The most inspiring talk I’ve seen in a long time, via ted.com.
Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
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Are certain sleep habits more likely to lead to success?
Japan’s leading writer Haruki Murakamim, goes to sleep daily, at 10p.m. and wakes up between the hours of 4-5 a.m. That leads to about 6-7 hours of sleep a night. (Link)
This Google page has a huge list about successful people and their sleep habits:
Bill Clinton [...]
Six a.m. and the line already wrapped around the school!
One hour later…
Waiting…
Success!
“Its been eight long years since the boys said wassup to each other. Even with the effects of a down economy and imminent change in the White House, the boys are still able to come together and stay true to what really matters.”
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I am in Seattle today for a week long vacation. On my way here, I had a connection in St. Louis and stopped at the airport Starbucks to get a cup of coffee. While waiting in line and looking at the pastries something hit me. The calorie counts were not displayed for any item. I [...]
Eggs, mayonnaise and assorted fats make up a jaw-dropping proportion of his diet.
Interesting read on the diet—and diet consequnces—of an athlete, via The Guardian.
Seth Godin’s latest post reminds me of a quote by my professor:
“The harder you’ll work, the luckier you’ll get.”
“9. Re-education: Schultz closed more than 7,000 stores for three hours in February to allow 135,000 baristas to relearn—or learn—how to make an espresso.”
A good marketing stunt, but the taste of Starbucks Coffee hasn’t improved… It seems that they’re too focused on the image of improvement, rather than the actual betterment of their products. Read [...]
The make belief games that we played in our childhood, had rules whether we noticed them or not. Once we decided that we were going to play the cop or princess, we followed the rules that defined those characters. It wasn’t until adulthood, that something strange seemed to happen.
Once we grew up, the definition of [...]
