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Sunday’s Top Links (2.10.2013)

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Welcome to this weeks top links!

1. Ten Principles For Good Design

After asking himself, is my design good design, Dieter Rams came up with his ten principles (aka commandments) for good design.

2. Paperman

Disney is at it again, with this whimsical, heartfelt short film that uses an innovative animation style that is simply beautiful. Watch it.

3. 25 Insights on Becoming a Better Writer

Want to be a writer? This list from some of the biggest names in the game give you their advice on all facets of writing.

4. Which Came First: The Chicken Or The Egg

The age old question is tackled by AsapScience, who takes a look at it from the perspective of semantics, nomenclature and science.

5. Five Common Startup Mistakes

Startups are hard, and failure is a likely outcome, but these 5 mistakes are typically the stumbling blocks that every entrepreneur will face.

And if you missed last weeks links, check them out here!

 

Failure, Introverts, Happiness & Mistakes

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The following are four recent TED Talks that I loved on a range of topics that are all very intriguing.

1. Why We Will Fail To Have Great Careers

This talk by Larry Smith at TEDxUW explores why of us will fall short in accomplishing our goals.

2. The Power of Introverts

Susan Cain explains the power and value of introverts, something often overlooked in society.

3. The Happy Secret to Better Work

Shawn Achor tells how to be happier and work better in this talk from TEDxBloomington.

4. There Are No Mistakes on the Bandstand

Mistakes have no place on the bandstand with Stefon Harris via TED.

Enjoy!

Sunday’s Top Links (1.8.2012)

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And I’m back with the first installment of Sunday’s Top Links for the new year!

1. The 11 Best Innovation Essays of 2011

Fastcodesign recapped their 2011 with their top essays on innovation from the past year, including essays on Steve Jobs, disruptive innovations, the 4P’s of marketing, design, and more.

2. Stefon Harris: There Are No Mistakes On The Bandstand

In this TED Talk, Stefon Harris performs an improv with his Jazz Quartet, followed by some insight into the idea of mistakes. Essentially we learn how many actions are perceived as mistakes, only because we don’t react to them appropriately.

3. The Truth About Facebook Depression

This infographic gives us some perspective on how we use Facebook. It breaks down things based on popularity, sentiment, timing, and more, giving us some interesting insight along the way.

4. Newspapers, Paywalls, and Core Users

Clay Shirkey takes a very real look at the state of newspapers, the impact of paywalls, and the future of content in general. Ultimately he says it is up to the core users to decide how everything will play out.

5. The Best Time To Buy Anything In 2012

Finally, Lifehacker shared their updated guide on when to buy anything during the new year. The breakdown shows you the ideal months to buy electronics, furniture, clothing, appliances and more. And for a micro look, check out their Best Days of the Week to Buy Anything.

Enjoy!

Trending Failure

I’ve noticed lately just how much we’ve started to focus on the value of failure. It seems we’re understanding that failing is how we learn, how we grow, how we gain experience. But have we seen any significant change? Have we accepted failure individually?

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I’ve noticed lately just how much we’ve started to focus on the value of failure. It seems we’re understanding that failing is how we learn, how we grow, how we gain experience. I know I remember my failures much better than my successes, because they teach us something new and valuable every time.

Posts from Seth Godin, Wired, and Harvard Business Review have been hitting on failure more and more often, but are we seeing any significant changes? I’m not so sure. The underlying problems of accepting failure and making mistakes can be seen in the education system, where we get it drilled into our impressionable minds where being right is all that matters, and if you’re not right you’re basically stupid.

Additionally, even though we can acknowledge the importance of failure and making mistakes, are we able to actually be open to them, be receptive and accepting to situations when we have failures? Can we see the bigger picture, rather than feeling crappy, embarrassed, and discouraged? A recent TED Talk from Kathryn Schulz talks further about this idea of acceptance and being wrong. You can watch the full video below.

Are you ready to fail?

Sunday’s Top Links (3.20.2011)

In this week’s Sunday Links we explore mindfulness, understand the human body, discover how smart people are stupid, uncover a customized news service, and differentiate between patents and innovation.

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Welcome to this week’s links!

1. Nine Mindfulness Rituals

Mindfulness or being aware of your self and your surroundings is an important skill to practice regularly. This article from Zen Habits goes over 9 simple rituals that you can practice to implement mindfulness into your everyday routine.

2. Google Body

Ever wanted to explore the human body, level by level? From the skeletal structure to the nervous system? Well this new development from Google Labs allows you to see each system and explore the body as a whole.

3. Eight Stupid Mistakes Smart People Make

Even smart people can be stupid at times and these are 8 great examples of how they are. Some examples are confusing being busy with being productive and striving for perfection. For details and the other 6, check out the article.

4. LinkedIn Today

There’s tons of information available at our finger tips nowadays, but the hard part is finding content that is relevant to you. LinkedIn recently launched LinkedIn Today, essentially a customized e-newspaper that has your interests at heart.

5. Patent Filings Do Not Equal Innovation

An insight from the Patent Director makes it clear that patent filing is not the same as innovation. He states that it is essential that we find a better way to measure innovation in real terms. The question is, how do you measure innovation?

And if you missed last week’s links, check them out here.

Post-It Quote: Oscar Wilde

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One of a number of great quotes from writer Oscar Wilde, but this one is by far my favorite. So what does this mean? Essentially Mr. Wilde is equating gaining experience to making mistakes. I feel this is a brilliant insight because its so true that all experience really is from mistakes. We don’t learn further about things we already know, we learn about things that we don’t know and that either manifests in a mistake in one of two ways.

Either its internally something you’re unsure on and take a chance to see the outcome. You may be right in the end and it could be the correct decision, but that unsureness is essentially you worrying about making the wrong choice, making a mistake and that in itself is a lesson learned. The other side of the coin is quite simply making a true mistake and when you do, its something you usually learn from quite quickly.

All in all a great quote from Oscar Wilde and a revealing fact that we need to make mistakes to learn and grow.