Amy Cuddy gives a talk that’s very encouraging to anyone who considers themselves an introvert. Just by adopting high-power poses, you can fake it until you internalise the attributes of the person you desire to be, and there will be a eureka moment, when you realise that you have become more extroverted and aren’t afraid to do things that you once were.
The importance of doing something meaningful
Dan Ariely gave an insightful talk into just how much what we do matters. In blind tests, he showed how much better received people’s efforts were when they were valued as opposed to when they were destroyed in front of them. Just goes to show how a little recognition can go an incredibly long way, and similarly how doing something of worth is so important.
PEZ is always awesome!
It doesn’t matter how old you get: if you we’re born in the 80s, the mere sight of some PEZ sweets excites you and stirs in you a great nostalgia, recalling the days of popping those little treats in your favourite PEZ dispenser and chomping them all down in about ten minutes.
How to add custom buttons to TinyMCE in the WordPress editor
Some plugins add additional buttons to the WordPress editor to make life easier for functions such as entering a shortcode into the text editor without the user having to remember the syntax, or applying a specific style to a selected portion of text and this guide shows you how to do with relative ease.
When kids grow kale, kids eat kale
In a refreshingly raw and inspiring talk, Ron Finley tells use how he is trying to transform South Central (Los Angeles) into an area filled with urban gardens. His talk is filled with comedy, noting that they need to make gardening sexy, suggesting that kids can become “gangsters” who have shovels as their weapon of choice, and that if people want to discuss helping him with his project, they can forget about doing it in cushy chairs: they need to come down to the garden and help plant him some shit!
CSS3 Patterns Gallery
These CSS3 Background Patterns are excellent for quickly applying a bit of texture to a background without overloading the page with background images.
Empty inboxes and to-do lists
It makes me inordinately happy to have an empty inbox, or an empty to-do list. If both should happen on the same day, there’s no telling what could happen!
Ken Robinson: My idol and his views on education
Ken Robinson is an absolute genius. I remember seeing his first TED talk on a podcast back in about 2006, and it really resonated with me. It became an instant hit and I’ve watched it many times since.
Ken has spent decades looking at education systems worldwide and advising governments on how their education systems are failing so many children, typically in the arts.
I challenge you to watch these videos and not be inspired by his wisdom, humour and challenges. It has made me want to explore my creative side and to set the stage for my unborn daughter to be able to explore her creativity and be what she wishes to be as she grows up.
Crisp sandwiches
Why do we stop putting crisps in our sandwiches as we grow up? Crisp sandwiches are awesome! Whether on their own, or as a supplement to provide some crunch and/or extra flavour, crisp sandwiches are the future!
Nature’s scrub brush
Heard this great summary of kale’s magical powers on TV last night:
Kale: nature’s scrub brush.
– Dewey, Southland