March 2012
February 2012
there were always magpies in the early morning swinging from the clothesline on the edge of the orchard where the ordered world of the farm house ended and the atavistic world began the wild world where we roamed at will stretching the wingspan of a dead hawk between us
not bunched in our flannel petticoats in bedrooms thick with night terrors a sitting room stuffed with horsehair a kitchen...
what you should not do, i think, is worry about the opinion of anyone beyond your friends. you shouldn’t worry about prestige. prestige is the opinion of the rest of the world.
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prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy. it causes you to work not on what you like, but what you’d like to like.
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prestige is just fossilized inspiration. if you do...
lady stardust | david bowie |...
…there’s another reason why reports ought to link to their, um, inspirations: links are a public good. they create a web that is increasingly rich, useful, diverse, and trustworthy. we should all feel an obligation to be caretakers of and contributors to this new linked public.
and there’s a further reason. in addition to building this new infrastructure of curiosity, linking is a small act...
culture, like brand, is misunderstood and often discounted as a touchy-feely component of business that belongs to hr. it’s not intangible or fluffy, it’s not a vibe or the office décor. it’s one of the most important drivers that has to be set or adjusted to push long-term, sustainable success. it’s not good enough just to have an amazing product and a healthy bank...
right on [ft. jonanna newsom, sts] | the roots |...
Watchso close! 24 hours remaining to back this kickstarter project.
update: the project was funded - i’m thrilled!
song from the uproar: the lives and deaths of isabelle eberhardt
isabelle eberhardt (1877-1904) was one of the most unusual and independent women of her era. she was born in switzerland but left home at age 19 to travel alone through north africa. she dressed as an arab man,...
[w]hen thinking about difficult, exciting, interesting activities, such as investing in a new business, or perhaps buying a $10 million lottery ticket, the brain areas associated with emotion — such as the midbrain dopamine system — become more active.
images, colours, music, even social discussion means that the midbrain emotional area becomes dominant, and the rational part of the brain finds...
Watchi try | the staves |from sofarsounds
always pretty. oh mexico + more on soundcloud.
i love reading lists. below is a great list from morganmissen [lowercase mine]:
what i’m reading - organizations, culture and self-development
tech company culture
building an entrepreneurial startup culture and creating a product focused startup culture - mike karnjanaprakorn, ceo of skillshare, a company that knows who they are and where they want to go.
how tumblr created a design...
