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BrainPint #13 - Getting Better Each Day

BrainPint #13 - Getting Better Each Day
By Janel • Issue #13 • View online
Hi guys,
I’m experimenting with moving the newsletter to Tuesday.
I visited the mountains this weekend after 5 months and was amazed to see roses blooming and huge plants in the house’s driveway. Nature always finds its way.
This week I’ve been reflecting on how to get better each day.
Let me know what you liked and didn’t like about this newsletter!
Cheers,
Janel

Interesting Reads
Get Better at the Things You Do Every Day
Get Better at the Things You Do Every Day
Scott Young explains how learning is the key to becoming healthier, richer and happier. Some of his suggestions that resonated with me:
  1. Hop to more challenging environments
  2. Join a community of practice - learn with others
  3. Find one thing you can do better in every attempt (deliberate practice)
www.scotthyoung.com  •  Share
The Top of My Todo List
In the book, The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying these are the top 5 regrets:
  1. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard
  2. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
  3. I wish I had let myself be happier.
  4. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
  5. I wish I’d kept in touch with my friends.
Paul Graham inverts these into 5 comments that he places at the top of his todo list.
Don’t ignore your dreams; don’t work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy.
www.paulgraham.com  •  Share
Why MasterClass Isn’t Really About Mastery
Why MasterClass Isn’t Really About Mastery
MasterClass is an entertainment company. Not education.
In fact, one of the few success stories in edtech is a company that doesn’t really sell education at all: MasterClass. 
Instead of competing with universities at their own game, MasterClass took a different route. They hired experts and celebrities — practitioners who are at the very top of their field — and made beautiful, highly-produced videos of them explaining their craft. MasterClass might claim to be selling education, but don’t be fooled: they are selling credibility and inspiration.
napkinmath.substack.com  •  Share
Tools
ColorZilla - Eyedropper, Color Picker, Gradient Generator
I’ve been designing sites recently and this Chrome extension has been really useful for picking out colors on different websites.
www.colorzilla.com  •  Share
Free to use Illustrations & Vectors
Free to use Illustrations & Vectors
This collection is massive! If you ever need illustrations, vectors for your projects, you know where to go. It even sorts by file types.
freeillustrations.xyz  •  Share
Toby Howell from Morning Brew asked Twitter for a list of Chrome Extensions and received many great ideas, from tab suspenders to video speed controls.
Quote Of The Week
“Learn things yourself. It will take longer, but it is nice to be self sufficient. There is joy in learning and doing.” - Derek Sivers
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Janel
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