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High Existence. 8 TEDtalks That Will Change Your Life Forever. 1.

8 TEDtalks That Will Change Your Life Forever

Juan Enriquez: Will our kids be a different species? Juan asks in this compelling TEDtalk ‘can we upgrade ourselves?’ His answer immediately puts humankind in perspective. So far, there have been 29 upgrades of humanoids. Multiple versions co-existed. Read more in his book Homo Evolutis. 2. Brené tells us a story about expanding our perception in a way that could change our lives forever.

Read more in her book The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are 3. Jane is a gamer. Read more in her book Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change The World 4. We often hear that success is a choice, that it is right around the corner and is for everybody to grasp. Read more in his book Status Anxiety 5.

Daphne shows the world how an outdated education system can be outperformed in many ways by something new. 6. Do you eat? Learn more about Incredible Edible here. 30 Best Quotes in Pictures of the Week – May 05th to May 12th. 1. ”Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour…..” – Albert Einstein 2. ”When you can’t smoke” – Rory Sutherland 3. ”Death does not concern us…” – Epicurus 4. ”I think it’s better to have ideas.” – Chris Rock 5. ”You gotta be able to smile…” 6. ”Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle…” – Buddha 7. 8. ”Some things are best left unsaid.” – Red 9. ”However vast the darkness we must supply our own light” -Stanley Kubrick 10. ”It Takes Courage…” – E.E.Cummings 11. ”The world has enough for everyone’s need…” Mahatma Gandhi 12. ”I’m a f*cking unicorn, and f*ck anybody who say I’m not”-Tyler, The Creator.

30 Best Quotes in Pictures of the Week – May 05th to May 12th

PCA2, Tina Fey's Rules of Improvisation That Will Change Your Life and Reduce Belly Fat* Tina Fey’s Rules of Improvisation That Will Change Your Life and Reduce Belly Fat* The first rule of improvisation is AGREE.

PCA2, Tina Fey's Rules of Improvisation That Will Change Your Life and Reduce Belly Fat*

Always agree and SAY YES. When you’re improvising, this means you are required to agree with whatever your partner has created. So if we’re improvising and I say, “Freeze, I have a gun,” and you say, “That’s not a gun. It’s your finger. Now, obviously in real life you’re not always going to agree with everything everyone says. As an improviser, I always find it jarring when I meet someone in real life whose first answer is no.

The second rule of improvisation is not only to say yes, but YES, AND. To me YES, AND means don’t be afraid to contribute. The next rule is MAKE STATEMENTS. In other words: Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. MAKE STATEMENTS also applies to us women: Speak in statements instead of apologetic questions. Instead of saying “Where are we?” THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, only opportunities. *Improv will not reduce belly fat -From Bossypants. Infographic List. The Bureau of Communication - Fill-in-the-blank Correspondence. Alan Watts discusses Nothing. 10 Laws of Productivity. You might think that creatives as diverse as Internet entrepreneur Jack Dorsey, industrial design firm Studio 7.5, and bestselling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami would have little in common.

10 Laws of Productivity

In fact, the tenets that guide how they – and exceptionally productive creatives across the board – make ideas happen are incredibly similar. Here are 10 laws of productivity we’ve consistently observed among serial idea executors: 1. Break the seal of hesitation. A bias toward action is the most common trait we’ve found across the hundreds of creative professionals and entrepreneurs we’ve interviewed. 2.

When our ideas are still in our head, we tend to think big, blue sky concepts. 3. Trial and error is an essential part of any creative’s life. To avoid ‘blue sky paralysis,’ pare your idea down to a small, immediately executable concept. Dali Lama on humanity.