Roman Mars is obsessed with flags — and after you watch this talk, you might be, too. These ubiquitous symbols of civic pride are often designed, well, pretty terribly. But they don’t have to be. In this surprising and hilarious talk about vexillology — the study of flags — Mars reveals the five basic principles of flag design and shows why he believes they can be applied to just about anything.
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The early bird doesn’t always catch the worm. In fact, night owls are probably getting a lot more done–and are a lot more successful.
Source: 11 Scientifically Proven Reasons Why Night Owls Get More Done | Inc.com
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This animated video describes the six universal Principles of Persuasion that have been scientifically proven to make you most effective based on the research in Dr. Cialdini’s groundbreaking book, Influence. This video is narrated by Dr. Robert Cialdini and Steve Martin, CMCT.
To improve his drawing skills, CaptainPeru bought a sketch book and started drawing every day using only a pen (so that he couldn’t make any mistakes).
Shimpei Takahashi speaks at TED Tokyo about using the game of Shiritori to come up with fresh ideas.