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10 things I learnt from being off the Internets for 30 days.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] By: Parke Ladd - CC BY 2.0[/caption] I took 30 days off all social media and most of the distracting internet. That really meant - no Twitter, no...
Memo to me: Buying Paper and Pencil iPad gizmos won't make me draw or sketch like the cool kids.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="498"] Screen capture from http://www.fiftythree.com/pencil. It's their copyrighted imagery![/caption] I love FiftyThree.com. They are just the creative types ...
Off the Internets for 30 Days
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] By: Dafne Cholet - CC BY 2.0[/caption] I'm getting off the internet for the next 30 days. Specifically I'm off Twitter, Facebook. I'll stop watching the ...
My Routine
I've had a few different routines over the last few months, but this one seems to have nailed it. I'm done tweaking it now and at least for the next few months, I think I can live with this. Hope this...
Shakespeare was wrong.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] By: Jim, the Photographer - CC BY 2.0[/caption] All the world isn't a stage. In fact, it's more like a wheel. And all the men and women aren't merely pl...
We Are Frogs in a Pot
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="623"] Image may be subject to copyright.[/caption] Climate change is a no brainer. There are 6+ billion human frogs and untold number of other species in th...
On #TED: Saturn and Silk
My TED talks today are all about the future and how recent discoveries make that future every exciting indeed. They are also about discovering something new about some things that are very old. Here t...
What Does Being A 'Startup Founder' Mean to Me?
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="576"] By: Steven Depolo - CC BY 2.0[/caption] Over the last few months that I've been building my startup (ServiceChat - a platform to help businesses ...
My First Big Bike Ride
After almost a year of having my road bike - that I fondly call Monsieur Defy - I have started exploring the great rides around where we live. I had done 2 earlier rides, a 3km down and up the mounta...
#MyDailyTED - On Cities Being the Future
I watched only one TED talk today and it was everything a great talk should be - insightful, impassioned, well delivered, humorous and deeply engaging. To say it has inspired me is an understatement. ...