NOTE:
This post is the second in my 3-part Valentines Day series, that seeks to take a different approach to Love and Valentines. The first one was Human Becoming: Practical Steps to Self Respect and Compassionate Relationships.
“There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot [...]
“I’ll tell you something,
It’s not hard to die when you know you have lived, and I did.
Oh, how I lived.”
- Edie Britt (Desperate Housewives s05e19)
The Lessons We Must Learn
Only yesterday, I was watching season 5 of Desperate Housewives. The 100th episode (s05e13) is titled “The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened”. Here, residents of [...]
Less is More
Simplicity is a vital aspect of life that is often overlooked. Many believe that complex means more, and therefore better. The truth is quite to the contrary.
In design, simplicity is a key component of a rich user experience and robust function. This has been further explored at Complit Design. Less is more in [...]
Don’t Eat the Marshmallow, yet.
This is a short talk Dr Joachim De Posada gave at the 2009 TED U conference. He underscores the essence of delaying gratification and having self control, character traits which should be grained from an early stage in child development.
In fact, this character trait can be used to predict future success [...]
Following is a TED Talk by Eve Ensler, founder of the Vagina Monologues.
Be edified:
Learn, share and be safe & secure.
TED Talks
I have lately been on a TED Talks binge, both on Peter’s Walkabout and on Green Kenya. I cannot seem to get enough of these talks. They truly are ideas worth sharing. So, today I present one of my top favorite TED Talks.
Jonathan Haidt
On 20th March, I wrote about Jonathan Haidt’s book, The Happiness [...]
A friend recently asked me why and how I am especially passionate about my work (web/graphic design and creative writing). Another one complimented me on my profound Facebook and Twitter updates, and made an informed guess that I must be a dude who reads a lot. Which is true.
Earlier today, I was watching Charles Leadbeater’s [...]
Sir Richard Branson
Besides Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs, Richard Branson is one of those individuals I hold in very high regard. The Virgin Group Chairman is a maverick, a legend and a genius. His avant-garde way of doing things is world-renown, and it has won him as much respect as it has put him in [...]
I have just watched Jacek Utko’s TED talk, where he sought to answer the question: “Can Design save the newspaper?”
Jacek Utko is a polish designer who suggests that it’s time for a fresh, top-to-bottom rethink of the newspaper. In his work, he’s proved that good design can help readers reconnect with newspapers.
Despite being a little-known [...]
“A bond was created
Doctors, health workers and volunteers from 30 different countries
of every race, religion, color, culture, and nation
worked together and fought alongside each other
fought against a common enemy
not against each other.
How can that not make you feel optimistic for the future?”
Larry Brilliant, Head of Google.org gave this compelling talk about how smallpox was eradicated [...]
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