I’m about to drift off to sleep. I’m exhausted and looking forward to a night’s rest, and then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, I have a brilliant idea or a stroke of insight and my entire night is ruined.
One of your favorite ways to spend a lazy afternoon may be the one thing that's ruining your life and preventing you from being great. How TV is ruining your life.
You start out full steam ahead, inspired, driven, excited about a new idea, business, diet, workout, etc. You’re ready to do it, take on the world and prove yourself, once and for all. You’re ready to START. That first day, you do it all, just like you’re supposed to.
Four amazing TED Talks on four very different topics: Why we will all fail by Larry Smith, The power of introverts by Susan Cain, Happy secrets to better work from Shawn Achor, and No mistakes on the bandstand by Stefon Harris.
In this week's Sunday's Links we look at the top innovation essays of 2011, the truth about mistakes, Facebook depression, the controversial newspaper paywalls, and a 2012 buying guide for everything you could ever want.
"Your flinch mechanism can save your life. It shortcircuits the conscious mind and allows you to pull back and avoid danger faster than you can even imagine it’s there. But what if danger is exactly what you need?"
The following infographic is pretty eye-opening, as it shows you the 'illusion of choice' we have when it comes to our media outlets.The simple fact that 6 companies control 90% of the media in the U.S. is baffling to say the least. Does it matter?
Faris Yakob recently gave a talk at Mashable's Media Summit on the Importance of Being Awesome, as it relates to media, design, code, and more. Check it out and let me know what you think!
The Social Good Summit presented by Mashable, 92Y and the UN Foundation starts today and if you're interested you should check out the Livestream of the conference. Some of the speakers include Desmond Tutu, Dr. Muhammed Yunus, Randi Zuckerberg, and more.
There's tons of information out there nowadays and at times I'm overwhelmed on what to do with it all. Solutions for organizing information are becoming more and more popular as people are encountering similar problems. Here's how I find high quality information and organize it.
Exploring. Learning. Sharing. This is essentially what I'm all about and what most of my website is focused around. Be sure to check out my blog, portfolio, and especially my curation efforts to learn more about me and what I do.
