“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. ”
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2024
The Strategic Foresight Book Via: https://sentiers.media/
“This present moment used to be the unimaginable future” Stuart Brand
Goofy Construction Barricade
This was the last shot on my first roll of film I put through the Sprocket Rocket Camera. I was walking back to my car...
To watch list
A list of animated films, series, and shorts I’d like to watch. I’m sure there are more I’ll remember or come across. In no particular...
First “Dream”
Just installed and got to know Procreate Dreams animation app for iPad. It looks lovely. I decided to do a quick bouncing ball to get...
A Little Book of Improv
I followed these instructions from Austin Kleon and made a zine today. It’s about improv, and you can print it and follow said instructions to...
Planning to Be Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJMwBwFj5nQ I tried to make an animation based on the above video called “Be Water” by Bruce Lee. At the time, the tools I were...
Blue Eyed Samurai
I’m about half way through this show, and I gotta note a couple things. • Every frame is gorgeous. Simply stunning. • The visual storytelling...
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https://vimeo.com/530780754 An anxiety reducing exercise that engages all senses. I picked up this exercise from my former therapist. When I’m really anxious and shutting down,...
2023
Productive, Healthy, Connected
I’ve gotten some good advice to focus on the things that make me feel productive, healthy, and connected (to others) and the rest is noise....
“The reward for our work is not what we get, but what we become. -Paulo Coelho” What am I becoming because of my work? A...
Ready, Set, Future!
I’ve enrolled in this Ready, Set, Future! Introduction to Futures Thinking course on Coursera. I’m liking it a lot, and I appreciate that the instructor...
The Vertical Breath, Arrival, and a Lawn Chair
When racket (dot) com was a great and simple podcast app, I recorded a couple little podcasts. This is the first one I made, and...
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing you are not the voice of the mind - - you are the one that...
It just is
Today I learned (or realized I already knew) that the monkey mind’s consistent chatter is neither wrong or right. It just is. The I, the...
“You won’t get money, status, fun, impact, and career capital at the same job. Pick two, get the rest elsewhere in your life. Jacob Falkovich”...
Self-help synthesized
I found this article called Every self-help book ever, boiled down to 11 simple rules to be quite good. Topic #5 really helped me clarify...
The Vertical Breath
I’m fascinated by the concept of the vertical breath. As I understand it right now, this concept flips what we traditionally think of regarding time....
Four Thousand Weeks
A sketchnote of the wonderful book Four Thousand Weeks.
