December 2011
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“Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom.
How do they learn it?
They fall...”
– Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
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Watch(via 5 Hours of Beautiful Comet Lovejoy in 30 Seconds)
Colin Legg from Esperance, Australia has been documenting Comet Lovejoy’s holiday gift to the southern hemisphere, and this is his latest — and possibly last — timelapse, as the comet has started to fade. This one covers almost 5 hours of Legg’s Comet Lovejoy views as seen during the early morning hours of December 27, 2011. “I used a ...
Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time |... →
Interesting?
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Ocean Cacophony a Torment for Sea Mammals :... →
“Imagine a situation where you can’t communicate with your family, where you have to scream constantly,” he said. Oceans are vast, and animals that are bothered by rising noise levels can of course move on, but it can be challenging to find and adapt to a whole new habitat. The problem is especially dire in the Arctic, where, as the polar ice cap melts, humans are leaving an...
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Measuring Happiness Tweet by Tweet →
Can happiness be measured in 140 characters or less? A new study suggests that it can. Researchers at the University of Vermont had volunteers rate the most popular words in the English language from one to nine on a “happiness scale.” Words associated with happiness had high scores–”laughter,” for example rated 8.50–while negative words received a low score (e.g. “terrorist” at 1.30). Then,...
“The urgency of slowing down — to find the time and space to think — is nothing...”
– The Joy of Quiet - NYTimes.com
The Joy of Quiet - NYTimes.com →
So what to do? The central paradox of the machines that have made our lives so much brighter, quicker, longer and healthier is that they cannot teach us how to make the best use of them; the information revolution came without an instruction manual. All the data in the world cannot teach us how to sift through data; images don’t show us how to process images. The only way to do justice to our...
New Yorkers Now Outlive Most Americans by 2.4... →
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How Many People Live In L.A. County? Over 9.8... →
Superfood Kale In The Limelight : The Salt : NPR →
I heart KALE.
5 Ways to Kick Your Fear of Failure | Inc.com →
How to regain your motivation and determination on even the darkest days.
How To Cope With Your Creativity (Or A Boring... →
9 Steps To Quitting Your “Have To Have" Job And... →
1) Make time for your passion.
I have always enjoyed learning and its flip side, sharing what I know with others. So a number of years ago I took the time and effort to get an MBA while working at IBM. It was an enriching experience to be back in the classroom. Once that was completed, I took the discipline I’d learned from two years of schoolwork and applied it to writing my first book, ...
Paula Daniels: The Not So Sweet Story Of Sugar →
Alexander Payne’s great new movie The Descendants has so many elements familiar to me that it almost felt like watching a home movie. There was of course the universal pang of recognition for the bittersweet complexity of family dynamics, but also: I am from Hawai’i; my high school alma mater was also that of every main character; the soundtrack had many of my all time favorite...
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Six Social Media Trends for 2012 - David Armano -... →
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5 Tips for Finding Your Life Purpose - Forbes →
4 Ways to Stay Productive When You Answer to... →
Which 'Love Language' Suits You? - Forbes →
Hope in a Sea of Dictatorship by Ahmed Rashid |... →
» Sitting and Watching :zenhabits →
H&M Puts Real Heads on Digital Bodies -... →
How to Motivate Yourself: 14 Easy Ways | Inc.com →
Here are 14 quick strategies to get and keep yourself motivated:
1. Condition your mind. Train yourself to think positive thoughts while avoiding negative thoughts.
2. Condition your body.It takes physical energy to take action. Get your food and exercise budget in place and follow it like a business plan.
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3. Avoid negative people. They drain your...
Commercial Photog Spends His Off-Time Documenting... →
I Hate My Teenage Daughter: Comedy at the Expense... →
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Social Media's Envy Effect | Fast Company →
The 10 Best Comedians of 2011 :: Blogs :: List of... →
10 Essential Economic Blogs | Inc.com →
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10 Zen Ways to Nail Your Next Presentation |... →
Five Lessons To Do What You Love...And Succeed |... →
Ryan Gosling Wants You To Raise Capital For Your... →
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Facebook Makes Up 52% of Sharing on the Web |... →
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“All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind,...”
– Eckhart Tolle
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“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you...”
– Eckhart Tolle
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“One thing we do know: Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for...”
– Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
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“Books don’t change the world, people change the world, books only change people.”
– Mario Quintana (via quote-book)
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