Friday Links 08-02-15

From the Web

Learning to Dream… Again – An inspiring post from Peter of IWillChangeYourLife.com. “When my daughter was seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college – my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, ‘You mean they forget?’” – Howard Ikemoto (artist and art professor)

Seeking Solitude: How to Find Time For Yourself – An article I wrote for Pick The Brain.

From the Archives

Vertical and Lateral Growth – Does a great life come from working hard and achieving? Or exploring and learning? Here, I try to break up the distinction between vertical and lateral growth.

From the Shelf

Neuromancer – Classic science fiction. Although the book was written over two decades ago, many of the pictures of new technology don’t seem too far off the trajectory today.