Quote of the day
There are just too many smart, capable people out there. The hard truth is that the ones who get ahead are usually those who know how to make highly placed people feel good about having them around. The good news is that you can be one of them.
~KATHLEEN KELLY REARDON, author of The Secret Handshake: Mastering the Politics of the Business Inner Circle
FOOD
How to enjoy your food more, The Boston Globe | Tweet
Social psychologists often seem like killjoys when it comes to studying how people eat.
THE BRAIN
Two heads are better than one, WSJ | Tweet
The brain is organized as modules and circuits for specialized actions. The scientist who figured that out reflects on his discovery.
→Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience
SPIRITUALITY
Why are some lives worth more than others, Big Think | Tweet
During our leisure time, not counting work, each of us processes 34 gigabytes or 100,000 words every day.
→The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
BUSINESS
Is there still an art to connectedness?, Kathleen Kelley Reardon | Tweet
As human beings we have a need for inclusion — being connected to others. Professionally, such connectedness can be a considerable advantage as well.
→The Secret Handshake: Mastering the Politics of the Business Inner Circle
→It’s All Politics: Winning in a World Where Hard Work and Talent Aren’t Enough
APPLE
The Steve Jobs you didn’t know: kind, patient, and human, Fast Company | Tweet
The untold story of Tim Cook’s friendship with Steve Jobs—and why Jobs wouldn’t let Cook try to save his life.
→Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
STRATEGY
Here’s the remarkably simple secret to forming lifelong habits, Business Insider | Tweet
As I studied habits, I slowly began to recognize the tremendous importance of the time of beginning.
→Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
TECHNOLOGY
How to design the future, Aeon | Tweet
As technological choices become ever more complex, design fiction, not science, hints at the future we actually want.
ENTERTAINMENT
Why are movie trailers called ‘trailers’?, Priceonomics | Tweet
The green Motion Picture of America Screen, the guy with the deep voice, the montage of gripping moments and dramatic music: we’ve all been persuaded, at some point in our lives, by the grandiosity of a movie trailer. And considering how many we’re exposed to every year, that’s understandable.
WRITING
How to unlock all five senses in your writing, The Write Practice | Tweet
As writers we are especially aware of the five senses. We use the five senses to transport our reader into the scene we are describing. However, I propose, that we are not using the five senses to their full potential.
3 Myths holding you back from your best writing, Helping Writers Become Authors | Tweet
You can hide your work if you want to, and if you hide your work you’ll never let yourself down. But if you’re interested in getting your work noticed, don’t fall for the myths presented here.
→The Audacity to be a Writer: 50 Inspiring Articles on Writing that Could Change Your Life
