discoveries : The Art of Non-Conformity

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6 Discoveries from Near and Far: Volume XXIX

Things I found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter.

“Someone stole naked pictures of me. This is what I did about it” -- A Danish Journalist speaks out about consent

Reading a James Patterson Book Before It Self-Destructs -- As part of an unconventional marketing plan, a man attempts to read James Patterson’s latest novel-of-the-week

1,000 Cups of Latte Art Tell the Story of a Boy and Girl Meeting -- File under: awesome + “only in Japan”

Astonishing Photos of an Extremely Rare “Flipped” Iceberg -- Surprising: All the shiny parts are underneath

Writing Your Way to Happiness -- New research shows that writing and rewriting your personal story can lead to behavioral changes

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Things I found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter.

Routines of Famous Creative People (Interactive Version) -- How different artists and writers worked, partied, and sometimes even slept

An Insanely Simple 3 Step Guide For Killing Procrastination -- How to schedule your most important work—and ensure that it actually happens

Not Dead Yet: How Some Video Stores Are Still Thriving -- Blockbuster’s long gone, but a few independent video stores have taken a different approach

Roberto Saviano on the Fear of Assassination -- An Italian writer has been living under armed guard for eight years

Why Diners Are More Important Than Ever -- Includes the 8 characteristics of how you know you’re at a diner

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Things I found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter.

The SlumGods of Mumbai: Hope, Hip-Hop and The Dharavi Way -- Awesome video from one of India’s largest slums (more info here)

You Are in a Relationship with Yourself (So Make It a Healthy One) -- Part of a new "Start Life Over" series from Donald Miller

‘Real Prettiness’ Depicts People with Down Syndrome in a New Light -- After seeing the final results, many of the subjects didn’t even recognize themselves

The Science of Politely Ending a Conversation -- Tip: People like to give a courtesy warning before wrapping up

What People Asked the New York Public Library Before Google — Did such an era ever exist? Apparently, it did

Woman Spends 14 Years Photographing the World’s Oldest Trees -- An awesome quest with amazing photos

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Things I found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter.

Clawing My Way Back on New Year’s -- "The last day of the year meant entering a new year he would never see"
New Photos of 8 Elaborate Mosques in Iran -- Rarely seen beauty from Iran
Designing The Best Board Game On The Planet -- Board games are on the rise, and there’s a formula to their success
The 4 Most Common Relationship Problems (and How to Fix Them) -- The best predictor of how good a relationship is can be found in what kind of story you tell about it
The Great Paper Caper -- How Frank Bourassa got away with printing $200 million in his garage
New Beer Helps to Maximize Creativity (!) -- A bottle of "The Problem Solver" helps in more ways than one