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A 'living library'

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:58:37 GMT

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Borrow a Muslim? A 'living library' to prick stereotypes

In 12 countries, people check out people for a 30-minute conversation to challenge their own prejudices.

London - It works like a conventional library. Tables and chairs are set out for study. Librarians bustle purposefully, staffing the checkout desk.

Except these aren't books on loan. They're people.

Welcome to the Living Library. Here, you borrow individuals who represent stereotypes that often are the target of prejudice or hatred.

At this east London library on a recent Saturday, there were 26 "books" available, including a Muslim, an immigrant, a transgender individual, a witch, and an Indian atheist.

Readers borrow them for half an hour, hear their narrative, question them, even pry a little, and – so the theory goes – break down some of their preconceptions and stop "judging the book by the cover."

Tags: library

Lifestyle

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:11:49 GMT

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Clip Source: exitcreative.net

Living Your Life Online

About a week ago, I sent a coworker a link to a photo on my Flickr account. Yesterday she reported back that she’d looked through all 2,228 photos that I’ve put online.

She asked if I was weirded out.

I said, “Of course not. I put that stuff up there for people to see.”

It’s been about two years since I’ve been living my life on- and off-line and I have to say that my life is better now than it was before. Admittedly, it’s not for everybody. It’s not a very private way to live your life. But since I like being the center of attention, it’s OK with me. It’s made me better at my job, and my parents certainly are happier now that they can check any of my online spaces to get a low-effort confirmation that I’m still alive.

Most of you who read this regularly are probably doing what I’m doing: posting videos, posting pictures, Twittering, Tumbling, and generally exploring the online world.

quotes from 43things website

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:49:37 GMT

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Clip Source: www.43things.com

“Education is not given for the purpose of earning a living; it's learning what to do with a living after you earn it that counts.”

- Abraham Lincoln

MIT = Most Important Things to do

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:27:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A good practical way to achieve what is important to oneself.

Clip Source: zenhabits.net

A couple of explanations: The MITs that I set for the day concern at least one item towards one of my goals, and probably the 1-2 things I MUST complete at work. There will be more that I do during the day, but my focus will be to finish at least these three MITs.

Tags: living, priority, goal achievement

Rising Early to Increase Personal Productivity - A Practical Approach

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:02:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Read the entire article. The clip is only the most important part.

Clip Source: www.stevepavlina.com

It seems there are two main schools of thought about sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same times every day. It’s like having an alarm clock on both ends — you try to sleep the same hours each night. This seems practical for living in modern society. We need predictability in our schedules. And we need to ensure adequate rest.

The second school says you should listen to your body’s needs and go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. This approach is rooted in biology. Our bodies should know how much rest we need, so we should listen to them.

The optimal solution for me has been to combine both approaches.

The solution was to go to bed when I’m sleepy (and only when I’m sleepy) and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time (7 days per week). So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5am), but I go to bed at different times every night.

Tags: sleeping, early rising, productivity, good personal habits, living