“If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.”
— Eckhart Tolle
Get The Inside Right
à la fin…
A film by Lichtel Nicolas.
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At Peace
“One who is at peace naturally improves the world just by being.”
— Paul Ferrini
Je vote. Tu Votes. Elle Vote…
Love this tote by Clare V. reminding us all to vote. (Also available as a t-shirt)
Glorious Mess
“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert
My Relationship With The Entire World
“My relationship with the entire world in this moment depends entirely on the relationship I have with myself.“
– Paul Ferrini
Wish I would have realized this in my 20s. I took this from a talk Paul Ferrini gave in 2013. You can watch it here.
Husk
I am currently staying at a friend’s house and she owns a Husk chair by B&B. It’s lounge-y. It swivels. It’s cool to look at. #wishlisted
Water Has Three States
“Water has three states, but you know, not really only three—clouds, fogs, mist, rain, and many others. A rainbow is related to water. Our bodies are 70% water, and our planet is also 70% water on the surface. We’re almost like a puddle of water. As you know, those different states of water can look very beautiful, but sometimes they can be very violent, like a tsunami.”
– Ryuichi Sakamoto
Link Pack
– The Egyptian Egg Ovens Considered More Wondrous Than the Pyramids
– I thoroughly enjoy Dr. Bertrice Berry’s Stories on Instagram.
– How I Mastered the Art of Ventilating My Home, Let me tell you about my fans.
– WHOA! IKEA has digitalized 70 years worth of their furniture catalogs.
– There are so many tools for available for the Remote Work Landscape
– The 2020 Fall Foliage Prediction Map
– A Primer on Algorithms and Bias
– How to Tell if Distance Learning Is Working for Your Kid
– Guide To Le Corbusier’s 10 Most Significant Buildings
– Comedy Wildlife Photography awards 2020 finalists. This one made me laugh out loud.
– Gasp: Draper – Land Ark RV (via)
– How to (Actually) Save Time When You’re Working Remotely. I liked this advice: 2. Give yourself a Feierabend. In Germany, the Feierabend is a daily evening celebration marking the moment when work is switched off for the day — often accompanied by a hearty German beer.
– Sea-thru removes the water from underwater images
– Remote wiki for students & teachers (via)
– Toucan is a free Chrome extension that helps you learn a language without even trying. (via)
– I am starting to think I shouldn’t bring my phone into my bedroom and am researching alarm clocks. Loftie looks pretty cool and versatile, but pricey. Recommendations anyone?
– Did you catch that Poolside FM launched an iOS App this week?
– Did you see my post about iNaturalist? It’s an app that helps you identify the plants and animals around you by connecting with a community of over a million scientists and naturalists. So cool!
– In case your kids are as bummed about remote school as mine, you can always try brighten their day with some Tattly. And always remember: It’s only temporary!
– This Graphic and Digital Design certificate from Parsons gives you the flexibility of online classes plus the option of choosing your own electives. A big thank you to Parsons at Open Campus for sponsoring my blog this week.
Two Types of Creativity
Two types of creativity and when each peaks, based on a study that analyzed 31 Nobel Prize laureates, as well as examining painters, novelists, poets, and scientists. Fascinating.
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♥ / Choose Your Own Adventure in Graphic Design
A big thank you to Parsons at Open Campus for sponsoring my blog this week.
This Graphic and Digital Design certificate from Parsons gives you the flexibility of online classes plus the option of choosing your own electives.
First, the core classes build your confidence with software that employers are looking for, including Illustrator and Photoshop. Then choose from the recommended electives, such as Typography, or build your own elective track with classes in Graphic Design History, Print Production and Process, and more.
Online classes at Parsons have the same small class sizes and interaction with faculty that made the art-and-design school so popular. Several faculty members have worked in the industry and offer their insider tips in everything from the basic elements of graphic design — point, line, plane, texture, modularity, rhythm and balance — to the more abstract ideas such as aligning visuals with a client’s identity. Fall registration is now open. Enroll today!
(Interested in sponsoring a week of my blog and RSS feed, learn more here.)
Some Good News
The world is on fire but here is some good news: Put a little summer in your pocket. Poolside FM has launched an iOS App. The app experience is just like its mamabear website super retro and fun. So happy about this!
I Miss My Desk
“Even more importantly, desks enable collaboration. To be at your desk is to be present, in the world, at a place in time – to be available for an impromptu brainstorm, feedback session, or gut check. That face-to-face cooperation brings a human touch to our work that can’t be replaced by all the Slack messages, Zoom calls, or Google Docs in the world. It’s why (at least during normal times) so many freelance professionals choose to pay for a desk in a coworking space. With others around it, a desk becomes more than a desk; it becomes a community. Desks are how we interface. The things placed, whether carefully or incidentally, on their surface – the books, tools, decorations, pictures, half-eaten salads, and unopened mail – serve as ambient communication to co-workers about our lives.”
I Miss My Desk (and So Should You), by Brandon Lori
Greenland
What a fascinating glimpse into a different world: Greenland, the remote territory, rich in minerals and pure water, shows the world how to live during quarantine.
HELP: Dear dev savvy humans, how do I turn off autoplay on this video? I looked at the code but it’s not obvious to me.
