🧠 + 😊 Chris J Wilson - Issue #2
My theme word for this week was “Play”. It was a call to relax, to try new things and be a bit more creative.
It worked.
I spent more time with my wife and made some fun images despite having a few busy, stressful projects.
Maybe I could have been more productive but I’d probably have been less happy. Perhaps I could have shared more but it didn’t diminish my enjoyment of the activities.
One thing I am certain is that I should play more.
Great Reads
An amazing, graphical representation of the work at CERN.
Black and white and RSSPhotos you can only see in a feed
A really unique idea. Sharing black and white photos in an RSS feed.
Neil Gaiman on Why We Read and What Books Do for the Human Experience – Brain Pickings
“Truth is not in what happens but in what it tells us about who we are.”
Keanu Reeves Is Too Good for This World | The New Yorker
Naomi Fry reflects on Keanu Reeves, the star of the “John Wick,” “The Matrix,” and “Bill & Ted” movies, and his cameo in Ali Wong’s new Netflix movie, “Always Be My Maybe.”
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
— Kenneth Mason, my Dad, stated his plan of action to me today. His action plan for the yard can be an action plan for life.
5 books to read this summer
Things I Made
The difference between persuasion and manipulation
I’ve often heard people (well marketers) say that the difference between persuasion and manipulation is if the end result is good. Sometimes it’s a variant of this and might focus on the motivation rather than the end result but I really question these statements.
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In my experience, your stock is best made by collecting, organising and expanding upon your flow. Social media sites function a lot like public notebooks …but the thing about keeping notebooks is that you have to revisit them in order to make the most out of them… once you make sharing part of your daily routine, you’ll notice themes and trends emerge in what you share. You’ll find patterns in your flow. - Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
I like Austin’s approach to stock and flow media. Flow is like the little ideas we chuck out and see how it feels when they’re published…
A sketchnote of the WWDC keynote.
A quote from the sketchnote army podcast.
Until next week. Play more.
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