@inspirationguy

inspiring #OnlineMarketing expert. 30+ years of web #design & social media experience. Author, public speaker, book designer.

 Plymouth, England
inspiration.co.uk
Joined May 2009
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Quote: “Little strokes fell great oaks.” Benjamin Franklin Translation: Loudmouths get attention, but the real workers are quiet, consistent and much more effective.
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Quote: “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” Bill Bradley Translation: Nobody can meet your goals for you. It’s up to you to kick your own arse until you get there.
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For centuries, historians have known of accounts from the Middle East and northeastern Africa that speak of supertall buildings from 2,000 years ago. Now we may have found proof. allthatsinteresting.com/ethi…

This 2,800-Year-Old Palace Discovered In Ethiopia May Have Been One Of The World’s Very First...

Researchers studying the Grat Be’al Gibri palace in Yeha, Ethiopia have concluded that it may have stood a whopping 19 stories tall some 2,800 years ago.

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Quote: “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” Edmund Hillary Translation: You’re not perfect, becoming successful will mean transforming yourself.
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Quote: “Failure is nature’s plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.” Napoleon Hill Translation: Falling short teaches you how to grow into someone better.
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Quote: “No matter how carefully you plan your goals, they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.” W. Clement Stone Translation: Your endless planning is just a way to avoid testing your ideas in the real world. Step up.
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Quote: “The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitudes.” Victor Frankl Translation: You don’t have to react the way others expect you to. Make your own choices.
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The quiet mechanics of luxury #design designboom.com/design/studio…

from balenciaga candles to Hermès windows: panter&tourron on quiet mechanics of luxury

based in lausanne, the duo discuss redefining luxury through subtle design, material truth, performance, and quality.

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Quote: “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” David Brinkley Translation: turn the crap others give you into motivation to create the life you deserve.
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Consider this pair of shoes from early 18th-century Britain. Are they a man’s or a woman’s? This question is trickier than it might appear. #design #culture aeon.co/essays/shoes-not-onl…

Shoes not only express our social roles, they also create them | Aeon Essays

Shoes are deeply personal, literally moulded to our lives. But they create our social lives as much as express them

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The notion that fatherhood and creativity are at odds is plain wrong, as both poetry and neuroscience are showing us. aeon.co/essays/when-a-man-be…

When a man becomes a father and a poetic revolution follows | Aeon Essays

The notion that fatherhood and creativity are at odds is plain wrong, as both poetry and neuroscience are showing us

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“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” Desmond Tutu Translation: Don’t let the bastards grind you down.
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Daniel Pink
@DanielPinkOct 14
If I were 40 and I wanted to be the most persuasive person in the room within six months, here's what I'd do: (with the research behind each) 🧵
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Time Management Strategies That Work jamesclear.com/productivity

The Productivity Guide: Time Management Strategies That Work

Read this short guide to learn my top productivity strategies, including smart ways to maintain productivity day-in and day-out.

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“He that would be a leader must also be a bridge.” Welsh proverb Translation: only idiots think leadership is about giving orders.
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Is there ever a justification for stereotyping? #philosophy #inspiration aeon.co/essays/when-is-stere…

When is stereotyping a handy tool, and when is it a sin? | Aeon Essays

If we couldn’t make generalisations, we would be paralysed by the world’s complexity. Does that ever excuse stereotyping?

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The Goldilocks Rule: How to Stay Motivated in Life and Business #habits #motivation jamesclear.com/goal-setting

Goal Setting: A Scientific Guide to Setting and Achieving Goals

Whether you're setting personal goals or professional goals, this guide reveals the science and strategy behind smart goal setting.

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Skill nostalgia Are all the beekeeping, baking and leatherwork crazes just escapist fantasy or the start of a radically human approach to work? #culture aeon.co/essays/the-radical-r…

The radical reasons why you dream of making things by hand | Aeon Essays

Is all the beekeeping, baking and leatherwork just escapist fantasy or the start of a radically human approach to work?

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“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” Seneca Translation: stop being a jerk, start helping people. #kindness #inspiration
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Next Science
@NextScienceOct 12
🧠 Your Brain Is Showing You a Slightly Delayed Version of Reality You may feel that you see the world exactly as it happens, but your brain needs time to process visual information. Light enters your eyes, signals travel through your nervous system, and your brain interprets them to create the experience of seeing. This process takes time, meaning your conscious perception is not perfectly instantaneous. But here’s the fascinating part: your brain doesn't simply wait for information to arrive. It combines incoming signals, uses context, and makes predictions to help you experience a stable, continuous world. You aren't experiencing reality with zero delay. You're experiencing your brain's best interpretation of what's happening around you. Source:
Nijhawan, R. (2008). Visual prediction: Psychophysics and neurophysiology of compensation for time delays. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 31(2), 179–198.
Your Brain Is Showing You a Slightly Delayed Version of Reality You may feel that you see the world exactly as it happens, but your brain needs time to process visual information. Light enters your eyes, signals travel through your nervous system, and your brain interprets them to create the experience of seeing. This process takes time, meaning your conscious perception is not perfectly instantaneous. But here’s the fascinating part: your brain doesn't simply wait for information to arrive. It combines incoming signals, uses context, and makes predictions to help you experience a stable, continuous world. You aren't experiencing reality with zero delay. You're experiencing your brain's best interpretation of what's happening around you. Source Nijhawan, R. (2008). Visual prediction: Psychophysics and neurophysiology of compensation for time delays. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 31(2), 179–198.

ALT Your Brain Is Showing You a Slightly Delayed Version of Reality You may feel that you see the world exactly as it happens, but your brain needs time to process visual information. Light enters your eyes, signals travel through your nervous system, and your brain interprets them to create the experience of seeing. This process takes time, meaning your conscious perception is not perfectly instantaneous. But here’s the fascinating part: your brain doesn't simply wait for information to arrive. It combines incoming signals, uses context, and makes predictions to help you experience a stable, continuous world. You aren't experiencing reality with zero delay. You're experiencing your brain's best interpretation of what's happening around you. Source Nijhawan, R. (2008). Visual prediction: Psychophysics and neurophysiology of compensation for time delays. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 31(2), 179–198.

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