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Quora:<\/strong><\/p>\n Spirituality and Living<\/strong><\/p>\n Singapore<\/strong><\/p>\n Books and Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n Inspiration:<\/strong><\/p>\n TwistedSifter- 20 Steve Jobs Quotes<\/a>\u00a0I’ve been planning to put together the phrases and words from all my favourite inspirational\/motivational speeches and texts. This is a relevant source. The related links are also great- Neil Tyson quotes, general quotes on art and creativity. All good.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Career & Personal Development:<\/strong><\/p>\n Wikipedia<\/strong><\/p>\n TED:<\/strong><\/p>\n Daphne Koller: What we’re learning from online education<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n I think I should make a list of all my favourite TED talks!<\/p>\n Unsorted:<\/p>\n WSJ – David Foster Wallace on Life and Work<\/a>\u00a0I want to get to know DFW better. This is water, this is water.<\/p>\n Harvard Business Review – Managing Oneself, Peter Drucker<\/a>\u00a0– Distill and learn, Visa, distill, learn and apply.<\/p>\n Venkatesh Rao – A Big Little Idea Called Legibility<\/a>\u00a0Venkat is an interesting guy with interesting perspectives and I was hoping to make sense of this. Not a high priority.<\/p>\n How I Plot A Novel in 5 Steps<\/a>\u00a0– Relevant to when I plan to write novels.<\/p>\n YouTube – The Psychology of Everything<\/a>\u00a0Big, popular psychology.<\/p>\n Urbagram.net – Microplexes<\/a>\u00a0– Networks and Complex Systems. This got me excited. High priority. Read the other essays. Break them down and make them relevant.<\/strong><\/p>\n Decision Making Techniques<\/a>\u00a0– a bit technical and dry but I’m curious to skim through it and see what I like.<\/p>\n The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet<\/a>\u00a0was and continues to be interesting to me because it features women talking to each other. We actually get very little of this in the mainstream media. I think this will be relevant and useful to me, as a man, in understanding women a little better. (See: Bechdel test<\/a>)<\/p>\n Introduction to Logic<\/a>\u00a0Formal logic is something I’d like to study and understand.<\/p>\n zenhabits: finding your passion<\/a><\/p>\n zenhabits: passion guide<\/a><\/p>\n On Copywriting<\/a>: an infographic<\/p>\n GEP AMA<\/a>\u00a0I did this AMA on EDMW and it’s one of my prouder achievements, winning over a potentially hostile audience with tact. Bookmarked because I want to glean insights for future writing.<\/p>\n Ray Dalio Management Principles<\/a>\u00a0I don’t know who Ray Dalio is, but somebody I admire believed he was a great guy to learn from, so I’ll dissect it and break it down.<\/p>\n The Flinch<\/a>\u00a0ought to be summarized.<\/p>\n NYTimes – Writers on Writing<\/a>\u00a0John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut and many others.<\/p>\n Self Illusion – Interview with Bruce Hood<\/a>\u00a0I met this guy, he’s pretty cool. To do a summary.<\/p>\n Engineering Management, Yishan Wong<\/a>\u00a0Anything Yishan writes, I would read.<\/p>\n Vanity Fair: Obama’s Way, by Michael Lewis<\/a>\u00a0A study of Obama’s leadership, and a study of Michael Lewis’s sketch of Obama, in words<\/p>\n Workflowy: Power Of Now<\/a>\u00a0Book summary shared with me by a friend loved it, need to digest it again more thoroughly.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.edwdebono.com\/course Edward de Bono is a bit of an authority figure on creativity and lateral thinking, and he writes simply and cleanly.<\/p>\n The Art Of Complex Problem Solving<\/a> I thought this infographic was cool.<\/p>\n Information about the Brain<\/a>\u00a0educational read! I think it’s important to understand the human brain- the thing that’s doing all the understanding.<\/p>\n Book recommendations: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)<\/p>\n Nohari Window<\/a>\u00a0(mine) and Johari<\/a><\/p>\n Newbie’s Guide to Publishing: Ebooks and Self-publishing<\/a>\u00a0– relevant for when I want to start writing more seriously!<\/p>\n Copyblogger – How To Publish Kindle eBook<\/a><\/p>\n CreativePenn – Publish your ebook on Smashwords<\/a>\u00a0thoughts on writing and publishing<\/strong><\/p>\n eBook cover designer<\/a> –<\/p>\n Michael Wiese<\/a> – Screenwriting\/writing advice<\/p>\n 99u – 25 Insights on Becoming a Better Writer<\/a>\u00a0just digest it, break it down, delete ti <\/p>\n 101 ways to monetize your blog without irritating your readers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thematic index for Marks and Meaning<\/a>\u00a0– some interesting stuff I found on Flickr, not sure how. Low priority.