I really like this site because it really open my mind about a lot of things like Afrika, brain, and nature. Yes, you have to have a lot of bandwidth available if you want to download 5-30 minutes of their clips. TED (Technology Entertainment Design) is an annual conference that defines its mission as “ideas worth spreading”, and the best talks given at TED are made available to the public for free on its website. Its lectures cover a broad set of topics including science, arts, design, politics, global issues, architecture, music and more.

My favorite talks including :

• Helen Fisher talks about why we love, cheat
• James Nachtwey searing pictures of war
• Isabel Allende tells tale of passion
• Eve Ensler on happines body and soul
• Karen Armstrong talks about the charter of compassion
• Seth Godin on sliced bread
• Jonathan Harris tells web’s secret stories
• Lakhsmi Praturi on Letter Writing
• Vilayanur Ramachandran on your mind
• Rives on 4 am

I have downloaded most of the talks. It’s really an eye opener for me. And i hope you feel it too. There’s no indonesian speaker, but i really hope it will be soon.

TED

When an employee wait a long enough time for a promotion, he/she may recalculate his/her chances on getting one. Some points to consider including :

Are you friends with your boss? The hardest workers don’t get promoted. The most likable people get promoted. Here is the big test for you: Did that sentence make you angry? You lose one point. That’s because you are wishing that you did not have to be likable and you are mad that people who work less than you do get promoted ahead of you. If the sentence did not piss you off, then you are in good shape. But maybe you should work a little less and do office politics a little more. This is not obnoxious advice because office politics is about being nice.

Other questions to consider as follows :

• Are you working on high-profile projects?
• Are you paid at the high end of the range for your position?
• Do you work fewer hours than everyone else?
• Do you feel like you are due a promotion because of your experience?

Will you get promoted? [via Brazen Careerist]

I enjoy blogwalking, because there’s so much informations, quirks, opinions or blabbing that worth to read. But this post make me wonder whether I am reading and visiting too much blogs. There’s a pros and cons, of course. One of the advantage of visiting so many blogs or subscribing to their feeds is you have a lot of information and always keep updates of what happened in this world. Also it can be the source of inspiration.

The ultimate cons is time consumption. And the anger from your boss when he caught you slacking (you can always give reason : for research). Anyhow, it’s necessary to develop your effective and efficient ways to read or to visit blogs.

One way to deal with some of these blog-reading downsides would be to change how I organize my RSS feeds. Currently, they’re organized by topic — I have a set of feeds for “productivity”, another on “writing”, a third on “education”, and so on.There are a few topics I try to read at least partially every day, and some I only read when I get around to it. But maybe I should adopt a system I’ve seen some others use, categorizing by priority?

My current reader is set to daily, monthly, and blogger. How about you?

Do You Read To Many Blogs

You are unique, just like everybody else.

We are unique. God creates us one of a kind, even for quintuplet. DNA said so, every personal motivator said so and even TV said so. But, sometimes we feel that we are not special. We’re not unique, we’re just like everybody else. Maintain your feeling of uniqueness is important on your everyday lives so you cannot lost in the sea of men. How? Here’s some tips :

1. Create your own language. Switch ‘a’ with ‘[', 'b' with '0', 'c' with '3' and you can write using that language. There's no one else know your language except yourself
2. Create your own words. Make up a readable word like joakrue and check it with google search to ensure that there isn't anyone use that word yet except you, and fill in the meaning. Don't let people in ancient greek who have all the fun to create meaning of every words.
3. Create your -ism or -ness. I've created a blog a long time ago, and the contents mainly are what i think about life and other thing as well. Yes, if you have your own blog, you can called it also it's your -ism. There's a good example from movie You, Me and Dupree where people should create their one and only -ness, like Michaelness, Lanceness and so on.
4. Do something totally unique and realise that. You can sing, "BLA DE OARIA LET" and you become the only one that ever sing that particular made up phrase. And don't ever think that everybody can sing that. They don't know about it. Only you know about it.
5. Change the world. Think big and different, but keep it positive.

joakrue [adj.] joak-rue awkward feeling when you thirsty and want to go to the bathroom at the same time. I’m joakrue so i bring a glass of water to the bathroom.

Have you seen the movie “Once“? The premise of this story is about someone talented who will create a masterpiece once other aspect of his life is complete. Sound familiar? We often make up excuses that kinda postpone your life. I’ll get a vacation once i bought a new sofa. I’ll write a book once my job is settled. Stop making foolish one. Some excuses can be seen in this post, including :

I Would be More Successful if My Job Weren’t as Boring. It’s not your employer’s fault now, is it? Did anyone force you to make that choice? Of course not! Assume responsibility and don’t be afraid to take action if you are convinced that you can change things for the better.

Stop making excuses to justify your laziness. Act now to pursue your dream.

7 Foolish Excuses [via DumblittleMan]

From Blogwalking, I’ve found these writings worthy of reading.

1. Meal without MSG
2. Beautifully crafted prose
3. Is Difference a Blessing?
4. Create your own logo
5. More Funny websites
6. On Designing House
7. A Condom Mishap
8. The Dream Apartment (sort of)
9. Spice the Movie
10. A Hundred Thousand

Let’s blogwalking again!

Apparently the Beatles got it wrong. Or maybe half wrong. Relationship needs love and other ingredients. There’s post about this false lyrics and the connection they have with relationships. Also what else is missing, including :

Say what you mean, mean what you say: Ladies, say what you mean! That means: no hints, no double messages and no saying the complete opposite and expecting your partner to miraculously become clairvoyant. Contrary to popular belief, guys are not mind readers!
Guys, you too - communication is KEY to a good relationship. Allow yourselves the pleasure of having a conversation that lasts more than halftime of a football game! A wise person once told me to “marry someone you can talk to”. When we are old and grey, talking will count for more than we can imagine today.

Love, love, love .  . . and other stuff that needed in the relationship.

All We Need is Love? Wrong [via DumbLittleMan]

What is Brijit anyway?

Brijit aggregates the world’s best long-form content and abstracts it in 100 words or less, providing busy, omnivorous, and increasingly mobile readers with rich, qualitative summaries as well as better guideposts for what to read, watch or listen to now. We produce these abstracts in concert with our readers, as one community of readers, writers and editors. Think of us as your well-read friend who leads you to that can’t miss article, video clip or product.

Why does brijit even exist?

We wish deep down that we were the kind of people who could read the Economist AND the New Yorker cover-to-cover every week, watch the Sunday morning political shows, and never miss an hour of This American Life. But we’re not. And chances are, neither are you. Because who’s got the time? And that’s why we’re building Brijit. Our mission is simple: make it easy for all of us to discover and access the world’s best content, quickly, inexpensively and on our own terms.

It’s a very good alternative for someone who didn’t have time or money to read all magazine. I’ve subscribed some of theirs, like The Huffington Post, Newsweek, and, everybody’s favorite, O Magazine.

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