“Criticizing is easy and fast. Creating is difficult and slow.
The two hours you spent on a book or movie usually took to years to produce.
Anyone can tear down someone else’s work. The true test of insight is whether you can help them improve it or build something of your own.”
– Adam Grant
Criticizing vs Creating
Jumping Into The Void
“He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.”
– Jean-Luc Godard
Pigeon Socks
I discovered Pigeon Socks. And I am happy about it. They are US made and by a woman-run and owned company called This Night.
Strip Away What I Have Been Taught
“I said to myself, ‘I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me…shapes and ideas so near to me…so natural to my way of being and thinking that it hasn’t occurred to me to put them down.’ I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.”
– Georgia O’Keeffe
Macon & Lesquoy Patches
I chuckled upon discovering these colorful patches by Macon & Lesquoy at the tradeshow this last weekend.
Pitch
I just recently discovered Pitch and am wildly impressed. If you have to create presentations and are like me struggling with Google Slides and want a more collaborative tool than Keynote, Pitch might be for you. The template gallery is impressive to get you started with.
House Doctor Stool
In love with this minimal metal bar stool by House Doctor.
Treeline
Patagonia Films presents: Treeline. Follow a group of skiers, snowboarders, scientists and healers to the birch forests of Japan, the red cedars of British Columbia and the bristlecones of Nevada, as they explore an ancient story written in rings.
The Bialetti Moka Express
Thank you Open Culture for this deep dive post into The Bialetti Moka Express. (Click through for more info on this ingenious invention)
Love / Looking
“Love comes by looking.”
– Alma Thomas
Good Things
Loving Loving Loving Melanie Richard’s personal compilation of good sensory things in life. Inspired by this!
Thank you for sharing Chris.
Bread Hat and Loafers
I like Nicole McLaughlin‘s take on how to keep warm in winter.
Pizza Compass
I was just reminded that the Pizza Compass App exists. Not new, but still awesome.
The Energy You Allow
“You are responsible for the energy you bring. And you are responsible for the energy you allow.”
I listened to a Super Soul Podcast this weekend (don’t remember which one) and overheard Oprah say this quote. Whoa!
Modern Shoe Rack
I love how this minimal shoe rack takes the shoes off the floor and makes them float.
Locked Down Looking Up
Doris Mitsch’s Locked Down Looking Up series is pure delight. It started as a series of images made over time from a fixed point—outside her front door—during the San Francisco Bay Area’s lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19. Multiple shots were combined to show the flight trails of birds, insects, and bats. While most everything in her life came to a standstill, up in the air, there was still a lot going on. Later, when she started to be able to move around a little more, she began to explore other locations. Click through here to see these images larger.
Limits of My World
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
–Ludwig Wittgenstein
Zero Waste Reusable Shopping Bag
This tote caught my eye. It’s 100% plastic free, machine washable, tear resistant and made from sustainably grown eucalyptus trees.
Color and Coffee
A lovely piece on colors of coffee and Tiramisu.
Part of The Dance
“You can do it like it’s a great weight, or you can do it like it’s part of the dance.”
– Ram Dass
What is Inside a Pen?
This what’s inside a pen illustration made me giggle. By the talented Mattias Adolfson.
Designer Hoodie
I’d totally wear this Designer Hoodie, by Tanner Christensen.