Category Makes me think

“Human history began with an act of disobedience and might end with an act of obedience” – Erich Fromm

The Nashville Flood

Between May 1st and May 2nd, 2010, Middle Tennessee received the greatest amount of rainfall in recorded history. It left them with several casualties, millions of dollars in damage and an indelible mark on the city. This video shows but a small sample of the destruction and mayhem wrought by this disaster. Please pray for [...]

Cannonball

Cannonball from California is a place. on Vimeo. Undeniably powerful—and a poignant meditation on greed, materialism, and an enduring kind of joy.

8. Doubt is Better than Certainty.

Everyone always talks about confidence in believing what you do. I remember once going to a class in yoga where the teacher said that, spirituality speaking, if you believed that you had achieved enlightenment you have merely arrived at your limitation. I think that is also true in a practical sense. Deeply held beliefs of [...]

Waiting for “Superman”

For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians’ promises, our buckling public–education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children. Oscar®—winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH) reminds us that education [...]

Jason Fried: Why You Can’t Work at Work

I couldn’t have said it better myself! – via clusterflock.

60 Minutes: Michael Lewis

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Your Trip to the Mall

Paco Underhill, the author of “Why We Buy” and “Call of the Mall,” shared samples of video used by retailers with The New York Times and explained how retailers are using such technology to improve their operations. His analysis of each video clip can be found below. Mr. Underhill is the founder of Envirosell, a [...]

And they say us runners are crazy

Seems a bit ironic that an event that prides itself on injuries and brings thousands of people to see these injuries take place is canceling the event for safety reasons. The UK’s annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling—in which a wheel of cheese is hurled down a large hill and a bunch of yahoos chase after it, [...]