Despite the unflinching march of time so much of the stonework at Machu Picchu remains structurally, aesthetically sound today. Precision. Perfection. Endurance. It's exhausting to even contemplate the hours, the lives it took to transform a mountaintop into a sacred city. We were fortunate to visit once. I hope to return. It's profoundly inspiring to see that some beauty improves with aging... ...
Combinatorial Creativity
Maria Popova is the editor and creator of interestingness at Brain Pickings. Debbie Millman is the inquisitive mind and voice behind Design Matters. (Note: you can skip directly to the "combinatorial creativity" section of the audio above if you prefer.) Maria Popova explores the idea of "combinatorial creativity" on her blog in myriad contexts and ways. One of her head-on looks at the idea is ...
Change
The world I want to live in is a world powered by change. It is a world driven by design thinking, disruption, and... a world of greater simplicity and greater complexity than ever before... We must savor the little moments; allow them to change us. Love our experiments... capture the accidents... [and] eschew the known quantity... let’s not forget our capacity for wonder, gratitude, and ...
Please Come In
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Fading
There will be days For telemark turns, Nordic kick glides, And windsurfing jibes... But, the doc says, When stuck at your desk, Clench and unclench Your stomach and butt. Drink lots of water. It’ll make you pee. For to pee, you see, Will make you move. (Source: "Fountain of Fading Youth", 40x41: Midlife Crisis Postponed) First, third and fourth stanzas of a lighthearted ...
Christmas
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