Rather than make resolutions for 2012, I’ve opted instead for three new year themes:
- Focus
- Connections
- “I made that.”
What are your themes or resolutions for the year?
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Themes for 2012
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Human Capacity
A thought for the social media generation:
“The human capacity for social connection is finite. The greater the number of connections you maintain, the weaker the value of each individual connection.”
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A Very Local Education
What better way to educate children on the dangers of playing on building sites than have them draw their own warning signs. They stand out more than your average “Keep Out” notice and they pictures themselves show that the children have clearly understood, if not over-estimated, the dangers. It’s really great to see local schools educating children based on their surroundings and not just based on text books.
These pictures are up on display on the building site at the end of Mill Lane.
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Only in China
Sat in the corner of Starbucks, I am surrounded by multiple small business meetings. MacBook Airs are the laptop of choice and the dominant language is English. I’m not in London, I’m in Beijing.
Two weeks into my fifth visit (a vacation), I find myself thinking back over what I have observed and wondering what I have learned about China. Relatively speaking, I’m a China newbie: I can barely speak the language and I have yet to take the plunge and work here, but already some things are starting to feel vaguely familiar. It doesn’t take long though before any illusion of familiarity is shattered in a way that is only possible in China.
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Soundtrack to China (April 2011)
During my recent trip to China, I kept a record of the songs I heard as I wandered around Beijing. This is by no means a complete record and it only includes songs that were successfully identified by Shazam.
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