Survival

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives; nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change." Darwin

Einstein on Imagination

"Knowledge is limited...Imagination encircles  the world.” Einstein


via this article http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/01/27/parents-buy-kids-legos-but-throw-away-the-instructions/

churchill

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." -Winston Churchill

Another one from Goethe!

Nothing is worth more than this day. Goethe

Impact of Digitization of Knowledge

Thinking: is the transition to having our information digitally recorded and instantly searchable most comparable to the transition from oral to written language, or from scribes to the printing press? Or something else?

Lingering thoughts after finishing +Kevin Kelly's What Technology Wants and discussing in a hangout with him organized by +Simon Fowler. We weren't discussing this question per se, but the conversation has me stepping back and looking at the broader, long-term impact of the dramatic pace of technology's advances.

flossing

This Chris Brogan article on what flossing can teach us about success has stuck with me since reading it yesterday. In part, the simple fact that I don't floss as consistently as I should is a symbol of my general tendency not to prioritize some of the less interesting maintenance tasks. So I'm thinking making sure I floss every day, but also think in terms of building maintenance activities (filing, social media maintenance, staying more current on email, bill, etc) more consistently into daily routine would be a good idea.

More good than evil...

"There is more good than evil in the world--but not by much." Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.