Mishmash #27 / lots of unsolicited advice
Happy Monday! Here’s the weekly dose of the Mishmash! Enjoy!
Cool articles
103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known by Kevin Kelley. Kevin recently turned 70 and provided a massive list of unsolicited advice he’s amassed over the years. Every year he does this which is pretty neat.
Some of my favorites from the list:
- When you are stuck, explain your problem to others. Often simply laying out a problem will present a solution. Make “explaining the problem” part of your troubleshooting process.
- Speak confidently as if you are right, but listen carefully as if you are wrong.
- Efficiency is highly overrated; Goofing off is highly underrated. Regularly scheduled sabbaths, sabbaticals, vacations, breaks, aimless walks and time off are essential for top performance of any kind. The best work ethic requires a good rest ethic.
- Don't ever work for someone you don't want to become.
18 Impactful Stories by Ryan Holiday - this was a fun read which a bunch of powerful messages in little bite sized stories.
Here's one of my favorites:
Resurrecting Coral Reefs - a pretty cool read on how they are using new techniques to restore coral reefs in the Florida Keys.
Math Art
This is so cool.
For those who prefer not to view it on twitter, here’s a link to view it on a live site. You can also change and adapt the code to change the behavior of the animation.
float i,s,e;for(vec3 p,q,d=vec3((FC.xy-.5*r)/r.y,-1);i++<1e2;e=length(p)/s){p=q+=i<50.?d*e:p-p+1e-4+e;p.z+=7.;o+=sqrt(e)/70.;p.xz*=rotate2D(t/8.);p=vec3(log(s=length(p)),atan(p.y,p.x),sin(t/4.+p.z/s));s=1.;for(int j;j++<6;)s*=e=PI/min(dot(p,p),.8),p=abs(p)*e-3.,p.y-=round(p.y);} pic.twitter.com/ymus2TTtU0
— yonatan (@zozuar) April 9, 2022
Useful products
The Dictionary of Color Combinations (Vol 1 & 2) by Sanzo Wada
I got these as a reference tool for future paintings and other graphic design work and I’ve been surprised by how often I use these. They have handy pre-selected color palettes to fit any need. I even took one with me to the art store recently to make sure I got the right paint colors.
Quote I’ve been thinking about:
Poet and novelist Margaret Atwood on the universal nature of writing:
Source: Women at Work: Interviews from the Paris Review
That’s it for this edition of the Mishmash! I hope you have a great start to your week!
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