Podcast – Seth Godin on The Tim Ferriss ShowLast week I went to the library and checked out Tribes by Seth Godin. He had a good blog post recently; relevant to things I was seeing at work at the time. These two things led me to download the podcast episode from 2016 where Tim interviewedContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Nov 5, 2021”
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a 2011 documentary film about Jiro Ono. He is a sushi chef in Tokyo with three Michelin stars. He had a sad early life, but he worked relentlessly to perfect the art of sushi and taught his two sons the craft. Jiro’s life is so different than that of anyoneContinue reading “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”
Weekly Roundup / Oct 15, 2021
The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Article – Balanchine, the Teacher: ‘I Pushed Everybody’I can’t wait to see the documentary In Balanchine’s Classroom. My fascination with him and his style of ballet started lastContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Oct 15, 2021”
Weekly Roundup / Sep 24, 2021
The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. The theme of this week’s roundup is “I want to travel back to Europe!” Video – Paris Apartment Tour with Fanny SaulayStunning apartment. I love the lamps andContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Sep 24, 2021”
Weekly Roundup / Sep 17, 2021
The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Video – A Beginner’s Guide to Paper MarblingYou probably know Rajiv Surendra if you have seen Mean Girls. I rediscovered him this year through a couple of YouTubeContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Sep 17, 2021”
Weekly Roundup / Sep 10, 2021
The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Video – 2.5 Hour Living Room MakeoverThis got my creative juices flowing. Small spaces are hard to design for. Now that summer activities are winding down I haveContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Sep 10, 2021”
Weekly Roundup / Aug 27, 2021
The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Video – Sara Bareilles, Clean coverSkip to 2:25 to hear this great cover of Taylor’s song Clean from the album 1984. I think I like this better thanContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Aug 27, 2021”
Paleo
Did you listen to the episode of Creative Pep Talk I highlighted in the roundup last week? In it Andy argues that we may think we are a failure when we don’t achieve our goals. What we fail to realize, though, is that there is a strong part of our subconscious undermining us because it’sContinue reading “Paleo”
Weekly Roundup / Aug 20, 2021
The weekly roundup is my offering of inspiring things I found online in the past week. May they bring you some pearl of wisdom, joy, or humor. Podcast – 5 Steps and 27 Tools for a Super Energizing Mid-Year Creative RebootThis episode of Creative Pep Talk from June was so inspriring to me. Maybe ifContinue reading “Weekly Roundup / Aug 20, 2021”
Got Advice for a New Blogger?
If you are an experienced blogger reading this, what advice would you give to a neophyte? I started this blog in January 2021. I aim to write two posts per week (one original and one links roundup) tied to creativity. I started this blog because I like writing and it seemed a good outlet. It’sContinue reading “Got Advice for a New Blogger?”
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