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My Recent 99u Talk
A few weeks ago I gave my second 99u talk, at their 10th anniversary conference here in NYC. And I am happy to see they just made it public for everyone to watch. In fact, they released all of the talks. So many good ones! Dive in!
Swimming Naked
“You never know who is swimming naked until the tide goes out.”
– Warren Buffet
(via the Do Lectures)
Giles Duley
I just arrived in London after a spectacularly heart-opening three days at the Do Lectures in Wales. I will be mentioning many of my experiences and people I met over the coming weeks here, one simply can’t wait: I had the incredible pleasure get to know Giles Duley, which I would now describe as the man with the biggest, most fearless, most empathetic heart I have ever met.
If you are moved by his story, please join me in supporting his charity Legacy of War Foundation.
Brands With Purpose
“The most important brands in the world make you feel something. They do that because they have something they want to change. And as customers, we want to be part of that change. These companies have a reason to exist over and above just to make a profit: They have a purpose. Yes, we admire the product they make. But the thing we love the most about them is the change they are making.”
― David Hieatt
10 Hours of Relaxing Oceanscapes
Wow! 10 Hours of Relaxing Oceanscapes, from BBC Earth. I know what I am projecting on my walls when I get back home from Wales!
Friday Link Pack
My link pack this week is shorter than usual as I am on a farm in Wales, attending the wonderful, heart opening Do Lectures, sleeping in teepees. (You can tune in on the (paid) lifestream.)
– “The problem with the jerk path is not that it isn’t more effective, it’s that you have to spend your days being a jerk.” The Jerk Fallacy
– Holy smokes: Eminem’s sign language interpreter is remarkable.
– Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke
– Adobe Has Created Five Fonts From the Lost Lettering of Original Bauhaus Designers (via Chris)
– 10 Ways To Lose The Underdog Spirit.
– Widly fascinating: Dr. Robert Lanza MD and astronomer Bob Berman have developed an explanation of the universe in which none of us dies. It’s called “biocentrism,” and states that life and consciousness create the reality we experience, and without those two elements, it’s just not there.
– A big thank you to Pipsticks and Workman Publishing for sponsoring my blog this week.
♥ / What is it that’s so magical about stickers?
A big thank you to Pipsticks and Workman Publishing for sponsoring my blog this week.
Pipsticks, the world’s best subscription sticker club, has joined forces with Workman Publishing, the king of calendars and specialty books, to create the Pipsticks+Workman gift line. The collection boasts planners, sticker books, and stationery that is driven by fun, fresh design, unbeatable quality, and loads of creative energy. And, did we mention that each product includes tons of stickers?
Surrender
“Time and again I was seeing that if I could handle the winds of the current storm, they would end up blowing in some great gift … Challenging situations create the force needed to bring about change. The problem is that we generally use all the stirred up energy intended to bring about change, to resist change. I was learning to sit quietly in the midst of the howling winds and wait to see what constructing action was being asked of me.”
– Michael Singer
Taken from The Surrender Project
The Answer
Love this. By Tauba Auerbach.
Transform your Handwriting into a Font
Calligraphr helps you transform your handwriting into a font: Fill out the form, get a handwritten font. Easy as that.
(via Chris)
Mean People Fail
“There is also a complementary force at work: if you want to build great things, it helps to be driven by a spirit of benevolence. The startup founders who end up richest are not the ones driven by money. The ones driven by money take the big acquisition offer that nearly every successful startup gets en route. The ones who keep going are driven by something else. They may not say so explicitly, but they’re usually trying to improve the world. Which means people with a desire to improve the world have a natural advantage.”
Mean People Fail, by Paul Graham from 2014
(Thanks Paul)
Submarines Emerge From Beneath The Arctic Ice
This is crazy mind-blowing.: U.S. Navy and UK Royal Navy submarines got their readiness to operate in frigid environments tested by breaking through the North Pole ice.
Update: This comment on Twitter made my heart sink. Talk about perspective.
The Illusionists Documentary
The Illusionists is an award-winning documentary about the globalization of beauty and the dark side of advertising. Directed by Elena Rossini. Definitely watching this one.
Friday Link Pack
– Here’s How You Can Help Fight Family Separation at the Border
– This story! A lonely 94-year-old man put a pool in his backyard and let kids in neighborhood use it.
– A huge community where yoga is free and events promote neighborhood bonding. This sounds like the future.
– 10 Unusual Musical Instruments From Around the World
– “For the first time in its history, New York is, well, boring.”‘
– !!!! Woman Spends 3 Years Converting Old Bus Into Mobile Home, And It Looks Better Than Most Apartments
– 19 Tactics to Solve the Chicken-or-Egg Problem and Grow Your Marketplace
– What the what? Two Human Toes Were Stolen From an Anatomy Exhibit
– Domino Park looks stunning!
– I love this website and Instagram account so much: Nitch. I want to have coffee with the person that runs it. Who is it?
– Human feet as a geological force
– Do you have negatives or slides in your closet from the days before smartphones? I do, and I haven’t gotten around to tackling the task of transferring them into digital format. Wondering if PictoScanner is any good.
– The Observers is a curious community dedicated to photography and books, an interview series in which notable photographers, curators, and filmmakers speak about the photo books that inspire their work.
– From earlier this week: Seized Belongings of Migrants
– A big thank you to Elegante Press for sponsoring my blog this week.
♥ / Elegante Press
A big thank you to Elegante Press for sponsoring my blog this week.
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The Observers
Mad respect for my friends Wesley, Paul and Jeff for launching their latest labor of love:
The Observers is a curious community dedicated to photography and books, an interview series in which notable photographers, curators, and filmmakers speak about the photo books that inspire their work.
How We View Change
“The natural ups and downs of life can either generate personal growth or create personal fears. Which of these dominate is completely dependent on how we view change.”
– Michael Singer
How many people do you need to change the world?
How many social activists does it take to change the world? No, this isn’t the setup for some lame joke. It’s a question no one really knew the answer to. Until now.
Please Someone Take Me Here…
This is where I want to be. Right now.
Rainbow Long Exposure Photography
I can not stop looking at these rainbow long exposure photographs by Daniel Mercadante. He captured his partner running with a custom built lighting rig. So much appreciation for this. So much!