Sarah West Young
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Head of Growth @ Modern Synthesis
Creator / Writer / Chief Procrastinator @ Material Change
Sarah West Young
materialchange.design
When Shohei Ohtani was a high school freshman, he created a detailed "dream sheet" with one central goal: to be the #1 draft pick for 8 NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) teams.
It was a 64-cell roadmap based on a framework called the Harada Method.
Here's exactly what Shohei did... See more
Instead of saying, ‘The writing in this scene isn’t good enough,’ you say, ‘Don’t you want people to walk out of the theater and be quoting those lines?’ It’s more of a challenge
Ed Catmull • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
Erin Glasstwitter.comUn espace pour le livre - guide à l'intention de tous ceux qui construisent, aménagent ou rénovent une bibliothèque (BIBLIOTHEQUE)
amazon.com
I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.
Sylvia Plath
Lessons learned
What did each person wish they had known going into the process?
“The construction inflation during the design of this project was significant. By the time we got through design, we had to make some engineering changes to keep within budget,” says Smith. “Another lesson learned was to always be ready for anything the fire marshals... See more
What did each person wish they had known going into the process?
“The construction inflation during the design of this project was significant. By the time we got through design, we had to make some engineering changes to keep within budget,” says Smith. “Another lesson learned was to always be ready for anything the fire marshals... See more
Terra Dankowski • How to Build a Library | American Libraries Magazine
how to build the world’s best library
“Choose a librarian that will work intelligently, tactfully, and unceasingly to get books read by everybody in your town and your library movement will be a success".”
In tequila harvesting people seem to whack off the leaves with a shovel-like instrument to expose “the pina” (heart used for liquor). The equipment for processing looks fairly rudimentary.