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imwithkanye: Behind the scenes of Mad Men. (h/t NedHepburn)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:18:22 -0400

Behind the scenes of Mad Men.

(h/t NedHepburn)

20 Things I Should Have Known at 20.

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:17:58 -0400

theburiedlife:

1. The world is trying to keep you stupid. From bank fees to interest rates to miracle diets, people who are not educated are easier to get money from and easier to lead. Educate yourself as much as possible for wealth, independence, and happiness.

2. Do not have faith in institutions to educate you. By the time they build the curriculum, it’s likely that the system is outdated– sometimes utterly broken. You both learn and get respect from people worth getting it from by leading and doing, not by following.

3. Read as much as you can. Learn to speed read with high retention. Emerson Spartz taught me this while I was at a Summit Series event. If he reads 2-3 books a week, you can read one.

4. Connect with everyone, all the time. Be genuine about it. Learn to find something you like in each person, and then speak to that thing.

5. Don’t waste time being shy. Shyness is the belief that your emotions should be the arbitrators of your decision making process when the opposite is actually true.

6. If you feel weird about something during a relationship, that’s usually what you end up breaking up over.

7. Have as much contact as possible with older people. Personally, I met people at Podcamps. My friend Greg, at the age of 13, met his first future employer sitting next to him on a plane. The reason this is so valuable is because people your age don’t usually have the decision-making ability to help you very much. Also they know almost everything you will learn later, so ask them.

8. Find people that are cooler than you and hang out with them too. This and the corollary are both important: “don’t attempt to be average inside your group. Continuously attempt to be cooler than them (by doing cooler things, being more laid back, accepting, ambitious, etc.).”

9. You will become more conservative over time. This is just a fact. Those you surround yourself with create a kind of “bubble” that pushes you to support the status quo. For this reason, you need to do your craziest stuff NOW. Later on, you’ll become too afraid. Trust me.

10. Reduce all expenses as much as possible. I mean it. This creates a safety net that will allow you to do the crazier shit I mentioned above.

11. Instead of getting status through objects (which provide only temporary boosts), do it through experiences. In other words, a trip to Paris is a better choice than a new wardrobe. Studies show this also boosts happiness.

12. While you are living on the cheap, solve the money problem. Use the internet, because it’s like a cool little machine that helps you do your bidding. If you are currently living paycheck to paycheck, extend that to three weeks instead of two. Then, as you get better, you can think a month ahead, then three months, then six, and finally a year ahead. (The goal is to get to a point where you are thinking 5 years ahead.)

13. Learn to program.

14. Get a six-pack (or get thin, whatever your goal is) while you are young. Your hormones are in a better place to help you do this at a younger age. Don’t waste this opportunity, trust me.

15. Learn to cook. This will make everything much easier and it turns food from a chore + expensive habit into a pleasant + frugal one. I’m a big Jamie Oliver fan, but whatever you like is fine.

16. Sleep well. This and cooking will help with the six pack. If you think “I can sleep when I’m dead” or “I have too much to do to sleep,” I have news for you: you are INEFFICIENT, and sleep deprivation isn’t helping.

17. Get a reminder app for everything. Do not trust your own brain for your memory. Do not trust it for what you “feel like” you should be doing. Trust only the reminder app. I use RE.minder and Action Method.

18. Choose something huge to do, as well as allowing the waves of opportunity to help you along. If you don’t set goals, some stuff may happen, but if you do choose, lots more will.

19. Get known for one thing. Spend like 5 years doing it instead of flopping around all over the place. If you want to shift afterwards, go ahead. Like I said, choose something.

20. Don’t try to “fix” anyone. Instead, look for someone who isn’t broken.

Written by: Julian Smith inoveryourhead.net

This is the best thing I’ve ever read.

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“Do I get stress headaches at work? Yes, definitely. From the...

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:52:07 -0400

“Do I get stress headaches at work? Yes, definitely. From the moment I get in, it’s “Denise we need this! Denise we need that!” Which is stressful… ‘cause my name is Linda. Denise is the other black woman that works here. By 10am, someone in the copy room makes a joke about Kobe Bryant, and everyone looks at me to make sure it’s ok. And I smile like it’s ok. But really, my head and neck are starting to throb. Then I spend the rest of my afternoon training my interns, and answering their questions, like, “Yes, black people use shampoo”, and, “No, I don’t know any good reggae clubs around here”, and, “Yes, Condoleezza Rice is very articulate, why do you sound so surprised?” And, “No, I can’t tell you where to buy weed!” And that’s when I reach for Excedrin.”

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generalokada: PoW Horace Greasley defiantly confronts Heinrich...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:19:28 -0400

generalokada:

PoW Horace Greasley defiantly confronts Heinrich Himmler during an inspection of the camp he was confined in. Greasley also famously escaped from the camp and snuck back in more than 200 times to meet in secret with a local German girl he had fallen in love with.

Source: telegraph.co.uk

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suckonthedickimashark: mrsmonarch: goatkult: oh my god what...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:07:44 -0400

suckonthedickimashark:

mrsmonarch:

goatkult:

oh my god what is this

this is marvellous

Pretty much!

My nigga, each one of these is me in Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy and everything.

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London based photographer Edward Horsford photographs balloons...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:35:27 -0400

London based photographer Edward Horsford photographs balloons in a very unique way. He freezes them as they leave his hands to explode.

The pictures are taken with a “high tech” DIYed sound trigger, Strobes, and one rusty stick.

“I like that I stick out. I was watching ‘Valentine’s Day’ on...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:20:36 -0400

“I like that I stick out. I was watching ‘Valentine’s Day’ on the plane recently. I have a tiny part in that movie. I was watching all the women — Jessica Biel, and Emma Roberts, and Jennifer Garner and Julia Roberts. They are gorgeous women, and I don’t want to take anything away from them, but they all do have a very classical look, with a very thin nose. I’m watching this parade of these faces and then, boom, it was my face, and I was taken aback. I was like, ‘Oh, my nose is so big!’ I have never in my life thought I had a big nose, but, well, there it was. The first time I was on TV, on ‘Flight of the Conchords,’ someone put up a YouTube clip and said, ‘You’re too ugly to be on TV.’ And I was like, ‘That is exactly why it’s a good thing that I’m on TV.’”

spiegelman: maudelynn: I don’t know what is going on in this...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:03:58 -0400

spiegelman:

maudelynn:

I don’t know what is going on in this daguerreotype, but I like it.

Clearly this man was a time-traveller.

thedailywhat: Case For Sunscreen of the Day: This man is 69...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:02:24 -0400

thedailywhat:

Case For Sunscreen of the Day: This man is 69 years old.

He drove a truck for 28 years.

The premature aging from sun damage to the left side of his face is extensive enough to warrant a feature in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Trucker or not, don’t forget your sunscreen.

[gizmodo]

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Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:01:26 -0400

imwithkanye: First Look: The End Of The World Co-written and...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:59:36 -0400

imwithkanye:

First Look: The End Of The World

Co-written and co-directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film co-stars Paul Rudd, James Franco, Emma Watson, Aziz Ansari, Jason Segel, Rihanna, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Danny McBride and Jay Baruchel all playing themselves (or thinly veiled versions of themselves) who have to forgo their celebrity status when imminent doom looms large over the earth.

Is this what an erection feels like?

Love this saying

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:56:01 -0400

nerdswithvaginas:

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