Metacognition

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:56:59 -0400

"I’m not a scientist. Like a lot of journalists, I go out and talk to a lot of people who know much..."

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:05:31 -0400

“I’m not a scientist. Like a lot of journalists, I go out and talk to a lot of people who know much more than I do. And I’m always surprised when they think I’ve got something new to tell them after I’ve published. You’ll talk to a bunch of scientists, you’ll write a story about what they’re doing, and then they’ll invite you to their next meeting as if you have original information. You don’t. What you have is the ability to synthesize and tell a story.”

- A conversation with Michael Pollan, author of the most important food politics book of the past half-century. His most recent tome, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, is a must-read. (via explore-blog)

"Books—they weren’t ladders out of the abyss, but they were companions."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:41:28 -0400

“Books—they weren’t ladders out of the abyss, but they were companions.”

- John Green (via cinderellainrubbershoes)

brandnewechelon: I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS GIFSET

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:39:20 -0400

brandnewechelon:

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS GIFSET

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:48:56 -0400

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"Writing isn’t a career choice. It’s self-medication that over time precipitates the madness it was..."

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:47:02 -0400

“Writing isn’t a career choice. It’s self-medication that over time precipitates the madness it was meant to ward off.”

- Alain de Botton (via nevver)

moneyisnotimportant: Duke Grad Student Secretly Lived In A Van...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:22:30 -0400

moneyisnotimportant:

Duke Grad Student Secretly Lived In A Van To Escape Loan Debt

He took out the back row of seats, which left plenty of room for “furnishings.” He used a plastic bin to store food, supplies and school materials.

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:20:55 -0400

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Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:06:55 -0400

"Don’t let fear of writing something imperfect or wrong keep you from doing it. It’s key to publish,..."

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:46:08 -0400

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Don’t let fear of writing something imperfect or wrong keep you from doing it. It’s key to publish, get feedback, and keep going.

[…]

And if you want to write criticism or commentary, don’t be afraid to ask questions, or evolve publicly. Vulnerability is a vaccine.

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- Alyssa Rosenberg, echoing David Foster Wallace’s admonition against perfectionism, offers some advice for aspiring writers – some good, like the above, and some questionable, like:

If you’re trying to break in, read everything and everyone on your subject. If you’re a day late on an old idea, you’re not of any use.

The best ideas have no expiration date and what makes them compelling is the particular point of view. Conflating good writing with newsiness is one of the most unfortunate byproducts of writing for a chronology-biased medium like the web.

Complement with the collected wisdom on writing from some of history’s greatest authors.

(via explore-blog)

mollycrabapple: Sketchbooks bigger than cat

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:00:33 -0400

mollycrabapple:

Sketchbooks bigger than cat

nesbiff: adornoble: pragnacious: hereforpizza: accioharo: su...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:59:15 -0400

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surlelac:

#there are films about dogs #and books about dogs #and entire television series about dogs #and not a one of them will ever explain dogs #as well as this one scene in this one kids movie that is not even strictly about dogs #explains dogs

Dug is the single most accurate portrayal of a dog in anything ever.

Dug is the best thing to ever happen in the world. Ever.

The forth one tho.

I love Up so much, so so so so so much.

i just started crying i can’t do tumblr nemore

Crowdfunding Campaigns to watch! (And get involved with.)

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:22:08 -0400

Crowdfunding Campaigns to watch! (And get involved with.):

I have backed both of these campaigns, because they are stellar. Think about backing, or at the very least signal boosting.

thereconstructionists: Few artists have done more to...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:59:06 -0400

thereconstructionists:

Few artists have done more to reconstruct the course of contemporary culture than Patti Smith (b. December 30 1946). Celebrated as the “Godmother of Punk,” her musical influence reverberates across acclaimed artists from Garbage to Morrissey to Madonna, and Michael Stipe famously cited her as the core inspiration for founding R.E.M. As a poet and visual artist, she has explored with lyrical poignancy issues of irrepressible urgency, ranging from foreign policy to mortality.

Among Smith’s greatest feats it the systematic demolition of the the perilous and artificial divide between “high” and “low” culture. In 1978, her song “Because the Night” from the groundbreaking album Horses reached #13 on the Billboard 100 chart; in 2010, her remarkable memoir Just Kids earned her the National Book Award. William Blake and Arthur Rimbaud have inspired much of her music, which has moved generations of hearts and bodies across dance floors and mosh pits. In 2005, she was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture; in 2006, she brought down the house at CBGB’s with an extraordinary 3½-hour masterpiece of a performance. The following year, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Allen Ginsberg once bought her a sandwich in the East Village after mistaking her for “a very pretty boy.”

In the decades between Horses (1975) and Banga (2012), Smith recorded nine other studio albums, delivered countless poetry readings, and authored a number of books, including the breathtaking The Coral Sea, which chronicles her grief over the loss of her onetime lover, lifelong friend, and comrade-in-artistic-arms Robert Mapplethorpe.

In Just Kids, which documents how Smith found her creative voice during her early life with Mapplethorpe when both were aspiring artists in New York City, she articulates the singular duality of her muse:

It’s the artist’s responsibility to balance mystical communication and the labor of creation.

Learn more: Just Kids | Wikipedia

Patti Smith is absolutely amazing and always worth reading/hearing/seeing.

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Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:51:27 -0400

Cobblestone Street, Saint Montan, France photo via connie

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:37:13 -0400

Cobblestone Street, Saint Montan, France

photo via connie

"Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self."

Tue, 28 May 2013 23:11:13 -0400

“Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.”

- Siddhārtha Gautama (via thosewhowork)

amen

(via youngblackandvegan)

rerylikes: Pierre Roy Camille, Paris photo by rery

Mon, 27 May 2013 22:06:17 -0400

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rerylikes:

Pierre Roy Camille, Paris

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My brother sent me this one day; thought it was a nice little motivator during exam time. - Imgur

Mon, 27 May 2013 22:05:28 -0400

My brother sent me this one day; thought it was a nice little motivator during exam time. - Imgur

A flier made by Kathleen Hanna in 1999! I found this via...

Mon, 27 May 2013 22:00:00 -0400

A flier made by Kathleen Hanna in 1999! I found this via @Lisa_Deee (Lisa Darms) on Twitter. This is so, so great.