January 2010
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WatchThis is the most powerful marketing for using a seat belt I’ve ever seen.
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best iPad article yet
Since Apple’s big announcement there has been no shortage of analysis by pundits & IT analysts, but the best analysis I’ve read is by Daniel Tenner called “Get Real, Geeks - The iPad is the Apple for Mum, Not You.”
When my parents’ computer gives out, they won’t need another one. A $500 iPad will suit them perfectly. And it would suit almost anyone else...
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Read recaps of "Lost" episodes
Watching ABC’s “Lost” has been such fun and I’ve been a fan since I saw the 2-hour premiere when it first aired.
But I have to say that Jeff Jensen of EW has made watching it that much better. You see, I’m not into all the crazy theories and I don’t spend any time trying to research and figure everything out. Instead, I read Jensen’s recaps online and...
“Back in Boston, I’m a hot shot. The nurses have to respect me. Here,...”
– An American surgeon on lessons in humility learned in Haiti.
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campaigning while president
I’m not a hyper-political type, but from my vantage point it seems like Bill Clinton did a much better job campaigning for president while he was president than Obama has done.
Clinton was always talking about what he was doing while he was doing it. And while Obama out-campaigned the Clinton(s) for the nomination it seems like he stopped campaigning once he won the election. Some...
“I hope Apple announces a tablet that makes us all understand why we inexplicably...”
– Mark Wilson, live-blogging the Apple Event today
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living your core values
I love the team I work with, in part because we live out our core values together. We have a list of values and commitments that we adhere to, and we live them out every week. Refreshing!
Joshua Blankenship recently wrote about the disconnect that so many churches and organizations have: they say certain things are important, but live out different values. Read more here.
“You simply can’t create a macro-culture that doesn’t reflect the micro-culture...”
– Joshua Blankenship
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stuck in the rubble with an iPhone
http://bit.ly/6StQXM A filmmaker for Compassion International was shooting in Haiti when the earthquake hit. While trapped he wrote good-bye letters to his family and even used a first aid app on his iPhone to treat his wounds. The moving story is detailed here.
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123456 is a bad password
http://bit.ly/8zq5e6 After a recent breach, analysts have studied 32 million real passwords. Read this article about the breach and the importance of having a secure password.
“Everyone needs to understand what the combination of poor passwords means in...”
– Amichai Shulman, on the importance of having a good password.
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Rockies beat writer moving on
http://bit.ly/5wb20z Patrick Saunders is moving to a different assignment and has high praise for the Rockies in his good-bye. Read it here.
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rules of style
Guys, be sure to read Kenneth Cole’s rules of style. I love a lot of what he says here, especially this:
“You’ve done a good job if people see you and say, ‘You look great,’ as opposed to ‘Where did you buy your shoes, and how much did you pay for the jacket?’ Your clothing choices should help present you.”
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hoodie
http://bit.ly/4q80i7
Check out the new hoodies from @newspring - I love the design!
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your church's hidden curriculum
I love what John Ortberg says about how we underestimate what people learn from a church’s hidden curriculum: “Who gets fawned over, and who gets ignored? How do the staff and leaders get along when they’re off the platform and think nobody’s looking? How does a small group respond when someone shares a problem that is untidy and unresolved?”
Churches have a lot to...
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workout in the pool with music
I don’t work out in a pool but the idea of clipping an iPod shuffle & earbuds to your swim goggles is a pretty sweet idea. So is going scuba diving with your iPod/iPhone. Nice.
tweaks
If you read Steve Wilson/Resourcing Life Change you’ll notice a new tweak…if you want to see a larger image in a post, just click on the image itself and a larger size is now available. Larger images were always present in RSS readers but not on the site itself - that problem is fixed now!
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learning from failure
http://bit.ly/7qLALp Wired recently published a really intriguing article about the neuroscience of failure, and ways we can learn from it.
One gem: “It’s normal to filter out information that contradicts our preconceptions. The only way to avoid that bias is to be aware of it.”
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great creative meetings
When I teach leadership I teach how to lead meetings, and the importance leaders doing work before and after instead of just showing up and saying, “So, where are we at?”
