17 posts tagged ‘made me think’
How Language Shapes Thought
Swiss Miss,
What an incredibly fascinating talk by Lera Boroditsky on how language structure shapes thought! Highly recommend!
The Opposite of Addiction
“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, the opposite of addiction is connection.” Heard here. And here’s the full TED talk by Johann Hari. (Thanks for the comment, Pablo)
Now is Better
The conversation starts at 16:47 We closed out our CreativeMornings/NYC year with a conversation between two design legends, Debbie Millman and Stefan Sagmeister. I love Stefan’s orientation towards optimism and urging us to think longterm. Jump to the start of their conversation by clicking here and skipping over all the intros. You can buy Now […]
Things That Aren’t Doing The Thing
“Preparing to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Scheduling time to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Making a to-do list for the thing isn’t doing the thing. Telling people you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn’t doing […]
If You Could Change One Thing About Your Body
Stay until the kids come on. They are so pure. Heart melts.
Tension
I feel this.
A Way of Life
(By Case Kenny)
Uproot War from Ourselves
“We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds- our own prejudices, fears and ignorance. Even if we transport all the bombs to the moon, the roots of […]