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!
In this week's links find out why great people are overrated, be entertained by Freddie W, find some insight on learning, satiate your personal curiosity, and discover a billionaires 10 rules for success. Enjoy!
This video from RSA is based off of Dan Pink's lecture on motivation, an adaptation on his book Drive. The focus is related to the ideas of rewards and punishment and how they aren't as straightforward as we think.
In this video we get a taste of Jordan's ability to talk trash and play mind games with his opponents. What can we learn from him and his success? An introduction to emotional intelligence through basketball.
In this weeks Top Links we take a look at the Top 50 Inventions of 2010, some fun hacks to enhance your YouTube experience, a TED Talk on complexity and simplicity, the power of rejection as motivation, and a number of free online resources to boost your creativity.
An interesting video from GOOD Magazine that has an in depth look at the hidden costs of war. For this assessment, they look at the Iraq War where the initial estimated cost would be 60 billion dollars, the actual cost is ridiculous… I’m pretty sure there’s a better use for this money… $2.8 Trillion!! Is it worth it
This week in Sunday's Top Links we see a brilliant flash creation of the universe, insight on procrastination, a way to measure your social media influence, how to organize your ideas, and a look at some creative marketing via YouTube.
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