How creativity works – associative vs. bisociative thought, or habit vs. originality
Cooking gave us not just the meal but also the occasion: the practice of eating together at an appointed time and place. This was something new under the sun, for the forager of raw food would have likely fed himself on the go and alone, like all the other animals. … But sitting down to common meals, making eye contact, sharing food, and exercising self-restraint all served to civilize us.
—Michael Pollan on how cooking civilized us. (via explore-blog)
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Cheerfulness, unaffected cheerfulness, a sincere desire to please and be pleased, unchecked by any efforts to shine, are the qualities you must bring with you into society, if you wish to succeed in conversation. … a light and airy equanimity of temper,—that spirit which never rises to boisterousness, and never sinks to immovable dullness; that moves gracefully from “grave to gay, from serious to serene,” and by mere manner gives proof of a feeling heart and generous mind.
—The art of conversation, 1866 (via explore-blog)
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A haiku from the article: Say No to the Dress
Let Me Count The Ways – a hand-drawn love letter from the inimitable Debbie Millman (previously), to complement history’s most beautiful definitions of love.
“Do what you love and do it often.”
Lovely greeting cards by artist Sean McCabe, based on the famous Holstee Manifesto – one of five essential manifestos for the creative life.
Hand-rolled through a letterpress machine and pressed onto paper derived from 50% elephant poo and 50% recycled paper, wholly biodegradable.
Sometimes not having any idea where we’re going works out better than we could possibly have imagined.
—Ann Patchett on writing and life (via explore-blog)
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Spin it out
I’m going to teach a 6:45am spin class on Wednesday, and I’m pumped! Here’s the playlist/routine I’ve created:
- Santeria, Sublime (3:03): Seated flat and stretching
- Feel Again, One Republic (3:06): Standing flat
- Hall of Fame, The Script (3:23): Seated climb
- The Fighter, Gym Class Heroes (3:49): Jumps
- Sweet Nothing, Calvin Harris (3:34): Sprints
- That Thing, Lauryn Hill (5:40): Standing climb
- Harder to Breathe, Maroon 5 (2:54): Seated flat (recovery)
- Club Can’t Handle Me, Flo Rida (3:53): Running with resistance
- Lose Yourself, Eminem (5:20): Standing climb
- E.T., Katy Perry (3:51): Seated flat (recovery)
- Feel This Moment, Pitbull (3:50): Sprints
- Where Have You Been, Rihanna (4:03): Running with resistance
- Love the Way You Lie, Eminem (4:23): Cool down and stretching
TOTAL: 50.3 minutes
