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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…
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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
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Let’s hear it for Coffitivity!
http://coffitivity.com/ coffee house sounds for cafe-like productivity! via boingboing.net
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Young-ha Kim wants us to “Be an artist, right now!”
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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…
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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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make your monitor touch and stylus enabled
http://www.premiertek.net/products/inputdevices/TP-215.htm it’s supposed to be cheap too. definitely worth a look if you have a 16×9 monitor.
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Business model app
Www.bmfiddle.com
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App then book
Morris lessmore. Amazing app turned book turned film. fast company article
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ios and android app creator web tool
http://www.kleverbeast.com/ it’s $29/mo. works like squarespace. worth looking into if you have a great idea for an app.
Got any book recommendations?