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I spent the day in Portland. It was filled with rhythm, new friends, old friends, reading in cafes, giant french fries, photo walks, wandering the art museum, and salad for dinner. I meet the mos...

https://designsimply.com/2023/12/16/serendipity-in-portland/

The phrase “intrinsically pleasurable” really caught my attention in this episode, and I love the part about meditation being about a state of complete attention to the present. The Drive Int...

https://designsimply.com/2019/03/08/complete-attention-to-the-present/

I love this interview so much. It runs the gamut from poop jokes to depression to knowing what truly matters when it comes to being remembered. Wait Wait Naked and Ashamed: Peter Sagal There is a...

https://designsimply.com/2018/12/29/wait-wait-naked-and-ashamed-peter-sagal/

People are the best puzzles you’ll never solve. Michael Lopp in Managing Humans

https://designsimply.com/2018/07/16/people-are-the-best-puzzles/

A kinder, gentler philosophy of success by Alain de Botton at TEDGlobal 2009 “We should focus in on our ideas and make sure that we own them and that we are truly the owners of our own ambition...

https://designsimply.com/2018/01/30/own-your-ambitions/

Your body language may shape who you are by Amy Cuddy at TEDGlobal 2012 “It’s about opening up.” — Amy Cuddy (3:30) “Two minutes lead to these hormonal changes that configure your bra...

https://designsimply.com/2018/01/29/posture-power-dynamics/

The ‘Busy’ Trap by Tim Kreider Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental...

https://designsimply.com/2017/09/28/life-is-to-short-to-be-busy/

I love stars! ???? These pillows by StudyTheStars on Etsy are fun and cute.

https://designsimply.com/2017/09/26/constellation-pillow/

023 | Career Hacking with ESI Money Seven steps to help you grow your career: Over-perform. Be likable. Network. Date your career. Educate yourself. Manage yourself. Market yourself. There are so...

https://designsimply.com/2017/09/06/overperform-be-likable-never-stop-learning/

029 | The Aspiring Minimalist vs the Reluctant Frugalist You only get so many choices before your time runs out. I want to change our financial future. I want to spend more time with you. I want ...

https://designsimply.com/2017/09/05/minimalism-vs-frugality/