung.

– This singing Avocado made me laugh.

– Who Gives A Crap – 100% recycled toilet paper

– I have eggs on my mind! Here are 10 Egg tricks. The radio active egg made me laugh.

– Looking for a job in a creative company?

– Spring is here. Put some tiny flowers on you.

– Big thanks to Sugru for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week.

GIF by Thoka Maer

– This article was by far the favorite thing I read all week, heck, all of 2019 so far.

– Need a high-res screenshot of a website for print?

– The Importance of Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs

– Simply Framed looks like a great service to get your artwork/photos printed and framed. (Found them via the CreativeGuild)

– “Like any other relationship, if someone loves and cares about your work, you don’t need to bribe them to stick around.” The perks of patronage (via)

– How To Market Yourself Without Marketing Yourself

– What is even happening here? My brain hurts!

– “what’s the most surreal encounter you’ve had with someone famous?” This thread! (Thanks Manu)

– Gratitude by Oliver Sacks is a very short but moving read. A celebration of how to embrace life. (He makes being 80 sound exciting.)

– How to use Chrome more effectively (thanks Ruth)

– I love this: Woman makes tiny homes for her wild bird friends (thanks Steffi)

– Helvetica got an overhaul to work in the digital age.

– “… instead of pretending like we are all ducks gliding effortlessly on the surface of the water, we should own up to the furious paddling that is happening beneath.” Managing yourself: How to calibrate your own strength and weaknesses (via Manu)

– “Community is a feeling that you’re part of something that uplifts you and allows you to see eye-to-eye with different people from different backgrounds. A community holds you to a higher standard; it encourages you to focus on possibility, not fear.”
4 Lessons I’ve Learned While Serving the CreativeMornings Community, beautiful piece by Paul Jun.

– This cartoon made me laugh.

– “Let’s try to invest in the people that pick us up when we’re down, that remind us of who we are. People who know that we are not our brands. People that remind us that we matter exactly as we are.” This talk by Grace Bonney is remarkable. In it she unpacks the noteworthy lessons she’s learned along the way and what truly matters even in this digital age.

– After many years, Linotype, the film, is finally available digitally worldwide.

– CSS code-golfing, for all you geeks out there. (via)

– Tattly’s collection of temporary tattoos by REAL tattoo artists makes me so happy. If you’re like me, too chicken to get a real tattoo, this is your chance to get a taste of what a tattoo would feel like. This newest design, by German based Lara Maju had multiple people asking me if I got inked. Definitely a conversation starter.

– Did you know CreativeMornings created a digital rolodex for companies and individuals to connect outside of the monthly events? And also built a job board that currently features over 2k jobs?