Bailey the dog

Every Wednesday I share five things I liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. Are we characters in a simulation? I've shared an article on this before, but this one uses cartoons to help explain the argument. Which obviously makes it better!
    
2. ROLI has just announced the Lightpad Block (a cool little musical instrument which I'm looking forward to getting my hands on). They are the company behind the equally cool, but way more expensive, Seaboard. Great to see a company making new instruments rather than just rehashing old ones.
    
3. The genius that is Seth Godin, strikes again — The confusion about enough
    
4. And a great post by one of my other favourite thinkers, Derek Sivers — Tilting my mirror (motivation is delicate)
    
5. Thinking of learning a new language in 2017? This might just help you learn it a little faster! I'll definitely be giving it a try in my efforts to learn German.

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Room with a view

Every Wednesday I share five things I liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. As technology makes interacting with the outside world easier and easier, it's too easy to get distracted from what's important. "I worry that the closer the world gets to our fingertips, the further it gets from our hearts."
    
2. A fun thing I learnt last week. My favourite drumstick manufacturer, Vic Firth, used to make rolling pins and pepper mills!
    
3. Something I've been asked more than once.. What makes Ringo Starr such a great drummer?
    
4. This is such a great idea — A farm from a box.
    
5. Stephen Hawking putting our problems into perspective. "We are at the most dangerous moment in the development of humanity. We now have the technology to destroy the planet on which we live, but have not yet developed the ability to escape it."

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It's almost December?!

Every Wednesday I share five things I liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. OK GO do it again — Another incredible music video. Shot in just 4.2 seconds, I imagine the preparation included a lot of maths.
    
2. I have no idea where I found this site, but I'm glad I found it. LightNote is packed with interactive lessons on music theory. It explains tricky concepts in a clear and concise way. It looks great too, which is always a bonus.
    
3. Another cool interactive site — Google's A.I Experiments is a place to explore machine learning through a series of simple and entertaining experiments. Quick Draw (which I'm TERRIBLE at) and The Infinite Drum Machine are my favourites.
    
4. "The best way that we can grow our intelligence is to embrace tasks where we might struggle and fail." Sal Khan of Khan Academy on the growth vs fixed mindset, including an important reminder "You can learn anything".
    
5. It's not often that an advert gets me feeling Christmassy. However, Wes Anderson's very Wes Anderson H&M advert did just that. It's put a smile on my face each time I've watched it. 

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A selection of music that I've been listening to over the last month. I don't listen to a particular genre so it's a bit of a mix.... Enjoy!

Here's the playlist on Spotify.

Thought for the day

Every Wednesday I share five things I liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. An excellent exploration of The History Of Rhythm from the BBC World Service. As a rhythm nerd, I loved this!
    
2. "Change what you know, change what you believe, and you change the actions. Learn to see, to understand, to have patience, and you learn to be the kind of person who can make a difference." — Education is the answer
    
3. A while ago, I deleted Facebook and Twitter from my phone in an attempt to reduce the effect of external events on my day and mood. The temptation to check them was always too much for me. My next goal is to quit paying attention to the news at all.. which won't be easy. — Want to Really Make America Great Again? Stop Reading the News
    
4. I'd never really considered how much sound influences the design of our manmade surroundings. 99 Percent Invisible's episode on The Evolution of Architectural Acoustics was really fascinating.
    
5. "How did the day pass? I didn’t even feel it passing; it stole away from me and escaped." How to get important things done.

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