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"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every 'superstar,' every 'supreme leader,' every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there - on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam." Check out this short, but incredibly beautiful video. - Tina Su

Must Watch!! This is seriously the coolest thing I've seen: http://tr.im/beatbox People are so gifted, it's ridiculous. beatbox + flutebox If you are short on time, be sure to scroll to where both guys are playing together. - Tina Su

How to Be Productive? "QUALITY vs quantity, UX process. Check email ONLY: * 10AM * 1PM * 4PM Send any time Set email to check every 3 hours. NO email on evenings. NO email on weekends. EMERGENCY? = Use phone. FOCUS 1-3 Activities max/day LOG 1-3 Succinct status bullets every day on team wiki MINIMIZE chat MAXIMIZE single-tasking OUT by 5:30PM ~No excuses~" - Tina Su

"Oh wow, that's pretty cool. Soap Bubbles!" - Tina Su

Higher education and advanced degrees these days are more readily pursued as status symbols. We are not growing more intelligent, only more obsessed with its outward markers. We've become so reliant on checklists of accomplishment that we've lost our ability to make independent judgments. We no longer pursue passions or interests without quantifiable reward. - Tina Su

I Love Prefabs. - Tina Su

"Never even heard of Tucker Max. So I double anything was plagiarized. Maybe it's just common sense!" - Tina Su

All you need is the present moment: spend time with a loved one, talk with a friend, watch a funny movie, go swimming in refreshing water, smell fresh baked bread, go for a walk or a run, curl up with a good book, cuddle on a rainy day, give and receive a hug. It's true -- this is the only thing you need to know: Stop waiting for happiness. Happiness is right here, right now. - Tina Su

How To Be Creative: So you want to be more creative, in art, in business, whatever. Here are some tips that have worked for me over the years: 1. Ignore everybody. ... - Tina Su

"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it. ~ Ellen Goodman" Photo by la petite fille de faon - Tina Su

Times Can Be Unbelievably Harsh. It's relatively easy to adapt to small changes, mustering internal bravado or getting help. But what about when the rug is pulled out from under you, when the very ground shifts ... when your entire identity is destroyed? "Even if I lose all those things that I thought were me - the material stuff and even precious relationships - I will still have my breath. I will still have these two arms swinging along. I will still have my wonder at this beauty around me. I can take refuge in the process of life that reawakens each delightful dawn. And I trust that I am a part of the dynamic whole." Now, someone could have told me this but it wouldn't have helped. I had to have the experience. By learning how to center myself and feel a pure indestructible core of being, I got through the long dark time ahead. We all "survived" but, more importantly, we "thrived" as we grew from these challenges. May we all know who we truly are. Words by Dr. Kathy Doner Photo by... - Tina Su

Is there a goal you want to accomplish, but just cannot find the time to start it? It might be something trivial like, to reduce the amount of TV watching, or time spent browsing the Internet. It might be, to become an early riser, or to quit drinking alcohol, or to start a home business. Whatever it is, what is keeping you where you are instead of reaching your desired destination? Did you know that we will do more to avoid pain than we will to gain pleasure? Perhaps we feel that the pain of doing is greater than the pain of not doing? ... We are the ultimate author of our life story. Within each of us, we hold the power to change anything in our lives, and in doing so, experience more joy and fulfillment. Lasting change starts with a change in the way we think - a clear vision for our desired results, meaningful reasons why we must have them, and building momentum towards massive action to make our visions a reality. With meaning, understanding, awareness, and conscientious... - Tina Su

"I don't understand what is wrong with doing makeup on the train? You can save so much time that way!" - Tina Su

"Hahahaha... check out the honeymoon descriptions: http://www.katieandjeffwedding.com/honeymo... It's sooooo cheesy!! Like an infomercial - "And More!"" - Tina Su

