Video Screen Lets You Run Against World Class Marathoner

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665449/video-screen-lets-you-run-against-world-class-marathoner

The video wall opened at the end of October, a few days before the NYC marathon, with a guest appearance from Hall (who, of course, raced against his virtual self.) The ad stays up until November 26, so if you’re in Manhattan, try it out. And if you can’t beat him, don’t feel bad. According to Vitro, no one else has yet. Not even Hall himself.

Winning with Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Workweek

Posted on November 25, 2011

After hearing so much about the book, and thought I’d write a couple of Blog posts on the subject.  While there are a lot of contrarian and unusual ideas in the book, Ferriss DOES render some excellent advice on a variety of matters including how to create or design a lifestyle.  He does it in a very motivating “I did it so you can do it too” manner.

His basic themes are:

1.  You CAN enjoy the lifestyle you want, and you can do it now

2.  Simpify to create space and create attention (attention is more important than time because time without attention is useless) to apply to other things

3.  Focus on what’s important in your life and that which makes you happy and fulfilled.

4.  His 4-step “DEAL” formula: Defininition, Eliminate, Automate, and Liberate

Tim Ferris’ DEAL:

Definition – Define the life you want and how much it will cost for you to achieve it (in short, define your Goals)

Elimination – Eliminate stuff that’s not critical to your achieving your goals.  Practice the 80/20 rule and focus on what will get you closer to your ideal lifestyle.

Automation – Outsource noncritical and basic functions.  Find and build a business which generates maximum revenue with minimal time/attention.  The key is to minimize your own personal involvement to free yourself up to do the things YOU WANT.

Liberation – Free yourself from a particular geographic location.  The idea is to be able to travel, or work from anywhere.  Mobility is a hallmark of what Ferris refers to as the “NR,” or “New Rich.”

Tim’s “Muse,” an income machine:  Ferriss urges the reader to find his or her “muse” (a calling or business), and then go for it. Ferriss lays out a blueprint for starting your own business which can essentially run on autopilot.  Apparently, he had done this himself and built a business that generated cash flow to pay the living expenses, while requiring a fraction of the time and effort.  While I believe him, he makes it all sound too easy.

The Top 13 New Rich Mistakes

1.  Losing sight of dreams and falling into work for work’s sake (W4W)

2.  Micromanaging and e-mailing to fill time

3.  Handling problems your outsourcers or-co-workers can handle

4.  Helping outsourcers or co-workers with the same problem more than once, or with noncrisis problems

5.  Chasing customers, particularly unqualified or international prospects, when you have sufficient cash flow to finance your nonfinancial pursuits

6.  Answering e-mail that will not result in a sale or that can be answered by a FAQ or auto-responder

7.  Working where you live, sleep, or should relax

8.  Not performing a thorough 80/20 analysis every two to four weeks for your business and personal life

9.  Striving for endless perfection rather than great or simply good enough, whether in your personal or professional life

10.  Blowing minutiae and small problems out of proportion as an excuse to work

11.  Making non-time-sensitive issues urgent in order to justify work

12.  Viewing one product, job, or prospect as the end-all and be-all of your existence

13.  Ignoring the social rewards of life

In summary, I believe this is a book worth reading, as it contains a lot of useful and highly applicable tips and advice, while proffering some proven scenarios whereby you can unchain yourself from a job or mundane lifestyle, in order to design and pursue immediately a life of your dreams.

Vale a pena ver o video - esse esporte é muito louco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TmzivRetelE#!




Hurling combines the skills of baseball, hockey, and lacrosse in one high speed, high scoring, high octane sport that will blow you away. It's taking off in North America. Try it!

Robert Miles - Children (Blackmill Dubstep Remix)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kAbvm0gn7o

House - Season 8, Episode 7: Dead & Buried

http://www.megavideo.com/?d=4CRWT0OD

Best Sandwich Ever

So here's my spin...

Ingredients:

- about 4 slices fresh mozzarella
- 2 hearty slices of a Bâtard
- 5 slices of sopressata picante
- 1 tbs of red pepper flaked butter
  (combine 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
   with one tablespoon of real salted butter, MIX)
- 1 tbs of basil infused honey
  (fresh basil leaves and tupelo honey, OF   
   COURSE)



Ok, so I'm totally obsessed with tupelo honey (and it doesn't have anything to do with my obsession for Van Morrison either. I swear.). It's the only honey I'll eat and you might remember it from the Floridian honey mustard that so deliciously starred in The Homebody. I even get my mom (love you mom!) to ship it to to me, because sadly, I can't find it ANYWHERE in NYC. It's a bummer. If you don't have any, you should buy some. Seriously.

To make the basil infused honey, julienne about ten small basil leaves and stir them into a tablespoon of honey. I let the mixture sit overnight to let the flavors of the basil steep into the honey. When I was searching for a basil laced honey recipe, I found that a lot of people said to heat them together but I didn't think it was necessary. I found that covering the mixture and letting it sit overnight worked wonderfully. After you've got your mixture ready, just spoon on about a 1/2 teaspoon (or more, depending on the size of your bread) onto each slice of the bâtard. 

Then add a layer of mozzarella. Fresh mozz won't melt but it will get super stretchy and warm and delicious. 

Then add some spicy sopressata. This salty dry meat pairs perfectly with fresh mozzarella because of how moist and mild it is.

And now add on the last layer of mozz.

Then the top piece of bread... AND THEN...

IT'S TIME FOR THE RED PEPPER FLAKE BUTTER. This stuff is for real. It's super spicy and it balances perfectly with the sweetness from the honey infused basil.

Then turn your burner up to medium and set your sandwich in. The lower the heat, the better. You'll want to cook it at a lower temperature so the red pepper flakes don't burn and have a chance to infuse the butter.

