Very thought provoking article from Seth Godin. Worth 3 min read. Every time TV and social media become significant time sinks in a household, pleasure goes up and happiness goes down. The solution is simple and difficult. We can turn it off. How many conversations get interrupted in a day or never even get started between the two people facing each other because of interruption from external media (TV, messaging, social media etc etc)? Often we don’t see what is right in front of us, because of the screen in-between…
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This is an update to my 2017 post on how to keep in touch with me. Hope you find it helpful!
An amazing collection of 100 images via NY Times from the Cassini Mission to Saturn. Cassini, was a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites. Cassini’s original mission was planned to last for four years, from June 2004 to May 2008. The mission was extended for another two years until September 2010, branded the Cassini Equinox Mission. The mission was extended a second and final…
Not a great year for exercise for me, but this is still a pretty cool vid. Really like what Strava are doing. And note when you use them how much they talk about privacy… they get it. I think they strike a good balance between sharing information, providing features and personal privacy. Well done. Video: https://2017.strava.com/en-us/videos/9624ffd705d3ecfc76bc07c76ec11b55ba52e02f/ Lets see where we go from here…
Not just for hippies… I meditate. I don’t do it often enough. The more I do it, the better I am at being the best version of me. The article below explains this much better than I could. https://www.headspace.com/blog/2017/08/24/meditate-slalom/
The spectacular aurora borealis, or the “northern lights,” over Canada is sighted from the International Space Station near the highest point of its orbital path. The station’s main solar arrays are seen in the left foreground. This photograph was taken by a member of the Expedition 53 crew aboard the station on Sept. 15, 2017. Image Credit: NASA