Movember is almost over (full details tomorrow) and that’s got me thinking about how generous people can be. My initial fundraising goal was $100 as I had no idea how much people might give (or how many people.) But when all is said and done, I’ll have raised over $500! Everybody will have a different […]
An interesting infographic from the National Post. Cancer is the leading cause of death at 30% while heart disease comes in second at 21%. (I don’t see that common library killer, “death by papercut” listed anywhere!)
And the answer (at least according to this infographic) is yes. Bonus: here’s a wise prognosticator on the same subject back in 2006… (Okay, it’s me but I’m pretty proud of this one – not just that it was my highest mark of library school but also because I really kicked ass on my presentation […]
The idea of a connection between happiness and productivity is a discussion I’ve had with a few people at work over the past couple years – some who are in agreement with the idea, some who feel there’s no link between happiness and productivity and some who are uncertain (or haven’t given it much thought […]
This great video makes the case that we haven’t evolved to compete with each other but to empathize with one another. I especially like how it builds the case of how our strongest connections grew from family relationships to tribes to religion-as-extended-family to nation-states-as-extended-family to the natural next step to a worldwide unity of purpose, […]
This article speaks to me. I think we probably all have that experience where decisions don’t get made because we’re paralyzed by trying to make the “perfect” choice or not trusting our intuition? The article reminds me of one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received. I was trying to make one of […]
I recently did a post about speakers I’ve seen at various conferences and elsewhere. In the post, I said it was the work version of another list I’d done about a more personal subject – a list of bands I’ve seen. But I think the reality is that the list was inspired by something else. […]
An AskReddit question that’s a hard one to read. Make sure you have Kleenex nearby!
Pace has been counting down the “sleeps” until we go to Cuba on Thursday. Meanwhile his daddy has been counting down “how many days left of standing at the bus stop freezing my butt off?” 😉 We leave Thursday for a week’s vacation and since Cuba is one of the least connected countries in the […]
No, that post title is not a joke. (Well, mostly not a joke.) The reality is that I’m only slightly ashamed to admit that I find Justin Bieber and his recent rise to stardom fascinating. There’s the fact that he’s from Woodstock, ON, just down the road from London. [Edit: I’m obviously not *that* fascinated […]
