Category: Ideas
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Teaching Magic
I’m sitting at a Starbucks. Right in front of me is a student and teacher. It’s private tutoring or something. It’s pretty clear though that one is teach and one is learning. It’s such a great sight to behold. You can see it in the body language – in the…
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The Psychology of Rhythm
Psychology n., pl., -gies. The science that deals with mental processes and behavior. The emotional and behavioral characteristics of an individual, group, or activity: the psychology of war. Rhythm n. (rm) 1. Movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alternation of different quantities or conditions: the rhythm of the tides. 7. Procedure…
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What Does It Mean to Socialize?
It used to mean hanging out with real people in a face to face situation. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you had to talk to each other. It means at the very least that you had to be together in a social setting. I heard some guys talking about their…
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The Evolution of Connection
I heard a talk yesterday (I don’t have my notes from yesterday so I can’t tell you who) , and the speaker gave the evolution of connection. It went something like this – people connect to people and now people can connect to machines (cars, headsets, phones, technology). His talk…
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Obsessed with Resumes
I heard that today in a talk. We are obsessed with resumes – as if our resume is the complete catalog of our value and worth. We write it all out, and we use it to get jobs. I heard last week that when the Israel was in captivity in…
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Initial Thoughts on TEDx San Diego
I attended TEDx San Diego. I have watched the TED talks online. I’ve listened to podcasts about people being at the TED event. This though was my first TED event. Even though it’s just a TEDx event, all the rules still apply. They referred to it as the TED commandments.…
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Your Public Self
You have a public self – a version of you that’s out there that you might not even be aware of. We are slowly moving toward being more public in so many areas of our lives. Whether you are intentional about it or not – that stuff is out there.…
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Sometimes I’m a Jerk
You can file this story under “sometimes I’m a jerk.” This happened last week, and I just happened to think of it right before I got to the cafe to sit down and write. I just had to write this. Call it the Jurisdiction of the Neighborhood – Call it…
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Do You Know How to Wonder?
Arouse Astonishment Marvel Surprise Admiration To be filled with curiosity or doubt Awe inspiring Inexplicable Miracle Superior Exciting Strange Inquiry Wonder – it’s such a beautiful integration of thinking and feeling – knowing and not knowing. This picture was taken by my good friend Drason Anderson – You should…
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The Dating Site for the Ugly
I couldn’t believe it. There is a dating site for those that don’t think that they’re pretty enough for the normal dating websites such as Match.com or OkCupid.com. The site is The Ugly Bug Ball – a dating website fo the aesthetically challenged. Check out The Ugly Bug Ball. If…
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