I love Shawn Wood’s principles for great creative meetings: keep them small, brainstorm before you show up, and communicate the actionables immediately.
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on becoming a Christ-follower
http://bit.ly/5PauSH Recently a news analyst, Brit Hume, suggested that a famous figure, mired in scandal, turn to Christ. Here’s the interview of why he did it and the story behind his own faith.
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music from Shaun Groves
http://bit.ly/5tA5sk
On his site Groves offers 2 free songs and the stories behind them.
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weight-loss tips
http://bit.ly/8jvJc6 This one article does a great job of summarizing the best tips from various sources.
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goals as story
I love Donald Miller and his recent post on setting goals in the context of story is a keeper.
He writes that “without an overarching plot, goals don’t make sense and are hard to achieve. A story gives a goal a narrative context that forces you to engage and follow through.” He uses the example of climbing Mt. Hood as the plot climax of a months-long goal that he has for himself...
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a winning haiku...
Hoorays all around for my wife @kirstenwilson for winning a book on Rachelle Gardner’s website. To win, you had to write a poem about one of the 10 books in the giveaway.
Click here to see her poem…scroll down and look for the haiku.
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WatchHow to pull off a bunnyhop suicide no-hander.
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Amazon $5 albums (MP3) sale
http://is.gd/5V5yM
I just bought one album that has 99 Beethoven compositions! See all 50 classical albums here.
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loving the art but not the artist
Some years ago a survey came out that showed that a large percentage of Americans value and are inspired by art…while only 27% believed that artists contribute “a lot” to the good of society. Source: United States Artists.
Funny thing: after a culture is long gone, it is often only their art that survives, telling the story of a people that can no longer speak. I love both art...
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WatchThree words - Stephen Colbert curling
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newspapers dying?
While on vacation my father-in-law set up a time for us and our kids to tour the facility where the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is printed. We learned a ton and had a great time. The kids and adults loved it!
While there we saw the machines running, printing something like 16 sheets per second. And even though people like to decry the end of papers, they print around 300,000 Sunday editions, which...
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Top Web 2.0 Trends of '09
http://bit.ly/6ykzDu Here’s a great list of web trends from the past year, including social, mobile, location, and exporting.
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when a pastor commits suicide
http://bit.ly/1GIHkr
An article detailing recent pastor-suicides provides a troubling look into a situation few people talk about. There are no simple answers…sometimes people are depressed before they begin vocational ministry, and the church itself is somewhat unrelated to their personal health. Other times churches chew up and spit out staff like an evil rottweiler.
I suspect that each...
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Forgetting What the Word "Expertise" Means
http://bit.ly/2E2C83 I loved this analysis of expertise from Phil Cooke. American Christianity is full of leaders who become good at one thing and then pose as experts in other areas. Cooke rightly calls this out as wrong. This is funniest to me when the name of the ministry actually identifies the area of expertise and the information presented is unrelated, or when Bible teachers boldly give...
Building an Inexpensive House
http://bit.ly/2znl1v
One of my favorite explanations on how to build a cheap house is by Scott Adams, author of the Dilbert comic strip. He recently built a house for his family and is full of wisdom on the subject.
Having a large garage, a large covered porch, and all of the plumbing on one side of the house makes a ton of sense to me!
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Recreating Mars
http://bit.ly/6woqsd
Here are some photos of scientists building a rover-trap. This past summer engineers put their heads together to figure out how to get a rover out of a jam on the Red Planet.
My son and I watched NASA launch two rockets five years ago and we have followed news about the mission from time to time. The rovers were supposed to operate for 90 days and have lasted far longer!
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Retail as Art
I love these photos of Anthropologie in London. The trend in retail toward attention to design & artistry is apparent almost everywhere, and these photographs show an amazing attention to design & experience. I love what they did with their store.
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Yawn As Many Times as Possible
This expert advice made me laugh and think at the same time. Andrew Newburg writes here of some of the amazing physiological effects of yawning.
I’m curious if effects diminish over time…that is, will yawning 30 times during the day provide the same benefits as yawning once multiplied by 30? Nevertheless, this article was intriguing.