how to slow down, via leo widrich and bill murray

(Video link here.) After we posted the anxiety-producing riff on Banksys “No stopping”, we found this great post called  Slowing Down by Leo Widrich. It’s worth reading Widrich’s process of slowing down. Here’s an excerpt the essential, powerful technique he learned from Paulo Coelho in his book The Pilgrimage; it’s called The Speed Exercise: It is very simple.…

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ipad + velcro (+ imagination)

We were charmed and enthralled by Jesse Rosten‘s video about expanding the world via an iPad and velcro, “two of mankind’s greatest inventions”… ….And we especially love his caveat: “Note, this is an exploration of what is possible, not necessarily what is practical.” …exploration of what is possible =  the way to find the unexpected path……

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real-life interiors

A pleasurable antidote to the nothing-out-of-place, perfect fabulousness  of mainstream interiors magazines is  The Selby which blogs photographs (by Todd Selby) of creative people and their spaces, sometimes with a brief, handwritten interview attached.  It is a relief to see real, un-styled totally personal spaces.  Scroll down the page of notated images of people in their…

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