Nadia's Digest - Issue #5

ISSUE #5 already! This time around: 

It’s sometimes the most unlikely occurrences that strike us as the most inspiring. This short 10-min documentary showcasing the skateboarding community in Myanmar (formerly Burma) is one of those beautiful, organic happenings that inspired me by its mere existence.

IBM and XPRIZE asks for your wildest ideas on how their AI Watson can help save the planet in an open competition and rewards the right answer with a humble $5 million. If you got some ideas on how AI can be used for the better of humanity, this is your chance to put them to the test.

When business meets philosophy. By the author of ‘Ego is the Enemy’, Ryan Holiday suggests 7 ways we can apply Stoic methods from ancient Greece to conquer challenges in the modern-day workplace. 

Supposedly the millennial concentration span is even worse than that of a goldfish. As extreme as this sounds, I do experience my own monkey brain acting up, and see it all around me. Luckily, it’s a skill we can train. If you’re too struggling with focusing, being present in your surroundings and immersively paying attention, this post is for you.

Want a life coach but can’t afford or commit to one? Here’s 20+ hands-on life design exercises enabling you to be your own life coach and start living life on your own terms. Handpicked and written by yours truly.

That rounds up the fifth edition and is also the very first to feature one of my own writings (how exciting!). I’d love to hear your thoughts and what you’ll do with the links in this edition. And if you’ve been liking what you see in this newsletter: don’t keep it to yourself! See you soon!

With love,Nadia Piet

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