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Forward Thinking

Hi everyone,

This week we're diving into building relationships, getting off the intermediate plateau and how to look better on camera, amongst other fun things.

Thanks loads to Stan, Ash and Michael for getting me some coffees! Appreciate your support.

Cheers,
Janel

Interesting Reads

Ancient Technology That Was Centuries Ahead Of Its Time
Forward-thinking inventions that reflect of the ingenuity of their respective civilizations. Damascus steel: swords that never dulled, Houfeng Didong Yi: the semiscope that was created more than 2000 years ago and more.

The Intermediate Plateau
Dealing with the difficulty of being neither a beginner nor the best, including theories about why it happens and how you can move beyond intermediacy.

100 Ways To Slightly Improve Your Life
Here's a collection of a ton of ways to make your life better (with little additional effort!). Some of my picks:

Set aside 10 minutes a day to do something you really enjoy
Don’t save things for “best”. Wear them – enjoy them.
Call an old friend out of the blue.
Politely decline invitations if you don’t want to go.
Give compliments widely and freely.

Learning

Don't Just Network — Build Your 'Meaningful Network' to Maximize Your Impact
"Your success at building a network is founded on one very important mindset: that you’re doing it based on your desire to know, appreciate, and help other people". Here's how you do it.

10 Principles To Look Better On Camera
How to design your space and frame the shot so you look great in video calls or in your video recordings!

Resources & Tools

Coverify - A Spotify playlist cover creator which uploads directly to Spotify

Omatsuri - Open source browser tools for everyday use. Gradient generator, fake data generator and a collection of symbols.

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Take A Brain Break

Cubefield - An addictive game that involves you, well, dodging cubes.

Productivity Blocker - When you're supposed to be relaxing, this Chrome extension helps block sites that make you productive. Quite the anti-app for productivity nerds.

Rocumentaries - Curated links to the very best documentaries from BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, VICE, YouTube, Vimeo and more.

Quote Of The Week

"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
— Dorothy Nevill
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