TED: On Listening - Julian Treasure

This is a valuable and wonderful talk by Julian Treasure on the value of listening and how to improve our ability to do it.

"Lots of people confuse moving on with quitting."

On Every Day Is Awesome, Paul Overton has penned another great post that speaks to me:

I stopped apologizing for being interested in things and I stopped kicking myself for losing some of those interests. I came to realize that this was just a cycle that would repeat itself, hardwired somewhere in my brain… Lots of people confuse moving on with quitting, just as they confuse fear with danger when, in actuality, those things are vastly different.

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How to Be Alone

I love this video's style and the message. As someone who's been through cycles of along-ness it's a great practice. And this video is a wonderful reminder of why it's worth it. So fun that's it's a little how-to on being with yourself.