May 2013
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The Internet destroyed the middle class →
youmightfindyourself:
By: Jaron Lanier Salon, May 12, 2013
Jaron Lanier is a computer science pioneer who has grown gradually disenchanted with the online world since his early days popularizing the idea of virtual reality. “Lanier is often described as ‘visionary,’ ” Jennifer Kahn wrote in a 2011 New Yorker profile, “a word that manages to convey both a capacity for mercurial insight and a...
April 2013
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psychotherapy:
““All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.””
— James Thurber
shawarmageddon:
““As I descended into impassable rivers, I no longer felt guided by the ferrymen.””
— Arthur Rimbaud
March 2013
2 posts
youmightfindyourself:
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling
You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.
You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be very different.
Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.
Once upon a time there...
December 2012
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“Getting a brand back to what made it successful is the challenge. Some of the...”
– FreshBritain (via youmightfindyourself)
October 2012
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In Constant Digital Contact, We Feel 'Alone... →
psychotherapy:
“It’s a way of life to be always texting and when you looks at these texts it really is thoughts in formation. I do studies where I just sit for hours and hours at red lights watching people unable to tolerate being alone. Its as though being along has become a problem that needs to be solved and then technology presents itself as a solution to this problem…Being alone is not a...
Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School... →
psychotherapy:
By ALAN SCHWARZ
CANTON, Ga. — When Dr. Michael Anderson hears about his low-income patients struggling in elementary school, he usually gives them a taste of some powerful medicine: Adderall.
The pills boost focus and impulse control in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Although A.D.H.D is the diagnosis Dr. Anderson makes, he calls the disorder “made up”...
'Ghost in the Shell' Anime studio is doing a...
jedhenry:
Production I.G, the studio that made the ‘Ghost in the Shell’ movies, has announced a Kickstarter project. The genius Maasaki Yuasa is the director. Please take a look!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/production-ig/masaaki-yuasas-kick-heart?play=1&ref=search
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/production-ig/masaaki-yuasas-kick-heart?play=1&ref=search
September 2012
9 posts
“You live out the confusions until they become clear.”
– Anaïs Nin (via psychotherapy)
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“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant....”
– Albert Einstein (via psychotherapy)
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“Romantic love is when we have this consuming, emotional experience with another...”
– Dr. Will Meek (via psychotherapy)
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August 2012
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“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.”
– Peggy O’Mara (via psychotherapy)
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Top Ten differences between White Terrorists and... →
youmightfindyourself:
By: Juan Cole
1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t that be, like, everyone in the US? Other terrorists are called, like, “terrorists.”
2. White terrorists are “troubled loners.” Other terrorists are always suspected of being part of a global plot, even when they are obviously troubled loners.
3. Doing a study on...
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July 2012
2 posts
The 'Busy' Trap - NYTimes.com →
psychotherapy:
by Tim Kreider
If you live in America in the 21st century you’ve probably had to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It’s become the default response when you ask anyone how they’re doing: “Busy!” “So busy.” “Crazy busy.” It is, pretty obviously, a boast disguised as a complaint. And the stock response is a kind of congratulation: “That’s a good problem to...
June 2012
4 posts
“To be acutely conscious is a disease, a real, honest-to-goodness disease.”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from the Underground (via psychotherapy)
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May 2012
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April 2012
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“Tetris was invented exactly when and where you would expect — in a Soviet...”
– Angry Birds, Farmville and Other Hyperaddictive ‘Stupid Games’ - NYTimes.com (via wonklife)
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Your Healthista: Lemony Salmon with Green Onion →
yourhealthista:
The other day, I bought salmon with no real plan for it, so I just had to use the random ingredients I had in my fridge. Obviously, lemon is a good pick for salmon, and green onion makes everything taste better. Putting the two together was a pretty safe bet, and the result happened to be very…
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March 2012
2 posts
The Anatomy of Melancholy: Can Depression be Good... →
psychotherapy:
via Psychology Today:
“Let us begin by thinking very broadly about the concept of depression. There are important geographical variations in the prevalence of depression, and these can in large part be accounted for by socio-cultural rather than biological factors. In traditional societies human distress is more likely to be seen as an indicator of the need to address important...
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February 2012
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Three Hidden Ways Wheat Makes You Fat →
yourhealthista:
I hate the title of this article but the content is pretty good. It also explains why we’re seeing more and more cases of celiac disease and gluten intolerance — and why going gluten-free is more than just a diet fad. Here’s a taste:
[We now eat dwarf wheat, a genetic hybrid and manipulation of the wheat our ancestors ate.] Dwarf wheat is that it contains very high levels of a...
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“Maybe dullness is associated with psychic pain because something that’s dull or...”
– David Foster Wallace, ‘The Pale King’ (via shawarmageddon)
January 2012
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“I have an idea that some men are born out of their due place. Accident has cast...”
– W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence (via psychotherapy)
Why Black Market Entrepreneurs Matter to the World... →
youmightfindyourself:
Not many people think of shantytowns, illegal street vendors, and unlicensed roadside hawkers as major economic players. But according to journalist Robert Neuwirth, that’s exactly what they’ve become. In his new book, Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy, Neuwirth points out that small, illegal, off-the-books businesses collectively account for...
December 2011
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