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Here's what I've been thinking about in
May.
Sometimes I get caught up in the day-to-day, working hard and then lifting my head from my computer at 9pm and asking myself if I really made an impact on anything. I spend time helping others make something for themselves, I worry about things I can't change, and I take things to heart I know others don't (and maybe I shouldn't, either).
But this passage from this article that you should read sums up my overall view on life: that all boats can rise, and success is not a scarce resource. Do you agree? If you don't, it turns out it might be the reason you're unhappy.
"If you were to go back to the three things that people need—mastery, belonging, and autonomy—I'd add a fourth, after basic necessities have been met. It’s the attitude or the worldview that you bring to life. And that worldview can be characterized, just for simplicity, in one of two fashions: One extreme is a kind of scarcity-minded approach, that my win is going to come at somebody else's loss, which makes you engage in social comparisons. And the other view is what I would call a more abundance-oriented approach, that there's room for everybody to grow." Why So Many Smart People Aren't Happy, The Atlantic.
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Tickle your Neurons
Left Brain: On technology, business, productivity, and self:
Right brain: On food, travel, design, music, and photography:
And a few reads which don't fit in either brain hemisphere, but deserve some space in yours:
- I have hated mosquitoes for a long time, and I get terrible infections from some bites, so much that I carry cortisone and antibiotics with me. So it's no wonder I'm following the Zika virus development with close attention, but Zika babies reveal our society’s deep, dangerous prejudice against disabilities brings up a very interesting perspective. I still don't know how I feel about the article.
- An interesting (and disturbing) account of a man who bought a motel to watch others have sex, for years. The voyeurism continues however in the article as we're also spying into the psyche of this (disturbed? very?) man through his journals, and he is spying on people at their most vulnerable: behind closed doors. The Voyeur's Motel from the New Yorker.
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My One Thing
This month my brain is working overdrive and couldn't focus on just one thing, so I have some extra links for you.
- Listen (music): dance, write, think.
- Watch: My Year of Saying Yes to Everything, How to Speak Australian, Kristen Bell's sloth meltdown.
- Eat: best Paris croissants, hot rice ribbons, cacio e pepe spaghetti pie.
- Learn: configure a front/home page for your WordPress site/blog, how to use multi-typeface in design, building a personal brand vs. building a business one.
- Italy: 23 travel hacks for visiting Florence, this book, and this one, too.
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Where to Find Me
- I'll be in Montenegro at the end of this month speaking at Spark.me.
- I'll also be at WordCamp Europe in June in Vienna. Be sure to check out my speaking & events page for where I'll be in the future.
You Might Have Missed from My Sites
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Croatia (or: How I Found Myself on a Yoga Retreat)
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How to Get a Remote Job (and Pitfalls to Watch Out For)
After almost 6 years of working remotely full-time, I get this question a lot! Some helpful resources to help you (or someone you know!) find a remote / distributed job and some pitfalls to avoid.
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