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OUTSTANDING video that illustrates the difference between paradigms of scarcity v. abundance, how leaders shift perspective, and the importance of dwelling in possibility.

"The only reason to practice is to make the notes so beautiful that we want to know what happens to them!"

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BookBlog » Blog Archive » A time for focus, a time for distraction - Adina Levin’s weblog. For conversation about books I’ve been reading, social software, and other stuff too.

Very useful article that suggests there is more than one way to think about the studies that discuss multitasking as a negative thing

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Hard Work's Overrated, Maybe Detrimental. | Design & Innovation | Fast Company

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Putting yourself in
the right place where information is flowing freely and interesting new
juxtapositions can be seen.
How do you set aside the mind space to see patterns, make connections, and read what people want? How do you find the right thing to work on?

13 Oct 09

Play-Doh - YouTube

Interesting Sony ad made with play-doh rabbits that transform into waves, whales, and TVs. Could be used to discuss the metamorphosis of an idea, associative thinking, creativity and innovation - where ideas come from (trash, alleyways of our minds, etc.)

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12 Oct 09

Piano stairs - Rolighetsteorin.se - The fun theory - YouTube

Will more people take the stairs than the escalator if they are more "fun?" Yep - by 66%.

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Less Wrong: The Fun Theory Sequence

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11 Oct 09

gradPSYCH: Break your bad habits

EXCELLENT article with 10 tips for graduate students (with research citations to support the advice it offers)

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35 Years of the World’s Best Microscope Photography | Wired Science | Wired.com

Beautiful photos

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10 Oct 09

Mind - How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect - NYTimes.com

Suggests that our quest for patterns may be a response to a desire to rid ourselves of feelings of disorientation caused by things we don't understand. "Researchers have long known that people cling to their personal biases more tightly when feeling threatened."

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