Friday Link Pack

How to be alone.

What has Obama got in its pockets?

Hustle Mode On is a curated directory of the best productivity tools on the world wild web

How to Use Canned Responses in Gmail

– I want to totally befriend the owners of this house.

American town bans wifi and cell phones

Architectures is a documentary series exploring the architecture of notable buildings and the architects who designed them.

How to Survive Falling Through the Ice (via)

The World’s First Smart, Collapsible, Hard Case Luggage

– Dude, put a helmet on: Off-road skating in Vancouver.

– Om Malik on Instagram ads. (They drive me crazy as well.)

A beautiful photo.

Diving below ice. This is terrifying.

– I want a grown up version of the Rafa Kids bed.

A manifesto for small teams doing important work, by Seth Godin

Two new iPhone Commercials.

– The Email Game looks terrifying and brilliant at the same time: Put a time limit on answering emails.

– This kitchen gadget lets you bake edible spoons.

– 10 Tricks to Master Google Hangouts (via)

Hub27 is a compact wall-mounted workspace. Smart.

THIS: When you do not view your fears as a trap which restrains you but as a vehicle which you must use to navigate the world.

– Adam Westbrook talks about Vincent van Gogh and the benefit of doing creative work without the audience in mind.

– “When in doubt, the most important to-do is typically the one that makes you the most uncomfortable, often including a chance of rejection, pain or failure.” Boost Productivity With These Tips And Tools From Tim Ferriss

A chart that shows how your job impacts who you might marry. (via @jkglei)

– Much needed message of hope around the topic of climate change: Al Gore feels optimistic about climate change. 6 stats he shared at TED2016 that show why.

– Tattly is running a site-wide 40% sale. Use discount code SPRING40.

– Medium is looking to hire a Senior Product Designer.