Grab bag of links
Feb. 10th, 2009 08:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eveglass1. Moo: MiniCards -- these are awesome. And, by the way, what I'm going to use to create my next business cards. Just need to find the right art...
2. Why easy grading is good for your career -- your career if you're a teacher or professor, that is.
3. How to build an upside-down fire -- haven't tried this, but it looks really cool. If anyone does try it, let me know how it works out.
4. 7 concepts of natural language learning -- the short version: stimulate your brain with lots of the target language, and don't worry too much about grammar.
5. Average is not normal -- a fast presentation that shows that despite the stock market returning an "average" of 10% a year, your results will probably be anything but. (Furthermore, only 2 years in the last 80 returned 9-10%.)
6. Bad habits slap us down, but a theme encourages -- not sure I agree with this one, but it's certainly food for thought for people thinking of developing a new habit.
7. A different way to think about genius (TED talk video by Elizabeth Gilbert) -- wonderful talk. Apparently, back in Greek and Roman times, people were considered to "have" a genius, like a muse who would inspire them. In the Renaissance, master creators were considered to "be" geniuses, putting a ton more pressure on them.
2. Why easy grading is good for your career -- your career if you're a teacher or professor, that is.
3. How to build an upside-down fire -- haven't tried this, but it looks really cool. If anyone does try it, let me know how it works out.
4. 7 concepts of natural language learning -- the short version: stimulate your brain with lots of the target language, and don't worry too much about grammar.
5. Average is not normal -- a fast presentation that shows that despite the stock market returning an "average" of 10% a year, your results will probably be anything but. (Furthermore, only 2 years in the last 80 returned 9-10%.)
6. Bad habits slap us down, but a theme encourages -- not sure I agree with this one, but it's certainly food for thought for people thinking of developing a new habit.
7. A different way to think about genius (TED talk video by Elizabeth Gilbert) -- wonderful talk. Apparently, back in Greek and Roman times, people were considered to "have" a genius, like a muse who would inspire them. In the Renaissance, master creators were considered to "be" geniuses, putting a ton more pressure on them.
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Date: 2009-02-10 03:44 pm (UTC)You do get ashes though, this fire does not prevent you from having to sweep out your fireplace.
You can get away without firestarters by building a small tipi fire on top.
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Date: 2009-02-10 08:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-10 10:57 pm (UTC)