André Platteel - Radical Not-Knowing: Learning with an unknown future
Lucas de Man - I don’t know so I am
I was really impressed by Lucas de Man’s keynote at the MediaFutureWeek. He’s an inspiring fella. I especially liked his message that you can’t engage in conversation when you think you already know it. And that you don’t need to create a better world. But that you just need to create a world. Oh and it you watch till the end, you can see me asking a question.
Ellen Petry Leanse - Ten Steps to being Un****withable
Every Frame a Painting
The Middle Finger Project - How to stop writing with a stick up you ass
As with this title, Ash Ambridge’s writing cuts through the noise. Not because it’s filled with swear words. Not because of all the puns or witty jokes. But because, its metaphors are spot on. It’s filled with experiences instead of knowledge. And her sentences are active instead of passive. See what you can learn from her style!
Tennesse Williams - The Catastrophe of Success
ZenHabits - Opt Out: A Simplify Manifesto
Goodbye fear. Hello Joy Of Missing Out! We do so much things simply because everyone does them. Here is a manifesto to opt out and simplify life.
Seth Godin - Will this be on the test?
Ionica Smeets - Over fatsoenlijke tarieven
This column that I’ve already shared numerous times with individuals had to make the favorites. Here, Ionica clears up that while a freelance fee might sound expensive, it’s actually very reasonable. Of course, that still says nothing about the worth of the service or product. But it’s good for all freelancers to know what their minimum hourly fee should be.
Mark Manson - Your goals are overrated
And here I am, helping entrepreneurs set goals for themselves. But just as important (and what I always also talk about) is creating habits. Habits create “free” progress because after a while they’re second nature. And habits compound. Once you have one, the next one is easier to add. Here, Mark gives the 6 he views as the foundational. Which one will you add to your life?
Ryan Holiday - The Real Reason We Need to Stop Trying to Protect Everyone’s Feelings
Yes, him again. He warns us about trying to be overly politically correct. Not hurting everyone’s feelings sounds like a good idea. Or at least a well-intended one. But, since there is always somebody who could possibly be hurt, it’s a slippery slope. Following its reasoning, it leads to censorship and limits freedom of speech. And, a more empowering way to protect someone, is to let them make their own decision to be offended or not.
Ryan Holiday - 31 Ways To Get More ‘Deep Work’ Accomplished
Sure. Interaction is good. And yes. multitasking has its uses. But some tasks need deep work. Intense concentration and cognitive focus to make real progress. Problem is, we’re more and more being conditioned into shallow work. Here are 31 ways Ryan Holiday uses. Some are: Scheduling distractions, getting off-grid and practicing it.
Brainpickings: Ella Frances Sanders - Lost in translation
Some words are impossible to translate. And every language has a few of these. “Gezellig" anyone? Ella Frances Sanders collected many of these and illustrated them beautifully. Tsundoku. A Japanese word that describes leaving a book unopened after buying it. Trepverter. A Yiddish word for a witty comeback you only think of only when it is too late to use it. Totally! I want that word! Or Fika of course.
TED Ideas: Jessica Gross - How the languages we speak can affect the way we think
Every culture develops its own language. But how does the language we speak develop the culture? It turns out it does. You might save more if your language doesn’t differentiate between the future and the present. Or you might be good at orienting yourself if your language uses north or east to indicate where something is from you instead of left or right. Or you might be very fast to know your own gender (that was weird) if you grow up with many linguistic gender markers around.