Longbored Surfer

An interesting, extended example of her own regret on a tattoo, but how regret should impact the rest of us:

"If we have goals and dreams and we want to do our best, and if we love people and we don't want to hurt them or lose them, we should feel pain when things go wrong. The point isn’t to live without any regrets, the point is to not hate ourselves for having them… We need to learn to love the flawed, imperfect things that we create, and to forgive ourselves for creating them. Regret doesn't remind us that we did badly — it reminds us that we know we can do better."

Well said.  [Via]

Susan puts out there a couple points that rang true with me - put a stop the need for constant group work (it's okay at times, but it doesn't need to be the norm). Also, we should each take time to go to our own proverbial wilderness to have our own revelations, or deep thinking.

Personality-wise, I've tested as both an introvert and extrovert (and each time I felt like it described me well). With that in mind, Susan introduced a word to me which describes me well - ambivert. This somewhat temperamental existence doesn't always sit well with my extroverted friends or family members. I'm curious about Susan's fairly new book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. I'll add it to my list of books to read or listen to.

Although one of the hosts can be extremely tangential and talk like he's had too much caffeine, he seems very well-read on the topic of productivity, and getting “back to work”. The over-arching theme to this episode is about having "an unhealthy emotional attachment to physical objects that are not making your life better." His main reference point is a book (really, a chapter from it) by Peter Walsh called It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff. I'm no hoarder, but I'm guilty of keeping things I don't really need. I sense a theme for this year's spring cleaning.

Unrelated to the main theme: Merlin Mann throws out a one-liner I liked: "There are a lot of maxims that are impossible, but are a pretty good yard stick for deciding if you're going in the right direction."

Last week I finally watched this presentation by Bret Victor. Although he's not a very engaging presenter, his content is impeccable. I think the geeky demos are cool, and his personal modus operandi is interesting. Overall, the purpose of his presentation to find a guiding principal, or not to. You choose.

Seeing a picture/illustration of one of these brings back so many childhood memories. It's not the world's most impressive plane, nor is it even in service any more, but it's an amazing aircraft for how it contributed to my life.

Mahatma Gandhi originally referred to these as "seven social sins", and later said this list contained "the seven blunders that human society commits, and that cause all violence."

• Wealth without work.
• Pleasure without conscience.
• Knowledge without character.
• Commerce without morality.
• Science without humanity.
• Worship without sacrifice.
• Politics without principles.

I'd love a nice letterpress print of these, hanging on my wall as a reminder.

"Instead of sitting at your computer, and looking at books, go...and sit there. The way to get an interesting idea is to go to the source. Stay there until you have thought of something interesting about [it]. Then, listen to that idea and it will design itself." - Bob Gill  [Via]

I know I haven't posted in a while, but I couldn't agree more with Marco's thoughts about the Curator's Code. My favorite piece:

…that’s how I feel about links in general: the source author creates something worth linking to, and the rest of us can link as we see fit, regardless of how we found it.

The proper place for ethics and codes is in ensuring that a reasonable number of people go to the source instead of just reading your rehash.

I obviously don't spend a lot of time looking for things for you to read, but both his style, and John Gruber's style is what I've tried to follow.  [Via]

01. Rolling In the Deep » Adele
02. Party Rock Anthem » LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
03. Firework » Katy Perry
04. E.T. » Katy Perry featuring Kanye West
05. Give Me Everything » Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
06. Grenade » Bruno Mars
07. F**k You (Forget You) » Cee Lo Green
08. Super Bass » Nicki Minaj
09. Moves Like Jagger » Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
10. Just Can’t Get Enough » The Black Eyed Peas
11. On the Floor » Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
12. S&M » Rihanna
13. Pumped Up Kicks » Foster the People
14. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) » Katy Perry
15. Just the Way You Are » Bruno Mars
16. Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You) » Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E
17. Raise Your Glass » P!nk
18. Born This Way » Lady Gaga
19. F**Kin’ Perfect » P!nk
20. What's My Name? » Rihanna featuring Drake
21. Look At Me Now » Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
22. Down On Me » Jeremih featuring 50 Cent
23. How To Love » Lil Wayne
24. Someone Like You » Adele
25. Good Life » OneRepublic
26. The Lazy Song » Bruno Mars
27. Till The World Ends » Britney Spears
28. The Show Goes On » Lupe Fiasco
29. The Edge of Glory » Lady Gaga
30. We R Who We R » Ke$ha
31. Black And Yellow » Wiz Khalifa
32. Tonight Tonight » Hot Chelle Rae
33. Blow » Ke$ha
34. Lighters » Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars
35. If I Die Young » The Band Perry
36. Stereo Hearts » Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine
37. The Time (Dirty Bit) » The Black Eyed Peas
38. Coming Home » Diddy - Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey
39. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) » Pitbull featuring T-Pain
40. Only Girl (In The World) » Rihanna
41. 6 Foot 7 Foot » Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz
42. Just A Kiss » Lady Antebellum
43. Dirt Road Anthem » Jason Aldean
44. Dynamite » Taio Cruz
45. No Hands » Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale
46. I Wanna Go » Britney Spears
47. I’m On One » DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
48. You Make Me Feel… » Cobra Starship featuring Sabi
49. Yeah 3X » Chris Brown
50. Moment 4 Life » Nicki Minaj featuring Drake
51. I Need A Doctor » Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey
52. Just A Dream » Nelly
53. Motivation » Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne
54. Stereo Love » Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
55. Jar Of Hearts » Christina Perri
56. Roll Up » Wiz Khalifa
57. Sexy And I Know It » LMFAO
58. Rocketeer » Far*East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder
59. All Of The Lights » Kanye West
60. Hold It Against Me » Britney Spears
61. More » Usher
62. What The Hell » Avril Lavigne
63. Written In The Stars » Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner
64. Bottoms Up » Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj
65. DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love » Usher featuring Pitbull
66. For The First Time » The Script
67. Honey Bee » Blake Shelton
68. Don’t You Wanna Stay » Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
69. We Found Love » Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
70. Pretty Girl Rock » Keri Hilson
71. You And I » Lady Gaga
72. Like A G6 » Far*East Movement featuring Cataracs & Dev
73. Without You » David Guetta featuring Usher
74. Back To December » Taylor Swift
75. Teenage Dream » Katy Perry
76. Crazy Girl » Eli Young Band
77. Cheers (Drink To That) » Rihanna
78. Who Says » Selena Gomez & The Scene
79. Barefoot Blue Jean Night » Jake Owen
80. Knee Deep » Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett
81. Country Girl (Shake It For Me) » Luke Bryan
82. Remind Me » Brad Paisley Duet With Carrie Underwood
83. In The Dark » Dev
84. Backseat » New Boyz featuring The Cataracs & Dev
85. Headlines » Drake
86. Best Thing I Never Had » Beyonce
87. Don’t Wanna Go Home » Jason Derulo
88. Where Them Girls At » David Guetta featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj
89. She Ain’t You » Chris Brown
90. Take A Back Road » Rodney Atkins
91. Please Don’t Go » Mike Posner
92. Sure Thing » Miguel
93. Price Tag » Jessie J featuring B.o.B
94. God Gave Me You » Blake Shelton
95. She Will » Lil Wayne featuring Drake
96. Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not » Thompson Square
97. Animal » Neon Trees
98. You and Tequila » Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
99. Colder Weather » Zac Brown Band
100. My Last » Big Sean featuring Chris Brown

I haven't blogged about him, and don't really plan to, but here's a fun photo of him.

He's just as awesome and cute as he looks.