Cultivating Serendipity
Keely Adler and
Cultivating Serendipity
There is, as it happens, a word for this: zemblanity, the opposite of serendipity*.* Pandemic Time is suffused with zemblanity; it is a temporality shaped by a sense of certain doom, foreseen and amenable to some mitigation, but not entirely avertable.
Venkatesh Rao • Pandemic Time
Being known for high quality and timeless writing can pay enormous dividends over the course of your career, particularly in the domains of finance and technology.
People may reach out with ideas, information, or simply gratitude. Connections are made, friendships begin, doors open. You put yourself out there to increase your chances for serendipity... See more
People may reach out with ideas, information, or simply gratitude. Connections are made, friendships begin, doors open. You put yourself out there to increase your chances for serendipity... See more
By disobeying the digital design standards, we find room to explore new possibilities. We create surprise and we dive into the undiscovered. Refusing these guidelines, we design new spaces within which new narratives can occur, that people should take time to discover and understand. By doing so, we create a relationship with our welcomed visitors
... See moreDVTK • Positive Friction
In my view, we should each invest a few hours a week in reading research that ostensibly has nothing to do with our day jobs, in a setting that has nothing in common with our regular workspaces. This kind of structured serendipity just might help us become more creative, and I doubt that it can hurt.
jasonzweig.com • Structured Serendipity | Jason Zweig
Serendipity is luck + action. To be luckier, take more active action . Walk wherever you can. Take the stairs. When you have ideas, turn them into action steps and get to work.
chrisguillebeau.com • 36 Ways to Live Differently
