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Apr 2, 2012
@ 5:53 pm
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you're welcome for the memories. »


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Jan 26, 2012
@ 11:15 am
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her voice is just silly good.  (…and her album just came out.)


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Nov 22, 2011
@ 6:52 am
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jaredcardwell:



Not that we usually post articles like this but here is a fun thing that popped up on twitter earlier via the 99% blog which is a new personal fav. Anyway read the full piece here but it touches upon how creatives, or solution driven professionals need to keep their brain awake, intuned and cultivating ideas. Click through at the bottom to read the full article..
1. Get an armchair for your office. Or have a breakout space or café close at hand, and give yourself permission to use it.
2. Pay attention to your energy levels throughout the day. When they start to dip, it’s time to take a break — or switch chairs. A change is as good as a rest, remember!
3. Notice how you feel after sitting in your armchair. If you feel bored or sluggish, you’re spending too much time there (more couch potato than armchair creative!). But if you feel fresh enthusiasm, it shows the armchair is doing a good job of recharging your creative batteries.
4. Switch tools. If you normally type on a laptop, get a pad and paper. If you normally use a pen and paper, use a different pen and paper! (I’m serious — your nervous system will register different associations with different tools. Try it.)
5. Ignore sludge. “Sludge” is the name Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson (creators of the Results Only Work Environment approach to corporate culture) give to the sarcastic comments co-workers make about behavior that doesn’t conform to their idea of productivity. E.g. “I wish I had time to loaf around in the middle of the day.”
6. Look back on your week on Friday afternoon. Where did your best ideas come from? Where did you do your most productive thinking? Where did you add most value? (Just make sure you do this review from the comfort of your armchair!)

This is excellent.

I’m glad we have a library at work.  I think it’s time I started using it.
via: cassiecoutard:brilliantlydifferent

jaredcardwell:

Not that we usually post articles like this but here is a fun thing that popped up on twitter earlier via the 99% blog which is a new personal fav. Anyway read the full piece here but it touches upon how creatives, or solution driven professionals need to keep their brain awake, intuned and cultivating ideas. Click through at the bottom to read the full article..

1. Get an armchair for your office. Or have a breakout space or café close at hand, and give yourself permission to use it.

2. Pay attention to your energy levels throughout the day. When they start to dip, it’s time to take a break — or switch chairs. A change is as good as a rest, remember!

3. Notice how you feel after sitting in your armchair. If you feel bored or sluggish, you’re spending too much time there (more couch potato than armchair creative!). But if you feel fresh enthusiasm, it shows the armchair is doing a good job of recharging your creative batteries.

4. Switch tools. If you normally type on a laptop, get a pad and paper. If you normally use a pen and paper, use a different pen and paper! (I’m serious — your nervous system will register different associations with different tools. Try it.)

5. Ignore sludge. “Sludge” is the name Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson (creators of the Results Only Work Environment approach to corporate culture) give to the sarcastic comments co-workers make about behavior that doesn’t conform to their idea of productivity. E.g. “I wish I had time to loaf around in the middle of the day.”

6. Look back on your week on Friday afternoon. Where did your best ideas come from? Where did you do your most productive thinking? Where did you add most value? (Just make sure you do this review from the comfort of your armchair!)

This is excellent.

I’m glad we have a library at work.  I think it’s time I started using it.

via: cassiecoutard:brilliantlydifferent


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Nov 21, 2011
@ 11:54 pm
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(via popappella)

never let anyone tell you tv singing competitions never gave you anything worthwhile…this guy and his percussion are on the sing off…and this is amazing.


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Nov 14, 2011
@ 6:52 pm
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if you’re dumb surround yourself with smart people…and if you’re smart surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you.

isaac from sports night   

…solid television wisdom.  thanks 90’s sorkin.


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Oct 10, 2011
@ 12:17 am
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The amount of serendipity that will occur in your life, your Luck Surface Area, is directly proportional to the degree to which you do something you’re passionate about combined with the total number of people to whom this is effectively communicated

Codus Operandi (via jaredcardwell)

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Aug 29, 2011
@ 11:04 am
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late night cooking adventure


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Aug 13, 2011
@ 1:19 am
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i love that hov looks like a kid having the time of his life the entire video…it’s nice to see that even with all the success they can still just kick back and enjoy themselves…in the 300000 dollar car they just trashed.  also, what is aziz doing here?


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Jul 14, 2011
@ 6:08 pm
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jaredcardwell:

Yes, the joy.
starrglimpse:

graffiti
vortexanomaly:

the joy

jaredcardwell:

Yes, the joy.

starrglimpse:

graffiti

vortexanomaly:

the joy


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Jul 2, 2011
@ 10:44 pm
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loudon wainwright - the swimming song

this could be my song for this summer as it has been coming up on my ipod regularly the past couple weeks…witty, funny, and about swimming…in the ocean and pool…both of which are highlights of the season we are currently enjoying.

“this summer i went swimming, this summer i might have drowned, but i held my breath and i kicked my feet and i moved my arms around…”