Filed under: TED
Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation
As it turns out, I've been running my businesses in the way Dan Pink is talking about and I didn't realize it until I saw his speech! One of the advantages to being your own boss.
I keep my schedule flexible, work on what I enjoy, and am free to stop work on one thing and move on to something else whenever I feel like it. I get a lot accomplished and feel good when I can solve difficult problems.
Grow your own food indoors!
The more I learn about the world of processed foods, the more I want to cut them out of my diet completely. The FDA isn’t doing their job to protect us adequately. The unfortunate truth is when profits are involved, contamination of our food can happen and does get overlooked by the FDA. Example: http://bit.ly/16KAfT
Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP)
This is the revolutionary new school system talked about by Bill Gates at TED.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html
El Sistema for a better world
Jose Antonio Abreu who founded El Sistema in Venezuela has a very important message for the rest of the world! I hope we can achieve it, especially in places where terrorism is common.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/astonishing_performance_by_a_venezuelan_youth_orchestra_1.html
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jose_abreu_on_kids_transformed_by_music.html
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
TED has been one of the best discoveries I’ve made on the web this year! Below are my top four favorite talks (I couldn’t pick just three) in no particular order. I’m not going to give any description; you’ll just have to watch them to find out what they’re about:
