32 lessons from this year’s Do Lectures

I stumbled onto this list collated by Matt Spry about what he learnt from this year’s Do Lectures. This is great advice for anyone to lead their lives. Here is the entire list as quoted by him on his post here. 1. Do less, but better 2. Consciously choose everything you do 3. Follow your curiosity, talk to more people, try things, tell your story 4. Set small experiments with low expectations 5. Always look to the edges for inspiration and a glimpse of future 6. Our work and values may not change but our response to changing context should 7. Draw more […]

Doing Work that Matters with @JamesVictore

I am a big fan of the work that James Victore puts out. Fan enough to back him and his work on Patreon. He was recently described as “part Darth Vader, part Yoda,”. You can make out his work the moment you see it. Its that distinctive and that real.  He is original, has a point-of-view and is never afraid of sharing it. He is also immensely creative. He is a good artist, a great teacher and an even better role-model, if we want to do work that matters.  In this video (at Do Lectures), he shares his approach to […]

Look After Yourself

Here is a short list that the team at Do Lectures posted on twitter about looking after ourselves. Spoke to me.  My score is 3/10. Need to improve that. What is your score? How many of these do you do?  Look after yourself:1, Celebrate small things2, Celebrate big things3, Don’t compare4, Make time for exercise5, Eat well6, Look for the good7, Stop being so hard on yourself8, Have some rest. And don’t feel guilty about it9, Give yourself a pat on the back10, Bed early— Do Lectures (@DoLectures) August 18, 2018 via “Do Lectures” on Twitter.