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10 Healthy Snacks that Will not Make you Fat
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Snacking is a hard habit to break. But if you must snack, then make sure it’s on something healthy. Healthy snacks can actually be good for you, especially if you are working non-stop, throughout the day. Here are 10 heal…
Because I’m a snacking reader …
John Cleese on Creativity (by wuvwebs)
Stop animation film of The Old Man and the Sea (by Marcel Schindler).
The Creative Process. Yes, this about sums up my approach …
(via Murray The Nut » Blog Archive » The creative process 2)
This is crazy clever! I’m wondering whether to do it using third person narrative, or first person. But I’m definitely taking this idea for a spin!
I love this idea of making my own Creativity Machine! It’s basically a DIY prompt generator, but finetuned to your own preferences. There are so many different categories I can think up for writing purposes.
I’ve never had any luck with consistently keeping a journal but maybe my problem is being too elaborate. I like the simple points in this post from Zen Habits.
Forget about the goal and find the fun.
This is the most crucial key to entering flow. Put all thought of audience aside for the time being and find something pleasurable about what you’re trying to create. If it’s not fun, figure out why not and make it more engaging for yourself. There’s nothing trivial about fun, as I’ve found in my talks with great creative individuals. It’s one of the many motivators that bring them back to the work they do, day in and day out.
These pics from Austin Kleon’s STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST have been making the rounds but today I seem to be seeing them with fresh eyes. I’ve been needing something to nudge me out of this phase of rather lack-luster living. This book might do the trick.
Via FastCoDesign
These portraits are from a studio session playing about with lighting, filters and macro. The...
Finally autumn.
