January 2011
11 posts
Psych
I am obsessed with Psych.
In these past three weeks, despite midterms, I have watched the 3rd and 4th season and I’m currently halfway through the 1st. In case you’re wondering, yes, I’m watching them out of order. Excluding shows with continuity (Lost, Dexter, etc), I have a theory that it takes three or four seasons for actors to fully settle into their roles. Additionally, I...
"There are no limits..."
“Bruce had me up to three miles a day, really at a good pace. We’d run the three miles in twenty-one or twenty-two minutes. Just under eight minutes a mile [Note: when running on his own in 1968, Lee would get his time down to six-and-a half minutes per mile]. So this morning he said to me “We’re going to go five.” I said, “Bruce, I can’t go five. I’m a helluva lot older than you are, and I...
Book Review: Where Good Ideas Come From
Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson
★★★★☆ (4/5 stars)
Recommended? Strongly, especially for entrepreneurs and those seeking to better understand creativity/innovation.
This has been one of my most enjoyed reads in a while. It’s well-organized, very insightful, and immensely thought-provoking. Johnson explains his perspective on innovation in seven chapters:
The Adjacent...
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Neil Pasricha: The 3 A’s of Awesome [TED Talk]
One of the most inspiring and uplifting Talks I’ve seen in a while. Definitely gets me thinking about Attitude, Awareness, and Authenticity.
Positive Peer Pressure
It’s entertaining to observe myself while I interact with someone I just met.
Today in the pool a girl got into my lane, bringing our total count up to three. I noticed that she had a cap that looked like a team logo, but it was one that I didn’t recognize. Through some quick logic, I figured that she was a local and probably a freshman (I was right on both) I went about doing my own...
Insomniac
I apologize in advance for the lack of cohesion- the tradeoff of my late night creativity is chaotic organization and scattered thoughts
Sleep has always been a puzzling mystery for me.
This past weekend, I’ve gotten a combined 9 hours of sleep for two nights, so I have every reason to be completely exhausted right now. But with a nap earlier today and thoughts swarming my mind, I...
WatchA thought-provoking TED Talk about experiential learning, how education has changed from information scarcity to information surplus, and why standardized testing/”one right answer” is the wrong model to most effectively educate children.
WatchIncredible and fascinating TED Talk about how technology affects education. Definitely demonstrates the extraordinary potential of Google, the Internet, and what a single computer can do for education.
First day thoughts from using the Cr-48
Today was my first day using my new Cr-48 laptop (Google’s Chrome OS testing notebook), and it’s safe to say that it exceeded my expectations. For those of you techies, here’s a breakdown of my thoughts:
Performance: Met Expectations. I had almost no problems getting it to do everything I wanted. Videos were smooth, internet connectivity was fast and reliable, and there was no...
New Read: Where Good Ideas Come From
New Read: The Now Habit