Self-directed, Project-basedLearning
“We now have a chance to turn this fall’s back-to-school (in the Northern Hemisphere) into self-directed, project-based learning instead of a rush toward compliance and butts in chairs and pencils on tests. Shipping the project, proving it works and then doing it again. Learning by doing. Self-direction unlocks our ability to contribute for a lifetime, whereas preparing for the test ensures that we will always be at the mercy of the person who is giving the test. People are not entitled to their own facts–and understanding helps us discover the ones that matter.”
Self-directed, project-based learning, by Seth Godin
A Soul on Fire
“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.”
— Ferdinand Foch
Around the World City Radio
A retro-style receiver that plays radio stations from 18 cities around the world. FUN!
Twitter Advanced Search
What’s the most powerful tool that nobody knows about?
Twitter advanced search.
Here’s a fun way to use it:
1) Pick your favorite person to follow.
2) Search their most popular tweets.
3) Scroll until you get bored.Then, do it again. It’s the most fun you’ll have on Twitter.
— David Perell (@david_perell) April 11, 2020
Exit To Community
“If you’re forming a startup, there are generally two kinds of stories to choose from about what the startup is for. Keep in mind that startups are companies that are trying to take over some subsection of the world. It’s ambitious stuff, so they tend to take on lots of early investment. They get somebody to give them a lot of money so they can hit the market with disproportionate force. And in order to pay that investment back, they need what’s called an “exit,” which usually comes in two forms: You’re either acquired by a larger company or you go public, selling your company on a market where people can trade your shares based on their speculations about what it’s worth. In both cases, you’re passing the company that you’ve worked to build off to new owners, who in turn might be buying it just to convince future buyers to pay even more for it later. It’s a weirdly normal pyramid scheme of capitalism.
What if there were another way? What if a startup that successfully builds a community could opt for an exit to ownership by that community?”
This is a fascinating read: Exit To Community, by Nathan Schneider
iNaturalist
Whoa! Why didn’t I discover iNaturalist sooner? It’s an app that helps you identify the plants and animals around you by connecting with a community of over a million scientists and naturalists. By recording and sharing your observations, you’ll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature. iNaturalist is a joint initiative by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.
(Thanks for helping me figure out what mushroom that was, Ninja)
What is Happiness?
Grab a beverage and dive in.
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Link Pack
Five years ago, my son Tilo, 5 y/o at the time, recorded an instructional video on how to draw a person. It brings me so much happiness.
– “Putting 12oz of Oatly into your latte and adjusting for the higher GI of maltose means adding almost a tablespoon of table sugar to your drink.” Oatly: The New Coke (This makes me sad, as I love the brand so much. Didn’t realize it was so sugary. Also, read the first comment, seems to counter what the article says.)
– What are the world’s most interesting people reading? Books Read By
– I am here for my purpose, by Brené Brown.
– I love Holley’s answer to: “How do you decide who you want to connect with?”
– I am here for Zach’s blob touch experiments.
– Time anxiety is the fear of wasting your time – the obsession of spending your time in the most meaningful way. (via)
– I asked: What is the funniest or most clever Wifi Network name you have ever come across?
– Marketing is about making soulful bets (Mailchimp always got this!)
– This packable travel bottle seems nifty.
– Adam JK launched the 2021 version of his Unsolicited Advice 2021 Planner
– This Not To Do List Instagram account made me look.
– Every Sunday at noon ET my friend Tony LeRoy offers a donation based guided meditation. You can access it via Zoom or Facebook or even as simple as via Instagram. Here is one of his recent ones. I always feel so good coming out of these.
– I like the SOMA Sport Bottle.
– This DIY “Dollhouse” Kit is everything.
– This is a lovely and unusual looking chair.
– I wear this Mudra pendant every day. Absolute favorite.
– Fred Dust wrote a book outlining seven essential elements of meaningful conversations. Pre-Ordered! You will also be able to listen to it.
– VOTE mask!
– “I saw a post on LinkedIn that recommended adding an emoji at the beginning of your name because you could see who was using some sort of automation tool to send out connection requests. I can confirm it works.”
– I immensely inspired by how sawyer shares the books he’s read. Best part: When you click on the book you can see his highlights. (Unless he listened to it as an Audiobook)
– I grew up in a house where talking about death was totally normal. So, articles like this don’t make me uncomfortable: Why I Hope to Die at 75, An argument that society and families—and you—will be better off if nature takes its course swiftly and promptly
– Wow. TikTokers venting about their MAGA parents. (via)
– Urgently Looking For Anti-Racism Training for Your Company? Start Here.
– I highly recommend Baratunde’s new podcast How to Citizen. So timely. So good.
– Can’t wait to read this one: Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
– Earlier this week I wrote about how I have been holding my breath since March.
– The fashion instruction that made Parsons world famous is now available online. The Parsons’ Fashion Design certificate covers design fundamentals — from color theory to flat sketching. A big thank you to Parsons at Open Campus for sponsoring my blog this week.
Sounds of The Forest
I would love to meet the humans behind Sounds of the Forest. They are collecting the sounds of woodlands and forests from all around the world, creating a growing soundmap bringing together aural tones and textures from the world’s woodlands.
The sounds form an open source library, to be used by anyone to listen to and create from. Selected artists will be responding to the sounds that are gathered, creating music, audio, artwork or something else incredible, to be presented at Timber Festival 2021.
This is pure and lovely. So much YES!
(via Jason)
Goodbye Wire and Twine
Wire & Twine is closing shop. While my heart is a little sad about it, they say they are doing so with an open heart and excitement for what’s to come. This shirt makes me happy.