The Truth About Early Retirement Phenomenal article written by the gifted Philip Greenspun with humor and practical information that will get us thinking. From the page: "Ask a wage slave what he'd like to accomplish. Chances are the response will be something like "I'd start every day at the gym and work out for two hours until I was as buff as Brad Pitt. Then I'd practice the piano for three hours. I'd become fluent in Mandarin so that I could be prepared to understand the largest transformation of our time. I'd really learn how to handle a polo pony. I'd learn to fly a helicopter. I'd finish the screenplay that I've been writing and direct a production of it in HDTV." Why hasn't he accomplished all of those things? "Because I'm chained to this desk 50 hours per week at this horrible job. So he has no doubt that he would get all these things done if he didn't have to work? "Absolutely none. If I didn't have the job, I would be out there living the dream." Suppose that the guy cashes... - Tina Su

This is what progress looks like - Tina Su

I love Lucia Holm's photography. Intriguing, intensive and unique. Check out more of her photos on flickr: flickr.com/photos/luciaholm/[flickr.com/photos/luciaholm/] - Tina Su

"The USB ring looks really nice.. totally bling'd out. It's also very clever and completely geeky! :)" - Tina Su

As the monitor resolution and internet speed is advancing, it seems like more and more designers use over-sized photo or illustrated image as the website's background. Large background image can create the stunning visual effect, especially for high resolution monitors. It can also add more life to your site design compared to the traditional tiled background graphic. Here is a collection of 80 websites that used large image as the site background (must-see, you won't be disappointed). - Tina Su

As the monitor resolution and internet speed is advancing, it seems like more and more designers use over-sized photo or illustrated image as the website's background. Large background image can create the stunning visual effect, especially for high resolution monitors. It can also add more life to your site design compared to the traditional tiled background graphic. Here is a collection of 80 websites that used large image as the site background (must-see, you won't be disappointed). - Tina Su

"YIKES" - Tina Su

"One of those Cannibalistic Sushi places exist in Seattle. The Penis Buffet is just disturbing, but actually exists in Asia. I've heard of places in Hong Kong where you can eat a live monkey's brain. Yikes!" - Tina Su

I believe that the best way to understand and retain something new is by teaching it. Here is my stab at explaining the basics of these diseases using very simple terms. I hope this can be helpful to you in gaining some clarity around these health topics that are foreign to most of us. Through understanding, we can appreciate the intricate workings and intelligence of our bodies; thus empowering ourselves to make better, more conscious and responsible lifestyle choices. - Tina Su

I believe that the best way to understand and retain something new is by teaching it. Here is my stab at explaining the basics of these diseases using very simple terms. I hope this can be helpful to you in gaining some clarity around these health topics that are foreign to most of us. Through understanding, we can appreciate the intricate workings and intelligence of our bodies; thus empowering ourselves to make better, more conscious and responsible lifestyle choices. - Tina Su

"Despite the social illusion that we can have it all, we only have a limited amount of energy and time. Even if we think we can achieve it all during our heightened state of enthusiasm and inspiration, when reality hits, we'll find that striving to achieve it all at once will result in exhaustion and disconnection with our inner selves." - Tina Su

Empowered Quotes Be Inspired. Everyday. "The difference between those who succeed and those who fail isn't what they have, it's what they choose to see and do with their resources and their expertise of life." I've always loved quotes that left me feeling inspired and empowered. Here is my quote book, open to the public. Hope these quotes can be a source of inspiration for your life. Enjoy! Feel free to send me quotes that you've found empowering and highly inspirational. Subscribe to Empowered Quotes Here (free!) - Tina Su

Check out the Large version. From one of my favorite photographers on flickr Katsuaki Shoda - Tina Su

Wow. An f/1.0 aperture is insane! I love the incredibly shallow depth of field. - Dave Dugal

Fashion Photographer At Its Finest! I also love this and this - Tina Su

"Can you remember the last time you stepped into a room full of strangers and felt that self-conscious and awkward feeling rush over you? Or wanting to approach someone for business, but feeling too hesitant to actually do it? That anxiety in the pit of your stomach in social situations? Does it always feel like something is holding you back?" - Tina Su

"Can you remember the last time you stepped into a room full of strangers and felt that self-conscious and awkward feeling rush over you? Or wanting to approach someone for business, but feeling too hesitant to actually do it? That anxiety in the pit of your stomach in social situations? Does it always feel like something is holding you back?" - Tina Su