Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking, delusion, amorality, war and optimism as a form of social control. “How could [class and inequality] be a problem if anyone can be rich just by thinking about it?” Her words and concepts are illustrated by RSA Animate.
As a kid, Pekar was almost as obsessive about comic books as he’d been about jazz. (And literature. And boxing.) All the same, he considered them a “second-rate art form.” Then realized something. “They’re words and pictures, and you can do anything with words and pictures. There’s no limit on what order you put ‘em in, or what kind of illustration you use. It’s not the fault of comics. I have access to the same choice of words as Shakespeare.”
an business blogger Rich Brooks unravels the ZOMFG BLOGS ARE MAGICAL fruit punch: A blog won’t help your business. Just like that StairMaster gathering dust in your basement won’t make you thin. Or a hammer won’t help you build those shelves if you don’t pick it up. … When you start blogging it can be [...]
is one of the few places I’d kill to work at. Their attention to creativity and extremely high product quality always blows my mind. I recently watched the opening of Up again and it is absolute perfection. Pixar’s leadership knows that they have to put the creative process at the heart of their company [...]
ays love hearing stories of dedication to virtuosity: that you do the best possible job and push you skills to the limit simply because it feels good to get better at what you do. Here’s an essay Jerry Seinfeld wrote eulogizing George Carlin’s after his death a couple years ago: I called him to [...]
i blog looks at the classic What’s in it for me? stance and marketing via social media channels: With the new age of social media, any type of outreach efforts must answer two questions to be relevant and impactful: “What’s in it for me?” & “How will it provide value to my network?”. … You [...]
ltimate personal brand lives on long after the person is gone. Great 60 Minutes segment on agents who represent deceased celebrities, artists, authors and athletes. Watch CBS News Videos Online
eJournal post from Issendai outlining who you keep someone in love with you forever – or keep them as an employee – you create a sick system: Keep the crises rolling. Incompetence is a great way to do this: If the office system routinely works badly or the controlling partner routinely makes major mistakes, [...]
Toby Bloomberg: Here are 5 questions that might help you find the secrets to make your next social media magic act “real.” 1. What is real for our customers? Books. An eBook, an iPad or Kindle book or a hard copy ‘dead tree’ book? 2. What is real for our customers? Relationships. Relationships begun [...]