My past week was filled with a lot of work on the computer and on site which meant I had little time to watch or read. I managed to listen to a podcast though.
What I’m listening to: How To Be Creative Like a Motherf*cker – Cheryl Strayed on The Tim Ferriss Show
A quote I’m pondering on: ”We achieve more when we chase the dream instead of the competition.” — Simon Sinek
What I’m reading: Passive Income: Fact or Fantasy? via Foundr Magazine
What I’m watching: I’ve started watching the Shannara Chronicles on Netflix. I’m not so sure yet.
What I’m practicing: The Pomodoro Technique - this is a game-changer! Work with time, not against it.
A quote I’m pondering: “What you do is more important than how you do everything else, and doing something well does not make it important.” — Tim Ferriss
What I’m reading: Staying Present and Grounded in the Age of Information Overload by Maria Popova.
What I’m watching: I’ve had a “busy” week of not watching anything in particular.
What I’m listening to: Stupid Stuff, Tell Me Something I Don’t Know — I particularly love the “stupid stuff” fact that parents don’t insist on household chores. Note to self, I have an 11 year old son.
A movie I’ve seen: If you love sci-fi and horror films perhaps go see the movie “Life”. I say “perhaps” because the movie terrified me. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad movie. In fact it takes you on a scary ride that is awfully entertaining. And the ending is brilliant! The thought lingered with me for days.
A quote I’m pondering: “If we are so busy being successful that we don’t have time to be happy, then we need to seriously reconsider our definition of success.” — Maria Popova
What I’m reading: How to Work 40 Hours in 16.7 by Chris Winfield. - The Pomodoro Technique works. Try it!
What I’m watching: Who would the rest of the world vote for in your country’s election? - Simon Anholt’s Ted Talk.
What I’m listening to: Tell Me Something I Don’t Know by the author of Freakonomics, Stephen Dubner. —Fascinating and equally important stuff I don’t know.
Go see: Loving. Beautifully underplayed storytelling. It’s really subtle but oh so moving. Joel Edgerton is fantastic.
A quote I’m pondering: “The key is to keep company with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” — Epictetus
What I’m learning: I’ve been studying Auslan (Australian Sign Language) for the past 3 years. I’m doing it part-time so it’s a slow process. But I’m loving it and I believe that all hearing people should learn this beautiful language. I plan to become an interpreter one day.
What I’m playing: I’ve started playing the piano again and I’m learning Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E flat major. It’s a slow process as I can’t remember how to read the Bass clef!
What I’m listening to: Tell Me Something I Don’t Know by the author of Freakonomics, Stephen Dubner. —Fascinating and equally important stuff I don’t know.
Go see: John Pilger’s newest documentary “The Coming War on China”.
A quote I’m pondering: “I am more interested in being good than being famous.” — Annie Leibovitz
