August 2010
“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”
– I heard this expression today at my Weight Watchers meeting (down 5.2 lbs in only 3 weeks, thank you very much). I’m not entirely sure I agree with this sentiment, but whatever gets you through the day. For me it’s about really enjoying my splurges. When you only allow yourself one...
Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime →
My agency has a fantastic newsletter they send out filled with all kinds of amazing tidbits; I always find something interesting when I have the time to read it. This article is from the NY Times and speaks to how we can’t stand to be bored, so we fill our lives with digital distractions ultimately robbing us of our ability to properly process information. I read a similar article a fews...
Watch“The skills sets aren’t there for a lot of traditional marketers” Gary Vaynerchuk
Bold Statement. (via:soupsoup)
The Only Guide to Happiness You’ll Ever Need
By Leo Babauta
“The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” - Benjamin Franklin
For some of us, the ultimate goal in life is happiness.
Whether we see fulfillment in our work, contentment in our relationships, passion in our hobbies … we strive to find happiness.
“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life,...
WatchStory Corps on NPR has animated a few of their stories, have a look! I get extremely car sick and wouldn’t have been able to survive the bus trips up the Hamptons the last few weeks without This American Life and Story Crops podcasts (and two Dramamine :)
I have to admit, these twitter and youtube parody... →
“Eat Pray Love” is unlikely to change anybody’s life or even to provoke emotions...”
– NYTimes Review of Eat, Pray, Love
“My mom was crying in the front seat and if you knew my dad you’d know he never...”
– The Baby-Sitters Club By Bret Easton Ellis Chapter 2: Claudia’s Candy War
The much-anticipated second installment from the brilliant Drew Grant via Crushable.
(via b5media: via soupsoup)
I just read that two people meeting for the first time will lie to each other an average of three times in the first 10 minutes. Color me shocked!
Alex Bogusky's response to the Fast Company... →
I found both the original article and Bogusky’s side of the story fascinating. It’s long, but worth the read, even if you don’t work in advertising.