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  • Symptoms you are being held hostage by the Resistance

    If you hear yourself saying any of these things, you might be controlled by the Resistance, AKA the Lizard Brain. Breathe, reframe, “keep starting.” http://www.wevivify.com/misc-information/resistance-symptoms/ From Maria Nemeth in Mastering Life’s Energies. “What do you mean I am not trying? I am trying harder than you think!” “I cannot believe she talked to me that…

  • Gleanings from NEXT Berlin

    Of course, Bruce Sterling awesomeness http://nextberlin.eu/2013/04/bruce-sterling-fantasy-prototypes-and-real-disruption/ Digest this one slowly: http://superflux.in/blog/newnormal-revisited And another conference to visit next year: http://emerge2013.asu.edu/

  • Tedx Berkeley Take aways

    No-so-live blogging Tedx Berkeley. Fascinating stories about people pivoting their careers to pursue their passions. Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail, now accidental kickstarter and CEO of 3d Robotics, a hobbyist drone manufacturer who uses Mexico as his competitive advantage in manufacturing: My takeaway. Whenever he started to explore a new field of interest,…

  • Present Shock by Douglas Rushkoff

    Interesting thoughts from articles about Douglas Rushkoff’s new book: Present Shock Imagine, instead of trying to ride roughshod over these cycles, actually using or even exploiting recent discoveries about our common neurochemical responses to the four-week lunar cycle. Each week, a different neurotransmitter seems to dominate. One week, acetylcholine emphasizes new social contacts. In the…

  • Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling

    Get cracking on that novel, short story, graphic novel and screenplay! http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pixars-22-rules-of-stor.html via boingboing.net

  • Let’s hear it for Coffitivity!

    http://coffitivity.com/ coffee house sounds for cafe-like productivity! via boingboing.net

  • Young-ha Kim wants us to “Be an artist, right now!”

  • Great article on why “Good Work Isn’t Enough”

    http://cognition.happycog.com/article/good-work-isnt-enough They are humble. Their success doesn’t consume them. They are on time. On time for work, on time for meetings, on time for the train. They hate wasting their own time, and as a byproduct, anyone else’s. They always appreciate what they have. And as a result, they usually get more. They are universally…

  • View fear like lunch

    from Berm: www.inc.com/jeff-haden/7-qualities-of-uber-productive-people.html besides the link bait title, clever retelling of some good truths: “view fear like lunch” (it will always happen eventually) “Being a real writer means being able to do the work on a bad day.”

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