Senses working overtime #359

1 World photography awards

(thanks to James Whatley for the link)

2 The Russian war in Ukraine mapped

(thanks to James Whatley for the link)

3 The James Webb Telescope

A distant (and I mean really really really distant) star - astronomers are captivated by the spray of tiny dots scattered across the background. Each is a distant galaxy, and this is the first time we’ve ever been able to capture them.

4 Mission: Impossible 7 ?

5 The realities of the four-day work week

Right now, many firms are looking for new ways to attract and retain the best talent – according to a recent survey of 4,000 workers in the US, 83% want a four-day workweek. This makes it more likely that firms could rush into a shorter workweek, and figure out substantial policy changes on-the-hoof.

 

Overtime: Ukrainian artist - Maria Prymachenko

Senses working overtime #358

1 What is gothic?

2 Animal sounds are a marvel of evolution

3 In praise of heat pumps

4 No one will read your book

5 Four tips to answer anxiety

Overtime: 

"Marrying well makes everything easier." James Clear

Senses working overtime #357

1 Time for yourself is crucial

Photo by Malvestida on Unsplash

The Guardian advocates 20 minutes a day.

2 Why has Putin invaded Ukraine and what does he want?

3 Zelensky

4 What makes a great opening line?

5 Ninety per cent of your worries are optional

Overtime: You say "Yes" and you never do it.

Overtime: 

You are in the present moment. The present moment seems like a little dot. But that dot carries the human history of past present and future and all of the people and things you love.

Yoko Ono.

Senses working overtime #356

1 Henri Rousseau

So much to love about this painting.

2 IKEA's tricks

3 Relationships

"A relationship is about inventing your own language,” says Sciamma. “You’ve got the jokes, you’ve got the songs, you have this anecdote that’s going to make you laugh three years later. It’s this language that you build. That’s what you mourn for when you’re losing someone you love. This language you’re not going to speak with anybody else.”

4 Live

Writer Joan Didion shares some life advice:

"I'm not telling you to make the world better, because I don't think that progress is necessarily part of the package. I'm just telling you to live in it. Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, but to live in it. To look at it. To try to get the picture. To live recklessly. To take chances. To make your own work and take pride in it. To seize the moment. And if you ask me why you should bother to do that, I could tell you that the grave's a fine and private place, but none I think do there embrace. Nor do they sing there, or write, or argue, or see the tidal bore on the Amazon, or touch their children. And that's what there is to do and get it while you can and good luck at it."

Source: 1975 Commencement Address at the University of California, Riverside - courtesy of James Clear.

5 One Hundred Ideas like...

Three Men Make a Tiger: People will believe anything if enough people tell them it’s true. It comes from a Chinese proverb that if one person tells you there’s a tiger roaming around your neighborhood, you can assume they’re lying. If two people tell you, you begin to wonder. If three say it’s true, you’re convinced there’s a tiger in your neighborhood and you panic.

Overtime 1: Seth on holding a grudge 

"When a client, a boss or an employee makes a special request, it’s okay to get a little bent out of shape. It might cost you extra time or money, it might be a hassle, it might not be deserved.

And then you can say no.

But if you say yes, then it pays to be in it. 100%.

If you’re not, your yes was worthless. It ceases to be a favor if it comes with grumbling.

Holding a grudge means that our hands are too full to do our best work."

Overtime 2: Keith Richards

Scotty Moore was my hero. There's a little jazz in his playing, some great country licks and a grounding in the blues as well. It's never been duplicated. I can't copy it.