Quote of they day
Giving up is a huge way people sabotage themselves. They try to do something once, it doesn’t work out, and they give up forever.
~KAREN BERG, author of Your Self-Sabotage Survival Guide: How to Go From Why Me? to Why Not?
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
Don’t wait until rock bottom to search for signs of self-sabotage, Big Think | Tweet
You likely know someone in your life who has or had lofty goals only to continuously allow bad habits to cause everything to go kaputt. Often times, these self-sabotaging activities are clear as day to the observer, yet completely lost on the self-saboteur.
→Your Self-Sabotage Survival Guide: How to Go From Why Me? to Why Not?
HAPPINESS
What writing has in common with happiness, The Atlantic | Tweet
The author Yasmina Reza says that Borges taught her fiction, like joy, is borne of mysterious, instinctual processes achieved in an unconscious state.
RELATIONSHIPS
3 Brain systems of love: Lust, attraction, and attachment, The Science of Relationships | Tweet
While love is complicated and can’t simply be reduced to three biological brain states, there are clear neurochemical processes that do contribute to feelings of love.
→The Psychology of Romantic Love: Romantic Love in an Anti-Romantic Age
PSYCHOLOGY
Is friendship in decline?, Psychology Today | Tweet
Does social media spell the end of intimate friendship?
TECHNOLOGY
Anatomy of a hack, The Verge | Tweet
A step-by-step account fo an overnight digital heist.
→Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
How communication drives innovation, The Creativity Post | Tweet
It has become fashionable to say that our present epoch is an information age, but that’s not quite right. In truth, we live in a communication age and it’s time we start taking it seriously.
→The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
BUSINESS
Venture capital should fuel your company, not your ego: 6 critical lessons from the fall of fab.com, Fast Company | Tweet
Investor, sometimes failure actually means failure.
STARTUPS
5 Lessons from Guy Kawasaki on startups, Upstart | Tweet
You can’t beat this for getting schooled at the ultimate startup: Guy Kawasaki, as a former chief evangelist at Apple, had a front-row seat to the early days of Macintoshwhen Steve Jobs would shine on stage during presentations and sometimes explode at staff in private, ultimately building what’s now the most valuable company in the world.
→The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
WRITING
The David Sedaris Method for success, Knote | Tweet
Writing anything is hard work. Writing humor—and being successful at it—is an entirely different, insanely challenging beast.
4 secrets from Taylor Swift on writing a book, The Write Practice | Tweet
Whether you’re a hater or a fan, Taylor Swift is clearly doing something right. It’s amazing how much sense her songs make when you substitute “writing a book” for the references of love.