English | Deutsch English | DeutschThis is as true as your average fact concerning health and nutrition and it was found in a really great article by Janet Rae-Dupree in the New York Times when she spoke with Dawna Markova and M.J. Ryan. These two are business partners together studying how people learn, hence, their focus on thinking differently and being innovative. In their studies they saw a reference to a study in the Utne Reader a couple of years ago that related the process of stretching ones mind, thinking differently, and thus being creative, contributed to weight loss.
If there weren’t enough reasons to try and think differently, well, here’s one that is, well, a bit …
Reading an article last week in the New York Times about finding out your life expectancy encouraged me to, of course, take the test. I love online tests, and this one purported to be backed by a lot of research, which is right up my alley.
The questions on the test made me realize that in addition to green and sustainability efforts that I could be better at, eating better and relaxing more activities I could be doing better at as well. One question almost begs for me to eat nuts by asking do I At Least Eat One Serving of Nuts Per Week? Sadly, none. What about whole grains? Nope. …
Paul Resnikoff at Digital Music News wrote an interesting analysis of Starbuck’s and how their choice of music needs to change. Starbucks knows this too and is on their way, but the question is why did it have to change? What happened?
Paul answers this well enough for me, and puts a lot of context around it including CD sales and the economy.
“Despite the broad reach that Starbucks enjoys, the average latte buyer is often sophisticated, and probably wants selections that are more eclectic, localized, and even obscure. Or, at least they want Starbucks to beat the trends.”
Apparently ‘playing curator’ is not only good for sophisticated Starbucks customers, but also in video games. Paul, …
– from Metaefficient, March 26th, 2008 –
The great thing about these buildings is that they are totally open to the elements, while also being awesome. They will be/are (can’t tell if it’s a finished project) in Malyasia on the Putrajaya waterfront (close to Kuala Lumpur). The new build out is called Precinct 4. The design is by Studio Nicoletti Associati, who took part of their inspiration from traditional Islamic architecture.
From the pictures, this looks to be kind of a fancy place with spa-like amenities. This will definitely be on my list of places to go.
– from The Economist, Apr 10th 2008 –
An interesting article in the Economist about how architecture for buildings and interior design will be dramatically changing very soon as people have more of a desire for open spaces that are multifunctional, rather than specialised workspaces made for only one thing.
Says William Mitchell, a professor of architecture and computer science at MIT, “there is a huge drop in demand for traditional, private, enclosed spaces”, while also “a huge rise in demand for semi-public spaces that can be informally appropriated to ad-hoc workspaces” is happening at the same time.
Interestingly, people want to be together, and yet have something to do. The only place we have now is a bar. People …
By R Design: “Our brief was to create a compelling and inspirational solution. Because of copyright issues regarding artist’s work was a problem, our solution was to take inspiration from the though process behind how one paints and draws and to convey famous artists thoughts by choosing relevant quotes that captured the spirit of the product.
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Visit friends, exercise, attend church, listen to music, fish, read a book, sit in a cafe or go to a party.
This is according to a new study as reported by Clements in the Wall Street Journal from April 2.
Playing a video game, watching a movie, texting on a cell phone are noticeably absent.
“Designers can design till the cows come home,” she said, “but if you don’t have good business people, good design does not reach its full potential.”
Wilson’s “The Latest in Fashion: Pink Slips” in the New York Times yesterday, delves into the issues surrounding design and business and the ever-present struggle between the two.
Once, a few years ago, I saw mention of the Slow Food Movement. I think I read something about how you need to eat your food slowly. I thought they were talking about a kind of diet and it seemed weird, but I put little thought into it past that.
Too bad, as what I have just read about it sounds very interesting to me. Slow Food is more about sustaining different cultures based on their food and getting food that is not mass produced or just easy to transport. For example, there is this type of peach that is super tasty, but most of us don’t know a thing about it just because it’s …
From the book, Wise Up, by Guy Claxton, I know that one of the few ways people can practice their strategy skills is to play chess. (By the way, I highly recommend you read this book as it’s great. And if you don’t, don’t worry, as I’ll be referring to it many times in my posts here, I’m sure.)
This morning I turn on my news and see that Idaho has put in place a pilot program of teaching chess to second and third graders. I may have to move to Idaho. Brilliant move, Idaho!
Read the story in the New York Times: Idaho Turns to Chess as Education Strategy By Dylan Loeb McClain.
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