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4 July 2011

China: Why the West Doesn’t Understand [video]

by Sam Michel · in Miscellany, china, digital mission, martin jacques, ted

Each morning I try and blot out the involuntary sauna of the Central Line by feeding my addiction to TED lectures. I love the brilliant speakers and the massive variation in topics. Keeps the old noggin’ ticking over.… [read more]

5 February 2011

Measuring What Makes Life Worthwhile

by Sam Michel · in Half-baked, chip conley, happiness, happy, ted

Watching Chip Conley’s TEDtalk video, I was reminded of those stressful moments – and in the video, he talks about his company failing, which must rate as fairly tough time – and the difficulty in finding enough perspective to… [read more]