The JotDown

You've reached the tumble log of designer, John Phillips. Here you will find posts on random thoughts/interests that I have and feel like sharing. I also blog here and make mixes here.

Great leadership is measured not by the number of people a leader manages, but by the number of people that leader inspires.

14/05/13 14 May, 2013 0 Comments 2 notes

From Lessons on Leading .

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9/05/13 9 May, 2013 0 Comments 0 notes

The World’s Fastest Runner. Couple things noted…

1.) Amazing how much ground it covers in 2 seconds.
2.) The head barely moves.

Pretty damn fascinating.

(Source: youtube.com)

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American parents today expect their children to be perfect—the smartest, fastest, most charming people in the universe. And if they can’t get the children to prove it on their own, they’ll turn to doctors to make their kids into the people that parents want to believe their kids are

8/05/13 8 May, 2013 0 Comments 1 note

Very interesting article on A Nation of Wimps.

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The world can’t tell you who you are. You just have to figure out who you are, and be that. For better or for worse.

24/04/13 24 April, 2013 0 Comments 1 note

Dave Chappelle

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18/04/13 18 April, 2013 0 Comments 0 notes

My love for house music has skyrocketed in the last few years. And this documentary looks like it’s going ot hit the spot, featuring a lot of my favorite DJ’s and producers.

(Source: vimeo.com)

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What did The Hustle™ accomplish? I gained weight. I wasn’t spending enough time with my (now) wife. I felt like shit. I began to resent my work, and the work I was producing clearly wasn’t my best. I started cutting corners. I went from a mindset of shipping with quality and integrity to “when is this going to be over?

3/04/13 3 April, 2013 0 Comments 0 notes

On working too much….Stop working (so hard) — I.M.H.O..

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20/03/13 20 March, 2013 0 Comments 0 notes

This is insane. Couldn’t imagine the rush you’d get from this. Sign me up!

(Source: youtube.com)

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6/03/13 6 March, 2013 0 Comments 0 notes

“An onlooker witnesses the annular solar eclipse as the sun sets in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 20, 2012. Photographed by Colleen Pinski of Peyton, Colorado, for the the Natural World category.”

Such a sweet setting. Check out more pics from Smithsonian Magazine’s 2012 photo contest.

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Listen to your users more than the press. Don’t get sucked into the gravity hole between you and your competition. Ruthlessly run your own path, not someone else’s.

6/03/13 6 March, 2013 0 Comments 0 notes

Good story and thoughts here about Gowalla.

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1/03/13 1 March, 2013 0 Comments 0 notes

The Making of John Mayer’s ‘Born & Raised’ [album] Artwork. This work is absolutely amazing. True craftsmanship.

(Source: vimeo.com)

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'Simon 1.3' by mikedidthis.