Senses working overtime #393

1 Ten ways to calm anxious thoughts and soothe your nervous system

2 How the philosophy behind the Japanese art form of kintsugi can help us navigate failure

3 A technique to get unstuck

4 The virtue of owning books you haven't read

5 Lox

A word that has not changed in 800 years. Love this!

Overtime: Contentment 

"If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."

William Morris (via James Clear)

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 #12

Busy packing up Red Phoenix Farm this week (first week of the term 2 holidays) and so these jewels are the best of a frantic week:

1 BBC infographic
The awesome Greg Semmens posted this great Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (literally) link from the BBC. I read this entire infographic - I was hooked!!

2 Donald Trump
What an idiot - long may he stay in the race for the Republican reptile nomination!

Here's a great series of maps satirising this plonker.

3 Jim Carrey
I did read this piece on Jim Carrey and wonder what all the fuss was about. Meh! Doesn't everyone think that?

4 Anxiety
I read this and snorted a few times - some of it was so me (and so much like members of my family)! I have suffered from anxious moments in the past and still can - given the right situation. This article had me nodding my head, laughing and... yes - those snorts!

5 Black Knight
Love this full page comic book image of Black Knight battling super odds, a.k.a. Dragon Man.

Overtime: The Beatles at the Cavern
Mark Lewisohn's GREAT first Beatle volume (Tune In) had me returning to this early footage of the fabs at the Cavern. What a tiny space. I've visited the replica at Albert Docks' Beatle museum and it's amazingly small.