Inspiration Through Information
I consistently enjoy reading Leo Babauta’s zenhabits blog. His insight is wonderful and he presents useful wisdom in such simple and concise language. His latest post, Why We Overplan, is no exception. Overplanning is something I struggle with all the time. I was raised by a father who is a planner, a list maker, an overachiever, […]
Today I visited an artist collective gallery show because my friend, Mark Garrett, has a studio there and I wanted to see his latest work, which is wonderful. Unfortunately, Mark doesn’t have a website where I can show you his great art. As I was visiting the various studios within the collective I stumbled upon […]
Please watch this TED Talk. It was incredibly enlightening for me when I watched it. I had not consciously acknowledged how much the information I access on the web was being personalized (filtered) for me. And that’s dangerous when one is seeking to become truly educated. We need to be presented with challenging and opposing […]
Knowledge is free. There’s no need to spend a lot of money on expensive classes for much of what you want to learn. Check out this post, 12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free, for some great self-education resources. Lifelong learning is not only a joy and gratifying, but it’s becoming a necessity […]
Kurt Ament authored a book titled Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation in which he clearly explains how technical communicators can develop standalone, topic-based information modules that act as the building blocks for a robust set of documentation based on the individual building blocks. This is currently a very popular approach to technical documentation and much […]
Every now and then you meet someone and instantly know “wow, this is a really cool person.” That happened to me today as I was strolling through Union Square Plaza here in San Francisco on my way to a doctor’s appointment. Artists regularly display their art in the plaza and I ran across some art […]
I have yet another interest – music creation. I’ve always liked music, especially dance music and music with a driving beat. So with not much of an idea of what I’m doing, I have decided to take a stab at creating some music. Here is my first attempt. It’s sort of dance, but not quite. I’m […]
A friend let me know about a TED video that has now become one of my favorite videos of all time. Louie Schwartzberg offers you 10 minutes of pure joy that can change your life and adjust your perspective. I don’t think I’m overstating this at all. Please consider spending 10 minutes watching this video. […]
I was scanning Lifehacker (one of my favorite sites to visit regularly) and noticed an interesting article titled Why You Learn More Effectively by Writing Than Typing. The article contends that we might learn better by writing about something, such as when we take notes as we’re learning, than we do if we type the […]
Training Yourself: The 21st Century Credential By Charles D. Hayes Published by Autodidactic Press This tiny book is deceiving. When you first hold it you wonder if much wisdom can be contained in such a small volume. It can. I read this short work in a single session. The writing is to the point with […]