If you don't want to read a book but you want to get the general message from it. Check to see if it's here. I've been using this guys website for years now and it's amazing how he is able to summarize some of the most important ideas in a piece of writing. Unless I've... Continue Reading →
30 Days to New Habits
TED talk by Matt Cutts on developing habits over 30 days. http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days
Brainpickings: Life Work Balance
Maria Papova of Brainpickings discusses David Whyte's writing on balancing life and work and how our own personalities clash. https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/03/11/david-whyte-three-marriages-work-life/?utm_content=buffer4c42d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
A Discussion On Creative Confidence
Standford Professor David Kelley discusses creative confidence. Read the article and watch his TED talk. http://ideas.ted.com/david-kelley-on-the-need-for-creative-confidence/ http://www.ted.com/talks/david_kelley_how_to_build_your_creative_confidence
Exploring Underground Greenhouses
Read this article by EcoWatch about how you can take $300 and have your own underground greenhouse for year long food. https://ecowatch.com/2015/12/15/underground-greenhouse-walipini/
Ryan Holiday On Making Opportunity
Cast your bucket down right where you are. That's the sum of this message here, but read it to see they better way he has worded it. He's a great writer and always a promoter of the Stoics. Enjoy. http://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2016/01/read-this-if-you-just-need-someone-to-give-you-a-chance-at-your-dream-job/?utm_content=buffere2216&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Green Power to the entire U.S.A.
EcoWatch is a great place to learn about a combination of environment and technology as they merge together to help improve our planet. Check out this piece where Elon Musk (Tesla/SpaceX/Solar City) founder sheds light on how we could supply power to the entire country. https://ecowatch.com/2015/12/17/elon-musk-solar/
Brainpickings Article on the boredom making you resourceful
As always a great read by Maria Papova of Brainpickings. Check out all her stuff. "Boredom is the root of all evil. It is very curious that boredom, which itself has such a calm and sedate nature, can have such a capacity to initiate motion. The effect that boredom brings about is absolutely magical, but... Continue Reading →
How Artificial Intelligence can change small level farming
Read this if you would ever consider having a robot run your garden. http://singularityhub.com/2015/12/15/how-a-robot-in-the-garden-might-replace-a-trip-to-whole-foods/?utm_content=bufferc3ac0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
The Future of Learning
This is a short read. Explaining how education is changing away from degree-oriented learning to the constant development of skills. Our workforce will change greatly in our lifetimes, here they show how. http://singularityhub.com/2015/11/19/automation-is-eating-jobs-but-these-skills-will-always-be-valued-in-the-workplace/?utm_content=bufferd75c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer