Friday Inspiration, Vol. 168
byI’m a sucker for short films about kids on bikes doing wheelies (video) I just want to say that I hit up Kettle Chips…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 167
by“The grizzly bear on this continent is the one animal capable of reminding the most arrogant species on earth its true place in the…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 166
byI caught this film at the Banff Mountain Film Festival last fall and am excited it’s finally online—if you’ve at all lost sight of…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 165
byI am almost 100 percent sure that this quote is not actually from Winston Churchill, but this short film is great. (video) How a…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 164
byA fascinating two-minute time-lapse flow motion portrait of Singapore (video): The most popular condiment in every U.S. state, mapped. In the time you spend…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 163
byPlease appreciate this math-based animated short film about Pi (video) If People Talked To Other Professionals The Way They Talk To Teachers The Humble…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 162
byYou have probably never thought to yourself that Jaromir Jagr should travel to Ladakh to teach kids to play hockey, but this two-minute film…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 161
byI spent 11 minutes watching Mark Rober design a glitter bomb/fart spray package to ruin the day of a person who was stealing packages…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 160
by“We need more reminders to sit, to relax, and enjoy the show.” (video) If this story about a dog doesn’t warm your heart, I’m…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 159
byNew York City’s obsessive bike-share rider-volunteers + 6 other links
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 158
byA 2-minute short about a gift from a stranger (video): Chaz Hutton draws “Mascots for the Rest of Us” (ex. The Mascot for People…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 157
by[BIG NOTE FROM ME: Today apparently marks three years of me doing these Friday Inspiration posts. Thank YOU for reading them.] I’m giving you…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 156
byA New York Times look behind the scenes of the shooting of Free Solo (video): 25 reasons to keep creating stuff “in this era…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 155
byI promise this film about a pet cemetery is way more fun than it sounds (video): How being optimistic helps you make better creative…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 154
bySome helpful information on how to buy a mountain bike (video): A visual history of every Air Jordan The Pudding visualizes the world’s population…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 153
byPlease watch these bears beating the shit out of trash cans and coolers as part of their product testing work at the Bear and…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 152
by“A much more accurate depiction of an algorithm is that it’s an opinion embedded in math.” —mathematician Cathy O’Neill (video) Consider this when writing…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 151
byYou’re lucky if you’re as stoked about anything as Charles Post is about migrating raptors (video): “There’s a deeper reason, I’ve come to think,…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 150
byThree minutes of Swiss scenery, but in miniature: (video) Behold Otis, the champion of Katmai National Park’s 2018 Fat Bear Week. Four life lessons…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 149
by“You look at them, and you’re like, ‘What even is that? That’s the most ridiculous animal I’ve ever seen in my life.’ If you…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 148
byThree minutes on how expectations affect your life (video): A young woman’s journey of self-discovery … to discover that she hates traveling in big…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 147
by“The work here is to figure out how to have a rich life without really being rich” (video) The story of the survival and…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 146
byThis animation just feels good (video) 24 photos of sinkholes “He never forgot that it was entirely possible that people wouldn’t appreciate your work…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 145
byIf you’re a geek for libraries, this place will probably look like heaven to you. (video) I feel confident in saying this is probably…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 144
byHere’s 3 minutes of incredible scenery in Scotland to brighten your day (video) Do you have “slowness rage”? Prepare your Holy-Shit-o-Meter for this Twitter…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 143
byYay, I’ve got some time to work on a personal project. Now what should I do? (Video) Joe Rogan interviewing Henry Rollins is now…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 142
by“The rules of our running group is that if I collapse, you make sure I’m dead before you call 911.” (video) A fascinating use…