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Google does it again

Marshall Stevenson — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:08:08 +0000

I was looking for driving routes on Google Maps and noticed something new. I decided to “stage” this search for a screen grab to something relevant to me since I’m looking to go to Podcast Movement in Dallas this August. They’ve added flight information to Google Maps, including pricing options.

Just a little nugget I think seems pretty cool.

Logan LaPlante: Hackschooling makes me happy

Marshall Stevenson — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 19:58:34 +0000

This was shared with my by a friend of mine on Facebook who knew I was on the search for inspirational TED Talks. Logan LaPlante is 13-years old and considers himself a bit of a hacker, but not how you would typically think of a hacker.

The science of being healthy and happy comes down to the following eight things:

exercise
diet & nutrition
time in nature
contribution & service
relationships
recreation
relaxation & stress management
religious & spiritual

The above thoughts come from Dr. Roger Walsh which he refers to as Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC).

Logan’s parents took him out of school at the age of nine after seeing a talk by Sir Ken Robinson.

At just thirteen, this kid gets it.

School is talked about and teach us how to make a living, which is different than how to make a life.

There’s one to read again!

And in fact, watch this one again…a few times.

Christopher McDougall: Are we born to run?

Marshall Stevenson — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:13:42 +0000

While I was out on my run today – I’m training for a full marathon after all – I had a thought that there must be at least one or two videos on running available on TED. Sure enough, the first one I came across talks about being born to run. Christopher then goes on to talk about a number of different aspects and cultures and the fact that running used to be related with freedom. Personally, I still relate to it as being freeing. What do you think?

Best quote I: “My only friends are my legs.”

Russell Foster: Why do we sleep?

Marshall Stevenson — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:42:38 +0000

Oh sleep. Something that I love to get, but rarely ever feel like I get enough. In fact I tend to go heavily in to sleep debt, then try and make it up in a few sessions…it just doesn’t seem to happen properly. In fact watching Russell Foster chat about sleep is making me reconsider a few things in the world of sleep.

Five hours or less sleep each night generates a 50% chance of being obese, or at the least, overweight. It increases stress and of course negatively impacts memory. All things that I can see directly impacting me.

In the last 60 years we’ve lost 1.5 hours of sleep (on average). So how many hours of sleep do you get each night?

Paul Kemp-Robertson: Bitcoin. Sweat. Tide. Meet the future of branded currency.

Marshall Stevenson — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:27:23 +0000

I initially had no clue who Paul Kemp-Robertson was, but his presentation came up when I searched for wordpress, something near and dear to me. He goes on to talk about loyalty and how it in itself is truly its own micro-currency. In any given day 30% of all transactions at Starbucks are completed using their StarPoints – their loyalty program. Amazon has recently launched Amazon Coins, just one other example of a micro-currency.

Loyalty as a currency is definitely something to consider when you think about marketing. Who are you loyal too?

Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything

Marshall Stevenson — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:14:20 +0000

There’s no doubt you’ve probably heard of Tim Ferriss. If not, he’s the author of The Four-Hour Workweek, a great book that has inspired and changed many lives. It’s definitely had an impact on my thought process. It was great to hear him speak about his fears and how he approaches them differently. More specifically, how he feels that anyone is capable of doing anything!

Apollo Robbins: The art of misdirection

Marshall Stevenson — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:37:19 +0000

Now here’s a TED talk that was just recently added to the video collection. Apollo Robbins is hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world. I’ve always had a fascination with misdirection and what some people call magic. This session was truly amazing. You need to watch it all the way to the end for the strangest twist you didn’t likely see coming.

The really cool part about it being on video is you can rewind and replay the parts you completely missed and possibly learn a bit. But I love his overall question, if you could control someones attention, what would you do with it? Let me know in the comments.

Caroline Casey: Looking past limits

Marshall Stevenson — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:18:53 +0000

At first I wasn’t sure about watching this one, but a friend of mine recommended it on Facebook and I’m so glad that I had a watch and listen to Caroline Casey. It’s surprising how many different jobs she had and proof that what you believe, can take you very far. Take the 15-minutes to watch and be happy that you can.

Richard Branson: Life at 30,000 feet

Marshall Stevenson — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:36:40 +0000

It’s no secret how much I admire Sir Richard Branson for his drive in entrepreneurship, innovation and humanitarian efforts. In fact, it’s because of him in part that I started Expert Empire. It only seemed logical to me to have a watch of his TED interview where he simply recaps a lot about his life, however there are lots of little lessons to be learned.

Lissa Rankin, MD: Is medicine killing you? (TEDxFargo)

Marshall Stevenson — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:04:57 +0000

I heard about this TED episode while working on some content for the Conscious Creation Telesummit and decided it was a great one to watch today. It’s an interesting thought from a trained medical professional that the medicine that’s keeping us alive, could also in fact be killing us.