July 2012
154 posts
June 2012
176 posts
Six Important Things I’ve Learned Over the Years
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1. People who are nice to you but rude to the waiter, are not nice people. 2. You regret most the things you haven’t done, not the things you have. 3. Luck always plays its part. 4. The story is usually well-known, but there are many ways of telling it. 5. Good manners and truth are usually strangers. 6. Sometimes you can’t help yourself.
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Put This On Season Two, Episode 3: (New) Traditions
Put This On, a web series about dressing like a grownup, visits London, where we examine how traditions are being reinvented in the birthplace of classic menswear.
We go to Savile Row, where we meet up with a historical guide to talk about the history of the world’s oldest tailoring street. We also chat with the tailor Richard...
The Complex Life of a Church Janitor.: Beauty. →
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When I reflect upon God’s nature and consider his qualities, I am left with only one word. God is beautiful. I use this word not in relation to any physical qualities, but in relation to his unending complexity and simplicity. He is the creator who is beyond comprehension, yet he enters into…
TEDx: Compassion kills: Nolan Watson →
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Charitable organizations are almost alway driven by a desire to do good and save lives, but they often focus us on short-term solutions that can create multi-generational cycles of dependency. At TEDxVancouver, Nolan Watson asks you to ensure the those who benefit from your charitable donations…
The limits of capitalism: Lydia Prieg
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Lydia Prieg thinks capitalism works — but it has its limitations. At TEDxLondonBusinessSchool, she explains how smart policy could balance our financial system and restore faith in big business.
Each week, we choose four of our favorite talks, highlighting just a few of the enlightening speakers from the TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all...
TEDx: Play, passion, purpose: Tony Wagner →
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Why don’t traditional schools foster innovative thinking? Tony Wagner outlines how an overemphasis on individual achievement, hyper-specialization, and an aversion to risk have stymied inventiveness and describes what teachers and parents can do to sow the seeds of creativity. (Filmed at…