<\/p>\n Drawing tutorials<\/a>\u00a0if and when I want to sit down and learn to draw<\/p>\n Figure and Gesture Drawing Tool<\/a> – Generates photos to use as drawing practice<\/p>\n www.eyercize.com\/practice\/read<\/a>\u00a0speed reading exercises. Not sure if I really care.<\/p>\n A List Apart: A Checklist for Content work<\/a><\/p>\n Be Awesome Online<\/a>\u00a0useful list of articles<\/strong><\/p>\n No Excuse List<\/a>\u00a0– Learn Music, Programming, Languages, DIY etc free<\/p>\n Color Scheme Designer<\/a>\u00a0– for choosing colours!<\/p>\n Communications & Society: Multiplicity in the classroom<\/a>\u00a0here’s a thinker I can get behind. Going to follow him on my RSS.<\/p>\n WeighTrainer.net<\/a>\u00a0-Understanding hypertrophy a little better<\/p>\n The Writer’s Journey – Hero’s Journey<\/a>\u00a0Joseph Campbell, broken down<\/p>\n Monomyth in 17 Stages<\/a><\/p>\n American Scholar – \u00a0Disadvantages of an Elite Education<\/a>\u00a0I want to comment on this!<\/p>\n PR.com – Ron Reagan Jr and Stem Cells<\/a>\u00a0– enjoyed this article and thought I ought to read it further<\/p>\n Binghamton – Swarm Intel<\/a>\u00a0(Digest and throw)<\/p>\n\n
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![On Copywriting<\/a>: an infographic<\/p>\nGEP AMA<\/a>\u00a0I did this AMA on EDMW and it’s one of my prouder achievements, winning over a potentially hostile audience with tact. Bookmarked because I want to glean insights for future writing.<\/p>\nRay Dalio Management Principles<\/a>\u00a0I don’t know who Ray Dalio is, but somebody I admire believed he was a great guy to learn from, so I’ll dissect it and break it down.<\/p>\nThe Flinch<\/a>\u00a0ought to be summarized.<\/p>\nNYTimes – Writers on Writing<\/a>\u00a0John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut and many others.<\/p>\nSelf Illusion – Interview with Bruce Hood<\/a>\u00a0I met this guy, he’s pretty cool. To do a summary.<\/p>\nEngineering Management, Yishan Wong<\/a>\u00a0Anything Yishan writes, I would read.<\/p>\nVanity Fair: Obama’s Way, by Michael Lewis<\/a>\u00a0A study of Obama’s leadership, and a study of Michael Lewis’s sketch of Obama, in words<\/p>\nWorkflowy: Power Of Now<\/a>\u00a0Book summary shared with me by a friend loved it, need to digest it again more thoroughly.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.edwdebono.com\/course Edward de Bono is a bit of an authority figure on creativity and lateral thinking, and he writes simply and cleanly.<\/p>\nThe Art Of Complex Problem Solving<\/a> I thought this infographic was cool.<\/p>\nInformation about the Brain<\/a>\u00a0educational read! I think it’s important to understand the human brain- the thing that’s doing all the understanding.<\/p>\nBook recommendations: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)<\/p>\nNohari Window<\/a>\u00a0(mine) and Johari<\/a><\/p>\nNewbie’s Guide to Publishing: Ebooks and Self-publishing<\/a>\u00a0– relevant for when I want to start writing more seriously!<\/p>\nCopyblogger – How To Publish Kindle eBook<\/a><\/p>\nCreativePenn – Publish your ebook on Smashwords<\/a>\u00a0thoughts on writing and publishing<\/strong><\/p>\neBook cover designer<\/a> –<\/p>\nMichael Wiese<\/a> – Screenwriting\/writing advice<\/p>\n99u – 25 Insights on Becoming a Better Writer<\/a>\u00a0just digest it, break it down, delete ti\n<\/del><\/p>\n <\/p>\n101 ways to monetize your blog without irritating your readers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nThematic index for Marks and Meaning<\/a>\u00a0– some interesting stuff I found on Flickr, not sure how. Low priority.<\/p>\nDrawing tutorials<\/a>\u00a0if and when I want to sit down and learn to draw<\/p>\nFigure and Gesture Drawing Tool<\/a> – Generates photos to use as drawing practice<\/p>\nwww.eyercize.com\/practice\/read<\/a>\u00a0speed reading exercises. Not sure if I really care.<\/p>\nA List Apart: A Checklist for Content work<\/a><\/p>\nBe Awesome Online<\/a>\u00a0useful list of articles<\/strong><\/p>\nNo Excuse List<\/a>\u00a0– Learn Music, Programming, Languages, DIY etc free<\/p>\nColor Scheme Designer<\/a>\u00a0– for choosing colours!<\/p>\nCommunications & Society: Multiplicity in the classroom<\/a>\u00a0here’s a thinker I can get behind. 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