Cook it for about three minutes on each side or until it gets golden brown. WATCH OUT though, you don't want to burn the pepper flakes because they get nasty and bitter and no one wants that.

Before you chow down, let the sandwich rest for a minute so that the cheese isn't super stretchy and doesn't slip out when you try to cut it.

The Dalai Lama’s 18 Rules For Living

At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama apparently issued eighteen rules for living. Since word travels slowly in the digital age these have only just reached me. Here they are.

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs:
   1. Respect for self
   2. Respect for others
   3. Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

Esse Cara Sabe Tudo - Lição - John Wooden on true success

http://www.ted.com/talks/john_wooden_on_the_difference_between_winning_and_success.html




With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father's wisdom.

This vid is a little long at 20 mins, but an interesting look into the life of Steve Jobs as he started NeXT, after being kicked out of Apple.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sOlqqriBvUM#!

John Wooden on true success

With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father's wisdom.




http://www.ted.com/talks/john_wooden_on_the_difference_between_winning_and_success.html

Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole

http://www.ted.com/talks/lewis_pugh_swims_the_north_pole.html

Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishing footage -- and some blunt commentary on the realities of supercold-water swims.

14 Links to Make You A More Intelligent Person

One of the values I try to live is “growth.” As part of that quest, taking control of my continued education and intellectual improvement is crucial.  We live in an age of such democratization of access to resources that can be used to learn– we just have to take advantage of them.  Lots of online self-education lists focus on giving the largest amount of links possible, regardless of how useful they actually are.  Instead of copying that format, I decided to focus more on the quality of the websites.  The following sites are a great base for your own growth as an intellectual individual.

E-Books

1. Project Gutenberg: Over 30,000 free ebooks. Consists of books that have expired copyrights in the United States. If it is an old book, chances are you can find it here.  Downloadable in many formats so you are sure to find one that works best for you. Recommended Reading: Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography.
2. ManyBooks.net: Over 25,465 free ebooks available for download.  A much prettier site than Project Gutenberg. It has some cool features like “special collections,” “user’s public bookshelves,” and “cover image gallery.” Recommended Reading: The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
3. Bartleby.com: Another expansive ebook directory. Also includes impressive reference and poetry sections. Recommended Reading: Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States.

Non-Lecture Videos

1. Hulu News & Information Channel: Most of you probably realize that Hulu is a great resource for watching T.V. shows online. However, not only is it a great place to catch your favorite prime-time shows, but also many educational programs.  This channel has full episodes from National Geographic, NOVA, Biography, The History Channel and many others. Recommended Watching: The Last Days of World War II
2. PBS Video: Tons of free and full-length episodes of all sorts of educational videos.  Anything you’ve seen on PBS you can probably find on this website. Recommended Watching:American Experience.
3. MoviesFoundOnline.com: This site provides links to a multitude of documentaries found on YouTube, Google Video, and other streaming video services. The quality of the movies varies greatly however, so beware. Recommended Watching: 10 MPH

Scholarly Journals

1. Directory of Open Access Journals: The aim of the website is to increase the visibility and ease of use of scholarly journals. It focuses on open access (i.e. free to use) scientific and scholarly journals.
2. Google Scholar: The premier web search for finding information from articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions.  Like regular Google Search’s really smart older brother.

Video and/or Audio Lectures

1. TED: TED is a conference held every year that brings innovators, inventors, intellectuals and ideas together.  Most of the talks are approximately twenty minutes long and cover an incredible range of topics.  It is impossible to spend time on this website and not be inspired. Recommended Watching: Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole or John Wooden on true success
2. Academic Earth: From their website, “Academic Earth is an organization founded with the goal of giving everyone the access to a world-class education.” Here you can find entire courses worth of lectures on a huge array of subjects from some of the world’s top Universities and professors, including Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and MIT. Recommended Watching: The Philosophy of Death by Shelly Kagan
3. Forum Network: A website formed of a partnership between PBS and NPR that gives access to video lectures by some of the world’s foremost scholars, authors, artists, scientists, and policymakers. Recommended Watching: NPR’s “Who Needs Libraries?” Series
4. iTunes U: Within the iTunes store you have access to a growing library of lectures from some of the world’s top universities.  The iTunes Store interface makes it easy to locate lectures based on topic and best of all, it is all free.  Download the lectures to your iPod for some serious learning on the move. Recommended Listening: Introduction to Ancient Greek History by Yale professor Donald Kagan (iTunes link)

Intellectual Reading

1. The Browser: “Give us 15 minutes of your time, and we will give you everything that matters in the world.”  This website collects journalism from around the internet which they judge likely to be of lasting value to the general intelligent reader.  Also has a section where they invite experts to recommend the best reading in their given fields of interest. Recommended Reading: America wakes up to the shift in global power from Times Online
2. Longreads: This twitter feed provides links to “long reads” throughout the internet.  If you’re craving something longer than the average blog post, check this site out.  Works great in conjunction with Instapaper.

Continuing Education

1. Online education: Depending on your area of interest, there are tons of online options for continuing your education. Forensic scientist education is just one example of the many, many options available.

Tools To Help You Keep It All Organized

• Instapaper: Found something to read but don’t have time to read it right now?  Maybe you want to read it on your iPhone later?  Use this website and it’s bookmarklet to easily save articles for later reading. Check This Out: Instapaper Frequently Asked Questions
• Evernote: Great note taking app and database manager. It can hold any piece of information you throw at it, including articles, notes, pictures, audio files and more. Check This Out: 14 Practical Ways to Use Evernote

The internet is an incredibly valuable resource for furthering your own education. If there is something you want to learn, there are free resources out there to help you. It’s just a matter of taking the time to find and use them.