Deadline: A Necessary Evil?
Time-pressure. There are really only two ways to go about it: love it or hate it. The absence of a stress-inducing deadline sure allows us to remain calm and think more clearly, but there is also nothing quite like the ‘push’ of a looming deadline. In the video above, Cafe Creative (Hungary) tries to illustrate that time, without the pressure, is required to foster creativity. But is it so?
I guess it boils down to finding the right balance, of knowing when to draw the line between work and play. And that, more than anything, is probably the most challenging thing.
Google’s Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review
Here’s the year in review according to Google. It does not end here. Let us continue to make things better.
We Have Much To Learn From Kids
I recently came across this video by Spanish organization, Accion Contra El Hambre (Action Against Hunger) featuring children in a little social experiment on sharing. The results highlight just how much we have to learn from kids.
The video also reminded me of a book I read when I was younger. ‘All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten’ by Robert Fulghum offers the perspective that the solution to most of our adult problems may very well be found in the simple rules of childhood. Here is an excerpt… Read More…
Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
I think I may have just found my life manifesto. Here’s an inspiring animation created by an organization aptly named Box of Crayons.
Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
GET FOCUSED…
1. Stop hiding who you really are
2. Start being intensely selfish Read More…

