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Archive for April, 2010

48 Hour Film Project!

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Tonight begins another 48 Hour Film Project! I’ll be working with Bill Coughlan of Tohubohu Productions again. (You…

How failure can often lead to our biggest successes

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

I love this talk by Steve Jobs. Maybe you’ve seen it before. If you have, go ahead and watch…

For those of us who like to geek out on recycling, green living, etc.

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

I’ve already sent this video to four people in the past 24 hours, so I guess it’s time to share…

Does money motivate or distract people?

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Here are two fascinating talks from the TED series about the strategies and manipulations that lead people to perform at…

How gaming can change and even save our world

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Here’s your next lecture from the fabulous TED series. You’ve gotta love Jane McGonigal’s energy and her very creative…

The creative value of taking (a lot of) time off

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

As part of the research for my next novel, I’ve been watching lots and lots of videos of talks given…

Writers: Why we all need to practice (and why that makes it more fun)

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

LOVE this recent post by Dean Wesley Smith. Especially love the part about picking some new skill to focus…